India endorsed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Uzbekistan for upgrading the Jawaharlal Nehru Uzbekistan Centre for Information Technology at Tashkent to further strengthen the bilateral ties
Tashkent, May 22 (ANI): Vice President Hamid Ansari who is on a four-day visit to Uzbekistan said that the two nations will discuss issues of cooperation in counter-terrorism, Afghanistan and development projects in the region.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Poonam Bhagat offers a mix of contemporary silhouettes with a traditional twist with her latest summer-spring collection. From stylish one-piece dresses and jumpsuits to voluminous long robes worn with shararas, palazzos and crinkle skirts -- it has plenty to choose from. One can also choose from jackets, capes and elegant saris beautifully embellished with intricate threadwork and sequin work Bhagat has transformed her travel experiences into designs for her new collection and titled it A Slice of Samarkand and a Bite of Bokhara.
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Vice President Hamid Ansari is heading to Uzbekistan, a key Central Asian country, from May 21-24 for talks with President Islam Karimov that are expected to focus on Afghanistan and counter-terrorism cooperation among other issues. It will be the first visit by an Indian vice president to the land-locked country, with which India shares deep-rooted historical and cultural ties. Ansari will visit Samarkhand, Tashkent and Bukhara during his visit
An Uzbekistan national is due in court in Boise, Idaho Friday, one day after his arrest on terror-related charges. Fazliddin Kurbanov is accused of supporting a foreign terrorist organization. (May 17)
Federal authorities in Idaho said Thursday they have arrested an Uzbekistan national accused of conspiring with a designated terrorist organization in his home country and helping scheme to use a weapon of mass destruction. (May 16)
Washington, May 1 (IANS) A US federal advisory body has reiterated its concerns about Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's admissibility to the US due to his alleged "complicity in the 2002 riots" in the state. Modi, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Tuesday noted, was the only individual in whose case a provision of the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) was invoked in March 2005 to bar his entry
Beijing, April 26 (IANS) China will host Uzbekistan in an international football friendly June 6, organisers said Friday. The Chinese will bid for their very first win over the Uzbeks in three years
Washington, April 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US Secretary of State John Kerry has called on the NATO to prepare for the possible use of chemical weapons by Syria in the ongoing civil war there. "We should also carefully and collectively consider how NATO is prepared to respond to protect its members from a Syrian threat, including any potential chemical weapons threat," Kerry said at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels. On Tuesday, Israel's top military intelligence analyst, Brig
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) External Affairs Minister will travel to Almaty, Kazakhstan, to participate in the April 26 Heart of Asia ministerial conference on the Istanbul Process on regional security and cooperation for a secure and stable Afghanistan, an official said Tuesday. The meeting is the third ministerial-level meeting of the Istanbul Process and would see participation by 14 countries in the neighbourhood and 16 others.
