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  Russian helicopter lands in Georgia by mistake

  World | September 22, 2012 17:59 IST

  Moscow, Sep 22: A Russian helicopter Friday landed in Georgia due to problems in the navigation system, authorities said.According to the Russian emergency situations ministry, the helicopter lost its way while delivering a consignment of

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  Russian teenager attempts 'bank robbery' for suicide

  World | September 07, 2012 22:23 IST

  Moscow, Sep 7: A teenage girl tried to 'rob' a bank in a region in western Russia so that she could afford to leave her native city and commit suicide, the Russian Investigation Department said

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  Wreck found of Russian jet on Indonesia demo flight

  World | May 10, 2012 10:33 IST

  Cidahu (Indonesia), May 10: Helicopters spotted the scattered wreckage a Russian-made passenger plane on the side of a mist-shrouded mountain Thursday after it disappeared during a demonstration flight in Indonesia with 47 people on board.

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  Rare Whale Swims Up West Coast Toward Russian Home

  World | March 20, 2012 9:49 IST

  Anchorage (Alaska), Mar 20: An endangered western Pacific gray whale tracked from Russia to Alaska and along the West Coast to Baja Mexico is on the move again, apparently preparing to cross the Pacific Ocean

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  Russian Project Aims To Transplant Human Brain Into 'Davros'-Style Robot Within 10 Years

  World | March 02, 2012 20:40 IST

  Moscow, Mar 1: Human minds could be downloaded into robots within 10 years, allowing human beings to 'live forever', says the Russian entrepreneur who heads a hi-tech research project called 'Avatar'.Itskov, a media entrepreneur, claims

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  Prosecutor Asks Court To Remove Russian Commentary Of Bhagvad Gita

  India | February 17, 2012 14:08 IST

  Moscow, Feb 17 :  Nearly two months after a Russian court rejected a ban on a translated version of Bhagvad Gita, a top Siberian prosecutor has now demanded the removal of a Russian comment only

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  IAF To Induct Latest Russian Armed Helicopters

  India | February 16, 2012 20:11 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 16: India will induct its latest Mi-17 V5 armed helicopters from Russia that will greatly enhance its capabilities to carry troops and cargo at higher altitudes.Defence Minister A K Antony will hand

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  In Search Of 'Alien' Life, Russian Scientists Out Of Contact Since Last 6 Days In Antarctica

  World | February 05, 2012 9:54 IST

  London, Feb 5: The scientific community is holding its breath for a team of Russian scientists that has been out of contact with colleagues in the U.S for six days, as they drill into a

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  Russia's Aryasova Stripped Of Tokyo Marathon Title

  Other Sports | January 26, 2012 18:24 IST

  Tokyo, Jan 26: Russian runner Tatiana Aryasova has been stripped of her 2011 Tokyo Marathon title after testing positive for a banned substance.Aryasova tested positive for hydroxyethyl starch (HES) in a urine sample taken after

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  Russian Submarine Fire Contained; Authorities Order Probe

  World | December 30, 2011 21:20 IST

  Moscow, Dec 30: A massive fire that engulfed a docked Russian nuclear submarine in the northern Murmansk region and left nine people ill with toxic fumes was put out today, with authorities saying that there

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  Soyuz Carrying Russian, American And Dutch Astronauts Blasts Off

  World | December 21, 2011 20:39 IST

  Moscow, Dec 21: A Soyuz spacecraft carrying a Russian, an American and a Dutchman to the International Space Station blasted off flawlessly from Russia's launch facility in Kazakhstan on Wednesday.Mission commander Oleg Kononenko and his

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  Prokhorov, Russian Tycoon, To Run Against Vladimir Putin

  World | December 12, 2011 22:31 IST

  Moscow, Dec 12: Russian metals tycoon and US basketball team owner Mikhail Prokhorov said Monday he intended to challenge Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in next year's presidential elections. "I have made the most serious decision

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  India To Get Aircraft Carrier INS Vikramaditya By Dec 2012

  India | October 05, 2011 15:23 IST

  Moscow, Oct 5: India will get delivery of its much-awaited aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya from Russia by December next year, Defence Minister A K Antony has said, amid reports that Moscow will hand over the

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  Indian, Russian Defence Ministers To Hold Crucial Talks

  India | October 04, 2011 16:21 IST

  Moscow, Oct 4: India and Russia are set to hold crucial negotiations for speeding up deliveries of key weapons systems, including transfer of Nerpa class nuclear submarine on lease, and finalise the agenda for the

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  Russian Jury Acquits 2 Crew Of India-Bound Nuclear Submarine

  India | September 30, 2011 21:51 IST

  Moscow, Sept 30: A Russian jury today acquitted the captain and a sailor of an India-bound Nerpa nuclear submarine, who were being tried for the death of 20 people by toxic gas in 2008 after

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  Ice Hockey Players Among 44 Killed In Russian Air Crash

  World | September 07, 2011 21:58 IST

  Moscow, Sep 7: At least 44 people, including an entire ice hockey team, were killed when a jet carrying them for a match crashed and burst into flames immediately after taking off from an airport

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  Russian Three-Man Crew Leaves For ISS

  World | June 08, 2011 15:05 IST

  Baikonur, Jun 8 : A Russian spacecraft blasted off from southern Kazakhstan in the early darkness of Wednesday morning to take a three-man crew to the International Space Station.Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, NASA's Michael Fossum,

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  Mock Russian Mars Mission Ready For Landing On Red Planet

  World | February 14, 2011 19:25 IST

  Moscow, Feb 14: After 257 days in a locked steel capsule, an international crew of six researchers on a mock trip to Mars prepared Monday to simulate landing on the Red Planet.The crew of three

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  Russian Accused Of Mass Spamming Charged In US

  World | December 03, 2010 12:44 IST

  Milwaukee, Dec 3 :  A 23-year-old Russian man accused of running a network responsible for sending a large percentage of the world's spam e-mails will appear in a Wisconsin courtroom to hear charges against him.Oleg

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  Maria Sharapova Set To Tie The Knot

  Tennis | October 22, 2010 15:50 IST

  Washington: Los Angeles  Laker Sasha Vujacic has apparently proposed marriage to Russian tennis hottie Maria Sharapova with a massive engagement rock. The pair was first spotted holding hands about a year ago. According to sources,