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Russian government resigns after President Putin announces reforms

Putin asked Medvedev's Cabinet to keep working until the new Cabinet is formed.

Some questions from Asia's history of 50 years that need urgent answers

India needs to figure out whether it pays to be rule-takers or seek to be rule-setters. Or, do we have an answer to China's strategic challenge? If not, what are our options, wonders T N Ninan

Donald Trump says 'great' coordination with Russia helped thwart attack

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that "great & important coordination" between the US and Russia had helped thwart an attack in Saint Petersburg. "President Putin of Russia called to thank me and the US for informing them of a planned terrorist attack in the very beautiful city of Saint Petersburg," Trump tweeted. "They were able to quickly apprehend the suspects, with many lives being saved," he said. "Great & important coordination!" Russia on Monday remanded into custody two men suspected of planning the New Year's Eve attack. According to Russia's FSB security service, the two men had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group. The FSB said the two men had been detained Friday based on information provided from "American partners" and that both confessed to preparing attacks. They were identified as 22-year-old Nikita Semyonov and 23-year-old Georgiy Chernyshov. The local Fontanka news website reported that they planned attacks in a shopping center ..

Putin's Russia is 20 years old and stronger than ever. or is it?

While Putin has repeatedly ruled out amending the constitution to allow another term, most recently during his annual press conference, no other option for staying in power, if that's what he does

Russia tests 'sovereign' internet, activists fear increased censorship

The ministry has said that the drills are aimed at ensuring the "integrity" of the internet

'Soviet Union commanded respect': Vladimir Potanin, Russia's richest man

Mining tycoon Vladimir Potanin is one of Russia's 'original oligarchs' and the richest man in eastern Europe.

Russia's only aircraft carrier catches fire during maintenance: Report

News agency Interfax reported that the fire had spread over an area of about 600 6,500 square feet

World Anti-Doping Agency to decide on Russia's sporting fate tomorrow

WADA's executive committee is expected to approve a recommendation by its Compliance Review Committee that Russia be handed a four-year suspension from sporting competitions

Classified UK election document leak linked to Russia, says Reddit

The way the documents were first shared on Reddit and then promoted online closely resembled a disinformation campaign uncovered earlier this year

Iran set to topple Russia as India's largest tea importer this year

Till September this year, Iran outpaced Russia and CIS both in terms of volume and value of tea shipments from India

Putin approves law that labels journalists, bloggers as foreign agents

Russia says it wants the law as a tit-for-tat mechanism if its journalists are defined as foreign agents in the West.

Oil prices jump above $61 a barrel on talks of further OPEC supply cuts

On Friday Brent and US crude both fell on concerns that talks to end the trade war between the United States and China

Apple digging deep into map policies after calling Crimea part of Russia

Apple spokeswoman Trudy Muller told Reuters that Apple has not made any changes to its maps outside of Russia and made the change for Russian users because of a new law that went into effect in that c

Apple gives in to Moscow's demand, shows annexed Crimea as Russia on apps

Russia and Apple had been in talks over the last few months, with the US giant initially trying to show Crimea as undefined territory and removing any mention of Ukraine

PM Modi made seven foreign trips, visited nine countries in three months

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar undertook 13 trips to 16 countries

Russia to deliver S-400 missile systems to India on time: Vladimir Putin

Prime Minister Modi and President Putin held a bilateral meeting on the margins of the BRICS Summit on Wednesday and they reviewed the progress made in the bilateral ties

Good news for Indian travellers: Soon, no need for visas to enter Brazil

Both India and China are part of BRICS - an association of five major emerging national economies including Brazil, Russia and South Africa

India looks to Russia for crude after drone strike on Saudi oil facilities

Minister says volatility in international pricing a cause of concern for India

India looking to raise oil imports from Russia after Saudi attacks: Pradhan

Saudi Arabia is the world's biggest oil exporter, and the second-largest supplier of crude to India after Iraq

Why CIA extracted a high-ranking Russian informant with access to Putin?

Handling and running a Moscow-based informant is extremely difficult because of Mr. Putin's counterintelligence defenses