150 kg of banned slimming pills seized in Russia
byMoscow, April 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Border guards in the south Russian city of Astrakhan have seized a consignment of 150 kg of slimming pills…
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Moscow seeks to arrest lawyer staying in US
byMoscow, April 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A court in Moscow has issued a warrant for arrest in absentia for prominent lawyer Boris Kuznetsov, now residing…
First aardvark born in Russia
byMoscow, April 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A zoo in Russia’s Yekaterinburg city has welcomed a new resident, a baby aardvark, the first such anteater-like animal…
Tibetans to make tallest Buddha statue in Russia
byMoscow: Tibetan sculptors will create a statue of Buddha for Russia’s Tuva region that will be the tallest Buddha monument in the country, an…
Woman student ‘illegally expelled’ over hijab in Russia
byMoscow, April 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Prosecutors in Russia’s Siberian region have said that a university’s expulsion of a female student for wearing a hijab…
Spaniard completes route Ponce de Leon took 500 years ago
byMiami, April 4 (IANS/EFE) Spanish adventurer Alvaro de Marichalar arrived Wednesday in St. Augustine, Florida, after a 14-day solo journey on board his jet…
Russia sends 25 tonnes of aid for Syrian refugees
byBeirut, April 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian emergencies ministry plane carrying 26.7 tonnes of humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees in Lebanon has reached Beirut….
Grimshaw, Hagan keen to buy Price’s car
byLondon, April 4 (IANS) TV and radio presenter Nick Grimshaw and TV show “Geordie Shore” star Holly Hagan want to buy former model Katie…
India’s service industry must strive for excellence (Comment)
byEmerging amid liberalisation and increasing integration with the global economy, India’s service industry offers tremendous potential but also poses daunting challenges. Underdeveloped infrastructure, archaic…
British MPs tour UAE’s Saadiyat island
byAbu Dhabi, April 4 (IANS/WAM) A delegation of British MPs have paid a special visit to the Saadiyat island off the coast of Abu…