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Russia successfully launches Glonass-M satellite using Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket

Russia has successfully launched Glonass-M positioning satellite on board of Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from the Plesetsk space centre in Mirny, Arkhangelsk Oblast. The satellite is part of GLONASS...

June 18, 2018

Pakistan named among top 3 sources for money laundering in UK

United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) in its report has listed Pakistan among top three sources for money laundering in the country. The other two countries are Nigeria...

May 22, 2018

Russia launches world’s first floating nuclear power station

Russia has launched the world’s first floating nuclear power station ” Akademik Lomonosov ” at a ceremony in the port of the far northern city of Murmansk, where...

May 21, 2018

Nirmala Sitharaman to lead Indian delegation in 7th Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS – 2018)

The 7th Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS – 2018) will be held in Moscow, Russia from April 4. The 2-day conference will be focused on the defeat...

April 3, 2018

Russia Conducts Another Test for ICBM Sarmat Missile

Russia has successfully test fired its latest nuclear Inter Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) RS-28 Sarmat. This missile can carry an array of warheads capable of dodging missile defenses. The...

March 31, 2018

Kinzhal missile: Russia successfully launches hypersonic missile

Russia successfully launched high-precision aeroballistic Kinzhal hypersonic missile from a MiG-31 supersonic interceptor jet. During the test, the missile launch was normal and it hit preset target on...

March 12, 2018

India, Russia, Bangladesh sign pact for Rooppur atomic plant

India, Bangladesh and Russia have signed tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation in construction of Rooppur nuclear power plant near Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is first initiative under...

March 3, 2018

Moscow declaration adopted for co-ordinated action on TB, end of HIV co-infection deaths

Health ministers, NGOs, and private sector representatives from 120 countries have adopted Moscow Declaration on the sidelines of the first WHO Global Ministerial Conference. The declaration calls for...

November 18, 2017

Which is the World’s largest Open Pit Diamond mine?

The Mir Diamond Mine which was discovered in 1957 is the World’s largest Open pit mine. It is present in Eastern Siberia of Russia. It is the second...

October 30, 2017

Sibir: World’s biggest and most powerful nuclear icebreaker ship launched by Russia

Russia launched Sibir (Siberia), the world’s largest nuclear-powered icebreaker ship built under Project 22220 into the water at the Baltic Shipyard in St Petersburg. Sibir is second of...

October 4, 2017

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