Inquest into Russian spy’s death to begin in 2013
September 21st, 2012 - 5:06 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An inquest into the death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, who was allegedly poisoned to death in London in 2006, will open in 2013, ... Read more...
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Sex doll river race banned in Russia
August 20th, 2012 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian authorities have banned an annual river race involving competitors gliding down the water on their inflatable sex dolls.The Bubble Baba Challenge-2012 was banned because ... Read more...
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Nineteen prisoners attempt group suicide in Russia
August 14th, 2012 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Nineteen inmates of a correctional facility in Russia's eastern Siberian republic of Yakutia have attempted to commit suicide by cutting their veins, the regional prosecutor's ... Read more...
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Singer Bjork joins Pussy Riot supporters
August 11th, 2012 - 8:03 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iceland's singer-songwriter Bjork has expressed her support for three jailed members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot and suggested that they should be set ... Read more...
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Russia to crack down on prisoners’ mobile phones
August 7th, 2012 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 7 (IANS) Russian authorities are considering tougher punishment, including extra prison time, for inmates who use mobile phones, RIA Novosti reported Tuesday.According to the Izvestia daily, an official ... Read more...
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Urals foetuses could be linked to scientific research
July 26th, 2012 - 9:34 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Hundreds of human foetuses discovered earlier this week in a forest in Russia's Urals region were possibly intended for use in scientific research, police have ... Read more...
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Russia’s London-bound athletes to undergo dope test
May 25th, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 25 (IANS) The Russian authorities are going to test all athletes heading to the London Olympics for doping, an official said."Prior to departure for the Olympic Games, the ... Read more...
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‘Russia has no business in NATO missile defence’
May 23rd, 2012 - 4:25 am ICT by IANS
Warsaw, May 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Poland has warned Moscow against interfering in NATO's plans to deploy a missile shield in Europe, as Russia is not a member of the military ... 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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Russian government not open enough: Medvedev
April 18th, 2012 - 10:39 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian authorities do not explain their actions to the people enough, but societal demand and new technologies will change that, outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev ... Read more...
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Athlete barred from Olympics after marrying foreigner
April 5th, 2012 - 8:06 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A leading pentathlete, ranked 19th in the world and who represented Lithuania at the 2008 Beijing Olympics but received Russian citizenship in 2011 after marrying ... Read more...
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11 survive Russian plane crash (Lead)
April 2nd, 2012 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 2 (IANS) Eleven people were injured and 32 people were killed when their aircraft crashed Monday near a city in Siberia, Russian authorities said.A UTair ATR-72 plane bound ... Read more...
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April talks last chance for Iran to avoid US attack
March 14th, 2012 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned that the six-nation negotiations on Iran's nuclear programme to be held in April would be the last ... Read more...
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Russian official charged for $14 mn bank fraud
March 13th, 2012 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian authorities Monday charged a top state bank official over $14 million fraud.According to the interior affairs ministry, Russian law enforcement officials have formally presented ... Read more...
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US looks forward to working with Putin
March 6th, 2012 - 3:38 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US was looking forward to working with Russian president-elect Vladimir Putin after the results are certified and he is sworn in as president, the ... Read more...
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Russian nuclear scientists in Kudankulam to be sent elsewhere: Envoy
February 15th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 14 (IANS) With work on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) stalled due to protests by villagers, the Russian nuclear scientists posted at the project are remaining idle ... Read more...
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Russian scientists finally reach Lake Vostok
February 9th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Moscow, Feb 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) After 20 years of trying, Russian scientists have announced a major breakthrough in the quest to get to Lake Vostok. The scientists believe that the lake which ... Read more...
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Syrian hackers target Russian embassy website
January 31st, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Syrian cyber-guerrillas had hacked into the Russian embassy website in India to protest against Moscow's policy in the violence-hit country, but the portal has been ... Read more...
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Russian prosecutors to move higher court seeking Gita ban
January 26th, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow/New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Stung by a Siberian court's rejection of their plea seeking a ban on Bhagavad Gita and branding it extremist literature, Russian prosecutors are now ... Read more...
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Human Rights Watch criticises Putin presidential bid
January 23rd, 2012 - 11:02 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said the decision of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to run for presidency once again ruins "the prospect of much-needed ... Read more...
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Anti-crisis measures cost Russia about $100 bn : Putin
January 18th, 2012 - 8:22 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian authorities have spent 3 trillion rubles ($95 billion) on anti-crisis measures, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said."Overall, we have spent 3 trillion rubles on anti-crisis ... Read more...
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Russian nuclear sub ready for India transfer
December 28th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's Nerpa nuclear submarine has finished sea trials and is now ready to be leased to the Indian Navy in the next few days, an ... Read more...
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Despite advance notice on ‘ban Gita’ move in Russia, not much done (Lead)
December 20th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The Indian government had advance notice of a move in a Russian court to ban the Bhagvad Gita as an extremist text in the ... Read more...
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Gita ban case work of ‘misdirected individuals’, says India (Lead)
December 20th, 2011 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Describing a legal move to ban the Bhagvad Gita in Russia as the work of "misdirected and motivated individuals", External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Tuesday ... Read more...
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Parliament disrupted over likely ban on Bhagvad Gita in Russia (Lead)
December 19th, 2011 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Parliamentarians across the political spectrum Monday created a ruckus and asked the government to ensure religious rights of Hindus in Russia are ... Read more...
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Parliament ruckus over Bhagvad Gita facing ban in Russia
December 19th, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Parliamentarians across the political spectrum Monday asked the government to ensure that the religious rights of Hindus in Russia are protected after a member ... Read more...
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Amnesty urges Russia to respect right to protest
December 9th, 2011 - 5:24 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has called on Russian authorities "to respect the right to peaceful protests" ahead of rallies against alleged electoral fraud ... Read more...
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Protests at Russian embassy in Paris
December 9th, 2011 - 3:06 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Dec 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) More than 100 people protested outside the Russian embassy in Paris against alleged electoral fraud in the Dec 4 parliamentary elections.The demonstrators, holding slogans in ... Read more...
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Russia terms US comments about polls ‘unacceptable’
December 7th, 2011 - 2:37 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian foreign ministry has said that comments by senior White House officials about Russian parliamentary elections were "unacceptable".US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said ... Read more...
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Afghan lawmakers ask Russia for help ahead of US exit
December 3rd, 2011 - 7:40 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A group of Afghan lawmakers has urged Russia and other countries to step up efforts to maintain stability and tackle drug production in the ... Read more...
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Russia shuts down 4,000 illegal casinos
November 3rd, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 3 (IANS) As part of a crackdown on illegal casinos, Russian authorities have closed down about 4,000 illegal casinos and over 25,000 gambling parlours, RIA Novosti reported.It could ... Read more...
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Moscow to spend $76 million on stray dogs
October 5th, 2011 - 10:39 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian authorities are set to allocate over 2.5 billion rubles ($76 million) to care for stray dogs and cats in Moscow over the next three ... Read more...
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Russia needs fair elections: Gorbachev
September 22nd, 2011 - 6:55 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia needs to make urgent changes to its political system if it is to avoid instability, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has warned."For Russia, honest ... Read more...
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Paedophile’s house in Russia under siege
July 22nd, 2011 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 22 (IANS) Over 200 residents in a Russian city kept the house of a suspected paedophile under siege for six hours early Friday following a report that he ... Read more...
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Russia bans ships similar to sunken Bulgaria riverboat
July 17th, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has imposed a ban on ships similar to the sunken Bulgaria riverboat until the causes of the tragedy are established, Transport Minister Igor Levitin ... Read more...
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