Russia: Siberian plane in crash not de-iced right

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 00:00

Russia`s civil aviation chief says the plane that crashed in Siberia killing 31 appears to have been improperly de-iced.

Plane crash in Siberia kills 31 of 43 on board

Last Updated: Monday, April 2, 2012, 09:27

The mid-range plane belonging to Russian airline UTair crashed after taking off from Tyumen on a flight to Surgut.

200-kilo metal ‘UFO fragment’ falls from sky in Siberia

Last Updated: Thursday, March 22, 2012, 18:17

A giant “UFO fragment”, resembling a silvery dome, has fallen from the sky near a remote village in Siberia, according to Russian media.

British actor Tom Hardy to drive across Siberia for charity

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 08:30

Tom Hardy is a patron of Flack, which helps the homeless by involving them in the production of a monthly magazine.

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake shakes southwest Siberia

Last Updated: Sunday, February 26, 2012, 13:10

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from the temblor that rattled the region.

Migratory birds are flying back home from Odisha

Last Updated: Friday, February 17, 2012, 12:00

More than a million migratory birds that thronged various lakes and marshlands of Odisha, flying in from as far places as Siberia and Iraq, have started their return journey back home, an official said Friday.

Gita ban: Russian prosecutors to move higher court

Last Updated: Thursday, January 26, 2012, 15:56

Stung by a Siberian court`s rejection of their plea seeking a ban on Bhagavad Gita and branding it extremist literature, Russian prosecutors are now planning to move a higher court for appeal.

Hindus make last bid to save `Gita` in Russia

Last Updated: Monday, December 19, 2011, 12:49

A court in Siberia`s Tomsk city will deliver its final verdict on December 28 in a case seeking a ban on Bhagvad Gita- one of the most sacred Hindu religious texts.