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Tourism body urges Goa government to allow chartered flights from 'safe' places
PTI
UPDATED ON MAR 03, 2021 07:46 PM IST
While suspension of international commercial passenger flight services have been extended till March 31, tourism body in Goa suggests government to form travel bubbles with Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, other CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) countries, the UK, Poland and Finland
Moscow accuses US of 'anti-Russian lunge' after imposition of new sanctions
Reuters, Moscow
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 12:33 PM IST
The United States on Tuesday, in President Joe Biden's most direct challenge yet to the Kremlin, imposed sanctions to punish Russia for what it described as Moscow's attempt to poison opposition politician Alexei Navalny with a nerve agent last year.
US announces sanctions on Russian officials, businesses for Navalny's poisoning
Posted by Kunal Gaurav | Bloomberg
PUBLISHED ON MAR 02, 2021 07:42 PM IST
- The sanctions are the first ordered by President Joe Biden against Russia and will help set the tone for his relations with Putin.
US poised to sanction Russia over its treatment of Kremlin critic Navalny
Posted by Kunal Gaurav | Bloomberg
PUBLISHED ON MAR 02, 2021 03:36 PM IST
The measures, if carried out, would be the first ordered by President Joe Biden against Russia and would set the tone for relations with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
Experts urge independent probe into Kremlin critic Navalny's poisoning
AP
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 08:41 PM IST
Navalny, the most prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, fell sick on Aug. 20 during a domestic flight in Russia and was flown while still in a coma to Berlin for treatment two days later.
Russia launches space satellite Arktika-M to monitor climate in Arctic
Posted by Kunal Gaurav | Reuters
UPDATED ON FEB 28, 2021 05:44 PM IST
The Arctic has warmed more than twice as fast as the global average over the last three decades and Moscow is seeking to develop the energy-rich region.
Russian helicopter crash-lands in Syria, 1 crew member killed, several wounded
Posted by Prashasti Singh | AP, Beirut
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 04:22 PM IST
The Russian Defense Ministry said a Russian Mi-35 helicopter made an emergency landing for technical reasons while patrolling Hassakeh province.
Russian scientists say Sputnik V performs well against Covid mutations
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON FEB 27, 2021 07:31 PM IST
Last month President Vladimir Putin ordered a review by March 15 of Russian-produced vaccines for their effectiveness against new variants spreading in different parts of the world.
Kremlin says closely monitoring Syria situation after US air strikes
Reuters, Moscow
PUBLISHED ON FEB 26, 2021 04:04 PM IST
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conference call that he could not say whether the United States had notified Russia of its plans in advance
Russian diplomats leave North Korea on hand-pushed rail trolley
Posted by Kunal Gaurav | AP, Moscow
PUBLISHED ON FEB 26, 2021 03:20 PM IST
- North Korea has claimed to be coronavirus-free, but has sealed its borders and halted passenger traffic with other countries.
Boeing 777 makes emergency landing in Moscow after engine sensor problem
Posted by Kunal Gaurav | Reuters, Moscow
PUBLISHED ON FEB 26, 2021 02:54 PM IST
Rossiya Airlines, a unit of Russian state carrier Aeroflot, said the crew requested the landing at the airline's base airport in Moscow.
Russia jails man for eight years for handing over secrets to China: TASS
Reuters, Moscow
PUBLISHED ON FEB 25, 2021 03:10 PM IST
Vladimir Vasilyev, 52, was arrested in Russia's eastern Siberian Zabaykalsky region that borders Mongolia and China in August 2019. He pleaded guilty to the charge of treason, TASS said.
Tech firms say there's little doubt Russia behind major hack
AP, Washington
PUBLISHED ON FEB 24, 2021 06:35 AM IST
Forensic investigators have estimated that at least 1,000 highly skilled engineers would have been required to develop the code that hijacked widely used network software from Texas-based SolarWinds.
Biden administration prepares to impose sanctions on Russia over Navalny stir
ANI, Washington
PUBLISHED ON FEB 24, 2021 05:33 AM IST
The form the Navalny sanctions will take is being firmed up and they will likely be rolled out in coordination with the European Union.
EU prepares sanctions on four Russians over Navalny, diplomats say
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON FEB 22, 2021 08:44 PM IST
Despite calls by Navalny's closest aides for the EU to target members of Russia's business elite close to Putin, EU governments have argued in favour of targeting senior officials because such sanctions can better withstand legal challenges.
