Northern Command chief Lt Gen Hari Prasad, 16 Corps commander Lt Gen T P S Brar, two major generals and two colonels were among the injured in Tuesday's terrorist attack.
They have been pointing out that he is yet to cleared by the commission probing irregularities in defence deals.
Describing the NDA government's decision to recognise Tibet as a part of China as an 'error', former Defence Minister George Fernandes has said the Communist nation was the 'potential threat number one' to India and flayed the UPA dispensation for allowing it to be 'bullied'. The NDA leader said the Olympic torch should not be allowed to come to India and that he had asked his 'colleagues' and others to make 'whatever effort' to prevent the flame's run in India.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid M Kasuri had stated that the entire territory of Jammu and Kashmir is 'disputed territory'.
Speaker Somnath Chatterjee however said he would allow members to raise the issue later and asked them not to disrupt Question Hour
'The test-firing of Agni-III is overdue and we feel the need for that long-range missile as part of our policy of deterrence,' he said.
The United Progressive Alliance government has given a clean chit to former defence minister George Fernandes in the defence procurements made during the Kargil conflict.
AJT is subjected to rumours and some stupid ideas. We don't get into rumours, he said when asked if there are any contenders apart from Britains Hawk.
As defence minister, Fernandes was twice strip-searched in the US.
The defence minister said the country was fully prepared to meet any military threat from Pakistan or elsewhere.
The defence minister said it could not be given to the Public Accounts Committee.
The National Democratic Alliance convener alleged that it was a "conspiracy to demoralise the armed forces" whether it was Kargil purchases, the Tehelka expose or the coffin issue.
With his name not figuring in the Central Bureau of Investigation chargesheet in the coffin scam, former defence minister George Fernandes on Monday demanded an apology from the Congress for alleging his involvement in the 2002 case.
Former Union minister and senior Janata Dal-United leader George Fernandes filed his nomination papers in Patna on Thursday as a party candidate for Rajya Sabha by election from Bihar.
Taking exception to RSS chief K S Sudarshan's glowing remarks on Indira Gandhi, NDA convenor George Fernandes on Tuesday wrote to him saying that any appreciation of the late prime minister amounted to 'endorsing dictatorship'.
'I had raised the matter with the air chief and a date was fixed but the flight could not materialise because of some engagements,' he told the Lok Sabha.
The defence minister will spend about 30 to 45 minutes on board the IAF's frontline SU-30MKI.
The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of Leila Kabir, wife of former Defence Minister George Fernandes, on a petition by his close political associate Jaya Jaitly seeking permission to visit the ailing 82-year-old leader.
It is difficult to believe that Pakistan will put nuclear weapons in the hands of dangerous elements, the defence minister said.
The defence minister said that the army has completed demining only about 16 to 18 per cent of the area in the last two months.
A day ahead of a crucial meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Divestment, Defence Minister George Fernandes said he favoured public sector units like Oil and Natural Gas Corporation to be allowed to bid for HPCL.
National Democratic Alliance convenor George Fernandes on Thursday said India should have protested the military coup in Thailand and said the Centre's "silence" on the issue reflected the "dictatorial mentality" of Congress.
"Advani, Fernandes and Yeshwant Sinha are trying to target me to make scorpene deal an election issue."
Advani had said that during his visit in April, Fernandes had raised the issue of the alternate route to Mt Kailash via Leh and that China had rejected this suggestion.
With snow melting in the Himalayas, strong vigil has to be maintained so that no infiltration takes place, he said at a conference of army commanders in New Delhi.
"Why should the government take the initiative. The impasse had started from their side...we went out of our way to end it. What can I do if they (the Congress) are backing out," Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj told reporters.
The Padma Vibhushan for this year has been awarded to a total of seven prominent personalities, while 16 have been given the Padma Bhushan, 118 have been given the Padma Shri on the 71st Republic Day this year, they said.
'Pakistan has taken some decisions and asked some terrorist leaders and groups not to venture into certain areas. To an extent it should be welcomed,' he said.
The US senator Edward M 'Ted' Kennedy was stopped and questioned along the East Coast five times in March.
Liverpool moved one win away from sealing the Premier League title as substitute Trent Alexander-Arnold secured a 1-0 victory at Leicester City
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