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133 dead in Russia terror attack; 4 gunmen among 11 arrested

At least 133 people were killed after a group of armed men in combat fatigues stormed into a concert hall in Moscow and unleashed gunfire and detonated explosives among the crowd on Friday (local......

Amid mutiny, Putin vows to punish 'those on path of treason'

Russia's President Vladimir Putin in a televised address to the nation on Saturday, said that the 'armed mutiny' by the Wagner Group is a 'stab in the back' and vowed to punish those who were on......

Return to positions: Russia to advancing rebels

Russian Ministry of Defence on Saturday urged Wagner forces to 'safely return to their points of permanent deployment', CNN reported. IMAGE: A man speaks with fighters of Wagner private mercenary......

Vladimir Putin, 70

Vladimir Putin, who has ruled Russia since 2000, is 70 today, October 7. Glimpses from the life of Russia's current tsar: IMAGE: Putin and his then wife Lyudmila at the Taj Mahal, October......

US wanted China to intervene against India in 1971 War

On December 10, Kissinger began to encourage the Chinese to take action against India: 'If the People's Republic were to consider the situation on the Indian subcontinent a threat to security, and......

Facebook revamps its news feed

Popular social networking site Facebook has unveiled a new version of its homepage known as news feed, redesigning the flow of status updates, photos and advertisements. The revamped News Feed will......

Russian cell phone users get free Facebook access

Facebook has launched a joint project with Russian mobile operators on free access to its website via cell phones, an official of the social networking company said. The Facebook Zero project was......

India ready to invest in Russia's pharma sector

India Inc is ready to invest in Russia's pharmaceutical sector and the two governments are working on a joint document to this effect, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has said. "They......

Putin inaugurates eastern oil pipeline

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin inaugurated the East-Siberia-Pacific Ocean oil pipeline on Monday. The pipeline will enable Moscow to enter markets in Asia- Pacific region and reduce......

An ATM virus that steals money!

Russia's leading computer security labs have warned of a new software virus which infects Automatic Teller Machines (ATM) to steal money from bank accounts of their users. Two leading anti-virus......

James Cameron's 'underwater' birthday!

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here! Academy-award-winning director James Cameron, famous for his blockbuster films like Avatar and Titanic on Monday......

Belarus delegate banned for carrying Russian flag at Paralympics opening

IMAGE: The Russian flag is held up as athletes from Belarus take part in the opening ceremony of the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. Photograph: Sergio Moraes/Reuters A member of the Belarus......

Belarus delegate carries Russian flag during Rio opening ceremony

IMAGE: Athletes from Belarus take part in the opening ceremony. Photograph: Sergio Moraes/Reuters. The Belarus team carried Russia's flag as well as their own at the Paralympic Games opening......

Putin says Russia to probe doping allegations

IMAGE: Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting at the Bocharov Ruchei state residence in Sochi on Wednesday. Photograph: Aleksey Druzhinin/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Reuters President Vladimir......

Russia faces ban from athletics for widespread doping offences

The scandal revolves around accusations that money was demanded from top athletes to 'bury' medical tests showing drug use The international police body Interpol said it would coordinate a global......

Russian skier Komissarova 'seriously hurt' in training crash at Sochi Games

Russian skicross racer Maria Komissarova has been seriously hurt in training with doctors making an immediate decision to operate, the Russian Freestyle Federation said on Saturday.Komissarova......

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