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  PM Modi invites Russian industry to invest in India

  World | December 24, 2015 22:53 IST

  Moscow: 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 | December 24, 2015 18:00 IST

  Moscow: 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 | December 23, 2015 22:39 IST

  Moscow:  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 | December 23, 2015 16:39 IST

  Moscow: 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 | December 14, 2015 7:03 IST

  Moscow: 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 | November 01, 2015 23:54 IST

  Beirut (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 | October 15, 2015 10:32 IST

  Moscow: 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 | July 29, 2015 4:33 IST

  Moscow: 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

  July 05, 2015 21:52 IST

  New 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 IST

  Moscow:  "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 | April 10, 2015 10:52 IST

  United 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 | April 02, 2015 8:32 IST

  Moscow: 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 | March 18, 2015 8:11 IST

  Moscow: 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 | March 16, 2015 9:19 IST

  Moscow: 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 | March 09, 2015 7:53 IST

  Moscow: 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 | February 04, 2015 19:41 IST

  Moscow: 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 | December 17, 2014 7:27 IST

  Washington: 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 | December 11, 2014 10:55 IST

  Panaji: 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 | December 11, 2014 11:57 IST

  New 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

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  Moscow skyscraper pays tribute to 'Hobbits' villain

  Hollywood | December 10, 2014 12:09 IST

  Moscow: The 'Eye of Sauron' will light up the skyline of Moscow to ominously watch down on the Russian capital as the latest "Hobbit" movie premiers Thursday.Fans of British fiction novelist J.R.R. Tolkien will re-create