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  • manjhi defends himself on controversy over age assets

    Manjhi defends himself on controversy over age, assets

    Politics | Feb 01, 2015, 05:32 PM IST

    Patna: A day after coming under scanner for alleged divergent figures about his age and assets in affidavits submitted on different occasions, Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi today stood by details submitted during last

  • china defends damming brahmaputra river in tibet

    China defends damming Brahmaputra river in Tibet

    World | Nov 24, 2014, 06:00 PM IST

    Beijing:  Defending its plans to build a series of hydropower projects over Brahmaputra river in Tibet, China today said it has taken “full account” of concerns of downstream countries as well as the “bigger picture”

  • barack obama defends his immigration reform plan

    Barack Obama defends his immigration reform plan

    World | Nov 22, 2014, 08:13 AM IST

    Las Vegas: US President Barack Obama has defended his immigration reform plans, which could protect five million undocumented immigrants from deportation.Obama was welcomed in Las Vegas on Friday with cries of "Si se puede" (Yes

  • arun jaitley defends cabinet expansion slams congress claims

    Arun Jaitley defends Cabinet expansion, slams Congress claims

    Politics | Nov 10, 2014, 11:56 PM IST

    New Delhi: The BJP government on Monday strongly defended the Cabinet expansion undertaken on Sunday in the wake of "taint" charges raised against some of the inductees by Congress, saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi

  • uma bharti defends expenditure on ganga meet

    Uma Bharti defends expenditure on Ganga meet

    Politics | Nov 07, 2014, 04:52 PM IST

    New Delhi:  Water Resource Minister Uma Bharti today defended the expenditure of nearly Rs 44 lakh on a Clean Ganga meeting here, saying the money went to a government agency for organising the event and

  • ambika soni defends robert vadra

    Ambika Soni defends Robert Vadra

    Politics | Nov 03, 2014, 04:53 PM IST

    Dehradun:  Defending Robert Vadra over his public spat with a journalist, senior Congress leader Ambika Soni today said he should be left alone.  “The law is equal for everyone... I don't think it is fair

  • dallas hospital defends ebola treatment procedures

    Dallas hospital defends Ebola treatment procedures

    World | Oct 17, 2014, 06:32 AM IST

    Washington: A Dallas hospital, which came under fire after two nurses working there were infected with Ebola, defended its treatment procedures on Thursday, saying it followed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines.Texas

  • modi defends caste interpretation of priyanka s jibe at him

    Modi defends caste interpretation of Priyanka's jibe at him

    Politics | May 08, 2014, 11:47 PM IST

    New Delhi: BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Thursday defended his caste interpretation of Priyanka Gandhi's "low-level politics" comment, saying that he was most familiar with Gujarati language and in it, "the meaning approximates to

  • barcelona defends lionel messi offers him a better contract

    Barcelona defends Lionel Messi, offers him a better contract

    Football | Apr 20, 2014, 07:43 AM IST

    BARCELONA, Spain: Barcelona's president and manager defended Lionel Messi on Saturday from criticism for his erratic play during the team's recent collapse, and made sure to stamp out any talk of the club's all-time leading

  • azam khan defends himself after ec ban

    Azam Khan defends himself after EC ban

    India | Apr 12, 2014, 06:51 AM IST

    Lucknow: SP leader Azam Khan, who was banned by the Election Commission from addressing public meetings over his controversial remarks on Kargil war, yesterday defended himself saying he had not said anything other than facts.'Expressing

  • sheila dikshit defends parking rate hike

    Sheila Dikshit defends parking rate hike

    India | Apr 12, 2013, 03:16 PM IST

    New Delhi, Apr 12: Defending the decision to hike parking rates in the capital, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today said people buying high-end cars can afford to pay more money for parking their vehicles. 

  • coach mickey arthur defends australia s selection policy

    Coach Mickey Arthur defends Australia's selection policy

    Cricket | Jan 14, 2013, 02:40 PM IST

    Adelaide, Jan 14: Australia cricket coach Mickey Arthur has hit back at critics of his rotational selection policy for fast bowlers, saying those who question the system are either "naive" or "stubborn." Arthur was particularly

  • violence erupt across egypt as president morsi defends new

    Violence erupt across Egypt as President Morsi defends new powers

    World | Nov 23, 2012, 11:43 PM IST

    Cairo, Nov 23: Thousands of opponents of Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Morsi clashed with his supporters in cities across the country on Friday, burning several offices of the Muslim Brotherhood.These are the most violent and

  • kelly brook defends burlesque role

    Kelly Brook defends burlesque role

    Hollywood | Oct 28, 2012, 02:02 PM IST

    London, Oct 28: Actress Kelly Brook has come out in defence of her decision to strip for a risque revue show, insisting burlesque is an "art form" and features nudity in a "beautiful way".The "Piranha

  • putin defends big football signings in russia

    Putin defends big football signings in Russia

    Football | Sep 26, 2012, 01:59 PM IST

    Moscow, Sep 26: Russian President Vladimir Putin has defended expensive signings by Russian Premier League clubs, saying it is high time the competition attracted world stars at their peak.His comments come in the wake of

  • president defends clemency decisions

    President defends clemency decisions

    India | Jun 25, 2012, 08:23 PM IST

    New Delhi, Jun 25: The Rashtrapati Bhavan today defended its granting mercy to some death row convicts saying the power to pardon is not a private act of grace by the President but a part

  • obraniak defends his euro 2012 place in poland

    Obraniak defends his Euro 2012 place in Poland

    Football | Jun 05, 2012, 10:35 PM IST

    Warsaw (Poland), June 5: Poland midfielder Ludovic Obraniak defended his place in the national team at the European Championship, saying Tuesday he is proud to play for the country despite being born in France.The issue

  • turkish pm defends decision to clear clubs

    Turkish PM defends decision to clear clubs

    Football | May 09, 2012, 07:33 PM IST

    Ankara (Turkey), May 9: Turkey's prime minister, who is tied to Istanbul's Fenerbahce football club defended a decision by the country's football federation to clear his club and 15 others of all charges of involvement

  • raninder defends his father amarinder singh

    Raninder Defends His Father Amarinder Singh

    India | Apr 07, 2012, 06:26 PM IST

    Ludhiana, Apr 7: Raninder Singh, who had unsuccessfully contested the recent Punjab assembly polls, today came in strong defence of his father and PCC chief Amarinder Singh, saying it was not fair to put blame

  • mamata defends decision not to support cong in rs polls

    Mamata Defends Decision Not To Support Cong In RS Polls

    India | Mar 17, 2012, 06:05 PM IST

    Kolkata, Mar 17: Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee today defended her party's decision not to support Congress nominees in the Rajya Sabha elections from West Bengal.As the Trinamool Congress gave a seat to the Congress

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