Under a bilateral nuclear energy roadmap, Russia is to build 12 new nuclear electricity units in India. It will also cooperate with that country in developing and manufacturing receivers for its GLONASS global navigation and positioning system. These are just some of agreements and contracts after a New Delhi visit by Vladimir Putin. Indi... →
The heads of space agencies involved in the ISS program - Russia, Canada, Europe, Japan and the US agreed at a meeting in Tokyo that there are no technical obstacles to extend the ISS operation till 2020, instead of the planned 2015. The ISS was first manned ten years ago. However, after the 2003 Columbia Disaster many people thought the... →
Despite skepticism on the part of foreign bookmakers, Russian autoracing enthusiasts are looking forward to a resounding success by this country's first driver in Formula One in a Grand Prix race in Bahrain on Sunday. His name is Vitali Petrov, his sponsorship logo is Lada, and his team is Renault, now a big shareholder in the AvtoVAZ... →
A drugstore, a cell phone shop and a cafe were damaged in a strong blast in the center of Novosibirsk. According to ITAR-TASS new agency, no casualties or injured were reported. →
2010 was officially declared the Year of Leo Tolstoy in Moscow, timed for the 100th anniversary of his death. This decision was made by the authorities of the Russian capital at the initiative of the Leo Tolstoy Institute of Languages and Cultures. It’s no coincidence that the staff of the Institute of Languages and Cultures has... →
Russia has advised the United States to mind human rights at home and eradicate xenophobia, illegal surveillance and child abuse on American territory. A Foreign Ministry statement about this follows a State Department report in which the Americans heap unfair accusations on Russia. It speaks about deliberate American bias on human rights... →
Under a contract in New Delhi on Friday, India is to start receiving 29 Russian-made MiG-29k jet fighters, beginning with 2012. These cutting-edge planes will be flying missions from a Russian-made carrier, to be sold to India in 2013. India is currently receiving a previously agreed consignment of 16 such jets. Six have already been... →
Russian emergency services say they are acting on directives from President Medvedev to send a mobile hospital to the earthquake zone in Chile. The airlift will be by two flights. Two earlier Russian flights brought rescuer equipment, mobile generators and tents. →
Seventy years ago today, the Soviet Union and Finland signed a peace treaty to end the Winter War of 1939-1940. This war had long remained a blank spot in Soviet history. The official version of the war was Finland's hostile policy towards Moscow. Actually, the relations between the Soviet Union and Finland were much more difficult. The WW... →
The Lower House of the Russian Parliament has approved the initial version of a Kremlin bill to ease pre-trial restrictions on suspected violators of federal laws that govern business. Pre-trial detention is to be largely replaced with bail or a travel ban. The measure follows pronouncements by President Dmitry Medvedev, when he met with... →
Russian officials have denied reports that a Finnish man in a child custody battle with his Russian ex-wife has applied for Russian citizenship. At the same time, they have told the press that Mr Veli-Pekka Rantala has received a visa to visit Russia. According to his solicitors, any actual citizenship bid is a thing of the future. The disputed... →
Two Russian strategic bombers have successfully carried out a patrol flight over the Arctic Ocean, the Interfax news agency reported Firday citing Lieutenant Colonel Vladimir Drik. The bombers were shadowed by four NATO' jet fighters, namely Norwegian F-16s and two British Tornados. The mission lasted for 11 hours. All flights by... →
The Russian government is ready to provide direct support to the Russian-Indian cooperation in the sphere of hi-technologies, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told an internet-conference in Delhi Friday. Giving an example of fruitful bilateral cooperation Putin said that India had taken part in the development of Russia's GLONASS system... →
Ufa is hosting a three-day Pink Panther jazz festival which turns 15 this year. It will feature the famous musical singer Gregory Porter and Russia’s Oleg Butman Trio. The program includes blues, soul and jazz-funk. American jazz singer Sharon Clark is the guest star of the festival. The event combines foreign and Russia’s jazzmen in... →
President Medvedev has instructed the authorities to provide all school students with free hot meals and upgrade the technological facilities in school canteens. The president made this announcement as he was visiting a school in Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria Republic in the North Caucasus, and he said these requirements should apply... →
The Natural History Museum of Yekaterinburg has displayed a stuffed crocodile, which died in 1995 after 59 years in the city’s zoo. Records suggest the croc first turned up in Yekaterinburg in 1913 with a visiting menagerie from St Petersburg. The reptile is an over 3-metre male named Kolya. He is on the list of top celebrities in his... →
