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A green humanoid figure about two feet high stepped on to the ladder and descended to the ground

02 Apr 2023 12:10 AM

SCO summit will see the presence of three major leaders — Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (PTI file image)

KC Singh | Balancing Russia, China & US gets more challenging

The other nations in the queue as SCO dialogue partners are Azerbaijan, Armenia, Cambodia, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Turkey.

13 Sep 2022 1:29 AM

AA Edit | A murder to spur Ukraine war

It’s not often that Putin’s allies and mentors are the targets of car bomb attacks in a state known to use tactics like poisoning

23 Aug 2022 12:25 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with USA President Joe Biden and Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, at G-7 Summit, in Germany. (PTI Photo)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Nato, Ukraine, Russia: Why India should go its own way

India has no option but to join the West in ganging up on both China and Russia, and that this alone shapes Indian foreign policy

04 Jul 2022 11:37 PM

A protester holds a sign reading "Violence remains violence despite the mask!" during a demonstration on the contested elections in Belarus in Berlin. (AFP)

Belarus leader says Putin offers help as pressure builds

Russia is Belarus's closest ally and the countries have formed a "union state" linking their economies and militaries

16 Aug 2020 11:28 AM

A medical worker wearing protective gear helps a woman, suspected of having the coronavirus infection, to get out from an ambulance at a hospital in Kommunarka, outside Moscow. (AP)

Russia reports record spike in one day, now eighth in the world in virus cases

Coronavirus cases in the country surged past 100,000 with 7,099 new cases on Thursday

30 Apr 2020 3:19 PM

Observing that for most of the time it was the G-8 which included Russia, Trump said his predecessor Barack Obama didn't want Russia in because he got outsmarted by Putin. (Photo: File)

Trump wants Russia to rejoin G7, says Obama was outsmarted by Putin

During the previous Obama Administration, Russia was kicked out of the group which was originally G-8 countries.

21 Aug 2019 1:51 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin asked Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Thursday for help in improving relations between the European Union and Russia and stop sanctions on Moscow. (Photo: AP)

Putin asks Italy to help restoring ties with EU, meets Pope

During an hour meeting, the two addressed 'various questions of relevance to the life of the Catholic Church in Russia,' the Vatican said.

05 Jul 2019 10:22 AM

According to archived images of the account, it was created in November 2012, had about 1 million followers.

Twitter suspends account it says impersonated Russia's Putin

Twitter spokesman Ian Plunkett said in an email that the suspended account was not affiliated with Putin.

29 Nov 2018 8:16 AM

The comments were made during Putin’s meeting with the security council organized for the World Cup on July 15 evening, soon after the tournament ended. (Photo: Pixabay)

Russia says it prevented 25 million cyber attacks, other acts during World Cup

Russia prevented nearly 25M cyber attacks and other criminal acts against its information infrastructure.

16 Jul 2018 12:37 PM

Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking at a cybersecurity conference in Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 6, 2018. Putin said it’s important to develop common cybersecurity standards that take into account interests of all nations. (Sergei Chirikov/Pool Photo via AP)

Putin urges closer international cybersecurity cooperation

Putin says it’s important to develop common cybersecurity standards that take into account the interests of all nations.

08 Jul 2018 12:00 PM

An image accusing US of helping ISIS was taken from 'AC-130 Gunship Simulator: Special Ops Squadron'. (Photo: AFP)

Russia posts image taken from videogame as ‘proof’ that US helps ISIS

The ministry's official account said the black-and-white images were taken on November 9 near the Syria-Iraq border.

15 Nov 2017 11:47 AM

Elena Berkova, from Murmansk, in northwest Russia, who also stood for mayor of Sochi, poster a video on Instagram, talking about her plans. (Photo: facebook/ Elena Berkova)

Russian porn star to stand against Putin in upcoming elections

The woman vows to bring in the death penalty for sexual harassment in the wake of Weinstein scandal.

03 Nov 2017 1:13 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: File)

Russia made no offer to defuse tension between India, Pakistan: MEA

India's reaction came after Pak welcomed Russian Prez Putin's reported offer to ease the ongoing tensions between Islamabad and New Delhi.

15 Jun 2017 9:08 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with Prime Minister Narendra Modi prior their talks at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Photo: AP)

Modi, Putin hold talks on wide-ranging issues, ways to boost energy and trade ties

You are a leader whose family has given sacrifices. Your brother was martyred, Modi told Putin.

01 Jun 2017 6:36 PM

The Indo-US Strategic partnership was elevated in 2014-15 mainly due to “a meeting of minds of Obama and Modi, on global and regional issues of common concerns”

A holistic view of India’s security

The chapter on internal security situation analyses the relevant factors for sustenance of various outfits.

13 Jan 2017 1:49 AM

A robust Russia-Japan partnership can be a powerful counterweight to China in the Asia-Pacific.

2016 Fear vs Hope: Putin could be Trump’s trump card for 2017

A strategic alignment of Russian and American foreign policy will bring solutions to problems that have been haunting world politics.

01 Jan 2017 12:14 AM

UN not living up to potential, says Donald Trump

“If it lives up to the potential, it’s a great thing. If it doesn’t, it’s a waste of time and money,” Mr Trump said.

30 Dec 2016 2:22 AM

Vladimir Putin with Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif. (Photo: AP)

Russia dismisses report of 'secret talks' with Pak on CPEC

The Foreign Ministry also said that the possibility of Russia joining this (CPEC) initiative is not being discussed with Islamabad.

29 Nov 2016 6:42 PM

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