Defamation can cost $160,000 in Russia
July 30th, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a defamation bill into law that carries a fine of up to $160,000, the Kremlin press service said Monday.The ... Read more...
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Japan gifts Putin puppy to boost ties
July 28th, 2012 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 28 (IANS) A Japanese puppy to be presented to Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to strengthen relations between the two countries, reported RIA Novosti.The Akita, a large ... Read more...
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Putin to host Russian Olympic team in Kremlin
July 21st, 2012 - 8:53 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's Olympic team will meet President Vladimir Putin in Kremlin Saturday prior to their departure for the Games in Britain.The Olympic Games will kick off ... Read more...
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Putin’s limousine invites traffic complaint
July 17th, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 17 (IANS)Vladimir Putin, who dashed through the empty streets of Moscow on his inauguration day as Russian president in a black limousine without a front license plate, has ... Read more...
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Russia denies changing its stance on Syria
June 22nd, 2012 - 8:45 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has rejected British Prime Minister David Cameron's recent comments saying Russia has changed its stance on Syria.Lavrov ... Read more...
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Putin not to attend G8 Summit
May 10th, 2012 - 9:55 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Vladimir Putin has told his US counterpart Barack Obama over phone that he would not be able to attend the G8 summit ... Read more...
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US hopes for further ‘democratisation’ in Russia
May 9th, 2012 - 7:38 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US has expressed hope that the process of democratisation will continue in Russia and the Russian citizens' rights will be respected following Vladimir ... Read more...
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Restrict state control on businesses: Putin
January 30th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) State control over businesses should be restricted, Russian Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin said in an article published on his election website and ... Read more...
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Russian president pardons 27 convicts
January 10th, 2012 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) In keeping with what has become a yearly tradition at Christmas, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has pardoned 27 convicts, serving various prison terms.Medvedev, who has ... Read more...
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Putin plays ice hockey with teenagers
April 18th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Moscow, April 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Russian Prime Minister Vladmir Putin showed that he is still active. Putin is known for taking part in extreme sports and his recent act was nowhere less ... Read more...
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Moscow visit to begin on Sunday
December 5th, 2009 - 10:00 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.5 (ANI): Prime Minister will be in Moscow for the Annual Summit Meeting with the Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev on Sunday.It will be Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's second visit ... Read more...
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Antony to begin three-day visit to Russia today
October 13th, 2009 - 11:17 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 13 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony will begin his three-day visit to Moscow from today to attend the Ninth meeting of the India-Russia Inter Governmental Commission on ... Read more...
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Antony to undertake three-day visit of Russia
October 9th, 2009 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.9 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony will undertake a three-day visit to Moscow from October 13 to attend the Ninth meeting of the India-Russia Inter Governmental Commission on ... Read more...
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India, Russia to ink transport aircraft JV agreement in September
August 19th, 2009 - 8:25 pm ICT by ANI
Moscow, Aug.19 (ANI): India and Russia are expected to ink a deal for the setting up of a joint venture for production of state-of-art multi-role transport aircraft (MTA) for their air forces.The ... Read more...
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Russia’s lower house extends presidential, parliamentary terms
November 21st, 2008 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 21 (RIA Novosti) The State Duma or lower house of Russian parliament Friday approved an amendment to the constitution extending the presidential tenure from four years to six and the ... Read more...
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Sarah Palin presidency would be like bad Disney movie”: Matt Damon
September 11th, 2008 - 12:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 11 (ANI): Matt Damon has lashed out at U.S. Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin - insisting her presidency would be like a really bad Disney movie.The actor fears ... Read more...
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Vladimir Putin appoints new government
May 13th, 2008 - 2:07 pm ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
Moscow, May 13 (RIA Novosti) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has announced his new government, keeping the main ministers in their posts and bringing in several former Kremlin aides. On Monday ... Read more...
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Russia, US sign treaty on nuclear cooperation
May 7th, 2008 - 3:29 am ICT by admin
DPA
Moscow, May 7 (DPA) Russia and the US signed a treaty on civilian nuclear cooperation Tuesday, the last day of Vladimir Putin's presidency. The two-decade old agreement for cooperation in developing reactors, ... Read more...
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Italy’s Enel power company to invest $14 bn in Russia
April 3rd, 2008 - 11:57 am ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
Novo-Ogaryovo (Russia), April 3 (RIA Novosti) Italian power company Enel plans to invest around 9 billion euros ($14 billion) in the Russian economy over the next five years, a Russian presidential ... Read more...
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Bush in Ukraine for talks prior to NATO summit
April 1st, 2008 - 5:30 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Kiev, April 1 (DPA) US President George W. Bush was in Ukraine Tuesday for a short state visit prior to an upcoming NATO summit. Bush met Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and was ... Read more...
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Medvedev is new Russian president, vows to follow Putin policies
March 3rd, 2008 - 8:26 pm ICT by admin
(Roundup)
Agencies
Moscow, March 3 (Agencies) Lawyer-turned-politician Dmitry Medvedev was Monday elected Russia's new president by a landslide and declared immediately that he will pursue his mentor and predecessor Vladmiri Putin's policies. Even before ... Read more...
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Medvedev elected Russian president, officially
March 3rd, 2008 - 3:10 pm ICT by admin
(Second Lead)
Xinhua
Moscow, March 3 (Xinhua) Dmitry Medvedev, first deputy prime minister of Russia, has won the country's fifth presidential election by a landslide, the Central Election Commission (CEC) declared Monday. Medvedev garnered ... Read more...
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New Russian president to continue Putin’s policies
March 3rd, 2008 - 2:42 pm ICT by admin
(Lead)
RIA Novosti
Moscow, March 3 (RIA Novosti) As he cruised to victory in Russia's presidential polls, Dmitry Medvedev Monday said his presidency would be a "direct continuation" of the policies of his predecessor ... Read more...
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Medvedev wins Russian presidential elections
March 3rd, 2008 - 9:20 am ICT by admin
Xinhua
Moscow, March 3 (Xinhua) Dmitry Medvedev has won the Russian presidential elections by a landslide, according to official figures released Monday. Medvedev secured an overwhelming victory by gaining 69.9 percent of the ... Read more...
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Russian presidential election proceeds smoothly
March 3rd, 2008 - 1:07 am ICT by admin
(Roundup)
Xinhua
Moscow, March 2 (Xinhua) The Russian presidential election was proceeding smoothly Sunday as voting already ended in the country's most regions. As Russia's vast territory encompasses 11 time zones, voting actually first ... Read more...
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Russians vote to elect new president
March 2nd, 2008 - 5:02 pm ICT by admin
(Lead)
DPA
Moscow, March 2 (DPA) Russians voted Sunday in the presidential election seen by critics as Kremlin's orchestration to divide power between Vladimir Putin and his favoured successor Dmitry Medvedev. Polls opened at ... Read more...
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Russian presidential election, one without guess
March 1st, 2008 - 2:03 pm ICT by admin
By Liu Yifang
Moscow, March 1 (Xinhua) After nearly 17 years of independence, the Russian people are facing another historical choice when they vote to choose their third president Sunday. The popular ... Read more...
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Indo-Russian nuke pact fails to materialise at Manmohan-Putin talks
November 14th, 2007 - 10:36 am ICT by admin
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