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Main news of March 12
12/03/2010 23:59 A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours
India could offer new NPP construction site to Russia
12/03/2010 19:22 India could provide Russia a third site for the construction of new nuclear power plants, Russia's nuclear chief said Friday
Russia to start developing its largest Udokan copper deposit in 2011
12/03/2010 17:09 The development of the East Siberian Udokan copper deposit, one of the largest in the world, will start in 2011
Putin urges India to lift restrictions on joint Internet projects
12/03/2010 16:24 Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday India should lift restrictions on Russian companies implementing Internet and other high-tech projects in India
Russia intends to create $3-billion free economic zone in India
12/03/2010 12:55 Russia may set up a free economic zone worth $3 billion in India intended to involve investors from third countries, the deputy chief of Russia's federal property agency said in an interview with the Russian government daily.
N.Y. mayor breaks ground on arena for Russian tycoon's NBA team
12/03/2010 12:13 U.S. billionaire Michael Bloomberg, the mayor of New York City, has broken ground on a controversial sports arena half-funded by Russia's second richest man Mikhail Prokhorov.
Russia's Alrosa to sell $490 mln worth of diamonds to India
11/03/2010 17:40 Russia's largest diamond miner Alrosa said on Thursday it planned to sign three-year contracts with three Indian companies on the delivery of uncut diamonds worth $490 million.
Moscow's most expensive apartment rents for $47,000 a month
11/03/2010 16:27 Moscow's most expensive apartment for rent hit $47,000 in February, Penny Lane Realty said on Thursday.
Moscow Region ex-finance official charged with large-scale fraud
11/03/2010 13:47 Russian investigators have brought embezzlement charges against a former Moscow Region deputy finance minister in a high-profile investigation involving several regional officials and a U.S. businesswoman
Gazprom's Italian partner proposes South Stream-Nabucco merger
11/03/2010 11:38 Italy's Eni SpA, which is Gazprom's partner in the Kremlin-backed South Stream gas pipeline project, proposed uniting it with its Nabucco rival to boost overall revenues
India allocates $2.3 bln for Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier upgrade
11/03/2010 10:02 The Indian government's security committee has approved the allocation of $2.3 billion to retrofit the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier (INS Vikramaditya), the IANS news agency reported Thursday.
Putin to oversee $10 bln contracts in India
10/03/2010 19:23 Around 15 documents worth over $10 billion are expected to be signed during the Russian prime minister's visit to India, a government spokesman said on Wednesday.
Moscow expects to complete WTO talks soon - Lavrov
10/03/2010 17:05 Moscow expects talks on the simultaneous accession of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan to the World Trade Organization (WTO) to be concluded in the near future, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.
Putin takes charge of technology and innovation commission
10/03/2010 16:08 Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has taken charge of a government technology and innovation commission designed to boost the country's modernization, according to a resolution posted on the government's web site on Wednesday.
Gazprom Neft posts 35% US GAAP net profit plunge in 2009
10/03/2010 15:31 Gazprom Neft, the oil producing arm of Russian energy giant Gazprom, said on Wednesday its U.S. GAAP net profit decreased 35% year-on-year in 2009 to $3.01 billion.
India, Russia could clinch deal on new nuclear power units in April
10/03/2010 13:57 Russia and India are close to signing a contract on the construction of the third and fourth power units at the Kudankulam nuclear power plant, Indian atomic industry officials said Wednesday.
India seeks greater nuclear cooperation with Russia - official
10/03/2010 13:30
Alternative gas threatens Gazprom's operations - paper
10/03/2010 11:42 Gazprom's position as the world's largest natural gas supplier may be shattered as an ever larger number of companies are investing in alternative gas production, a Russian business paper reported on Wednesday.
Russian car sales fall by third year-on-year in January-February
10/03/2010 09:03 Sales of new passenger cars in Russia in January-February 2010 decreased by 34% compared with the same period last year, according to the Association of European Businesses (AEB).
Main news of March 9
09/03/2010 23:59 A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

Putin begins working visit to India Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin started his working visit to India late on Thursday.	Russian scientist forecasts more earthquakes in Pacific zone Areas surrounding the Pacific Ocean are likely to experience earthquakes and tsunamis in the coming years as the planet entered another long period of seismic activity, a Russian scientist said on Friday.
Under flag and star New insignias for state aviation	Forbes rating of the world’s richest Russians Vladimir Lisin, the owner of the Russian steel giant Novolipetsk Steel, is Russia's richest person with a fortune of $15.8 billion, according to Forbes. The tycoon occupies the 32nd position in the magazine's list of the world's richest people.

		12/03/2010 Bengal tiger cubs at Novosibirsk zoo
		11/03/2010 Forbes rating of the world’s richest Russians

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