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Meteor hits Earth outside Chelyabinsk city in Russia

A meteor which was about 17 metres across and weighed 10,000 tons impacted Earth nearly 30 to 50 km above the ground near Russian city Chelyabinsk. The meteor...

February 20, 2013

Russia starts its largest naval exercise in post-Soviet era

The Russian Navy has kicked off a 9-day exercise in the high Mediterranean and Black seas off the shores of Syria. It is the largest naval maneuvers since...

January 24, 2013

BRICS identify areas of tax policy and administration for mutual cooperation

The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) substantiated their commitment to encourage closer coordination and identified seven areas of tax policy and administration for broadening mutual...

January 22, 2013

Russia puts condition to supports Geneva plan

Moving a step closer towards seeking solution of Syria crisis, Russia and Lakhdar Brahimi (the U.N. and Arab League envoy on Syria) supported the Geneva plan. But Russia...

January 3, 2013

K-15 missile ready to be integrated with Arihant

The underwater missile K-15 (K-15 Sagarika missile) developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was successfully launched off the Visakhapatnam coast. After one more flight, the two-stage...

January 1, 2013

Sistema continues ties with India by signing new deals

Russian business major, Sistema, has decided to continue trade ties with India as its subsidiary Glonass signed new pacts in the field of satellite navigation. Sistema has already...

January 1, 2013

India signs military deal with Russia

Vladimir Putin visits to India $2 billion investment fund Finalised 10 agreements Two military contracts, worth about Rs. 20,000 crore Some issues of disagreement also there To take...

December 28, 2012

The only Hindu temple in Russia on the verge of demolition

The only Hindu temple in Russia- the Iskcon Krishna temple in Moscow is facing the threat of demolition by the Russian authorities. Why is it being demolished? As...

December 28, 2012

Kudankulam plant gets clearance for second heat-up

The first unit of 2,000-MW Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu was given clearance by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board for the second heat-up. It is expected...

December 12, 2012

Kudankulam plant gets clearance for second heat-up

The first unit of 2,000-MW Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu was given clearance by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board for the second heat-up. It is expected...

December 12, 2012

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