BJP defends RSS leader in Ajmer blast case

Last Updated: Saturday, October 23, 2010, 18:21

Defending RSS leader Indresh Kumar, whose name figures in the Ajmer blast chargesheet, BJP on Saturday said there was nothing "substantial or credible" against him.

US defends increase in drone attacks in Pak`s tribal areas

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 15:23

As the CIA ramped up the drone attacks against terrorist targets in Pakistan`s tribal areas, Special US envoy for Af-Pak Richard Holbrooke has defended the move.

Sri Lanka defends military action against rebels

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 18, 2010, 00:10

A top Sri Lankan official on Tuesday defended government forces against allegations of mass rights abuses during the war against the Tamil Tigers, and accused critics of confusing rebel casualties as civilians.

Ahmadinejad defends his embattled chief of staff: Reports

Last Updated: Thursday, August 12, 2010, 20:55

Iran`s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has backed his chief of staff, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie, who has come under fire from conservative clerics for remarks about Islam, media reported on Thursday.

Pakistani-origin Tory chief defends burka

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 17:35

Wearing a burka does not prevent Muslim women from engaging in everyday life in Britain, Pakistani-origin Conservative Party chairman Sayeeda Warsi has said.

Cameron defends `frank` comments about Pakistan terror

Last Updated: Thursday, July 29, 2010, 18:27

As Pakistan seethed over his remarks about exporting terror, British PM David Cameron is unfazed.

NCP`s Goa unit stands by Pacheco

Last Updated: Thursday, June 10, 2010, 23:18

Former Goa Minister Mickey Pacheco, who is an accused in a case relating to the death of his close friend Nadia Torrado, on Thursday received support from his party which alleged the case was aimed at finishing him politically.

Azmi defends Mulund blast accused

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 22:42

Samajwadi Party leader and MLA Abu Asim Azmi on Tuesday came in defence of Wazhul Kamar Khan, an accused in March 2003 Mulund local train blast.

US Afghanistan commander defends Karzai

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 22:59

The commander of US and NATO troops in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, said on Wednesday he was convinced that President Hamid Karzai was making the "right efforts" to stabilise his country.

Head of US bishops defends Pope`s record fighting sex abuse

Last Updated: Thursday, April 1, 2010, 22:11

The head of the US Catholic Church on Thursday defended Pope Benedict XVI`s record in fighting priestly paedophilia, praising the pontiff for introducing measures to combat the scourge.

US bishop defends Pope`s handling of abuse cases

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 23:59

A US Roman Catholic bishop whose archdiocese has been rocked by a child sex scandal has defended Pope Benedict XVI against accusations he allowed the pedophilia outrage to happen.

Vatican defends decision not to defrock US priest

Last Updated: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 21:24

The Vatican did not discipline a Catholic priest accused of sexually abusing up to 200 deaf boys in the United States from the 1950s to the 1970s as Church laws do not require automatic punishment, its spokesman said on Thursday.