3 astronauts set to return on Earth aboard Russian spacecraft
Washington, June 24 (IANS) Three Expedition 59 crew — NASA astronaut Anne McClain, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos, and Flight Engineer David Saint-Jacques of …
Modi in Bishkek : To meet Chinese, Russian Presidents
Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), June 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on a two-day visit during which he will attend the summit of eight-nation Shanghai …
Elon Musk not needed to help Russian space agency
Moscow, June 9 (IANS) Dmitry Rogozin, the Head of Russian space agency Roscosmos said he would not hire SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to get help …
Russian, US warships ‘almost collide’ in East China Sea
Moscow, June 7 (IANS) A Russian and a US warship came close to a collision in the East China Sea on Friday, with both sides …
UN Russian Language Day marked in Delhi
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) The UN Russian Language Day, celebrated on the birth anniversary of Russian poet Alexander Pushkin, was marked with cultural performances …
Blasts at Russian munitions factory injure 19
Moscow, June 1 (IANS) At least 19 people have been injured in blasts at a factory that manufactures explosives in western Russia, emergency services said …
Maharashtra youth held for assaulting Russian woman in Goa
Panaji, May 26 (IANS) Goa Police on Sunday arrested a teenager from Solapur district in Maharashtra for allegedly stalking and assaulting a Russian woman tourist …
UK vows to retaliate against Russian hacking
London, May 24 (IANS) British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Jeremy Hunt has pledged to retaliate against alleged Russian cyber attacks with as much …
Police probing assault on Russian woman tourist
Panaji, May 22 (IANS) Police in Goa on Wednesday started a probe into the assault on a Russian woman tourist by an unknown motorcycle-borne person …
US intercepts Russian bombers, fighter jets off Alaska
Washington, May 22 (IANS) US F-22 stealth jets intercepted four Russian bombers and two Su-35 fighter jets off the coast of Alaska, according to a …
Facebook removes 118 fake Russian accounts
San Francisco, May 7 (IANS) Facebook has removed 118 accounts, Pages and Groups involved in coordinated inauthentic behaviour on its platform, as well as on …
41 killed as Russian plane crash lands in Moscow (2nd Lead)
Moscow, May 6 (IANS) At least 41 people, including two children, on board a Russian Aeroflot plane were killed after it burst into flames while …
41 killed in Russian passenger plane fire
Moscow, May 6 (IANS) At least 41 people were killed after a Russian plane made an emergency landing and burst into flames at Sheremetyevo airport …
Burning Russian plane makes emergency landing; 13 dead
Moscow, May 6 (IANS) At least 13 people were killed after a fire broke out aboard an Aeroflot flight in Russia on Sunday, the media …
Trump calls Putin, talks of ‘Russian Hoax’
Washington, May 4 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin in an hour-long call, covering issues including the …
Russian-origin destroyer INS Ranjit to be decommissioned
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) INS Ranjit, Indian Navy’s frontline missile destroyer of Russian origin, will be decommissioned on Monday after 36 years of service. …
Putin signs Russian internet bill into law
Moscow, May 2 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed into law a bill on providing stable operation of a Russian national internet system …
FBI warns of Russian interference in 2020 race
Washington, April 27 (IANS) The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a fresh warning over Russian interference in the 2020 presidential election, calling it …
Russian hackers targeting European embassies: Report
San Francisco, April 23 (IANS) Russian cyber attackers recently targeted a number of embassies in Europe by employing a weaponised version of TeamViewer — a …
286% surge in Russian Twitter bots on Mueller report
Washington, April 20 (IANS) There was a massive surge in Russian-linked Twitter bots and trolls on the micro-blogging platform after the release of US Special …
Prosecutors want accused Russian spy to serve 18 months
Washington, April 20 (IANS) American prosecutors want Russian citizen Maria Butina, who pleaded has guilty to an espionage charge, to serve 18 months in prison, …
Russian couple arrested in Goa for growing cannabis
Panaji, April 11 (IANS) A Russian couple was arrested by Goa Crime Branch sleuths on Thursday for growing cannabis plants and processing ganja at their …
Russian ships in Manila amid Philippines, US drills
Manila, April 8 (IANS) Two Russian destroyers and a tanker docked here on Monday amid the annual Balikatan joint exercises between the Philippines and US …
Pence warns Turkey over buying Russian missile system
Washington, April 4 (IANS) US Vice President Mike Pence warned Turkey against going ahead with its planned purchase of the Russian-made S-400 missile system, hours …
Russian hoax is finally dead: Trump tells rally
Washington, March 29 (IANS) US President Donald Trump told supporters at a rally that he had vanquished a corrupt group of Democrats, the news media …
US to offer India alternative to Russian S-400 missile defence system
New York, March 28 (IANS) The US is working with India to offer an alternative to the Russian S-400 Triumf missile defence system, according to …
Trump tells Russian troops to leave Venezuela
Washington, March 28 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said that Russia should pull back its presence in Venezuela, a day after Russia defended its position …
Russian military lands in Venezuela
Caracas, March 25 (IANS) Russian military personnel landed on Sunday in Venezuela, capturing the attention of the political scene in the Latin American nation on …
Russian hackers trying to disrupt EU polls: Report
San Francisco, March 22 (IANS) Russian hackers are targeting European government systems ahead of the EU parliament election in May, according to cybersecurity company FireEye. …
Russian defence minister meets Syrian president
Moscow, March 20 (IANS) Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday visited Syria on the instruction of President Vladimir Putin and held talks with Syrian …
US envoy to discuss Venezuela with Russian officials
Washington, March 17 (IANS) The US envoy for Venezuela will meet Russian officials on Venezuelan crisis, said the US State Department has said. Elliott Abrams, …
US imposes sanctions on Russian bank over Venezuela links
Washington, March 12 (IANS) In a fresh move to drain off financial support for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government, the US imposed sanctions on a …
US spy plane intercepted near Russian airspace
Moscow, March 7 (IANS) A US reconnaissance aircraft was intercepted approaching the Russian airspace over the Baltic Sea, the Defence Ministry said here on Thursday. …
Amethi Kalashnikov plant a symbol of Indo-Russian friendship: Putin
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), March 3 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said the Kalashnikov rifles manufacturing unit launched here by Prime Minister Narendra Modi …
Russian Nobel laureate Zhores Alferov dead
Moscow, March 2 (IANS) Russian scientist Zhores I. Alferov who won the 2000 Nobel Prize in physics for his work in semi-conductor and laser technologies …
UN Security Council rejects US, Russian resolutions on Venezuela
United Nations, March 1 (IANS) The UN Security Council has failed to adopt two competing draft resolutions on Venezuela, sponsored by the US and Russia …
UNSC rejects US, Russian resolutions on Venezuela
United Nations, March 1 (IANS) The UN Security Council on Thursday failed to adopt two competing draft resolutions on Venezuela, sponsored by the US and …
Indo-Russian lunar mission to boost AI industry: AI solutions firm
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) An Indo-Russian joint lunar mission is expected to give a major boost to the artificial intelligence (AI) industries in both …
Delhi to host Russian cultural festival
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The Delhi government on Friday announced that it will hold a three-day festival ‘Moscow Days’ in the national capital later …
Mueller report over Russian interference expected within weeks
Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) Special Counsel Robert Mueller is expected to deliver a report in the coming weeks on results of his ongoing investigation into …
Russian hackers can infiltrate your system in 19 minutes: Report
San Francisco, Feb 20 (IANS) Russian-backed hackers take less than 19 minutes to move within a network that they have compromised, enabling them to achieve …