Arakkaparambil Kurian Pillai popularly known as A K Antony is an Indian Politician and member of Indian National Congress Party.............
Arakkaparambil Kurian Pillai popularly known as A K Antony is an Indian Politician and member of Indian National Congress Party, who has served Kerala as being Chief Minister of state three times. At present, he is Union Minister of Defence in the second term of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in the Prime Ministerialship of Manmohan Singh. He is also a senior member of the Cabinet Committees on Accommodation, Economic Affairs, Political Affairs, and Security.
Antony was born at Cherthala, Distt. Alappuzha (Kerala) on 28th December 1940. He graduated in Law from Mahatma Gandhi University and he entered into politics during his study. He joined the Congress party but two time he separated from it ? first time he joined Congress party Urs and second time he founded his own party Congress Party (Antony), (Congress A). But, at present he is chairman of the Disciplinary Action Committee of the All India Congress Committee and member of the Central Election Committee and the Congress Working Committee (CWC). There is also a speculation that his name can be promoted from the congress party of Presidential election to be held on June 2012.
Antony had married to Elizabeth Antony on 17th March 1985 and the couple have two sons.
New Delhi, May 2(ANI): Law Minister Salman Khurshid on Wednesday said that he is ready to take the responsibility for the Congress' poll debacle in Uttar Pradesh (UP) Assembly elections.
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) India's army, navy and air force have lost a total of 1,362 personnel in suicides and another 83 soldiers to fratricides since the year 2000, Parliament was informed Wednesday.
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Admitting to violation of Indian airspace by Chinese helicopters in March this year, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Wednesday said these incidents were taken up with Beijing through diplomatic channels.
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Union Defence Minister A.K. Antony has clarified in parliament that there is nothing to hide and fear for the government in the Indian
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Over the last 40 years, India lost more than half of its MiG combat fleet of 872 aircraft and 171 pilots, the Rajya Sabha was informed Wednesday.
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) With a row rocking the Indian Army's purchase of all-terrain heavy-duty Tatra trucks, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Wednesday told parliament that there was "nothing to hide, nothing to fear" when it came to defence deals.
New Delhi, May 2 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K Antony on Wednesday said the government would take stringent action against those involved in corruption and in the procurement of Tatra heavy-duty trucks for the army.
Itanagar, May 2 (ANI): The Indian Army's 1st Arunachal Scouts battalion, two years after its formation, has taken charge of providing security to the unmanned, inhospitable and porous international border in the land-locked Himalayan state.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) With Vice-President Hamid Ansari and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee emerging as probable Congress choices for the presidential polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday ruled out supporting either of them and said the party was open to supporting a candidate chosen by non-Congress parties.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Less than a week after clarifying that the troops movement reported on the night of Jan 16/17 was 'purely for training purposes', Defence Minister A.K. Antony again told parliament Monday that the mobilisation was for 'routine training exercises' and hence 'no action was taken to fix responsibility'.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) India's navy and air force will have dedicated communication satellites between 2012 and 2014, Defence Minister A.K. Antony told parliament Monday.
Chennai, April 29 (IANS) With the presidential polls round the corner, Defence Minister A.K. Antony met DMK chief M. Karunanidhi here Sunday, saying "we always value his advice".
Chennai, April 29 (IANS) With the presidential polls round the corner, Defence Minister A.K. Antony met DMK chief M. Karunanidhi here Sunday, saying "we always value his advice".
Defence Minister A.K.Antony today met DMK chief and former Tamilnadu chief minister Karunanidhi in regards of a consensus for the candidate
Chennai, Apr 29 (ANI): Defence Minister AK Antony on Sunday met Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) chief M Karunanidhi to build a consensus for the Congress-led UPA Government's candidate for the presidential election.
New Delhi, Apr 29 (ANI): In a bid to build a consensus for the Congress-led UPA Government's candidate for the presidential election, Defence Minister AK Antony will meet Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) chief M Karunanidhi here today.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The government made it clear Thursday that the movements of army units on the night of January 16/17 was 'purely for training purposes' and aimed at refining drills and ensuring operational preparedness during adverse weather conditions.
