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Russians in Kerala cast votes for Russian polls in state capital
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India] September 12 (ANI): Russian citizens in Kerala's capital city cast their votes in the elections of deputies to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly on Sunday.
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Putin appoints deputy Prime Minister, 5 federal ministers
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 11 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday appointed a Deputy Prime Minister and five federal ministers approved by the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian diet.
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Russia organises exhibition to commemorate Gandhi's 150th birth anniversar
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Oct 2 (ANI): The State Duma or the Lower House of the Russian Parliament on Wednesday held a special exhibition dedicated to the friendship between Mahatma Gandhi and Leo Tolstoy.
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Russia bans fake news, criminalises 'disrespect' of state
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 8 (ANI): Russian senators on Thursday passed two bills that impose a ban on spreading fake news and criminalises disrespect of the state.
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Russian Constitution lacks balance between power branches, says Speaker Vo
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Jan 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian constitution does not consists of a necessary balance between its power branches, Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on Monday.
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VP Naidu pushes for greater parliamentary exchanges with Russia
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Vice President Venkaiah Naidu held a meeting with the Chief of the Russian State Duma (or Parliament) Vyacheslav Volodin here on Monday, wherein he laid stress on increasing exchanges at the parliamentary level to expand mutual understanding between the two n
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Russian delegation meets PM Modi over monitoring of 2019 parliamentary ele
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI/Sputnik): A Russian delegation led by the Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday to discuss monitoring of the 2019 general elections.
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Russian Lower House adopts law criminalising refusal to hire pre-retiremen
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Sept 25 (Sputnik/ANI): The Lower House of the Russian Parliament (State Duma) on Tuesday adopted a law on criminal liability for employers over refusal to hire persons of the pre-retirement age.
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Russia confirms Dmitry Medvedev as its PM
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 8 (ANI): The Russian State Duma (the lower house of parliament) on Tuesday gave its mandate to Dmitry Medvedev for a new term as prime minister.
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Russian lawmakers bar US media from accessing parliament
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 6 (ANI): Russian lawmakers have voted to ban the US media designated as "foreign agents" from accessing the lower house of parliament in the latest tit-for-tat between both the countries over government-funded media outlets.
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Russia passes law banning 'outlandish' baby names
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Apr 22 (ANI): Russia's State Duma has passed a bill, which bans parents from officially giving their babies names that are foul words, numbers, titles or abbreviations.
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