A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is readied for the first operational mission of NASA’s commercial crew. Washington: Four astronauts were set to launch the SpaceX Crew Dragon “Resilience” to the International Space Station on Sunday, the first of what the United States expects to be many routine missions after a …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev on Saturday to take care of Christian shrines in parts of Nagorno-Karabakh that Azerbaijan has under this week’s ceasefire agreement, the Kremlin said. Russia negotiated a ceasefire on Tuesday that secured territorial advances for Azerbaijan in the ethnic Armenian region, …
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NEW DELHI: Diwali, the festival of lights, is celebrated not only throughout India, but all over the world with the same pomp and grandeur. Following in the footsteps of the festival’s tradition and culture, foreign embassies in the national capital received compatriots on Saturday for the Diwali holiday. Although there …
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NEW DELHI: Russia said on Thursday that any escalation in border tension between India and China amid global turbulence and unpredictability would further trigger regional instability in Eurasia, and the friction may be misused by other players in their geopolitical purpose. . In an online press conference, Russian Deputy Chief …
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Russia on Thursday backed India’s claim that Pakistan should not raise bilateral issues on platforms such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), saying these groupings are focused on multilateral cooperation to address regional challenges. Prime Minister Narendra Modi indirectly attacked Pakistan at the SCO virtual summit on Tuesday, saying it …
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Russia will try to comply with any request from India to expedite the delivery of five S-400 air defense systems, with the first batch to be delivered to New Delhi in late 2021, a Russian diplomat said on Thursday. The two countries are also close to finalizing an agreement for …
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India and Russia plan to export the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile to the Philippines and several other countries, Russian Deputy Chief of Mission Roman Babushkin said on Thursday. The BrahMos missile is produced by an Indo-Russian joint venture and can be launched from submarines, ships, airplanes, or from land platforms. …
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Russia said on Thursday that any further escalation of tensions between India and China could affect regional stability in Eurasia and reiterated the need to find a negotiated settlement for the border confrontation along the Royal Line of Control (LAC). Russia’s deputy chief of mission, Roman Babushkin, pointed to meetings …
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HYDERABAD: The Sputnik V vaccine for Covid-19, developed by the Gamaleya National Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology of Russia, has shown an efficacy rate of 92%. The confirmation is based on the first interim data from the largest randomized, placebo-controlled phase III clinical trials in Russia involving 40,000 volunteers, …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin negotiated a deal to end a 44-day war over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region after the Armenians, who were facing defeat at the hands of the Azerbaijani army, agreed to stop fighting and withdraw their forces. Russia began deploying nearly 2,000 troops as peacekeepers on Tuesday under …
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