Moscow: The bill, pushed by the pro-Kremlin United Russia party, was backed by 28 out of 35 deputies in Kostroma town's legislature. A similar ban is already in place in the southern Astrakhan and central Ryazan regions but it was shelved in St Petersburg, Russia's second city, last November after MPs failed to agree on its "legal definitions". The legislation effectively outlaws any gay pride events while allowing authorities to...
01:05 PM, Feb 04, 2012
St Petersburg: Indian tennis ace Somdev Devveraman finally broke his first round jinx as he beat Slovakian Karol Beck in straight sets to advance to the second round of the St Petersburg Open on Wednesday. Somdev steamrolled his Slovakian opponent with a 6-2, 6-3 win in just over an hour. He will meet fourth seed Marian Cilic of Croatia, who defeated Ukraine's Sergei Bubka, in the second round. The 26-year-old...
02:31 PM, Oct 26, 2011
Moscow: A light plane crashed near Russia's second largest city of St Petersburg, killing all four people onboard, rescue service officials said. The crash occurred 50 km from St Petersburg near the town of Ropsha, Xinhua reported citing the Interfax news agency. The cause was still unclear and an investigation was underway, an official said. It was the second crash involving a light plane near St Petersburg in four days....
08:41 AM, Aug 21, 2011
Moscow: Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said on Saturday that his Pakistani counterpart has agreed to visit India with a high-level business delegation to increase bilateral dialogues between the countries' industry chambers. The Indian Commerce Minister was in Moscow to attend the 15th annual St Petersburg International Economic Forum meet. "At my yesterdays meeting with Pakistani Minister of State for Investments Saleem Mandviwalla on the margins of the St...
06:31 PM, Jun 18, 2011
Washington: The US has expressed its concern over the detention of Russian citizens who were participating in peaceful rallies to demonstrate their support for Article 31 of the Russian Constitution. Around 150 people, including two prominent opposition leaders, were on Thursday arrested by the Russian police in Moscow and St Petersburg. Article 31 guarantees Russian citizens the right to peaceful assembly. "The United States reiterates the importance of embracing and...
07:28 AM, Apr 01, 2011
Arshavin ineligible for Arsenal as he represented Zenit St Petersburg in the League. ...
10:51 PM, Feb 24, 2009
The Russian has finally swapped Zenit St. Petersburg for the Premier League. ...
02:41 PM, Feb 04, 2009
Arsenal refused to disclose the fee, but it is understood to be $21.6 million. ...
11:01 AM, Feb 04, 2009
The protracted transfer saga involving Andrei Arshavin remains in the balance. ...
08:39 PM, Jan 31, 2009
Arsenal's public pursuit of Andrei Arshavin has been well documented. ...
02:25 PM, Jan 24, 2009
Andrei Arshavin says he sees Arsenal as his team of the future. ...
04:50 PM, Jan 23, 2009
He has been linked with moves to the Premier League since Euro 2008. ...
04:35 PM, Jan 19, 2009
Andrei Arshavin's immediate future remains a matter of uncertainty. ...
01:40 AM, Jan 17, 2009
Arsenal moving close to an accord with Ashavin's club, Zenit St Petersburg. ...
01:56 AM, Jan 02, 2009
Spanish champions produce a vintage performance against Zenit St Petersburg. ...
03:32 PM, Dec 11, 2008
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