Russian fighter jets collide over Sea of Japan, pilots rescued
Moscow, Jan 18 (IANS) Two Russian Sukhoi Su-34 bombers accidentally collided over the Sea of Japan during a training exercise on Friday, with two pilots …
2 Russian figher jets collide over Sea of Japan
Moscow, Jan 18 (IANS) Two Russian Sukhoi Su-34 bombers accidentally collided over the Sea of Japan while performing training flights on Friday, the country’s Defence …
Russian needle of suspicion extraordinary malignancy against Trump (Comment)
Even by the standards of the malignancies that surround US President Donald Trump personally, the one reported by The New York Times on January 11 …
Gas explosion in Russian building kills 3
Moscow, Dec 31 (IANS) At least three people died and 79 others were missing after a gas explosion in an apartment building in southern Russia, …
Mueller collected ‘nude selfie’ in probe, says indicted Russian firm
Washington, Dec 29 (IANS) A lawyer for a Russian company accused of bankrolling efforts to disrupt the 2016 presidential campaign has said that special counsel …
Pakistan, Russian Foreign Ministers discuss Afghan peace
Moscow, Dec 26 (IANS) Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi met his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov here on Wednesday, on the final leg of his …
NASA to continue flying astronauts on Russian Soyuz: Report
Washington, Dec 26 (IANS) NASA is likely to continue flying its astronauts on the Russian Soyuz vehicle even after US commercial crew vehicles arrive, media …
Russian digital solutions provider plans $50 mn in India deals by 2021
Mumbai, Dec 24 (IANS) Russian digital solutions provider Zyfra plans to reach the target of $50 million in India-related deals by 2021, the company said …
Russian scientists to give AI systems human hearing
Moscow, Dec 20 (IANS) Russian scientists have come closer to creating a digital system to process speech in real-life sound environment, for example, when several …
Russia’s deputy PM steps down as Russian Football Union president
Moscow, Dec 19 (IANS) Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko has left his position as the president of the Russian Football Union, the organization confirmed …
Japan protests against Russian military installations on Kuril Islands
Tokyo, Dec 19 (IANS) Tokyo has lodged a complaint with Russia over the installation of military barracks on two islands in the Kuril archipelago that …
Accused Russian spy pleads guilty in US federal court
Washington, Dec 14 (IANS) Russian citizen Maria Butina pleaded guilty in a US federal court here on Thursday to an espionage charge that carries a …
Russian fighter jets in Venezuela raise tensions between Kremlin, US
Caracas, Dec 11 (IANS) Tensions between Kremlin and the US on Tuesday continued to rise as two Russian bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons landed …
Russian diamond miner Alrosa records over $2 bn sales linked to India
Moscow, Dec 11 (IANS) Russia’s Alrosa, the world’s largest diamond miner by volume, is bullish about India after registering sales of over $2 billion directly …
Accused Russian spy cooperating with US federal prosecutors
Washington, Dec 11 (IANS) An accused Russian spy who nuzzled up to US’ National Rifle Association before the 2016 election, has begun cooperating with American …
Russian ex-policeman gets second life term for 56 murders
Moscow, Dec 10 (IANS) A Russian court on Monday sentenced a former policeman, described as the country’s “most prolific mass murderer in modern time”, to …
Spacewalk: Russian cosmonauts to check hole in Soyuz docked to ISS
Washington, Dec 10 (IANS) Two Russian cosmonauts will go for a six-hour-long spacewalk on Tuesday to check a hole in the external hull of the …
Russian Navy ships arrive in India for maritime exercise
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Russian Federation Navy (RuFN) ships Varyag, Admiral Panteleyev and Boris Butoma on Sunday arrived at Visakhapatnam to participate in INDRA …
Ukraine bars Russian men aged 16-60 from entering country
Kiev, Nov 30 (IANS) Ukraine on Friday barred Russian men aged 16-60 from entering the country following the imposition of martial law amid fears in …
Trump cancels meeting with Putin, rebuffing Russian olive branch
Washington, Nov 30 (IANS) Despite Moscow’s olive branch for a summit, US President Donald Trump has said that considering the unsolved Russia-Ukraine confrontation, it would …
Indo-Russian joint military drill INDRA concludes
Jhansi, Nov 28 (IANS) The 10th edition of Indo-Russian joint military exercise INDRA culminated at Babina Military Station here on Wednesday after a joint tactical …
