- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
BANGLADESH'S Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina won re-election for a fifth term Sunday (8), officials said, following a boycott led by an opposition party she branded a "terrorist organisation". Hasina's ruling Awami League "has won the election", an Election Commission spokesman told AFP in the early hours of Monday morning, after…
FOLLOWING the derogatory remarks made by some Maldivian ministers against Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and India on social media following his recent visit to Lakshadweep, Maldivian foreign minister Moosa Zameer said that these remarks against foreign leaders are "unacceptable" and do not reflect the official position of the Maldives…
AN Indian online travel agency has said that it suspended all flight bookings to the Maldives in the wake of a row over controversial social media posts made by three now suspended deputy ministers of the Indian Ocean archipelago against prime minister Narendra Modi after his recent visit to Lakshadweep.…
SHEIKH Hasina, the prime minister of Bangladesh eyeing a record fifth term, on Sunday (7) said ahead of casting her ballot in the country's general election that India is Dhaka's trusted friend. When she was asked by an Indian reporter to give a message to the giant neighbour with which…
DAVID Warner went out the way he began with a rumbustious innings to guide Australia to an eight-wicket victory and 3-0 Test series sweep over Pakistan in Sydney on Saturday (6). Playing in his 112th and final Test, Warner was dismissed for 57 -- just 11 runs from finishing off…
INDIA'S space mission remained witness to yet another historic moment on Saturday (6) when Aditya L1, the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) ambitious project to study the sun, reached its final goal following a final maneuver at 4 pm local time. The feat means the spacecraft is in the halo…
YANKTESH Permal Reddy or YP Reddy, the chairman of Fiji's Reddy Group, on Friday (4) passed away in Auckland, New Zealand. He was 89. He is survived by his wife Vimla Wati Reddy and children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. The funeral services were set to be conducted on Saturday (6)…
FORMULA E has announced the cancellation of the Hyderabad E-Prix, alleging a contract breach by the new government in the southern Indian state of Telangana. The second Formula E race in India was slated to be held on February 10. Formula E has alleged a breach of contract by the…
BANGLADESH witnessed violence two days ahead of its national elections on Sunday (7) that resulted in deaths of at least four persons, including two children. They were killed in a fire in a train that the country's Awami League government called an arson aimed at destroying democratic values. The fire…
INDIAN defence minister Rajnath Singh is set to embark on a three-day visit to the UK starting Monday (8) to inject a new momentum in strategic and security engagement between the two countries, including possible collaboration for joint development of fighter jets and other military platforms. Singh is scheduled to…
