Kazakhstan

OMG! Man rides ostrich to beat traffic in Kazakhstan - Must Watch

This amateur video was shot by a witness in a Kazakh city. 

Sep 05, 2016, 16:24 PM IST

Kazakhstan arrests 21 suspected of plotting terrorist attacks

Kazakhstan said Wednesday it had arrested 21 members of radical groups plotting terror attacks in public places, after two deadly attacks that fuelled fears of rising extremism.

Aug 31, 2016, 16:04 PM IST

Kazakhstan arrests 21 suspected of plotting `terrorist` attacks

Kazakhstan said Wednesday it had arrested 21 members of radical groups plotting terror attacks in public places, after two deadly attacks that fuelled fears of rising extremism.

Aug 31, 2016, 15:40 PM IST

Fire alarm forces AI to divert Mumbai-Newark flight

An Air India flight carrying over 300 people from here to Newark was on Thursday diverted to Kazakhstan after detection of fumes in the cargo hold that triggered a fire alarm.

Aug 25, 2016, 22:37 PM IST

Passengers on AI plane diverted to Kazakhstan safe: Sushma

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said the passengers of an Air India (AI) flight diverted to Kazakhstan are safe and there was no reason to worry.

Aug 25, 2016, 22:13 PM IST

Air India Mumbai-Newark flight diverted to Kazakhstan

 An Air India Mumbai-Newark flight was diverted to Kazakhstan on Thursday due to operational reasons, an official said here.

Aug 25, 2016, 11:50 AM IST

Pakistani official visiting Belarus, Kazakhstan over NSG membership

A top Pakistani official on Tuesday began a five-day visit to Belarus and Kazakhstan for their support for Islamabad's membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), officials said.

Aug 23, 2016, 15:22 PM IST

Rio Olympics: Weightlifting body to ban Russia, Kazakhs, Belarus over doping

Weightlifting has long been afflicted by doping scandals and the IWF has undertaken a major crackdown on athletes using performance-enhancing drugs, often from former Soviet Union or Eastern Bloc countries.

Aug 17, 2016, 00:14 AM IST

Rio Olympics: Rahimov, Balandin shine for Kazakhstan in weightlifting, swimming respectively

Weightlifter Nijat Rahimov of Kazakhstan broke the world record to win the gold medal of the men`s 77kg category while his compatriot Dmitriy Balandin created history by claiming the central Asian country`s first swimming medal at the ongoing Rio Olympics here.

Aug 11, 2016, 09:44 AM IST

Some 38 of 84 killed in Nice truck attack were foreigners: Ministry

Some 38 of the 84 people killed on the seafront in Nice by a truck-driving man as they celebrated Bastille Day on July 14 were foreigners, the French foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

Jul 20, 2016, 09:46 AM IST

Sweden, Kazakhstan, Ethiopia, Bolivia elected to UNSC for 2017-18

Sweden, Kazakhstan, Ethiopia and Bolivia were elected to the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday for 2017-18, but further voting was due to take place to decide the final seat with Italy and the Netherlands almost locked in a tie.

Jun 29, 2016, 02:22 AM IST

Kazakhstan beats Thailand in race for Asian seat on Security Council

Kazakhstan beat Thailand in the second round of hotly-contested elections to become the first former Soviet Asian country to win a seat on the Security Council Tuesday after a deadlock in the initial balloting for the Asian slot.

Jun 28, 2016, 23:42 PM IST

Saiga numbers rise after mass die-off, reveals survey

Last year, approximately 200,000 Saiga's died in Betpak-Dala, Kazakhstan, in May, which became a cause of deep concern for conservationists.

Jun 21, 2016, 00:48 AM IST

13 killed in Kazakh `anti-terror` raid after shootings

Police in Kazakhstan said Tuesday they had killed 13 suspects in an anti-terror operation following deadly weekend attacks by suspected religious radicals.

Jun 07, 2016, 17:18 PM IST

Kazakhstan accuses protesters of trying to oust government

Oil-rich Kazakhstan on Friday accused organisers of anti-government rallies last week of trying to overthrow the Central Asian country`s government.

May 27, 2016, 22:15 PM IST

Key world powers need to end double standards on nuke weapons: Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev

Reaffirming his country's commitment to realizing a world free of nuclear weapons and urging the international community to consider this goal as the main objective of humanity in the 21st century. Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev used the platform of the recently held Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) in Washington to question the double standards of some world powers on the issue of creating and maintaining their respective nuclear arsenal, while urging other nations to destroy theirs.

Apr 18, 2016, 15:58 PM IST

Australia seals uranium export deal with Ukraine

Australia has agreements to export uranium to 43 states and territories, with Canberra last year singing a landmark deal to sell it to India, which has not signed Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Apr 01, 2016, 09:22 AM IST

Russia's Progress 63 resupply craft launches to space station - Watch online!

The unpiloted cargo spacecraft is carrying three tons of food, fuel and supplies for the Expedition 47 crew.

Mar 31, 2016, 17:50 PM IST

Humans, `unicorns` may have walked Earth at same time: Study

A long-extinct animal known as the Siberian unicorn -- which was actually a long-horned rhinoceros -- may have walked the Earth 29,000 years ago, at the same time as prehistoric humans, researchers

Mar 30, 2016, 07:13 AM IST

Voting in parliamentary election begins in Kazakhstan

Voting has begun in a parliamentary election in the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan, where the governing party is expecting an easy win.

Mar 20, 2016, 16:13 PM IST