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Tashkent hosts GSMA M360 as Eurasia’s digital economy grows

The capital of Uzbekistan hosted the GSMA M360 Eurasia 2025 summit for the first time, bringing together regional policymakers, global tech leaders, and industry innovators to explore the future of mobile connectivity and digital transformation in Eurasia.

Euronews

Cosmic metros, UFO circus tops and a 3,000C sun gun: the mesmerising architecture of Tashkent

From its cavernous domed bazaar to its ravishingly muscular museum, the Uzbek capital has one of the world’s wildest collections of modernist gems. Will its bid for world heritage status succeed?

The Guardian - UK

Exploring dazzling Uzbekistan on Central Asia’s Silk Road

Travelling on the high-speed train from medieval Samarkand to modern Tashkent, Beverley Watts first takes in the ancient cities of Khiva and Bukhara

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From Uzbek disco to Uighur rock: Forgotten sounds of the Silk Road

A new album of rare grooves from Soviet Central Asia reveals an era when the region was a crucible for musical fusion.

Al Jazeera

Tashkent may be out of their depth at the Tour de France Femmes, but damned if I'm not rooting for lone rider Yanina Kuskova to finish

For the Tashkent City Women’s Pro Cycling Team, just getting to the start line of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift was already a win.

Cycling Weekly

Indian women's football team suffers 0-3 loss against Uzbekistan in international friendly

NEW DELHI: The Indian women's football team succumbed to a 0-3 defeat against Uzbekistan in their first international friendly at the Bunyodkor Stadium in Tashkent on Friday.

The Times of India

‘A sense of wonder enveloped my mother and me’: Mishal Husain on her eye-opening journey through Uzbekistan in search of an ancestor

The broadcaster knew she had a link to the central Asian country she first visited on her gap year 30 years ago. But retracing her steps, this time with her mother in tow, she made a big discovery about their family

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‘Maximally pragmatic’: How Central Asia navigates Russia’s war on Ukraine

Most leaders tread a careful line to avoid conflict as Moscow tries to uphold its relevance in a vast neighbourhood.

Al Jazeera

Matildas launch late triple-strike to sink Uzbekistan in Paris Olympics qualifier

After 73 scoreless minutes, a late flurry of goals saw the Matildas defeat Uzbekistan in the first leg of their Olympic qualifier ahead of the return fixture in Melbourne on Wednesday night

The Guardian - AU

Uzbekistan 0-3 Matildas: Olympic qualifying playoff, first leg – as it happened

The Matildas are 90 minutes away from Paris 2024, with three late goals putting them in charge of this tie

The Guardian - AU

Did an arrested Uzbek ‘mafia chieftain’ organise killings of dissidents?

Twelve years ago, an Uzbek hitman tried to kill an exiled imam in Sweden. The rest may not be history, just yet.

Al Jazeera

The surprise wildcard - Uzbekistan team in running for 2024 Tour de France Femmes

Rival teams dispute UCI points tally as Tashkent City Women’s PCT hits wildcard places, focus on key WorldTour races and Olympic Games

Cycling News

Indian women end campaign with loss to Uzbeks

It was a close-fought game that India lost 2-3 with a stoppage-time winner from Uzbekistan in March this year. However, there was no such contest for most of the game as hosts Uzbekistan dealt a 3-0 blow to the visiting Blue Tigresses at Bunyodkor Stadium in Tashkent on Wednesday.

The Times of India

From Uzbekistan, a cuminy rice pilaf comes studded with sweet pops of flavor

The streets of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, are lined with paddle-wielding chefs called oshpaz tending to enormous cauldron-like pans

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The Times of India

Indian women football team's Olympic dream dashed with Vietnam loss

They had exited Asian Games with just one goal scored in the group stage. And it was the same predicament for the Indian women’s team as their hopes of making the next round of AFC Olympic Qualifiers were dashed with a 1-3 defeat to Vietnam, despite a fightback in the…

The Hindu

An Indian restaurant in Tashkent celebrates Uzbekistan’s love for Bollywood

Styled on the Bollywood theme, the ‘Raaj Kapur’ restaurant which is one of the three major Indian restaurants in Tashkent

The Times of India

AFC Olympic Qualifiers: Japan steamroll India

For 30 minutes in their opening AFC Olympic Qualifiers match in Tashkent, the Indian women's team kept dissuading the No. 8 team in the world from making inroads into their box. However, the 53 rungs between them on the FIFA ladder proved too great for remainder of the game as…

The Independent UK

Kevin Spacey rushed to hospital fearing ‘heart attack’ at Uzbekistan film festival

Spacey spoke about the incident on stage at the Tashkent International Film Festival in Uzbekistan

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Lightning strike causes explosion in Uzbekistan leaving one dead and 162 injured

A warehouse in Tashkent, thought to have electric vehicles and batteries inside, caught fire

The Independent UK

An explosion following a lightning strike in the Uzbek capital kills 1 person and injures 162

An explosion in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, has killed a teenage boy and injured at least 162 people

Bangkok Post

Uzbekistan president set to cement rule as voting ends

TASHKENT - Uzbekistan held a presidential election on Sunday that looked set to hand incumbent Shavkat Mirziyoyev a third term as head of the gas-rich Central Asian state.

The Hindu

Kuttappa optimistic of his wards getting three to four Olympic quota places at the Asian Games

Encouraged by the Indian male boxers’ best-ever showing of three bronze medals in the recent World boxing championships in Tashkent, head coach C.A. Kuttappa is optimistic that his boys will earn three to four Olympic quota places at the Hangzhou Asian Games in September.

The Hindu

Discipline and self-belief have helped Nishant Dev punch his way to success

Having drawn everyone’s attention by thumping a Cuban boxer — a rarest of the rare occurrence for an Indian boxer — to secure his maiden international medal, a World championship bronze in Tashkent, 22-year-old Nishant Dev has grown in confidence. Now, he is determined to claim medal at the Asian…

The Times of India

Exclusive: It is time to graduate to being best in the world, says Bernard Dunne

NEW DELHI: Indian boxing is on an unprecedented high. India topped the medal charts with four gold at the women's world championship in New Delhi, and recorded its best-ever performance with three medals at the men's world championship in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

The Times of India

Once forced to quit boxing due to lack of diet money, Deepak Bhoria now basks in medal glory

NEW DELHI: For Deepak Bhoria, the bronze medal at the world championships in Tashkent was the culmination of a decade-long struggle. There were many players in that struggle – the boxing federation, his surroundings, financial condition, and at times himself.

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