Siberia

Russia: 33 dead in Siberia after drinking bath essence

The Investigative Committee has launched a probe into the deaths caused by drinking a liquid labelled as hawthorn-scented bath essence and has detained two people.
 

Dec 19, 2016, 16:16 PM IST

Russian military plane with 39 onboard crashes in Siberia, no casualties reported

A plane carrying Russian soldiers crashed early Monday, seriously injuring 16, the defence ministry said, quoted by Russian news agencies.

Dec 19, 2016, 12:12 PM IST

Giant snowballs discovered along Siberia's coast leaves locals puzzled!

A similar phenomenon was witnessed in the Gulf of Finland in December 2014, and on Lake Michigan in December 2015.

Nov 07, 2016, 09:50 AM IST

Undeterred by unrest, migratory birds keep tryst with Kashmir

Undeterred by the prolonged unrest in Kashmir, hundreds of migratory birds are reaching this wetland reserve daily to keep their annual tryst with the Valley.

Oct 30, 2016, 12:53 PM IST

MI-8 helicopter crashes in Russia's Siberia; 21 killed, 3 evacuated

Twenty-one people were killed and three others rescued after an MI-8 helicopter crash-landed in Russian Siberia`s Yamal Peninsula on Friday night due to poor weather conditions.

Oct 22, 2016, 08:54 AM IST

A Russian firefighting plane with 10 people on board went missing today

A Russian firefighting plane with 10 people on board went missing today as it was battling forest blazes in Siberia, authorities said.

Jul 01, 2016, 14:03 PM IST

Russia's new MC-21: A challenge to Boeing, Airbus planes?

Russia on Wednesday presented a new medium-range passenger plane which state media said was superior to its Western-made counterparts in many respects. 

Jun 09, 2016, 21:51 PM IST

Russian helicopter crashes in Siberia; 15 killed

Fifteen people were killed in Russia on Thursday when a civilian helicopter crashed in Siberia, regional authorities said.

Nov 26, 2015, 15:32 PM IST

30,000-year-old 'giant virus' discovered in Siberian wilderness

Scientists have discovered a 30,000-year-old prehistoric virus in deep underground in the frozen wilderness of north-eastern Siberia.

Sep 10, 2015, 17:39 PM IST

ArcelorMittal sells its Kuzbass coal mines in Siberia

World's largest steel maker ArcelorMittal has announced selling its Kuzbass coal mines in the Kemerovo region of Siberia to Russia's National Fuel Company (NTK).

Jan 20, 2015, 18:12 PM IST

US firm walks out of OVL's Russia project after US sanctions

OVL, the overseas arm of state explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), in September 2013, roped in Denver-based Liberty Resources to tap Bazhenov shale formations in Siberia.

Jan 06, 2015, 18:56 PM IST