Moscow airport cops suspected of extortion
August 29th, 2012 - 8:39 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Three criminal cases have been launched against transport police officers suspected of extorting money from passengers at Moscow airports, an official said."We are investigating circumstances ... Read more...
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Russian state media denies swear words blacklist
August 28th, 2012 - 10:57 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 28 (IANS) The VGTRK, also known as the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, has denied that TV channels in the country have compiled a list of ... Read more...
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Russian Wikipedia protests censorship plans
July 10th, 2012 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian version of Wikipedia, the world's largest free online encyclopaedia, temporarily suspended work Tuesday protesting a bill that proposes a unified digital blacklist of ... Read more...
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MPs scuffle in Ukraine parliament (Lead)
May 25th, 2012 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev, May 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Opposition and government MPs scuffled in the Ukrainian parliament while considering a bill aimed at expanding the use of Russian language in the country.A brawl ... Read more...
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Scuffle in Ukrainian parliament over Russian language
May 25th, 2012 - 8:57 am ICT by IANS
Kiev, May 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Ahead of the consideration of a bill aimed to expand the Russian language's usage in the country, the Ukrainian parliament witnessed a brawl Thursday.Prior to ... Read more...
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Asian spice museum opens in Thailand
May 17th, 2012 - 8:32 am ICT by IANS
Bangkok, May 17 (IANS) A museum of Asian spices, founded by a Russian businessman, has opened in Thailand's Pattaya city, RIA Novosti reported.The Asian Spicy Garden, which occupies 5,000 square ... Read more...
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Johansson mastered Russian in two days
May 5th, 2012 - 5:46 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, May 5 (IANS) Actress Scarlett Johansson had just two days to get a grip on Russian language for her role in "The Avengers", and says a translator came ... Read more...
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Kazakhs want Russian names removed from map
May 5th, 2012 - 4:36 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Kazakh group has asked the government to remove Russian names from the map of Kazakhstan, saying the names were a "gloomy legacy of Soviet ... Read more...
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IGNOU embraces Russian language
July 18th, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has launched an on-campus six month certificate programme in Russian language.It aims to cater to those curious to ... Read more...
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Twitter recognises Russian-language keywords
July 13th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Twitter has introduced a system that supports Russian-language keywords.The fast-growing Russian Twitter users prompted the microblogging service to introduce a Russian-language interface in April.According to ... Read more...
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Medvedev declares June 6 as Russian Language Day
June 6th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree Monday establishing June 6 as the Day of the Russian Language.The Day of the Russian Language would be ... Read more...
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Medvedev doesn’t mind abusive comments on Twitter
May 13th, 2011 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday he does not mind that some people post abusive comments to his Twitter micro blog, saying some users need ... Read more...
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IGNOU to introduce short-term Russian course
March 13th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The India Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) would soon be introducing a short-term Russian language and culture course, an official said.IGNOU's School of Foreign Languages ... Read more...
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Russia wants officials to be fluent in English
January 15th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 15 (IANS) Russia wants all its newly-recruited bureaucrats to be English-speaking people from the next year and is taking measures to have at least one-fifth of its federal officials knowing ... Read more...
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European cinema in focus at Dubai festival
November 16th, 2010 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Nov 16 (IANS) Films from Europe will be in focus at the 'Cinema of the World' segment of the forthcoming Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) to be held Dec 12-19.Various biopics, ... Read more...
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China, Russia pledge close ties
May 9th, 2010 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 9 (IANS) Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev pledged to strengthen bilateral cooperation during a meeting here Sunday.
Ties between the two countries made important headway ... Read more...
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Russian scholar presents book on Tibet’s history
May 5th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh), May 5 (ANI): Segius L Kuzmin, a senior scholar of Russian Academy of Sciences presented his book 'Hidden Tibet: History of Independence and Occupation', in Himachal Pradesh's Dharamsala.This ... Read more...
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Russian rape case: Mother submits detailed report to consulate
January 28th, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 28 (IANS) The mother of a nine-year-old Russian girl, who was raped by a tourist in north Goa's popular Arambol beach, has submitted a detailed report to the Russian consulate ... Read more...
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Cabbie charged with molestation after trying to rape Russian tourists
December 26th, 2009 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 26 (IANS) The Goa police have arrested a taxi driver, accused of attempted rape by two Russian women on Christmas night, but has charged him with molestation instead.
Pramod ... Read more...
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ASAL- First Tamil movie to hit screens of Russia
July 28th, 2009 - 6:16 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
These days, Ajith Kumar's "ASAL' happens to be making more sensation across the tinsel town. Of course, there were rumors stating that Bollywood's Superstar Shah Rukh Khan will be performing a ... Read more...
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Fake Internet postcards linked to most prevalent U.S. computer virus
July 27th, 2009 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 27 (ANI): A University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) expert has warned that fake Internet postcards circulating through e-mail inboxes across the world are carrying links to the virus called ... Read more...
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Beware! Fake online postcards infested with deadly virus
July 25th, 2009 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 25 (IANS) Fake Internet postcards circulated through electronic mails worldwide carry links to a deadly virus known as Zeus Bot, according to a new study.
Gary Warner, computer forensics director at ... Read more...
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Mukherjee launched India website in Russian during Moscow visit
November 14th, 2007 - 2:17 am ICT by admin
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