Former Defence Minister George Fernandes passed on Tuesday morning, January 29, following prolong illness. Aged 88, Fernandes, who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, had swine flu for the last few days. According to the reports, the family is awaiting his son Sean Fernandes’ arrival from the United States to proceed with funeral arrangements.[Read More…]
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PoK surgical strike was result of an ‘insulting question’: Manohar Parrikar
On Friday, Former defence minister and Goa Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar, said an ‘insulting’ question by a television anchor to Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore after the 2015 anti-insurgency operation along the Myanmar border prompted him to plan last year’s ‘surgical strikes’ in PoK. Speaking before a gathering of industrialists in the[Read More…]
Digvijaya Singh tried to create hype on magic numbers in Goa: Parrikar
After winning the trust vote in the state Assembly on Thursday, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, took dig at Digvijaya Singh, saying the Congress leader had sought to create a hype over the situation in the coastal state as he was worried about losing his party post if he failed[Read More…]