Russia proposes deadline to stop Syria violence
August 17th, 2012 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia is proposing setting a concrete date for a new ceasefire between government troops and opposition forces in Syria, the Russian envoy to the UN ... Read more...
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Pacts for Kudankulam III and IV almost ready: Russian envoy
March 26th, 2012 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Ahead of President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to India, Russian Ambassador Alexander M. Kadakain said the agreements for the units III and IV of the ... Read more...
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‘Russia not to send troops to Afghanistan’
March 15th, 2012 - 9:44 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 15 (IANS) Russia has said it is not going to replace NATO in Afghanistan after the alliance forces' withdrawal from the country.The US and NATO forces are ... Read more...
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Another row dogs International Roerich Trust
February 26th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 26 (IANS) In a new twist to the controversies shrouding Russian painter and philosopher Nicholas Roerich's multi-crore estate in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district, a trust official, accused of ... 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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Russia defends decision on Syria resolution
February 7th, 2012 - 7:05 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has defended its rejection of a UN resolution condemning the violent crackdown in Syria, saying the Security Council was too hasty in putting it ... Read more...
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Russia should help resolve Gita issue: India (Lead)
December 27th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) A day before a Siberian court delivers its verdict on a petition seeking to ban the Bhagavad Gita, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Tuesday met ... Read more...
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Krishna meets Russian envoy over Gita row
December 27th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) A day before a court in the Siberian town of Tomsk delivers its verdict on a move to ban the Bhagavad Gita, External Affairs Minister ... Read more...
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BJP leaders gift Gita to Russian envoy (Lead)
December 21st, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Wednesday gifted copies of the Bhagavad Gita to Russia's Deputy Ambassador Denis Alipov here to protest the likely ban ... Read more...
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Russian envoy denounces ‘madmen’ seeking ban on Gita
December 20th, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Russian Ambassador to India Alexander Kadakin Tuesday strongly denounced the "neighbourhood madmen" who are seeking a ban on the Bhagvad Gita in Siberia and underlined ... Read more...
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Libyan interim PM assures fair trial of Gaddafi’s son (Lead)
November 20th, 2011 - 8:00 am ICT by IANS
Tripoli (Libya), Nov 20 (IANS) Libyan interim Prime Minister Abdel Rahim el-Keeb has confirmed the capture of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam and assured a fair ... Read more...
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Russia urges fair trial for captured Saif al-Islam
November 20th, 2011 - 5:57 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 20 (IANS) Russia Saturday hailed Libyan leaders' decision to send Saif al-Islam, the arrested son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, to court and expressed hope that he ... Read more...
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Russia rejects US presence in Afghanistan after UN mandate expires
October 7th, 2011 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 7 (IANS) Russia will not agree to US military presence in Afghanistan after the expiry of a UN Security Council mandate, Russian envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin said ... Read more...
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Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria
October 5th, 2011 - 7:22 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Oct 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia and China have used their veto right and blocked a draft UN resolution that threatened sanctions against Syria if President Bashar Assad's ... Read more...
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Russia to protect its companies in Libya
September 3rd, 2011 - 9:06 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 3 (IANS) Russia will continue to protect the interests of Russian companies operating in Libya, a government spokesperson said."We are not just having the intention, but undertaking practical ... Read more...
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Russia unfazed by NSG guidelines, backs India’s membership
July 8th, 2011 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Russia Friday came out strongly in support of India's bid for full membership of the 46-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group and underlined that the new guidelines ... Read more...
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Medvedev, Obama to discuss missile issue at G8 summit
May 16th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his American counterpart Barack Obama will address a crucial missile issue at the G8 summit to be held in ... Read more...
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Western forces breaching UN resolution on Libya: Russian envoy
April 18th, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Western forces should cease violating the UN Security Council resolution on Libya and maintain the embargo on arms supplies to the conflict zone, said ... Read more...
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India, four others abstain from UN’s Libya no-fly zone resolution
March 18th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
United Nations, Mar. 18 (ANI): India, China, Russia, Germany and Brazil have abstained from voting on a resolution to approve a no-fly zone over Libya.Ten members of the 15-member United Nations Security ... Read more...