New Delhi, Apr 25 (ANI): Expressing concern over reports of corruption in the purchase of 12 VVIP helicopters by India, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Basudev Acharya on Wednesday demanded that the government must clarify the facts in Parliament.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Pakistan's test-firing an intermediate range nuclear-capable ballistic missile Wednesday, less than a week after India conducted its 5,000-km Agni-V test figured in a monthly security review Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony conducted with the three service chiefs later in the day.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Wednesday called for a fresh report from the Indian embassy in Rome on alleged malpractice in the Indian procurement of 12 helicopters for VVIP transport worth Rs.3,546 crore ($788 million).
New Delhi, April 25 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony today directed his ministry officials to get a fresh report from the Indian Embassy in Rome following a media report alleging malpractices in the procurement of 12 helicopters for the VVIP Communication Squadrons of the Indian Air Force from Ms. Agusta Westland.
New Delhi, Apr 24 (ANI): Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office (PMO) V. Narayanasamy on Tuesday downplayed the visit by several senior leaders at Congress President Sonia Gandhi's 10, Janpath residence in the wake of reports over four UPA ministers offering to resign from their posts, and contended that it was a routine meeting.
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Speculation of a rejig in the Congress and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government increased Tuesday following reports that four ministers had offered to quit to work for the party. Two ministers later denied they had written to Congress president Sonia Gandhi offering to quit.
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The Indian Army has launched a massive summer exercise in the Rajasthan desert involving over 50,000 troops and several hundred artillery guns and infantry combat vehicles as part of its efforts to shore up its battle worthiness on the western front with Pakistan.
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Warning that developments in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region and China's strategic rivalry with India and Japan will have security implications for Asia, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Tuesday said that these threats and future challenges cannot be appreciated by other nations from outside the region.
New Delhi, Apr 24 (ANI): Asserting that while modernisation remains the topmost priority of the government, Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Tuesday said this however cannot be done at the cost of a set of core values-transparency, probity and accountability.
New Delhi/Chennai/Wheeler Island, Apr 19 (ANI): The Indian scientific community on Thursday basked in the glory of the successful test-firing of the 5,000 km range Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Agni-V.
New Delhi, Apr 10 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony on Tuesday D said that reports of the Army being short of tank ammunition are just 'rumours'.
Ruling out the rumours spreading in media, Defence Minister A K Antony today said that though, there will always be short-comings but India is well prepared to defend itself in the face of a war and present condition of ammunition is far better than earlier......
Lt. Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh, who filled a defamation case against Army Chief General V K Singh and four others, accusing them of misusing their official positions, power and authority to level false charges against him (Tejinder), is likely to record his statement before a Delhi court today.
New Delhi, Apr 8 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, who was one of the dignitaries present at the Indian Prime Minister luncheon meeting hosted in honour of the visiting Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, has tweeted that Dr. Manmohan Singh asked Zardari to pray for peace between the two nations at the holy shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer.
New Delhi, Apr 8 (ANI): Congress President has reportedly skipped the luncheon meeting hosted by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in honour of the visiting Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardarai at the former's official residence, 7 Race Course Road.
After breaking his silence over the story of 'The Indian Express' on the suspicious movement of two key Army units towards Delhi in January 2012, which published on Wednesday, Army Chief General V K Singh today in Kathmandu, Nepal called it "absolutely stupid".......
Visakhapatnam, Apr 4 (ANI): Stating that the disruption of sea-borne trade due to piracy, terrorism, or conflict can have serious repercussions on the economies and overall well-being of nations in the Indian Ocean Region, Defence Minister A K Antony today said the INS Chakra would play a major role in reshaping maritime operations of the Indian Navy in the years to come and ensure security, sovereignty and economic prosperity of the country.
