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Flydubai suspends flights to 2 Russian cities after Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash
Flydubai, a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based budget airline, has suspended flights from Dubai to two Russian cities—Sochi and Mineralnye Vody—starting December 28 to January 5, 2025, because of security concerns. The announcement…
- World
Putin to visit India in early 2025; dates yet to be finalised
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit India in early 2025 following an invitation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, confirmed Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov. The visit is being planned as…
- World
Ukraine alleges massive Russian missile and drone strike, Poland issues air alert
Kyiv: Ukrainian agencies and media on Monday alleged that the Russian forces have launched a major missile and drone assault in several regions of the country, including the capital, Kyiv, killing three…
- News
AP: Pawan meets Russian cosmonaut Korsakov, discusses space park
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan met Russian cosmonaut Sergey Korsakov and representatives of Space Kidz India on Sunday and discussed the possibility of establishing a space park in Andhra…
- India
Russian Embassy employee’s mobile phone snatched in Delhi
New Delhi: The mobile phone of a Russian Embassy employee was snatched by a man near the Red Fort in north Delhi’s Kashmere Gate area, police said on Tuesday. The incident took…
- World
Putin announces seamless transborder railway connection plans
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday unveiled plans to develop international transport corridors, including the establishment of a seamless railway network. “We aim to establish seamless railway communication from the Baltic…
- News
8 Indians serving in Russian armed forces died: Govt in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Eight Indians working in the Russian armed forces have died and 12 others already left the military, the government said in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. In reply to a…
- World
UNSC to meet on Russian attack on Ukraine children’s hospital
United Nations: Security Council is scheduled to take up on Tuesday Russia’s bombing of a children’s hospital in Ukraine that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned as “particularly shocking”. Ukraine’s largest children’s health…
- World
Construction of Hindu temple in Russia a positive development: Kumar
New Delhi: Abhay Kumar Singh, the only Indian-origin lawmaker in Russia, on Sunday said that the construction of a Hindu temple in Russia is a positive development and it will be immensely…
- World
Renowned MMA fighter Jeff Monson embraces Islam
A renowned American-born Russian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, boxer, and submission grappler, Jeffrey William Monson, recently announced his conversion to Islam. A video clip of Monson pronouncing Shahadah, a testament of…
- Business
US bans Russian company Kaspersky’s software over security concerns
Washington: The US will ban the sale of antivirus software made by Moscow-based cybersecurity company Kaspersky. The company’s operations in the US presented a national security risk “due to the Russian government’s…
- India
Jio takes down John Oliver’s ‘Last week tonight’ episode for being critical of Modi
JioCinema, an Indian over-the-top media streaming service, recently took down a 2020 episode of John Oliver’s show ‘Last Week Tonight’. Now after a month, the show’s fresh episode has criticized Prime Minister…
- World
Several Ukrainians injured in Russian attack on Kharkiv
Kiev: Several people were injured in Russian firing on a residential part of the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv and the neighbouring city of Vovchansk, the regional military administration said. In Kharkiv,…
- World
Russian authorities say Ukrainian missiles intercepted over Belgorod
Moscow: There have once again been explosions in the Russian border region of Belgorod following a missile alert, the state news agency TASS reported early on Tuesday morning. The Russian Ministry of…
- Business
Govt’s firm stand on buying Russian oil saves $8 billion in India’s import bill
New Delhi: India’s strategy of continuing to buy cheap oil from Russia despite Western pressures against these purchases has resulted in the saving of around $7.9 billion in the country’s oil import…
