Another wave of public outcry tests Putin's rule in wartime RussiaRussian influencers are publicly criticising President Putin's government and policies. This dissent stems from economic hardship and stric...
25 Apr, 2026, 12.04 PM IST
AI at war: The new arms raceArtificial Intelligence is revolutionising modern combat, as evidenced by Ukraine's deployment of intelligent drones and Iran's military st...
24 Apr, 2026, 01.11 PM IST
Russia's Nobel Prize-winning rights group Memorial branded 'extremist'Russia's Supreme Court has declared the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights group Memorial an extremist organization. This move intensif...
09 Apr, 2026, 05.56 PM IST
Russia outlaws Amnesty International in latest crackdown on dissent and activistsRussian authorities have outlawed Amnesty International, labeling it an "undesirable organization," a move that criminalizes any associatio...
19 May, 2025, 05.45 PM IST
Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Dubinsky demands Volodymyr Zelensky’s removal, citing ‘diplomatic failure’ with Donald TrumpUkrainian MP Oleksandr Dubinsky has called for the impeachment of President Volodymyr Zelensky after a tense meeting at the White House wit...
01 Mar, 2025, 07.50 PM IST
Vladimir Putin begins his fifth term as president, more in control of Russia than everVladimir Putin commenced his fifth term as Russian leader in a lavish Kremlin ceremony, extending his quarter-century rule marked by politi...
07 May, 2024, 02.52 PM IST
Russians vote on day two of an election cementing Putin's power for 6 more yearsThe 71-year-old Putin faces three token rivals from Kremlin-friendly parties who have refrained from any criticism of him or his full-scale...
16 Mar, 2024, 10.19 PM IST
The Russian opposition just lost its brightest star Alexei Navalny. What does it do now?Alexei Navalny's death in a Russian prison colony has left the opposition in a difficult position. With many key figures either dead, exile...
19 Feb, 2024, 12.08 PM IST
Russia opens new case against jailed politician Alexei NavalnyNavalny, who has complained of a series of health complications and has massively lost weight in prison, communicates with the outside worl...
01 Dec, 2023, 03.07 PM IST
Between Israel and a hard place: Joe Biden faces mounting pressure in the ongoing warWith pro-Palestinian protests in major cities and Israel launching a ground invasion of Gaza, demands are mounting for an immediate ceasefi...
01 Nov, 2023, 12.48 AM IST
Russian shelling kills 5 in tough eastern Ukraine combatThe casualties included a woman who was killed and three others who were wounded by the Russian shelling of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-large...
30 Jan, 2023, 07.09 PM IST
Belarusian court opens trial of 2022 Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales BialiatskiThe Nobel laureate will face up to 12 years in prison if convicted of financing anti-government protests.
06 Jan, 2023, 09.15 AM IST
Iconic Russian singer asks to be named ''foreign agent''Pugacheva's husband, singer and TV presenter Maxim Galkin, who has criticised Russia's sending troops into Ukraine, was added to the foreig...
18 Sep, 2022, 08.24 PM IST
Ukraine will get worse for isolated Russia, analyst says on state TVSince President Vladimir Putin ordered the Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, Russia state media - and especially state television - have support...
17 May, 2022, 03.48 PM IST
Russian Opposition leader Alexey Navalny found guilty of fraud, jailed for 9 yearsThe charge against him is that he committed fraud by stealing from the Anti-Corruption Foundation, of which he is a part.
22 Mar, 2022, 08.02 PM IST
US Senate approves resolution probing Russian President Putin for war crimesThe measure was approved swiftly and without dissent late Tuesday as lawmakers in Congress continue to muscle a bipartisan show of force ag...
16 Mar, 2022, 07.24 AM IST
Putin praises summit result, calls Biden a tough negotiatorPutin, who hailed Biden as a highly experienced and constructive interlocutor at a news conference in Geneva, offered more praise of the US...
17 Jun, 2021, 11.18 PM IST