Russia reveals huge diamond source under asteroid crater
September 18th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 18 (IANS) Russia can supply diamonds across world markets for the next 3,000 years. The government has revealed a vast diamond source under a 100-km-wide crater that was ... Read more...
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Russia may block YouTube over anti-Islam video
September 18th, 2012 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's communications minister has warned that his country may block access to YouTube over the anti-Islam video that has sparked outrage throughout the Muslim world.Nikolai ... Read more...
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Two Russian athletes disqualified for doping at Paralympics
September 9th, 2012 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 9 (IANS) Two Russian powerlifters have been disqualified from the London Paralympics for doping, the country's Paralympic Committee said.Vadim Rakitin and Nikolai Marfin took a drug named neotropin ... Read more...
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Pussy Riot to appeal sentence
August 22nd, 2012 - 8:07 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The defence team of punk group Pussy Riot will next week appeal the two-year prison sentence for its three members."Today, we received the copy of ... Read more...
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Signal received from missing Indonesian satellite
August 13th, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Contact has been made with an Indonesian telecommunications satellite which went missing following a failed launch last week, a Russian rocket firm said Monday.The Telkom ... Read more...
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Capello brings England assistants to Russia
July 24th, 2012 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Italian Fabio Capello, who is expected to take over as Russia football coach, will be bring in three of his assistants from his England days.Capello ... Read more...
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MiG-29 makes first landing on Indian carrier
July 23rd, 2012 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A MiG-29KUB two-seat naval fighter jet made the first touch-and-go landings last week on Indian Navy aircraft carrier Vikramaditya, Russia's Sevmash shipyard said Monday.The ship ... Read more...
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Zenit kick off title defence with Amkar win
July 22nd, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A brace from Alexander Kerzhakov helped reigning Russian football champions Zenit St. Petersburg open their title defence with a 2-0 defeat of Amkar Perm Sunday.Kerzhakov, ... Read more...
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Capello seeks Russian assistant
July 22nd, 2012 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Incoming Russia football coach Fabio Capello is looking for a local assistant, the Russian FA's acting president said Sunday.Capello has agreed to take over the ... Read more...
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Russian warships to exercise in Atlantic, Mediterranean
July 11th, 2012 - 9:51 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian naval task force will perform combat training missions in the Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, according to the country's Defence ... Read more...
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Four kids among 171 dead in Russian floods
July 10th, 2012 - 7:02 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 10 (IANS) While floods in Russia's Krasnodar region have killed at least 171 people, the toll includes four children aged between one to 12 in the Krymsk town, ... Read more...
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FIFA World Cup delegates visit Samara
June 22nd, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Samara (Russia), June 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The FIFA delegation charged with assessing Russia's 13 World Cup candidate cities visited here Friday.The seven delegates visited the site on the banks of ... Read more...
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Fighter jet crashes in Belarus
June 13th, 2012 - 7:18 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Soviet-era Su-25 fighter jet crashed in Belarus, killing the pilot, the country's defence ministry said.The pilot, Nikolai Gridnyov, lost control of the jet when ... Read more...
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Euro 2012: Over 100 arrested in Warsaw clashes
June 13th, 2012 - 5:33 am ICT by IANS
Warsaw, June 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) More than 100 people have been arrested after violence flared at a march of Russian fans in the Polish capital Warsaw, police said.The violence broke ... Read more...
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Euro 2012: At least 56 arrested after Warsaw clashes (Lead)
June 13th, 2012 - 1:29 am ICT by IANS
Warsaw, June 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A total of 56 people have been arrested after violence flared at a march of Russian fans in the Polish capital here Tuesday.The violence broke ... Read more...
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World’s tallest log cabin destroyed in fire
May 7th, 2012 - 10:19 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Once the world's tallest wooden skyscraper, the 13-storey Sutyagin House in Russia has been destroyed in a fire, officials said.The 144-foot-tall Sutyagin House was situated ... Read more...
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Russian gay rights activist fined under new law
May 5th, 2012 - 10:43 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian gay rights activist has become the first person to be fined under a new law banning homosexual propaganda in St. Petersburg.Nikolai Alexeyev, ... Read more...
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Russia admits Iranian, North Korean n-threat
April 25th, 2012 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 24 (IANS) Russia's military leadership has for the first time acknowledged a nuclear threat from Iran and North Korea."The threat is always there, so we closely monitor the ... Read more...
