In Russia, COVID-19 surge shows no signs of abatingRussia's state coronavirus task force reported 40,443 new confirmed cases from a day earlier. It was the fifth time in seven days that the ...
03 Nov, 2021, 08.29 PM IST
Russia's new COVID-19 infections, deaths near all-time highsThe Kremlin described Russia's Covid fatality toll as "high" and the country's vaccination rate as "unacceptably" low, even as it rejected ...
11 Oct, 2021, 06.18 PM IST
Vladimir Putin: United States aircraft involved in Black Sea UK incidentMoscow said one of its warships fired warning shots and a warplane dropped bombs in the path of British destroyer Defender on June 23 to fo...
30 Jun, 2021, 05.28 PM IST
COVID-19: Russia delivers 20 tonnes of medical supplies to IndiaThe relief materials were delivered a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephonic convers...
29 Apr, 2021, 04.35 PM IST
Russia says 1.5 million vaccinated globally with SputnikThe Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which has financed the development of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, confirmed the figure to...
11 Jan, 2021, 03.01 PM IST
Russia's updated stats on virus-linked deaths show increaseThe count included cases where the virus was not the main cause of death and where the virus was suspected but not confirmed.
29 Dec, 2020, 07.27 PM IST
Russia begins mass trials of second coronavirus vaccineEpiVacCorona, which is being developed by Siberia’s Vector Institute, was authorized this month to carry out trials on 150 volunteers over ...
30 Nov, 2020, 05.36 PM IST
Russia to supply Avifavir drug to 17 nations for coronavirus treatmentAvifavir will be delivered to Argentina, Bulgaria, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Kuwait, Panama, Paraguay, Saudi...
24 Sep, 2020, 03.25 PM IST
Russia registers the world's first Covid-19 vaccine, Putin says his daughter was given a shotSpeaking at a government meeting on Tuesday, Vladimir Putin said that the vaccine has proven efficient during tests, offering a lasting imm...
14 Aug, 2020, 09.18 AM IST
Russian produced anti-covid drug ready for exportsThe Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, and ChemRar Group produced the first 100,000 courses of the Russ...
02 Jul, 2020, 03.56 PM IST
Russian hospitals start receiving indigenously made anti-Covid drugs; mass production launchedThe Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, and the ChemRar Group on Thursday announced the delivery of the ...
11 Jun, 2020, 05.17 PM IST
Russia overtakes Germany and France in coronavirus case numbers after record daily riseMore than half of all cases and deaths are in Moscow, the epicentre of Russia's outbreak, which on Thursday reported a record overnight inc...
07 May, 2020, 03.15 PM IST
Russia’s coronavirus case tally surpasses 145,000Health officials reported 10,581 new infections over the last 24 hours, only 52 less than Sunday’s record, and bringing Russia’s total to 1...
04 May, 2020, 11.07 PM IST
PM Modi, Putin discuss measures to contain Covid-19 on eve of G-20 summit“On the initiative of the Indian side, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Mo...
26 Mar, 2020, 07.28 AM IST
Putin delays referendum on plan to stay in power over VirusThe reforms, proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and approved by lawmakers over the last few months, would reset presidential term...
26 Mar, 2020, 12.14 AM IST
Quarantine dodgers in Russia could face up to 7 years in prisonLegislation due to be discussed on Wednesday foresees fines of between 500,000 rubles (USD 6,400) and two million rubles (USD 25,700) for v...
25 Mar, 2020, 04.04 PM IST
Crude reality: Price crash means oil firms must slash spendingThe main US benchmark, WTI, tumbled from nearly $54 to just over $20.
22 Mar, 2020, 11.26 AM IST