Aide denies Karzai threatened to join Taliban

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 18:26

Hamid Karzai`s spokesman denied reports that Afghan leader threatened to join the Taliban insurgency if he were pressured further by foreign backers, in an apparent attempt on Wednesday to calm worsening tensions with Washington.

Afghan president denied more control of vote body

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 22:53

Afghanistan`s parliament rejected a bid on Wednesday by President Hamid Karzai to tighten his control over a key electoral watchdog body, after concerns he was reneging on promises to clean up corruption.

Kasab denies shooting Karkare, refuses to identify his photo

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 22, 2009, 00:21

Pakistani gunman Ajmal Kasab for the second consecutive day on Monday denied his involvement in the 26/11 terror attacks and refused to identify his clothes, AK-47 rifle and photographs showing him with the weapon.

Govt, IAF deny Chinese incursions, firing incident

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 23:21

The government and Air Force on Tuesday insisted that there had been no incursion by Chinese nor any firing incident on Sikkim border in which two ITBP jawans were injured as claimed by a media report.