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Russia, NATO may discuss Libyan crisis
March 2nd, 2011 - 7:26 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, March 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The ongoing unrest in Libya could be discussed during a meeting of the Russia-NATO Council in Brussels Wednesday, a top Russian envoy said."I am not ... Read more...
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Medvedev to discuss trade, energy during India visit (Second Lead)
December 20th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow/New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will early Tuesday begin an official two-day visit to India during which he will discuss trade, economic, energy and cultural cooperation as ... Read more...
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Medvedev to discuss trade, energy during India visit (Lead)
December 20th, 2010 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow/New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will Monday begin an official three-day visit to India during which he will discuss trade, economic, energy and cultural cooperation as well ... Read more...
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Russian president arrives Monday, to sign space, energy deals
December 19th, 2010 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Russian President Dmitri Medvedev will arrive here late Monday night, with a planeload of high-level ministers, officials and businessmen, aiming to wrap up agreements in areas ... Read more...
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Medvedev to kindle Russia’s romance with Bollywood
December 19th, 2010 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) From Raj Kapoor to Aishwarya Rai, Russia's romance with Bollywood continues. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will keep this old affair burning when he ... Read more...
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Pak should do away with 43 training camps on its soil: Russian envoy
December 17th, 2010 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec. 17 (ANI):Russia's Ambassador to India, Alexander M. Kadakin, on Friday, described terrorism coming out of Pakistan as cancer, and urged Islamabad to do away with the 43 terrorist training ... Read more...
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Russian spies currently in US exceed Cold War record
July 5th, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by ANI
New York: America is infested with more Russian spies than at any point in history, former intelligence agents have claimed."I would say there are a few thousand here," the New York Post ... Read more...
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‘Under cover’ agent Anna Chapman daughter of top Russian envoy
July 1st, 2010 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 1 (ANI): The Russian 'under cover' agent in US, Anna Chapman, has been revealed to be the daughter of a Russian top diplomat.Her father, Vasily Kuschenko was in the ... Read more...
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India has right to join SCO, not Pakistan: Russian envoy (Interview)
June 9th, 2010 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
By Sarwar Kashani
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) As the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a grouping involving Eurasian countries, begins its 10th annual summit in Tashkent, Russian ambassador Alexander M. Kadakin says ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama to visit Russia as a spiritual leader: Russian envoy
June 5th, 2010 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), June 5 (ANI): Russia's Ambassador to India Alexander Kadakin has said Tibetan leader Dalai Lama is expected to visit Russia as a spiritual leader and as a politician.Ambassador ... Read more...
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Putin set for Gorshkov deal, n-pact with India
March 10th, 2010 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) With a pact on Admiral Gorshkov likely during Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's trip to India, Russian envoy Alexander Kadakin Wednesday urged India to look at ... Read more...
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Goa MP calls Russian envoy’s action ‘rough’
January 31st, 2010 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 31 (IANS) Goa Rajya Sabha MP Shantaram Naik, who has in the past been hauled up for his callous comments on rape, Sunday said Russian Ambassador Alexander Kadakin's reaction was ... Read more...
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Act fast on Goa rape or face advisory: Russian envoy
January 28th, 2010 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Russian Ambassador to India Alexander Kadakin Thursday threatened to issue an advisory to his citizens not to travel to Goa if the Indian authorities did not ... Read more...
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Russian envoy lashes out against Indian authorities regarding Goa rape
January 28th, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan. 28 (ANI): Russia's Ambassador to India Alexander Kadakin on Thursday lashed out the Indian authorities for not doing enough to resolve the case involving the rape of a nine-year-old ... Read more...
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India-Russia ties back on track: Russian envoy
December 14th, 2009 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent summit with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow has injected "a new freshness" into India-Russia relations which are now "back on ... Read more...
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Gorshkov’s final price decided: Russian envoy
December 14th, 2009 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Days after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Moscow, Russian ambassador to India Alexander Kadakin Monday said the final price for the refurbishment of aircraft carrier ... Read more...
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