Defence Minister A K Antony is scheduled to introduce Russian made nuclear submarine, rechristened 'INS Chakra' to Indian Navy today in order to strengthen the vigilance and power of Indian navy.......
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday issued a restraint order to Indian born London businessman Ravi Rishi from leaving the country, who was at present in New Delhi.....
New Delhi, Mar.31 (ANI): Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) chief V. K. Saraswat on Saturday defended the use of Tatra trucks in the Indian Army, saying the vehicles had performed rather well.
Following the direction of Defence Minister A K Antony, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday lodged a complaint against some unknown officials of public sector unit BEML, and Ravi Rishi.......
New Delhi, Mar 30 (ANI): The Ministry of Defence (MoD) today said that Defence Minister A K Antony had asked the Secretary (Defence Production) in October 2009 to look into the various issues raised against the public sector BEML by Congress leader D Hanumanthappa.
After exposing the alleged bribery offer of Rs.14-crore, Army Chief General V K Singh on Wednesday has dropped another corruption bomb of 'procurement scam' in Special Frontier Force (SFF).....
Bhopal, Mar 27 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Tuesday said that Army chief General V K Singh should have registered a case immediately after he had allegedly been offered a bribe last year.
Defence Minister A K Antony has ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI's) probe to find out the ground reality of Army Chief's allegations of offering him..................
Prime Minister?s move to make a consensus on the Lokpal bill remained fruitless and failed to reach any final decision.
New Delhi, Mar 10 (ANI): A delegation of Akhil Bharatiya Gujjar Mahasabha leaders representing the Gujjar Bakarwal tribal community of Jammu and Kashmir met Defence Minister A K Antony at his residence here on Saturday requesting him to not to revoke the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the state.
New Delhi, Mar 2 (ANI): Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, during his visit here on Thursday in a bid to improve diplomatic ties between the two nations.
New Delhi, Mar 2 (ANI): The Defence Ministry on Thursday denied reports of ministry being monitored by bugging devices by a section of media, saying routine checks are conducted in the offices of defence minister and other officers in South Block.
New Delhi, Mar 2 (ANI): Intelligence Bureau officials are reportedly probing a possible bugging incident of Defence Minister A K Antony's office. The Defence Ministry has asked Intelligence Bureau to probe the matter and to find out the people responsible for it.
New Delhi, Mar 2 (ANI): The Defence Ministry on Thursday denied reports of ministry being monitored by bugging devices by a section of media, saying routine checks are conducted in the offices of defence minister and other officers in South Block.
New Delhi, Mar 2 (ANI): Intelligence Bureau officials are reportedly probing a possible bugging incident of Defence Minister A K Antony's office. The Defence Ministry has asked Intelligence Bureau to probe the matter and to find out the people responsible for it.
New Delhi, March 1 (ANI): More than a dozen Tibetan exiles shouting anti-China slogans staged a protest outside Hyderabad House, even as the foreign ministers of India and China were meeting to discuss various issues here on Thursday.
New Delhi, March 1 (ANI): Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met his counterpart S M Krishna in New Delhi on Thursday in the backdrop of Beijing objection over Defence Minister A K Antony's recent visit to Arunachal Pradesh.
New Delhi, Mar.1 (ANI): India and China on Thursday agreed to take steps to boost bilateral maritime cooperation between the two countries.
Itanagar, Mar 1 (ANI): Ahead of a meeting between the foreign ministers of India and China today, Arunachal Pradesh has endorsed Defence Minister A K Antony's rejection of Chinese objections to his visit to the state on February 20.
New Delhi, Mar 1 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, who met his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi here in the backdrop of Beijing's objection over Defence Minister A K Antony's recent visit to Arunachal Pradesh, today said he had wide-ranging discussions with the visiting dignitary, and added that the bilateral relationship between China and India is progressing on a positive note.
New Delhi, Mar 1 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, who met his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi here in the backdrop of Beijing's objection over Defence Minister A K Antony's recent visit to Arunachal Pradesh, today said he had wide-ranging discussions with the visiting dignitary, and added that the bilateral relationship between China and India is progressing on a positive note.
