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Amid face-off with China, Army ammo worth $190 mn languishes in Russia

Army has not carried out pre-despatch inspection (PDI) for the last seven months

Russia expected to register second Covid-19 vaccine on Oct 15: Report

The vaccine has been developed by Siberia's Vector Institute, which completed early-stage human trials of the vaccine last month

Russia confirms new single-day record of 12,126 confirmed Covid-19 cases

Russia has registered 12,126 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, and this new single-day record increase brings the cumulative case total to 1,272,238, the national coronavirus response center said

Turkey's currency drops to record low on Russian missile defense tensions

Washington just on Wednesday issued a stern rebuke in response to local reports that Turkey was preparing to test the S-400 system

Russia records 11,493 Covid-19 cases in past 24 hours: Response Center

Russia has registered 11,493 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, up from 11,115 yesterday, taking the cumulative case total to1,260,112, the country's coronavirus response center said on Thursday

India declines proposal to test Sputnik-V Covid-19 vaccine in large study

India is expected to overtake the United States over the next several weeks as the country with the world's largest number of cases

German foreign minister threatens sanctions on Russia over Navalny attack

German officials said last month that labs found traces of a Novichok agent in the Russian politician's system

Trump orders declassification of documents on interference in 2016 polls

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered total declassification of all the documents related to the alleged interference of Russia in the 2016 presidential elections, which he described as a hoax. I have fully authorized the total Declassification of any & all documents pertaining to the single greatest political CRIME in American History, the Russia Hoax. Likewise, the Hillary Clinton Email Scandal. No redactions! Trump said in a tweet Tuesday night. The announcement came hours after the Director of National Intelligence declassified some of the documents. The handwritten documents revealed former CIA Director John Brennan briefed former President Barack Obama on the purported plan of Hillary Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, to tie Trump to Russia as a means of distracting the public from her use of a private email server, Fox News said. Tim Murtaugh, Trump 2020 communications director, in a statement said now it is known that Hillary Clinton hatched a ...

Russia must stay out of US election, says National security advisor

White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien said Tuesday the United States will not tolerate any election interference from foreign countries

Russia, France, US call for ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh region

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called for a ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh region

Lavrov expresses concern to Azerbaijan's over rising casualties in Karabakh

Lavrov, during a phone conversation with his Azerbaijani counterpart, expressed concern over the ongoing hostilities on the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh and the increase in civilian casualties

Dr Reddy's asked to resubmit application for trials of Russian vaccine

An expert panel at CDSCO has asked Dr Reddy's Laboratories to submit a revised protocol for conducting both phase 2 and phase 3 human clinical trials for the Russian vaccine against Covid-19

Russian, Armenian FMs discuss situation in Nagorno-Karabakh region

Russian Foreign Minister and Armenian counterpart held a telephone conversation, discussing the situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement

Nearly 500 mn doses of Covid-19 vaccine by July 2021, says Harsh Vardhan

He also said that the government was also keeping an eye on immunity data with regard to Covid-19 while finalising these plans

No final decision on phase-3 trials of Russia vaccine as yet: Harsh Vardhan

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan clarified on Sunday that the government is yet to take a final decision on phase-3 trials of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine candidate Sputnik V.

How Russia shortened the Covid-19 vaccine race to declare victory

For years, Putin has pushed to rebuild Russia's prowess in long-neglected life sciences

Top headlines: Trump, Melania test Covid positive, trade unions call strike

From US President, First Lady testing positive for Covid-19 to Musk hinting at Tesla's entry in India next year, Business Standard brings you top news of the evening

Russia's Alexei Navalny accuses President Putin of being behind poisoning

Alexei Navalny, who is recovering in Germany after being poisoned in Russia by a nerve agent, accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of being behind the attack in comments released Thursday

Russia behind most nation-state cyberattacks on consumers: Microsoft

Microsoft Corp. has issued 13,000 alerts about nation-state hacking attempts to its customers in the last two years,

Japan PM Yoshihide Suga urges Vladimir Putin to resolve island dispute

Suga has had a series of phone talks with global leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping, U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.