Putin says some 244,000 Russian troops are fighting in Ukraine, offering a rare detailRussian President Vladimir Putin announced that approximately 244,000 Russian troops are currently engaged in the conflict in Ukraine. He e...
14 Dec, 2023, 03.56 PM IST
Putin taking questions from ordinary Russians & journalists as reelection bid beginsRussian President Vladimir Putin has allowed citizens to call in questions along with journalists in a news conference. Putin, in power for...
14 Dec, 2023, 01.32 PM IST
Oil falls as geopolitical tensions ease, China COVID concerns return"Crude oil fell after NATO cleared Russia's missile attack on Poland, while demand concerns (are) back to trader's focus amid ongoing China...
17 Nov, 2022, 08.31 AM IST
Dr Reddy's divests two antibiotic brands Ciprolet and Levolet in Russia & CIS countriesDr Reddy's said the divestment of brands from its non-core areas will allow the company to focus its resources and capabilities on its key ...
21 Feb, 2022, 02.59 PM IST
View: Covid is on its way to becoming just another virusThe majority of viruses simply burn themselves out as part of the teeming backdrop of endemic infections that roll around the globe each ye...
13 Sep, 2021, 06.28 AM IST
First human case of H10N3 bird flu: What we knowThe H5N8 virus, derived from H5N1, was detected in February among workers at a Russian poultry factory after circulating for a few months i...
03 Jun, 2021, 05.36 PM IST
COVID-19 could become like common cold in future, study suggestsThe research, published in the journal Viruses, makes this likely prediction based on mathematical models that incorporate lessons learned ...
21 May, 2021, 01.47 PM IST
Study: Russia's Sputnik V vaccine appears safe, effectiveResearchers say based on their trial, which involved about 20,000 people in Russia last fall, the vaccine is about 91 per cent effective an...
02 Feb, 2021, 06.41 PM IST
India stands firm on S-400 purchase: Defence needs are determined independently says envoy to MoscowWhen asked about India’s resolve to go ahead with the S-400 purchase, Varma said, “I will only say that all of our partners in military-tec...
28 Jan, 2021, 12.34 AM IST
Sputnik V vaccine 92% effective on COVID-19: Russia institute"We are responsible for monitoring the effectiveness of the Sputnik V vaccine among citizens who have received it as part of the mass vacci...
11 Nov, 2020, 06.31 PM IST
Vaccine capital: Spotlight on Hyderabad; city set to produce a third of the world's dosageBe it India’s first indigenous Covid-19 vaccine candidate Covaxin or Russia’s Sputnik V, Johnson & Johnson’s Ad26.Cov2.S, FluGen’s CoroFlu ...
13 Sep, 2020, 03.47 PM IST
Russia's rush for Covid-19 inoculations could frustrate vaccine efforts elsewhereThe country’s plan to start mass inoculations as soon as October could put pressure on other governments to rush ahead of regulators and sk...
16 Aug, 2020, 10.59 AM IST
Recalling history's 10 deadliest diseases that came before the coronavirusBefore the coronavirus, the human race has had to deal with various epidemics and pandemics across the centuries. Many of them have claimed...
01 Mar, 2020, 02.36 PM IST
Skirmishes in Kashmir, Russia, N Korea concern for Susan RiceNuclear powered India and Pakistan are constantly skirmishing in Kashmir, the outgoing US National Security Advisor, Susan Rice, said.
18 Jan, 2017, 10.55 PM IST
NASA's Scott Kelly's 340-day mission was the longest single U.S. spaceflightKelly is still nursing sore feet, stiff legs even after nearly three months back on Earth. Upon landing in Kazakhstan, he felt unwell.
28 May, 2016, 10.41 AM IST
Yasser Arafat death probe finds radioactive polonium in his bonesSamples taken from Yasser Arafat's body contained at least 18 times the normal levels of polonium, suggesting the Palestinian icon was pois...
06 Nov, 2013, 10.41 PM IST
- India's less reliant on monsoon now
Mobius says he is bullish on India, and the economy is not as reliant on monsoon as 5-10 years ago. Weekly Gainers: BSE Gr (A, B), NSE | Lo...
15 Aug, 2009, 06.43 AM IST