New Delhi, March 1 (ANI): More than a dozen Tibetan exiles shouting anti-China slogans staged a protest outside Hyderabad House, even as the foreign ministers of India and China were meeting to discuss various issues here on Thursday.
New Delhi, March 1 (ANI): Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met his counterpart S M Krishna in New Delhi on Thursday in the backdrop of Beijing objection over Defence Minister A K Antony's recent visit to Arunachal Pradesh.
New Delhi, Mar.1 (ANI): India and China on Thursday agreed to take steps to boost bilateral maritime cooperation between the two countries.
Itanagar, Mar 1 (ANI): Ahead of a meeting between the foreign ministers of India and China today, Arunachal Pradesh has endorsed Defence Minister A K Antony's rejection of Chinese objections to his visit to the state on February 20.
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 26 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony on Sunday said the Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen will be prosecuted under the Indian law.
Itanagar, Feb 20 (ANI): Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki on Monday pointed out that his state shares the developmental concerns and priorities of the rest of India.
Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh), Feb.20 (ANI): Reacting strongly to China's repeated claims on Arunachal Pradesh territory, Defence Minister A K Antony on Monday emphatically said that this strategically-located state is an integral part of India, and added there is nothing to fear about its security.
Balasore, Feb 10 (ANI): The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) on Friday successfully test launched the Air Defence Missile AAD-05 from the Indian Army's Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur in Orissa's Balasore District.
New Delhi, Feb 6 (ANI): Brazilian Defence Minister Celso Amorim arrived here on Monday to boost bilateral military cooperation with India.
New Delhi, Feb 6 (ANI): Brazilian Defence Minister Celso Amorim arrived here on Monday to boost bilateral military cooperation with India.
Itanagar, Feb 3: Arunachal Pradesh PWD, Finance and Planning Minister Chowna Mein has once again requested Defence Minister AK Antony to expedite the ambitious Trans-Arunachal Highway (TAH), particularly the portion allotted to the Border Roads Organization (BRO).
Itanagar, Feb 3: Arunachal Pradesh PWD, Finance and Planning Minister Chowna Mein has once again requested Defence Minister AK Antony to expedite the ambitious Trans-Arunachal Highway (TAH), particularly the portion allotted to the Border Roads Organization (BRO).
New Delhi, Feb 1 (ANI): With Sino-Indian relations on Arunachal Pradesh being tense, especially over the border issue, Defence Minister A K Antony will visit the sensitive state for two days and will also grace festivities linked to the silver jubilee of statehood.
New Delhi, Feb 1 (ANI): With Sino-Indian relations on Arunachal Pradesh being tense, especially over the border issue, Defence Minister A K Antony will visit the sensitive state for two days and will also grace festivities linked to the silver jubilee of statehood.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony has blamed Army institutions for discrepancies in the official age of Army chief General V K Singh on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony has blamed Army institutions for discrepancies in the official age of Army chief General V K Singh on Tuesday.
New Delhi/Ahmedabad, Jan.30 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and a host of other dignitaries led the nation on Monday in paying homage to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 64th death anniversary.
New Delhi/Ahmedabad, Jan.30 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and a host of other dignitaries led the nation on Monday in paying homage to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 64th death anniversary.
The Republic of India is joyfully celebrating its 63rd Republic Day, marking the 62nd anniversary of being a complete republic nation on 26th January 1950.
New Delhi, Jan.26 (ANI): India on Thursday showcased its military might and cultural heritage at its 63rd Republic Day Parade in the heart of the national capital New Delhi.
New Delhi, Jan 20 (ANI): Stating that the government is keeping maximum restraint and patience on the ongoing issue surrounding the date of birth of Army Chief General V.K. Singh, Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Friday said he is 'sorry and sad' about the whole controversy.
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New Delhi, Jan 20 (ANI): Stating that the government is keeping maximum restraint and patience on the ongoing issue surrounding the date of birth of Army Chief General V.K. Singh, Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Friday said he is 'sorry and sad' about the whole controversy.
