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India, Russia finalise deal to manufacture AK-47 203 rifles: Report

The Indian Army has a requirement for around 770,000 AK-47 203 rifles, of which 100,000 will be imported and the rest will be manufactured in India

Russia opposition leader Alexei Navalny poisoned with Novichok: Germany

Novichok, a class of chemical weapons developed by the former Soviet Union and Russia, was used to poison former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter

Three Russian Navy warships dock in Sri Lankan port for crew members

Three Russian Navy warships have docked in Sri Lanka's Hambantota port for the rest and replenishment of crew members, the Sri Lankan Navy said on Tuesday. Russian anti-submarine ships Admiral 'Tribuc' and Admiral 'Vinogradov' and maritime tanker 'Boris Butoma' arrived at the southern port on Monday. The ships arrived for replenishment and rest for the crew, the Sri Lankan Navy said in a release. The activities of the Russian crew have been limited due to the COVID-19 guidelines. The Russian crew will depart on September 3, the release added.

Vladimir Putin, Belarusian Prez Lukashenko agree to meet in Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko have agreed to meet in Moscow "in the coming weeks", the Kremlin said in a statement

India and Russia declared joint winners of Online Chess Olympiad

This was the first time FIDE, the international chess federation, was holding the Olympiad in an online format, due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Donald Trump's China sanctions fail Russian history Test in Moscow

The US sanctions machinery has generally been targeted at smaller, rogue states. Not always, though.

India unlikely to participate in tri-services war game in Russia next month

Last week India had conveyed to Russia that it will participate in the strategic command-post exercise to be held in the Astrakhan region in southern Russia from September 15 to 26

Russian fighter Su-27 scrambled to intercept three NATO spy planes

According to the center, airspace control detected three air targets approaching the Russian border over the neutral waters of Baltic Sea

Russian navy holds war games near Alaska involving ships and aircraft

Russia's navy chief, Adm Nikolai Yevmenov, said that more than 50 warships and about 40 aircraft were taking part in the exercise in the Bering Sea, which involved multiple practice missile launches

Rajnath Singh expected to visit Russia next week to attend SCO meet

Russia has also invited External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to attend the SCO foreign ministers' meeting on September 10

Russian oppn leader Alexei Navalny still in coma but improving: Hospital

Last weekend, Navalny was transferred to the Charit hospital in Berlin, where doctors found indications of cholinesterase inhibitors in his system

Vladimir Putin touts Russia's Covid-19 vaccine as effective and safe

The Russian vaccine named Sputnik-V a reference to the Soviet Union's launch of the world's first satellite in 1957 has so far been tested on two groups of 38 volunteers each

Russia finds no signs of crime in Alexei Navalny coma case so far

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday he saw no grounds for a criminal case until the cause of the politician's condition was fully established

Russia coronavirus update: 12 fatalities reported in Moscow, toll at 4,776

A total of 12 COVID-19 related fatalities were recorded in Russia's capital Moscow in the last 24 hours, Sputnik reported citing the city's coronavirus response center

Indian players in two minds about collaboration on Russian vaccine

Russia reached out to India, players are open to collaborate but seek clarity on data

Why countries like India don't want to wait for superpowers' Covid vaccines

Groups such as the World Health Organization, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance are working to ensure that coverage extends beyond the developed world

Russia in touch with India to manufacture Sputnik V: Health Ministry

Globally, there have been 23,491,520 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 809,970 deaths

Russia seeks India's collaboration for manufacturing Covid vaccine: Report

The Russian government has reached out to India seeking a collaboration for manufacturing its Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V' and conducting its phase 3 clinical trial

India hopes to ink deal for manufacturing Russia's Kamov Ka-226 helicopters

Indian Ambassador to Russia Venkatesh Varma on Monday said that India hopes to ink a deal for manufacturing Russia's Kamov Ka-226 helicopters in the country next year

Russian dissident Navalny's tests indicate poisoning, says German hospital

The hospital says the patient is in an intensive care unit and is still in an induced coma