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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
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Moscow skyscraper pays tribute to 'Hobbits' villain
Hollywood | Dec 10, 2014, 12:09 PM ISTMoscow: 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
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Moscow denies reports on troop deployment in Ukraine
World | Nov 14, 2014, 07:34 AM ISTMoscow: Russia categorically denied on Thursday reports about its troop deployment in Ukrainian territory."It is a lie to say that there are Russian troops in southeastern Ukraine," Sergei Naryshkin, speaker of the Russian State Duma,
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UN holds emergency meeting on Ukraine for the 26th time
World | Nov 13, 2014, 10:13 AM ISTUnited Nations: The UN Security Council is holding its 26th emergency session on Ukraine amid worries about a renewal of full-scale conflict in the rebel-held east.Yesterday's meeting comes hours after NATO's top commander said new
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Tanks roll in from Russia into Ukrainian rebel territory
World | Nov 08, 2014, 09:39 AM ISTKiev: Ukraine today said that dozens of tanks and truckloads of soldiers had crossed from Russia into Kremlin-backed rebel territory, as five servicemen were killed in the latest fighting to tear apart a nominal ceasefire.The
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Vladimir Putin hails consolidation on National Unity Day
World | Nov 05, 2014, 06:18 AM ISTMoscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed consolidation the country has shown amid challenging international situations, as tens of thousands of people paraded in Moscow for unity on Tuesday."This year we have been through some tough
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Ukraine, Moscow clinch deal on Russian gas supply
World | Oct 31, 2014, 07:21 AM ISTBrussels: Moscow and Kiev on Thursday clinched a multi-billion dollar deal that will guarantee that Russian gas exports flow into Ukraine and beyond to the European Union throughout the winter despite their intense rivalry over
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Vladimir Putin accuses Obama of hostility, meddling
World | Oct 16, 2014, 10:39 AM ISTMoscow: President Vladimir Putin accused US counterpart Barack Obama of a hostile attitude towards Russia, warning against "attempts to blackmail" Moscow.Speaking ahead of his visit to EU aspirant Serbia today and key talks with EU
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Moscow accuses NATO of 'exploiting' Ukraine crisis
World | Sep 05, 2014, 06:48 AM ISTMoscow: NATO has been trying to use the Ukraine conflict to divert public attention from worsening economic situation in Europe, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Thursday."I am convinced that NATO has been
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Moscow threatens to retaliate against Poland
World | Aug 30, 2014, 10:45 AM ISTMoscow: Moscow on Friday threatened to take retaliatory measures against Poland, after its authorities refused permission to a plane carrying Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu to enter its airspace.The jet was carrying Shoigu to Russia
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US warns Russia over forcing convoy into Ukraine
World | Aug 23, 2014, 07:16 AM ISTWashington: The White House warned Russia on Friday that sending an aid convoy into eastern Ukraine without Kiev's approval would incur "additional consequences," while Russia insisted that further delay of Moscow's humanitarian mission would have
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Moscow urges Kiev for OSCE observers' safety
World | Jul 31, 2014, 08:50 AM ISTMoscow: Russian government on Wednesday urged the Ukrainian side to immediately stop military operations to ensure the security of observers of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)."Continuing armed hostilities in the southeastern
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Rebels release train with bodies from downed MH17, hand over black boxes
World | Jul 22, 2014, 05:37 PM ISTUkraine: Bowing to international pressure, pro-Moscow separatists released a train packed with bodies and handed over the black boxes from the downed Malaysia Airlines plane, four days after it plunged into rebel-held eastern Ukraine.With body
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Moscow demands release of detained Russian journalists
World | Jun 08, 2014, 06:26 AM ISTMoscow: The Russian Foreign Ministry on Saturday demanded that Kiev take urgent measures and release the two Russian journalists, who were detained near Slovyansk in eastern Ukraine.Andrei Sushenkov and Anton Malyshev from the Russian TV
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Air India to add Moscow, Milan and Rome to its network
May 18, 2014, 11:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: State-owned Air India is looking to operate new international routes like Moscow, Rome and Milan in the coming months on its newly-acquired fuel-efficient Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft to gain market share.“Our team is
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NATO suspends cooperation with Moscow
World | Apr 02, 2014, 09:34 AM ISTBrussels: NATO foreign ministers have agreed to suspend "all practical civilian and military cooperation" with Russia over its annexation of Crimea, as the Western military alliance saw "no sign" that Russia is pulling its forces
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Crimea starts reforms to move toward Moscow
World | Mar 21, 2014, 10:27 AM ISTSimferopol : The newly-proclaimed Republic of Crimea is scheduled to start using Russian rouble as its official currency from March 24, the republic's parliament speaker has revealed.Vladimir Konstantinov, who was in Moscow signing the reunification
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Putin: Russia has right to use force in Ukraine
World | Mar 04, 2014, 05:37 PM ISTMoscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow reserves the right to use all means to protect Russians in Ukraine as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was on his way to Kiev. Tensions remained high
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Did Hitler really commit suicide?
World | Jan 04, 2014, 10:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: Fresh doubts over Hitler's death after tests on bullet hole skull reveal it belonged to a woman. Adolf Hitler may not have shot himself dead and perhaps did not even die in his
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Russia invites Syrian opposition to Moscow for talks
World | Nov 19, 2013, 10:02 PM ISTMoscow: Russia has invited Syrian opposition groups to Moscow for talks to bridge their differences on the planned Geneva peace conference, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday. Leaders of the Istanbul-based Syrian National Coalition (SNC)