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Topic: Kazakhstan

Russian air defences downed the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, sources say

The Embraer passenger jet had flown from Azerbaijan’s capital Baku to Grozny, in Russia’s southern Chechnya region, before veering off hundreds of miles across the Caspian Sea.

Indian Women win bronze at 7th Asian Women’s Club League Handball Championship

The team led by Menica Thakur sealed a 3-2 shootout win at the tournament in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan passes ADB-supported law for renewable energy

The law will transform the country’s heating sector from a traditionally coal-based system to cleaner sources & help achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.

SCO meet: Jaishankar tells Lavrov to safely return Indians caught in Russia’s war with Ukraine

Modi, who will visit Russia this month, skipped this year’s SCO summit, a multilateral platform seen as a contender to groupings led by the US and its allies.

Modi congratulates Kazakhstan president Tokayev on re-election

Both leaders discussed strengthening the strategic partnership between India and Kazakhstan.

ADB appoints Utsav Kumar as new country director for Kazakhstan

Kumar will head up ADB operations in Kazakhstan and coordinate the bank's partnership with the government and other stakeholders.

13 killed in a hostel fire in Kazakhstan

The fire broke out early in the morning in a three-storey building in Almaty, where 72 guests were residing. Authorities said the victims died of carbon monoxide poisoning.

ArcelorMittal mine methane blast in Kazakhstan leaves at least 32 dead, 14 missing

The company said it had suspended operation of coal unit mines for 24 hours for gas protection checks.

West is trying to drive a wedge between Russia and Kazakhstan, says TASS news agency

Kazakhstan, the country's long-time ally, has refused to support Moscow's invasion of Ukraine and has said it would comply with Western sanctions against Russia.

Kazakhstan struggles to accommodate Russians fleeing war amid Putin’s mobilisation order

Russians, who do not need a visa or even a passport to enter Kazakhstan, have fled their homeland since Moscow announced a military mobilisation last week.

On Camera

Piyush Pandey brought the language of small towns into ad agency corridors: Prasoon Joshi

Piyush was about celebration—of life, of people, of stories. He believed that what we create can shape popular culture, can make people feel proud of who they are.

US sanctions Rosneft & Lukoil: What we know of 2 oil giants that produce half of Russia’s crude

Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.