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Rupert Murdoch, 92, to wed 62-yr-old scientist, his 5th marriage

Media Mogul Rupert Murdoch has got engaged to a retired molecular biologist, Elena Zhukova. IMAGE: Media Mogul Rupert Murdoch. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters The 92-year-old is set to marry......

Why are politicians uncomfortable with military men?

'Why can't a person who has supervised military intelligence head RA&W?''Why can't one who has overseen national security planning become our NSA or chair the National Security Advisory Board?'......

Russia terms PM's weekend visit as 'official'

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is arriving in Moscow on November 11 on a two-day 'official' visit for the regular annual summit with the Russian President Vladimir Putin to further advance bilateral......

India-Russia defence ties set to get stronger

Defence Minister A K Antony will arrive in Moscow on Tuesday, leading a high-powered military delegation, for the seventh meeting of the Indo-Russian Inter-Governmental Commission on......

Russia is special, says Pranab in Moscow

Russia enjoys a very unique place in India's foreign relations with their strategic partnership covering the entire spectrum of the bilateral cooperation, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee......

'Want $10-bn trade with Russia? Look beyond Moscow

Indian business needs to reach beyond Moscow to scores of regions in the Russian Federation if the $10-billionbilateral trade target is to be achieved by 2010, a newly formed Russia-focused chamber......

VTB, 1st Russian bank to open branch in India

VTB Bank on Tuesday became the first Russian Bank to open its full service branch in the country to service corporate clients. "The branch will mostly serve corporate clients and is designed to......

Rosneft offers OVL stake in 11 projects

Russia's state-owned oil major Rosneft has offered India's ONGC Videsh Ltd stake in 11 oil and gas projects in Russia including Yuganskneftegaz, former Yukos core asset, Union Petroleum and Natural......

Russia seeks mkt economy status

Russia on Friday sought increased Indian investment in various sectors including energy and information technology and made a strong case for its recognition as a market economy."We have asked the......

Russia plans huge investments in India

With swelling currency reserves of $110 billion, Russia is keen to invest heavily in India's economic infrastructure and several agreements are expected to be signed during President Vladimir......

IOC lifts doping ban on Russia, reinstates membership

The head of Russia's Olympic Committee said on Wednesday that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had reinstated his organisation's membership after suspending it over doping allegations.......

Russia banned from 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

IOC finds evidence of “unprecedented systematic manipulation” of the anti-doping system. To protect “innocent athletes” the door has been left open for Russians to compete......

Russian Olympic chief Zhukov to resign

Russian Olympic chief Alexander Zhukov intends to step down as head of the national Olympic Committee to focus on parliamentary work, Russian news agencies reported on Wednesday. "There is an......

Russia under siege: 'We don't react ... We're not guilty of anything'

IMAGE: Russian water polo players look on. Photograph: Laszlo Balogh/Reuters. Weakened and bruised by sport's biggest doping scandal in decades, Russia is under siege at the Rio Games. The......

Russia says 271-strong team will be cleanest

IMAGE: Russia's synchronised swimming Olympic team members attend a farewell ceremony before the national team's departure to Rio de Janeiro. Photograph: Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters. Russia will be......

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