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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.

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The key difference between India and China’s response to Gen-Z protests in Nepal

China is desperate to keep Communist Nepal ally intact. India must worry.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?