Russia says detected first case of H5N8 avian flu in humans
By hindustantimes.com | AFP
UPDATED ON FEB 20, 2021 08:05 PM IST
- "Information about the world's first case of transmission of the avian flu (H5N8) to humans has already been sent to the World Health Organization," the head of Russia's health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, said in televised remarks.
Kremlin critic Navalny back in court for jail appeal, possible fine
Reuters, Moscow
PUBLISHED ON FEB 20, 2021 01:50 PM IST
Navalny, President Vladimir Putin's most prominent critic, was jailed earlier this month for parole violations he said were trumped up.
US sanctions over pipeline from Russia deemed lacking by GOP
PTI, Washington
UPDATED ON FEB 20, 2021 10:12 AM IST
US officials have long said they fear Russia will use the pipeline as a political tool against its neighbours.
Russian flights to Egyptian resorts to resume after five years
Reuters, Cairo
UPDATED ON FEB 19, 2021 10:48 AM IST
Direct flights from Russia to the Egyptian Red Sea resorts of Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada will resume in March after more than five years.
Oil rally may be just what Putin needs to keep Russians happy
Bloomberg
PUBLISHED ON FEB 19, 2021 10:07 AM IST
Amid growing tensions with the West and fears of new sanctions, Putin has been reluctant to spend heavily in recent years, even during the pandemic.
Russia's arms manufacturer Kalashnikov eyes production in India
Posted by Kunal Gaurav | Reuters, Moscow
PUBLISHED ON FEB 18, 2021 06:47 PM IST
Kalashnikov has been seeking new business and markets after being hit by US and EU sanctions over Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014.
Shringla urges interaction among strategic affairs analysts of India, Russia
PTI
PUBLISHED ON FEB 18, 2021 03:47 PM IST
Shringla arrived in Moscow on Tuesday on his first foreign trip this year and called on Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and held wide ranging talks with Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov on Wednesday.
Russian court weighs jail term for anti-Kremlin activist under 'undesirable' law
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON FEB 18, 2021 02:03 PM IST
Shevchenko, 41, a mother of two in southern Russia's Rostov-on-Don, was put under house arrest in early 2019 in what her supporters say is a politically motivated case to stop her activism and punish her for showing dissent publicly.
Russian scientists probe prehistoric viruses dug from permafrost
AFP
PUBLISHED ON FEB 17, 2021 11:20 PM IST
Researchers said they would probe too the remains of mammoths, elk, dogs, partridges, rodents, hares and other prehistoric animals.
India, Russia hold talks, agree to work closely on UNSC issues
ANI, Moscow
PUBLISHED ON FEB 17, 2021 11:08 AM IST
Prakash Gupta, Joint Secretary (UNP and Summits) led the Indian delegation along with officials from the Embassy of India in Moscow.
Foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla to visit Russia from Wednesday
PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 15, 2021 06:33 PM IST
The Ministry of External Affairs said this year's first visit abroad by the foreign secretary to Moscow signifies the importance India attaches to its close and friendly relations with Russia.
Russia registers 35 ceasefire violations in Syria in 24 hours
ANI
PUBLISHED ON FEB 15, 2021 05:20 PM IST
The ministry added that the Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides and Refugee Migration Monitoring in Syria carried out the humanitarian action in the last 24 hours, delivering 1,125 food kits to the residents of the provinces of Aleppo, Quneitra and Al-Hasakah.
Russians set for candle-lit Valentine's Day protests after Navalny jailing
Reuters, Moscow
PUBLISHED ON FEB 14, 2021 10:13 AM IST
Navalny's allies have declared a moratorium on street rallies until the spring after police detained thousands of people at protests in the past few weeks.
'Snow apocalypse' blankets frozen Moscow
Reuters, Moscow
PUBLISHED ON FEB 13, 2021 07:38 PM IST
There have been multiple flight delays at the airports in Moscow, a city of more than 12 million people.
Russia ready for split with EU if sanctions over Navalny arrest imposed
AP, Moscow
UPDATED ON FEB 12, 2021 06:48 PM IST
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in televised remarks that Russia doesn't want to be isolated but must increase its self-sufficiency to face potential EU sanctions.