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World Boxing Championships: Nishant Dev storms into pre-quarters

NEW DELHI: Rising Indian star Nishant Dev came up with a dominating performance and registered a stunning 5-0 victory to storm into the pre-quarterfinals of the Men’s World Boxing Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Wednesday.

The Times of India · May 3, 2023

Heena to lead Indian challenge in Asian Junior Athletics Championships

KOLKATA: Teenage sprinter Rezoana Mallick Heena announced her arrival on the international stage by ending up with three medals -- two gold in the girl’s 400m and girl’s 4x400m team relay events and a silver in the girl’s 200m to help India end overall second behind China in the fifth…

The Times of India · May 3, 2023

Uzbeks back President Mirziyoyev’s reforms proposal

Election commission says more than 90 percent of voters back President Mirziyoyev’s constitutional amendments.

Al Jazeera · May 1, 2023

Uzbekistan votes on changes that extend president's tenure

Voters in Uzebekistan are casting ballots in a referendum on a revised constitution that promises human rights reforms

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2023

Uzbeks vote on allowing president to extend time in power

Uzbekistan votes on constitutional amendments on Sunday that promise its citizens greater social protections in exchange for resetting President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's term count to zero, which could allow him to run for two more seven-year terms.

Reuters · Apr 29, 2023

Heena wins gold, sets Asian mark

KOLKATA: Bengal athlete Rezoana Mallick Heena continues to go from strength to strength. The India quartermiler on Friday claimed the girls 400m gold medal in a record time at the fifth Asian Youth Athletics Championships at Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

The Times of India · Apr 28, 2023

India claim four medals on opening day of Asian Youth Athletics Championships

NEW DELHI: India started its campaign on a positive note at the Asian Youth Athletics Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, winning four medals, including a gold on Thursday.

The Times of India · Apr 27, 2023

Uzbek referendum to allow president to extend rule

Uzbekistan is set to adopt a new constitution in a referendum on Sunday which could allow President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to extend his rule over Central Asia's most populous nation to 2040.

Reuters · Apr 27, 2023

Five Saudis, More than 190 Foreigners Evacuated From Sudan Arrive in Jeddah

Five Saudi nationals and 198 citizens from ten different countries arrived in Jeddah on Wednesday following their evacuation from Sudan. Among those evacuated from Sudan under directives from Saudi Arabia were nationals from Russia, the United Kingdom, China, the United States of America, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Singapore, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Pakistan.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 27, 2023

Craig Murray launches £30k fundraiser to take imprisonment complaint to UN

Murray, formerly the British ambassador to Uzbekistan, was jailed after he wrote a series of articles on Alex Salmond's high court trial in 2020.

The National (Scotland) · Apr 24, 2023