Maldives suspends three officials for insulting Indian PM Modi | Social Media News

Maldives suspends three officials for insulting Indian PM Modi | Social Media News

Three deputy ministers were disciplined over social media posts about India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The government of the Maldives has suspended three deputy ministers after they made derogatory remarks about India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media. Malsha Shareef, Mariyam Shiuna and Abdulla Mahzoom Majid who all worked…

Bangladesh holds election to keep PM Sheikh Hasina in power | Elections News

Bangladesh holds election to keep PM Sheikh Hasina in power | Elections News

Polls have closed and counting is under way in Bangladesh’s general election, marked by a low voter turnout and a boycott by the opposition and its allies. Sunday’s “one-sided” vote, as the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) put it, is set to keep Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in power for…

Bangladesh counts votes in low-turnout election boycotted by opposition | Sheikh Hasina News

Bangladesh counts votes in low-turnout election boycotted by opposition | Sheikh Hasina News

Bangladesh election officials are counting votes after a controversial poll, fraught with violence and boycotted by the opposition, is guaranteed to give a fourth straight term to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Bangladeshis largely stayed away from the vote on Sunday as initial signs suggested a low turnout, despite widespread reports…

Bhutan holds general election as economic crisis hits ‘national happiness’ | Elections News

Bhutan holds general election as economic crisis hits ‘national happiness’ | Elections News

The picturesque Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is set to hold a general election with serious economic challenges calling into question its longstanding policy of prioritising “Gross National Happiness” over growth. Both parties contesting Tuesday’s vote are committed to a constitutionally enshrined philosophy of a government that measures its success by…

India’s Aditya-L1 sun mission reaches solar orbit | Space News

India’s Aditya-L1 sun mission reaches solar orbit | Space News

Launched in September, the solar observation mission will undertake a comprehensive study of the sun. India’s solar observation mission has entered the sun’s orbit after a four-month journey, the latest success for the space exploration ambitions of the world’s most populous nation. The Indian Space Research Organisation’s Aditya-L1 mission was…

Bangladesh to vote in general elections boycotted by opposition | Elections News

Bangladesh to vote in general elections boycotted by opposition | Elections News

Bangladesh is holding general elections on Sunday, with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina set to win a fourth straight term and the fifth overall for her Awami League-led alliance, despite overseeing an economy that required an international bailout last year. The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) of ailing former Prime…

Bangladesh polling booths set ablaze, opposition starts election strike | Elections News

Bangladesh polling booths set ablaze, opposition starts election strike | Elections News

Police say unidentified arsonists have set fire to at least five primary schools, including four polling stations. Polling booths were set on fire in Bangladesh on the eve of Sunday’s general elections, hours after four people were killed in a suspected arson attack on a commuter train. Police on Saturday…

‘They carry dreams’: Brown boxes of love, sent from the Gulf to India | Migration

‘They carry dreams’: Brown boxes of love, sent from the Gulf to India | Migration

Thiruvananthapuram, India - As soon as you enter, walk to the right, then a little forward. In the first or second aisle, you’ll see them immediately, prominently placed on the shelves: Tiger Balm and, next to it, Axe Oil — both from Singapore. And then, in the third or fourth aisle, Imperial…