Defence Minister Ak Antony

Families of Indian sailor held by Somali pirates seek govt help

Defence Minister AK Antony said that while no communication had come from the captive sailors, "requests for (their) release have been received from family members of the hostages".

All for toilets: Cut defence spend on loos, says Jairam

If Jairam Ramesh had his way India's defence spending would be reduced to fund plans to build toilets across the country.

Defence Minister AK Antony is number two in govt?

Indication to this effect came as Antony was allocated the seat next to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at today's Cabinet meeting