Ulaanbaatar, March 30 (IANS) Preeti Pawar and Deepak from India delivered an impressive start at the 2026 Asian Boxing Championships in Mongolia, securing tough victories against strong opponents on Monday.In the women’s 54kg category, Preeti Pawar, a gold medallist at the World Boxing Cup Finals, delivered a strong performance to win 5-0 unanimously over Kazakhstan’s Elina Bazarova, a former Asian U22 champion (2025). Facing a highly skilled opponent, Preeti’s precise victory made a power…
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Bangkok, March 25 (IANS) India opened their medal account at the Asia Cup Archery Stage I tournament with two bronze medals on Wednesday, courtesy of strong performances in the recurve women’s team and compound men’s team events here at the SAT Football Stadium.The Indian women’s recurve trio of Ruma Biswas, Kirti, and Ridhi secured a convincing 5-1 win over Malaysia to finish on the podium. The team had earlier placed third in the qualification round with a combined score of 1915, led by …
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (CISC) Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit held a meeting with Kazakhstan’s Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Zhazykbayev Shaikh-Khassan in New Delhi on Wednesday with discussions focused on strengthening defence cooperation and exploring new ways to engage in niche domains, C-UAS and training exchanges. The two sides reaffirmed commitment to expand defence partnership through continued and focused engagements.”Major General Zhazykbayev…
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) India secured gold at the Global Esports Games in front of a full arena of fans as Anuhith Gosala defeated Miras of Kazakhstan in the Clash Royale finals, 3-2, to claim the top honours. India also clinched a bronze in DOTA 2, while Türkiye took gold.In Clash Royale, India first defeated the USA in the lower bracket finals, advancing to the grand finals with a close 2-1 score in a tense conclusion. Kazakhstan had already secured their spot in the final the day before, hav…
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The India U20 women’s team head coach Joakim Alexandersson said that the team has made significant improvement since their qualification for the Women’s Asian Cup 2026 in Thailand and are “not overwhelmed by the challenge” of being drawn alongside the strongest teams in Asia. The U20 women arrived in Bangkok 13 days before the first game, which will give them valuable time to adjust to the climate. However, it is not too different from the conditions in Kolkata, where …
Almaty, March 20 (IANS) Kazakhstan is expected to wrap up the technical investigation into the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in the coming months, the Kazinform news agency reported on Friday, citing Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev.The investigation is currently summarizing findings, with the involvement of an international commission. Preliminary findings have been received from equipment manufacturers, including GPS trackers, navigation systems, and the aircraft manufacturer, E…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Kazakhstan senior men’s hockey team is currently in India for a high-performance training camp in the Sports Authority of India Northern Regional Centre, Sonipat, Haryana, from March 10 to 21, as part of their preparations for the upcoming Asian Games Qualifiers 2026. The camp, held at one of India’s premier hockey training centres, offers world-class synthetic turf, advanced conditioning facilities, and an intensely competitive environment—providing Kazakhstan a…
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) India U20 women’s team captain Shubhangi Singh expressed confidence in her side’s preparations as they gear up for the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup in Thailand, stating that the team is ready to take on top opponents in the continental tournament.India returns to the competition after a gap of two decades and will open their campaign against Japan on April 2. They are placed in Group C alongside Japan, Australia, and Chinese Taipei.Reflecting on the qualification ca…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) India has sharply increased its purchases of Russian oil, prompting several tankers that were originally headed to China to change course mid-journey and sail towards Indian ports instead.One such vessel, the Aframax tanker Aqua Titan, is now expected to arrive at New Mangalore on March 21 carrying Urals crude, according to reports.The ship had initially set its destination as Rizhao in China after loading oil from a Baltic Sea port in late January.However, in a sudden…
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) The ongoing conflict in West Asia has triggered the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market, according to a report released on Thursday.According to the report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), with limited capacity to reroute shipments and storage facilities filling up, oil-producing countries in the Gulf have cut production by at least 10 million barrels per day, it added.”Unless tanker traffic through the strategic waterway resumes …