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"Smoking kills more people than Obama" ad in Moscow creates flutter
World | Feb 18, 2016, 10:15 AM ISTMoscow: An advertisement, illegally placed at a bus stop in Moscow declaring that “smoking kills more people than Obama” has gone viral on social media.The inscription on the poster reads: "Smoking kills more people than
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PM Modi invites Russian industry to invest in India
World | Dec 24, 2015, 10:53 PM ISTMoscow: Hardselling India as an attractive business destination, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today invited Russian CEOs to invest in sectors like aerospace, infrastructure and diamond, and said his government has created a favourable environment to
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Putin hosts PM Modi for private tete-a-tete; to hold talks today
World | Dec 24, 2015, 06:00 PM ISTMoscow: After a red-carpet welcome at Moscow's Vnukovo airport, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was yesterday hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a private tete-a-tete in Kremlin.The Prime Minister, after the meeting, tweeted that 'he
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PM Modi arrives in Moscow, slew of deals on the cards
World | Dec 23, 2015, 10:39 PM ISTMoscow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here today on a two-day visit during which India and Russia are expected to seal a raft of major deals in defence, nuclear energy and hydrocarbons sectors to further
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PM Modi bats for unity; says India is garden with many flowers
World | Dec 23, 2015, 04:39 PM ISTMoscow: Amid a debate on intolerance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India has an ancient tradition of "openness, respect for diversity of beliefs and cultures"."India is one of the oldest civilisations in the
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Fire at Russian mental patients' home kills 23, injures 23
World | Dec 14, 2015, 07:03 AM ISTMoscow: A fire swept through a Russian home for people with mental illnesses, killing 23 patients and injuring another 23, many of whom were on medication or otherwise unable to walk, the emergency services said
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Islamic State group advances in central Syria, seizing town
World | Nov 01, 2015, 11:54 PM ISTBeirut (AP): The Islamic State militant group is advancing in central Syria, seizing control of a town that lies near a highway leading to the capital, Damascus, and attacking another, activists and the group said
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Moscow 'laments' Washington's refusal to have talks over Syria
World | Oct 15, 2015, 10:32 AM ISTMoscow: Moscow "laments" Washington's refusal to carry out a high-level discussion with Russia over Syrian issues, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday."We have received an answer (from Washington) that there is no possibility to
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FIFA's president blatter deserves Nobel prize, says Vladimir Putin
Football | Jul 29, 2015, 04:33 AM ISTMoscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter deserves a Nobel prize for his work in world sport.In an interview with Swiss TV broadcast on Monday, two days after Putin and
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Arun Jaitley to attend inaugural meet of BRICS bank at Moscow
Jul 05, 2015, 09:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is leaving for Russia on Monday evening to participate in the inaugural meeting of the BRICS-backed New Development Bank.During the four-day visit, he will also be participating at the
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Russian universities woo Indian students
World | May 23, 2015, 11:14 AM ISTMoscow: "It is time to study in Russia." That is the message for students and others visiting the Russian Educational Fair which just ended in the Indian capital.Twelve universities participated in the "It is Time
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UN chief instructs Syria envoy to seek political end to war
World | Apr 10, 2015, 10:52 AM ISTUnited Nations: The U.N. secretary-general instructed his special envoy to Syria on Thursday to relaunch a political process aimed at ending the four-year-old conflict, the clearest sign yet that a plan to freeze hostilities in
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Russian trawler with 132 crew sinks, at least 43 dead
World | Apr 02, 2015, 08:32 AM ISTMoscow: A freezer trawler with an international crew of 132 has sunk in the Sea of Okhotsk off of the Kamchatka Peninsula and at least 43 crew members have been killed, rescue workers said.The emergency
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Moscow slams Kiev for diversion of Minsk peace agreements
World | Mar 18, 2015, 08:11 AM ISTMoscow: Russia has slammed the Ukrainian leadership for diverting the Minsk peace agreements reached in February between Kiev and Donbass insurgents.The bill on the "special status" of Donbass territories under the control of insurgents, which
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Fire breaks out at Moscow's ancient monastery
World | Mar 16, 2015, 09:19 AM ISTMoscow: Fire broke out at the bell tower of the Novodevichy monastery, one of the city's landmarks, in Russia's capital Moscow on Sunday night.Firefighters were working at the site. No injuries were reported so far.
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Suspect in Nemtsov's killing blows himself up, court charges 2 in case
World | Mar 09, 2015, 07:53 AM ISTMoscow: A suspect in the murder of the opposition politician Boris Y Nemtsov blew himself up as the police closed in on him, NYT quoted Russian news reports as saying on Sunday.Beslan Shavanov, 30, was
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Formula E to race in Moscow
Other Sports | Feb 04, 2015, 07:41 PM ISTMoscow: Russian capital Moscow will June 6 host Round 9 of the inaugural season of the FIA Formula E Championship. International Automobile Federation (FIA) president Jean Todt, Russian Automobile Federation executive director Sergey Ivanov and Formula
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Russia facing very serious economic situation: US
World | Dec 17, 2014, 07:27 AM ISTWashington: The US today said that Russia is facing a serious economic situation in view of a sharp decline in Russian currency and attributed this to a series of international sanctions imposed by Washington after
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Goa faces prospect of falling tourist arrivals
India | Dec 11, 2014, 10:55 AM ISTPanaji: The Crimean crisis, Russia's falling rouble and stopping of tourist charter flights from international destinations might prove to be a dampener for the much-hyped New Year party scene in Goa this time, fear tourism
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Putin-Modi summit to focus on strengthening strategic partnership today
India | Dec 11, 2014, 11:57 AM ISTNew Delhi: As Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived here Wednesday night, PM Modi and he are likely to discuss resolutions to expand ties in a range of crucial sectors like nuclear energy, hydrocarbons and defence