New Delhi, Jan 18 (ANI): Minister of State for Defence, Dr. M.M. Pallam Raju, on Wednesday termed Army Chief General V.K. Singh's decision to move the Supreme Court over the issue concerning his date of birth as 'unfortunate' and an appalling precedent for the army.
New Delhi, Jan 17 (ANI): A day after Army Chief General V.K. Singh moved the Supreme Court against the government's rejection of his claim on his date of birth, Defence Minister A K Antony met Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here on Tuesday to discuss the matter.
New Delhi, Jan 17 (ANI): A day after Army Chief General V.K. Singh moved the Supreme Court against the government's rejection of his claim on his date of birth, Defence Minister A K Antony met Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here on Tuesday to discuss the matter.
New Delhi, Jan 16 (ANI): Chief of Army Staff, General V.K. Singh, has reportedly filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court with regard to the ongoing controversy surrounding his age.
New Delhi, Jan 16 (ANI): Chief of Army Staff, General V.K. Singh, has said that he has 'no clue' of any early resolution of the ongoing controversy surrounding his age issue, but insisted that the matter be allowed to rest and not become a public debate.
New Delhi, Jan 16 (ANI): Chief of Army Staff, General V.K. Singh, has reportedly filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court with regard to the ongoing controversy surrounding his age.
New Delhi, Jan 16 (ANI): Chief of Army Staff, General V.K. Singh, has said that he has 'no clue' of any early resolution of the ongoing controversy surrounding his age issue, but insisted that the matter be allowed to rest and not become a public debate.
New Delhi, Dec 28 (ANI): Oman's Minister for Defence, Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib Al Busaidi, arrived in India today to strengthen military ties with India.
Jammu, Nov 16 (ANI): Criticising Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for his proposal to partially revoke the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti said the former seemed frivolous about the issue.
New Delhi, Nov. 15 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony on Tuesday said the positive outcome of talks between the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, and his Pakistani counterpart, Yusuf Raza Gilani, on the sidelines of the recently concluded 17th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit, have paved way for strengthening bilateral ties.
New Delhi, Nov. 14 (ANI): Asserting that discussions on the issue of undertaking a partial withdrawal of the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) would continue, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said his effort would be to narrow differences between the armed forces and his government.
New Delhi, Nov. 13 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Prakash Karat on Sunday demanded the revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFPSA) across India.
New Delhi, Nov. 11 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony on Friday said the Unified Command would take a decision on the revocation of controversial anti-militancy law, the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from certain regions of Jammu and Kashmir.
New Delhi, Oct 10 (ANI): Stating that people are suffering because of the ongoing strike over the creation of a separate state of Telangana, Telugu film actor and Congress leader Chiranjeevi on Monday said that he has requested the senior central ministers to come up with a decision over the issue as soon as possible.
New Delhi, Sep.12 (ANI): Maldivian Defence Minister Thalhath Ibrahim Kaleyfaanu was given a guard of honour here on Monday at the start of his five-day official visit to India.
Islamabad, Sept 9(ANI): Pakistan has rejected India's concerns over developmental activities by China in Pak-occupied Kashmir region.
New Delhi, Aug.20 (ANI): Television channels are reporting that the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, is expected to make a statement in short while from now, reflecting the government's response to civil rights activist Anna Hazare's demand to pass the Jan Lokpal Bill by August 30, failing which, he will continue his fast "till my last breath".
New Delhi, Aug 6 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who successfully underwent a surgery on August 4, has been moved out of the intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital in the United States after remaining there for a day.
New Delhi, Aug 5 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi was recovering in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital in the United States on Friday after undergoing successful surgery for an undisclosed ailment.
New Delhi, Aug 4 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi has undergone surgery in the United States.
New Delhi, July 14 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony has directed the Directorate General Defence Estates (DGDE) to immediately conduct a reality check on ground to determine the status of defence land all over the country.