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Russia signs $35 mn missile deal with Malaysia
April 20th, 2012 - 6:07 am ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, April 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia and Malaysia have signed a $35 million contract on the delivery of RVV-AE air-to-air missiles for the Malaysian air force.Russia's state-run arms exporter ... Read more...
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Chocolate free kick or kolaveri di? Sweet makeover for sandesh (Feature, With Images)
March 19th, 2012 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) Like soccer, it gives a sweet kick. Like kolaveri di, the Tamil song gone viral on the net, it's a rage. Born and reborn in new ... Read more...
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Moscow to have solar-powered bus stops
March 16th, 2012 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Though the Russian capital is not known for its sunshine, authorities believe the city gets enough sunlight to afford solar-powered bus stops.The stops, which will ... Read more...
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‘India-Russian space ties can overwhelm developed nations’
February 18th, 2012 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata Feb 17 (IANS) The joint efforts of India and Russia can overwhelm many developed nations in space technology, a senior Russian official said Friday."We should cooperate in this field...where ... Read more...
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Russian ‘telephonic healer’ denied presidential bid
December 16th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian election commission Friday refused to register for the presidential elections a man who claims to heal people over the telephone and whose book ... Read more...
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Russia killed 300 militants in North Caucasus in 2011
December 3rd, 2011 - 4:15 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 3 (IANS) Russian interior forces have eliminated over 300 militants in the Northern Caucasus regions in 2011, the government said Friday.As per a report presented by ministry official ... Read more...
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‘Extremist’ author files Russian presidential papers
November 29th, 2011 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian man who claims to heal people over phone and whose book is on the government list of extremist materials was the first to ... Read more...
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Continental plans 50 mn euros investment in India
August 24th, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) International tyre manufacturer Continental Wednesday said that it plans to invest 50 million euros in its Indian operations for ramping up production of passenger and ... Read more...
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Russia may ban German meat imports
June 22nd, 2011 - 9:03 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 22 (IANS) Russia may ban meat import from Germany due to the spread of a deadly E.coli bacteria in Europe, Russia's veterinary chief has said."Everything will depend on ... Read more...
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Russia, NATO fighters to hold first anti-terror drill
June 1st, 2011 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The first ever joint exercise between Russia and NATO fighter aircraft will take place June 6-10, Russian National Anti-terrorism Committee spokesman Nikolai Sintsov said ... Read more...
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Moscow police to enforce ban on gay rights campaign
May 27th, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Moscow police said Friday they will enforce the ban on a protest by gay rights campaigners in the Russian capital.Nikolai Alexeyev, a leading gay rights ... Read more...
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Belarus jails two more former presidential candidates
May 27th, 2011 - 6:01 am ICT by IANS
Minsk, May 27 (IANS) A Belarusian court sentenced two more former presidential candidates to jail Thursday, taking the total number of ex-presidential candidates being imprisoned in the country to ... Read more...
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Chernobyl recovery officer criticizes Japan’s “slow motion” efforts at Fukushima
April 26th, 2011 - 11:52 am ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Apr 26 (ANI): Soviet efforts to contain the Chernobyl nuclear disaster were much better than Japan's "slow-motion" response to the disaster at Fukushima nuclear plant, according to a leading member of ... Read more...
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Medvedev sacks navy vice admiral
April 19th, 2011 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has sacked the senior navy officer who was in charge of talks with France over the purchase of Mistral-class warships.The Russian ... Read more...
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It was a well-planned terrorist act: Medvedev (Lead)
January 25th, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Tuesday termed the Monday's deadly blast incident at the capital's Domodedovo International Airport as "a well-planned terrorist act" which aimed at killing "as ... Read more...
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Anti terror panel blames `insufficient’ security for Moscow blast
January 25th, 2011 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 25 (IANS) Insufficient security measures in Moscow's Domodedovo airport are to blame for Monday's deadly blast, which left 35 dead, a spokesman for Russia's national anti-terrorism committee (NAC) said Tuesday."Security ... Read more...
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Athletics coach Snesarev unhappy with AFI
November 29th, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) India's foreign athletics coach Nikolai Snesarev, who played a crucial role in the success of middle-distance runners at the Asian Games and whose contract is up for ... Read more...
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