NATO chief says Russian decision to seize Ukrainian ships unjustified
Brussels, Nov 27 (IANS) NATO’s secretary-general on Monday said Russia had no justification to seize three Ukrainian vessels near the disputed Crimea territory and called …
Russian, Spanish climbers to summit K2, Nanga Parbat in Pakistan
Islamabad, Nov 26 (IANS) A group of Russian and Spanish climbers are slated to arrive in Pakistan to scale summit K2, the worlds second highest …
Russian ballet ‘Swan Lake’ adapted to fit an Indian ‘odyssey’
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Clad beautifully in a white Odissi saree, exponent Sharmila Mukherjees “Hansika” may resemble Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovskys ballerina of …
Russian military intelligence chief dead
Moscow, Nov 22 (IANS) General Igor Korobov, the head of Russian military intelligence agency GRU, has died at the age of 63, a Defence Ministry …
Indo-Russian military exercise starts
Lucknow, Nov 19 (IANS) The 10th Indo-Russian joint military exercises started in Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh on Monday. The 10-day drill includes company sized contingents …
Don’t blame Facebook alone for Russian trolls: Ex-security chief
San Francisco, Nov 18 (IANS) Without absolving Facebook’s “mistakes” in the way it handled Russian trolls ahead of the 2016 US presidential election, a former …
Facebook denies it knew of Russian activity as early as spring of 2016
San Francisco, Nov 15 (IANS) Facebook on Thursday denied The New York Times report that suggested that the social network was aware of a Russian …
Russian cosmonaut offers to share experience with Indian astronauts
Chennai, Nov 13 (IANS) A Russian cosmonaut has offered to share his country’s experience and best practices in the field of space exploration with Indian …
Indo-Russian military exercises from November 18
Lucknow, Nov 13 (IANS) India and Russia will hold joint military exercises in Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh from November 18, it was announced on Tuesday. …
US extends sanctions deadline for 3 Russian companies
Washington, Nov 10 (IANS) The US Department of Treasury on Friday announced that it has decided to delay the implementation of sanctions on three Russian …
Russian fighter jet intercepts US Navy plane
Washington, Nov 6 (IANS) A US Navy reconnaissance aircraft flying in international airspace over the Black Sea was intercepted by a Russian fighter jet in …
Russian fighter jet intercepts US aircraft over Black Sea
Moscow, Nov 6 (IANS) A Russian Su-27 fighter jet has intercepted a US Navy EP-3E Aries plane over the Black Sea near Russian airspace and …
Pakistani, Russian troops conclude joint military exercises
Islamabad, Nov 5 (IANS) Pakistani and Russian troops have concluded their two-week joint anti-terrorism military exercises, the military said on Monday. The exercise focused on …
Assad discusses formation of constitutional committee with Russian envoy
Damascus, Nov 5 (IANS) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has discussed the formation of the constitutional committee with the visiting Russian President’s Special Envoy on Syria, …
Teen bomber kills self at Russian intelligence agency’s office
Moscow, Oct 31 (IANS) A 17-year-old boy detonated a bomb at an office of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) in Arkhangelsk city on Wednesday, …
Manned space exploration to take two decades: Russian cosmonaut
Mumbai, Oct 25 (IANS) The eagerly-awaited manned travel for conducting scientific research in space will take at least another 15-20 years, Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko …
Installation of Russian S-400 systems to begin October 2019: Turkey
Ankara, Oct 25 (IANS) The installation of Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile systems in Turkey will begin in October 2019, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar has …
Russian Cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko to visit Mumbai
Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) Russian Cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko, among the spacemen who have spent one of the longest periods in space, will arrive here at …
US NSA meets Russian Security Council amid n-treaty tensions
Moscow, Oct 22 (IANS) US National Security Adviser John Bolton met Russia’s Security Council on Monday for the first round of talks to address the …
US charges Russian woman with interfering in midterm polls
Washington, Oct 20 (IANS) A Russian woman has been charged by the US government with trying to interfere in the 2018 midterm elections as part …