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World Cup | Ganemat Sekhon, Darshna Rathore win World Cup medals

Ganemat Sekhon let the gold slip, but it was a memorable day for India in women’s skeet as Darshna Rathore also joined the podium in the shotgun World Cup in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday. The 22-year-old Ganemat was in control of the final, with a five-point lead, but missed five…

The Hindu · May 23, 2023

Kazakhstan: Visa-free travel for Indians and a lot of offbeat adventures

Travel to Kazakhstan is now visa-free for Indian passport holders. As per the reports, Indians can now stay visa-free for up to 14 days in the Republic of Kazakhstan and, in total, visa-free stays for 42 days within every 180 days. Do you know what this means? This is an…

The Times of India · May 23, 2023

China’s Xi presents development plans for Central Asia

Xi Jinping meets leaders of five Central Asian nations at a summit in China, calls for trade and energy development.

Al Jazeera · May 19, 2023

Kazakhs increasingly wary of Russia's belligerence - poll

The number of Kazakhs who believe neighbouring Russia may invade the former Soviet republic has doubled over the past six months as the war in Ukraine continues, an opinion poll by Kazakh researchers showed on Wednesday.

Reuters · May 17, 2023

Battery passports: how a meeting at Davos helped set a car industry standard

Mining groups hope their joint project, ReSource, will have an influence on the global business

The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2023

We knew in 2011 Putin would attack Ukraine, says Bill Clinton

Revelation raises questions about whether US and Europe should have been more prepared for 2014 invasion

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2023

Kazakhstan to ban oil products supplies via rail to Russian port of Taman -document

Kazakhstan Railways will ban transportation of oil products to the Russian Black Sea port of Taman starting from May 8, according to a document from the state-owned railway operator seen by Reuters on Thursday.

Reuters · May 4, 2023

Asia Cup Archery: India eyeing clean sweep in compound section; two more medals assured in recurve

TASHKENT: Indian archers kept themselves in line for a clean sweep in compound section, while they also confirmed two medals in the recurve section to continue their dominance in the Asia Cup Stage II World Ranking Tournament on Wednesday.

The Times of India · May 3, 2023

Fire breaks out at gas processing plant in Kazakhstan

Fire broke out on Monday at a gas processing plant on the Zhanazhol gas condensate field in Kazakhstan, which firefighters are still trying to put out, the Aktobe region's government said on Tuesday.

Reuters · May 2, 2023

Ding Liren: The new chess world champion is destiny's player

Ding Liren showed the ambition in his heart with a matching display on the board to become the 17th World chess champion. The 30-year-old is the first king of 64 squares from China. He defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi in a rapid tiebreak in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Sunday.

The Times of India · May 1, 2023