Moscow: President Vladimir Putin steered Dmitry Medvedev into the chairmanship of Russia's ruling party on Saturday and demanded reforms to the flagging organization he will rely on to keep his grip on the country's far-flung regions. At Putin's behest, delegates at a United Russia congress elected Medvedev chairman with a unanimous show of hands, the final step in a choreographed role reversal the longtime leader hopes will preserve his rule...
10:57 PM, May 26, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Vladimir Putins return to presidency in Russia will be the subject of a discussion here on Monday. The second-time president taking oath of office will be viewed live on the TV channel Russia Today at the discussion. Putin will assume office at 12 noon Moscow time (1.30 pm, Indian time). The discussion will be held simultaneously here, said Ratheesh C Nair, Russias Honorary Consul. The panel of political observers...
01:02 PM, May 07, 2012
Moscow: Vladimir Putin will be sworn in as Russia's president at a glittering ceremony on Monday, hours after clashes between police and protesters laid bare the deep divisions over his return to the Kremlin for six more years. The former KGB spy will take his oath before nearly 2,000 guests in the Kremlin's St Andrew Hall, the former throne room with sparkling chandeliers, gilded pillars and high Gothic vaults, before...
10:17 AM, May 07, 2012
Texas: Dell has reached a deal to buy cloud computing company Wyse Technology for an undisclosed sum. Dell wants to expand its desktop virtualisation capabilities and provide new vehicles for existing products. Wyse, based in San Jose, California, shipped more than 1 million units last year and over 200 million people use its products daily. The company has more than 180 patents issued or pending. The deal, which is expected...
10:41 AM, Apr 03, 2012
New Delhi: Hewlett-Packard (HP) is reportedly all set to come up with its cloud computing service in next two months, which is said to be similar to Amazon Web services that delivers a set of services, which together form a computing platform "in the cloud". According to a report from The New York Times, the cloud computing service that HP is planning to roll out will have more business-oriented features....
01:48 PM, Mar 11, 2012
Cyrus Broacha also talks about the Russian elections, the festival of colours - Holi, Vidya Balan's 'Kahaani' and much more. ...
11:47 AM, Mar 11, 2012
Washington: US President Barack Obama called Russia's president-elect Vladimir Putin to congratulate him on his victory in the recently held elections, the White House said. Obama highlighted achievements in US-Russia relations over the past three years with President Dmitry Medvedev, including cooperation on Afghanistan, the conclusion and ratification of the START agreement, Russia's recent invitation to join the World Trade Organisation and cooperation on Iran, it said. President Obama and...
10:09 AM, Mar 10, 2012
Washington: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says that Vladimir Putin was the clear winner of Russia's presidential election, and the United States is prepared to work with him. In a press conference with Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski, Hillary also urged Russia to investigate irregularities in Sunday's elections. She said the United States also is concerned about the arrest of peaceful protesters in Moscow on Monday. In an earlier...
12:46 AM, Mar 08, 2012
CHENNAI: Microsoft Internationals president Jean Philippe Courtois on Tuesday called on Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa at the Secretariat and expressed his companys wish to extend core progammes, including setting up of cloud computing centres in the State. Courtois also discussed about further investments in the fields of education, e-governance, etc.During the meeting with the Chief Minister, Courtois informed that Microsoft was desirous of extending their core programmes, such as faculty...
10:36 AM, Mar 07, 2012
Moscow: An attempt by Vladimir Putin's foes to protest his presidential election victory by occupying a Moscow square ended on Monday with riot police quickly dispersing and detaining hundreds of demonstrators - a stark reminder of the challenges faced by Russia's opposition. The harsh crackdown could fuel opposition anger and bring even bigger protests of Putin's 12 years in power and election to another six, but it also underlined the...
07:32 AM, Mar 06, 2012
Moscow: Thousands of protesters chanting "Russia without Putin" took to the streets of Moscow on Monday to challenge Vladimir Putin's victory in a presidential election which international monitors said was unfair. Putin, who secured almost 64 per cent of votes on Sunday, portrayed his return for a third term as president as a victory over opponents who he said were trying to usurp power by undermining the Russian state. But...
03:34 AM, Mar 06, 2012
Moscow: A teary-eyed Russian strongman Vladimir Putin on Monday secured a landslide victory in what he called an "open and honest" presidential polls, storming into the Kremlin for a record third term amid allegations of fraud. "I promised you we would win, and we won," Putin said, with tears rolling down his cheeks. "Glory to Russia!" "We have won in an open and honest battle. We proved that no-one can...
09:03 PM, Mar 05, 2012
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin won the presidential elections on Sunday, securing a record 3rd term in the Kremlin. ...
09:34 AM, Mar 05, 2012
Moscow: Vladimir Putin won a resounding victory in Russia's presidential election on Sunday, exit polls showed, securing a new six-year term in the Kremlin and a mandate to deal with opposition protests after a vote that opponents said was marred by fraud. Two television exit polls, released after voting ended at 1700 GMT, forecast the prime minister would win 59.3 and 58.3 per cent of the votes, easily enough to...
12:20 AM, Mar 05, 2012
Moscow: Russians started voting Sunday to elect the country's president for the fifth time in the nation's post-Soviet history, the first in which the president will serve a six-year term. Five candidates - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov, nationalist Liberal Democratic Party head Vladimir Zhirinovsky, A Just Russia Party leader Sergei Mironov and the only independent, billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov - vie for the Russian presidency in Sunday's...
09:00 AM, Mar 04, 2012
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