A. K. Antony

MG varsity newsletter

The Defence Minister, Mr A.K. Antony, released the silver jubilee memorial special issue of the Mahatma Gandhi University Newsletter in English, at a function held in connection with the inauguration of the Pareeksha Bhavan...

I can’t have an understanding with a party just for an election

Bangalore: At a time the Congress party is struggling to show a united front in Karnataka, allegations by senior leader Margaret Alva of selling tickets to candidates in state polls in May—which saw her being stripped of...

Congress may soft-pedal on Alva as Sonia remains undecided

New Delhi: Uncertainty continues over the future of embittered senior ruling Congress party leader Margaret Alva. Party chief Sonia Gandhi yesterday accepted her resignation as one of the national general secretaries and...

Shourya test-fired successfully

— Photo: drdo PERFECT OPERATION: Surface-to-surface missile ‘Shourya’ roars into the sky from the Integrated Test Range at Balasore, Orissa, on Wednesday. CHENNAI: India on Wednesday successfully test-fired a new...

Left will realise its folly soon: Antony

ALAPPUZHA: Defence Minister A.K. Antony has said Left parties in the country would sooner or later regret withdrawing support to the United Progressive Alliance Government and realize that an alliance with the Congress was the...

Antony calls for creating centres of excellence

‘MG University has helped poor gain higher education’ ‘State has failed in creating centres of excellence’ KOTTAYAM: Stressing on the need to focus on quality in higher education, Union Defence Minister A. K. Antony has said...

Alva’s exit gives Vilasrao a free hand

By Our Special Correspondent New Delhi Nov. 12: Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has finally got a free hand for the first time since 2004. If the exit of Ms Margaret Alva as AICC general secretary is a double...

'Emergency booths to come up in case of Pakistani firing'

Jammu, Nov 12 (IANS) Emergency polling booths would be set up for about 30 polling stations in two assembly segments of Jammu and Kashmir, which are close to the Line of Control, 'if there is any incident of firing from across'...

India police say they hold 9 from Hindu terrorist cell

For the first time in this Hindu-majority nation of 1.1 billion people, the police have announced the arrest of people who are accused of being part of a Hindu terrorist cell. Police officials in western Maharashtra State said...

Goa Shipyard Ltd. bags award for excellence

It was presented by the Defence Minister in New Delhi on Friday ‘It was an inexplicable joy to receive the award for the second time in a row’ PANAJI: The Raksha Mantri’s Award for Excellence for “best performing shipyard...