Kazakhstan

Roscosmos confirmed damage at the Baikonur Cosmodrome after launch. The Soyuz MS 28 mission reached the International Space Station safely.

Meet ‘Marich’: The injured vulture that flew 15,000 Km across four countries and returned to India

Eurasian Griffons soar using strong thermal currents daily. Their wingspan can reach almost two point eight metres.

Kazakhstan joins Abraham Accords: What drives Trump’s strategy and how Astana stands to gain | Explained

The addition of Kazakhstan fits neatly into Trump’s foreign policy narrative. The Abraham Accords were one of his key diplomatic successes during his first term.

New discovery of rare earth deposits in Kazakhstan provides India opportunities

The discovery by geologists potentially puts the country among the top three nations in terms of deposits. India has a long-standing trade relationship with Kazakhstan which is a critical supplier of uranium for its nuclear plants. Moreover, a lasting legacy from the Soviet era is popular goodwill for India on account of its soft power. All the ingredients for a mutually beneficial relationship are in place

India to quadruple uranium imports for nuclear energy mission

The imports will be of natural uranium (uranium ore concentrate) and not enriched uranium as India's indigenous Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors can operate with even about 0.7 percent U-235, government officials told Moneycontrol.

Ex-Kazakhstan minister caught brutally beating wife to death for over 8 hours in grisly video

As Saltanat Nukenova lay gravely injured, Kuandyk Bishimbayev opted to call a fortune-teller, seeking reassurance, while his wife lay bleeding.

DGCA clears IndiGo's flights to Almaty, Kazakhstan, from September 5

"DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) has approved operations of IndiGo from Delhi to Almaty with effect from September 5, 2023," a senior official said on Tuesday.

Soft power approach works with Taliban, India proves naysayers wrong in Afghanistan

After the arrival of the Taliban in August 2021, New Delhi has clawed its way back in the war-torn nation with its soft power approach, amid positive signs of welcome by the new regime

What’s next for Pakistan?

Political masters have to go beyond juggling with the budget figures to satisfy the IMF and other international partners. They need to create jobs and earn revenues.

FIDE World Rapid Chess Championships: Erigaisi in joint lead with Carlsen, Fedoseev; Humpy in joint second spot

In the open section, young Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi is in joint lead with 4.5 points from five rounds along with world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen and Vladimir Fedoseev after holding the Norwegian superstar in round five.

India, Kazakhstan start joint military drill in Meghalaya

The sixth edition of 'Kazind-22', a joint training exercise aimed at enhancing the level of defence cooperation and fostering bilateral relations between the two nations, started at Umroi, 25 km from Shillong, and will conclude on December 28

Five dead after methane leak at ArcelorMittal coal mine in Kazakhstan

The company said it continued rescue work at the mine in the Qaraghandy region in central Kazakhstan where ArcelorMittal operates the country's biggest steel mill.

India desires normal relations with all its neighbours, including Pakistan: MoS Meenakashi Lekhi at CICA summit in Astana

Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakashi Lekhi said this while addressing the 6th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Astana, Kazakhstan.

In Pics | International Space Station gets 3 new residents after Russian launch

The International Space Station welcomed three new residents -- American Frank Rubio along with Russians Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin -- on September 21, following a smooth Russian launch.

China's Xi Jinping to visit Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan this week

Xi will attend a leaders' summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, and "pay state visits to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan", Xinhua news agency said.

INSTC route between India and Russia to see pick-up in trade volumes from next month, say officials

The INSTC is India's grand plan to cut short the time taken for trade shipments to reach Russia and Europe, and enter the central Asian markets, and vice versa.

India in talks with some of Ukraine's neighbours for continuing education of evacuated students: S Jaishankar

Responding to a discussion in Lok Sabha on the situation in Ukraine, S Jaishankar said the Ukrainian government too has offered relaxation for students for taking two key examinations in their medical education courses.

Russia-Ukraine Conflict | Russia ally Kazakhstan blocks Ukraine peace rally

Earlier this month Kazakh authorities allowed activists in the former capital Almaty to hold a rally against the invasion that gathered more than 2,000 people and featured chants and slogans insulting Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Why cryptocurrencies are facing multiple headwinds 

A host of reasons ranging from the ban on cryptocurrencies by China, the troubles in Kazakhstan and the end of easy money is responsible for the current woes of cryptocurrencies 

Kazakhstan unrest weakens its balancing policy

Despite diverse geopolitical objectives, all major players, the US, Russia, China, India and the EU want political stability in Kazakhstan 

Kazakhstan says 164 killed in week of protests

The office of Kazakhstan’s president said Sunday that about 5,800 people were detained by police during protests that developed into violence last week.

The energy sector has a gas problem 

Rising natural gas prices have disrupted economies in Europe and Asia and has brought Kazakhstan to the brink of revolution 

After Dozens Reported Dead in Kazakhstan, Troops From Russian Alliance Deploy

The foreign soldiers were dispatched after the city hall in Almaty, the country’s largest city, was set ablaze, and the airport was overrun by an angry mob. Police opened fire on the demonstrators, some of them armed, but also accused them of killing 13 officers and leaving 353 injured.

Blasts at Kazakhstan military base kill nine

It is unclear what caused Thursday’s fire at the facility in the province of Zhambyl where engineering explosives were stored, Defence Minister Nurlan Yermekbayev told a briefing.

Triumph of Taliban power could pose an existential threat to the ‘Anti-Taliban’ states of Central Asia

Central Asia has significant ethnic and religious minorities, and populations of Russian-speaking Slavs. Islamism threatens to upset that delicate balance—and with it, the élites who rule the region.