Uzbekistan

India allows cough syrup firm linked to Uzbek deaths to re-open factory: Report

Uttar Pradesh has permitted the resumption of most production at a factory owned by Marion Biotech, which produced cough syrups Uzbekistan linked to the deaths of 65 children last year, according to a report citing an order

Uzbekistan: Powerful blast kills one, injures 162 in Tashkent

According to a statement from the health ministry, a window frame collapsed on a teenage boy, killing him. 138 individuals were also treated for injuries, and 24 people were hospitalised but were not in danger of dying

Uzbekistan says contaminated Indian cough syrup was on market due to bribery

The Central Asian nation put 21 people on trial - 20 of whom are Uzbeks and one Indian - over the deaths last week, making public for the first time a much higher death toll than previously reported

How Xi Jinping is challenging G7 dominance with a China-Central Asia summit

China’s Xi Jinping focused on boosting trade and economic ties as he met the premiers of five Central Asian nations – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. This meeting comes at a time when G7 leaders are holding their own summit in Japan

SCO foreign ministers meeting in Goa: Who will S Jaishankar meet? What will be discussed at the conclave?

Foreign ministers of SCO member states will hold key deliberations in Goa. Ahead of the summit, India’s S Jaishankar will meet his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. All eyes will be on Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, who will be the first Pakistan foreign minister to visit India since December 2016

Uzbekistan referendum to allow president to extend rule for another decade

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev came to power in 2016 after the death of his autocratic predecessor Islam Karimov and has pushed through significant economic and social reforms

China, Russia, Pakistan back Taliban, urge West to lift freeze on Afghanistan assets

After the Taliban takeover of Kabul in 2021, the United States (US) froze around $7 billion in central bank assets belonging to the government of Afghanistan. Another substantial amount of approximately $2 billion of Afghan assets was frozen by European banks

Uzbekistan cough syrup deaths: Noida police arrest 3 employees of Marion Biotech

The Noida Police said the arrests were made after an FIR was lodged against five officials, including two directors of Marion Biotech. The FIR was lodged over a complaint by a drugs inspector of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO)

Afghanistan: BIG steps proposed at Moscow NSA meet

Issues of international security with an emphasis on resolving the situation in Afghanistan were discussed during the consultations

WATCH: Afghan traders dump fruits in river as Uzbekistan's border remains shut amid row with Taliban

Afghanistan's border with Uzbekistan has been shut as the Taliban unilaterally started maintenance of the railway line that was initially under the Uzbek contract