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Sonia Gandhi reaches St Petersburg

United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday reached St Petersburg by a special Russian Presidential aircraft to hold talks with President Vladimir Putin on bilateral......

Indian medical student killed in St Petersburg

A final year Indian medical student was stabbed to death at St Petersburg on Sunday night in a suspected case of racial attack.Nitish Kumar Singh, 27, a student of Mechnikov Medical Academy, was......

What remains of the October Revolution in St Petersburg

It's been 100 years since Lenin and the Bolsheviks overthrew the government, and its legacy remains visible even today in the buildings and monuments scattered throughout St Petersburg.T N Ninan......

PM arrives in St Petersburg for G-8 session

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday arrived in St Petersburg, Russia for the G-8 summit. Hewas received at the Pulkovo-I Airport by St Patersburg's Vice Governor Lobko Viktor Nikolaevich and......

INS Tamal armed with BrahMos joins Navy as last foreign-built frigate

Indian Navy's Russian-manufactured guided missile frigate INS Tamal that features an array of guns, surveillance systems and BrahMos supersonic missile was commissioned into the force at Russia's......

India, Russia Warm Arctic Ties With Ship Deal

One key development is the direct cargo connection between Chennai and Vladivostok, a crucial Russian port on the Northern Sea Route. IMAGE: A Russian ice-breaker ship. India and Russia are in......

Google to set shop in Russia; to hire 3000

Global Internet giant Google is eyeing Russia's new IT Park in St. Petersburg where it may set up operations employing as many as 3,000 workers. "We spoke with Google representatives ... and they......

Where is Karishma Holidaying?

Abhishek needs his coffee... Neena's lost in thought... Divyanka goes to church... Please click on the images for a look at the stars. IMAGE: Karishma Tanna goes on a holiday with......

Around The World With Taapsee Pannu

Happy birthday, Taapsee! Apart from delivering knock-out performances in her films, Taapsee Pannu is a globetrotter who loves to explore new places every now and then. As the actress celebrates her......

PIX: Swara Bhasker's super Russian holiday!

Swara Bhasker is on vacation in Russia with her journalist friends, Ektaa Malik and author Prashant Jha. After spending time in Moscow, she has moved on to Saint Petersburg. Check out the lovely......

St Petersburg Open: Bopanna-Shapovalov bow out

IMAGE: Rohan Bopanna and Denis Shapovalov lost to the due of Hugo Nysa-Andrey Golubev. Photograph: Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images for Sport Singapore The duo of Rohan Bopanna and Denis......

Ancic claims St Petersburg title

Third seed Mario Ancic beat holder Thomas Johansson 7-5, 7-6 in the St Petersburg Open final on Sunday to clinch his second title of the year.The Croat, making his debut in Russia's northern......

Bopanna-Mirnyi in St Petersburg final

India's Rohan Bopanna and Belarussian partner Max Mirnyi reached the doubles final of the St Petersburg Open defeating Mikhail Mertinak of Slovakia and Lovro Zovko of Croatia 7-5, 6-2 in St......

Bopanna-Mirnyi lose St Petersburg final

India's Rohan Bopanna and Belarussian partner Max Mirnyilost the doubles final of the St Petersburg Open in St Petersburg, Russia on Sunday. The unseeded Indo-Belarussian pair were beaten 6-3, 6-7......

Tursunov dumped at St Petersburg

Slovakia's Dominik Hrbaty thrashed Russian sixth seed Dmitry Tursunov 6-1, 6-1 in the first round of the St Petersburg Open on Monday. Tursunov, the only seeded player in action on the first day......