Thailand in grip of the Shinawatra family as parliament elects former PM’s daughter, 37, to lead country
Thaksin’s gamble on Paetongtarn at such a critical juncture surprised many analysts, who expected him to delay his dynasty and avoid exposing his daughter to the type of battles that led to the downfall of himself and sister Yingluck, who both fled overseas to avoid jail after their governments were ousted by the military.
Day Bangladesh army declined to enforce president’s curfew orders to suppress youth protests and sealed her fate
Ten people familiar with the events of the past week, including four serving army officers and two other informed sources in Bangladesh, were interviewed to piece together the final 48 hours of Hasina’s reign. Many of them spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter.
Youth protests force Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina to resign, flee to India as interim government is formed
Media reports said she had flown in a military helicopter with her sister and was headed to India. The CNN News 18 television channel said she had landed in Agartala, the capital of India’s northeastern state of Tripura. The report could not be immediately verified.
Unemployment storm: Bangladesh court scraps most job quotas that sparked deadly protests
Experts attribute the unrest to stagnant job growth in the private sector and high youth unemployment, making public sector jobs with regular wage hikes very attractive among the group who make up nearly a fifth of the population.
Student protests kill over 100 people as 220 million in India apply for ‘reserved’ government jobs
Sunil Kumar, a 30-year-old, has spent the past nine years of his life chasing a job in the Indian government. Packed with scores of others in makeshift classrooms under tin roofs with barely enough light and air, Kumar has spent years cramming for a variety of tests, including the prestigious...
Jumping the broom: Asia’s richest and world’s ninth richest tycoon splashes $600 million ‘small change’ on son’s wedding
The four-day wedding celebrations began on Friday with the traditional Hindu wedding ceremony and will be followed by a grand reception to run through the weekend. The guest list includes former British Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Boris Johnson; Saudi Aramco CEO Amin H. Nasser; and Adele, Lana Del Rey, Drake and David Beckham, according to local media. The Ambani family did not confirm the guest list. Television news channels showed celebrities like Kim Kardashian in a red ensemble and professional wrestler and Hollywood actor John Cena arriving. Kardashian sisters Kim and Khloé took a ride in a motorised rickshaw through bustling Mumbai streets on Friday before joining the wedding ceremonies, the Press Trust of India news agency said.
Asthma omena therepy: Patients flock Hyderabad city in India to swallow live sardines as medicine
Legend has it that in 1845 a wandering saint presented a secret formula of miracle herbs to Veeranna Goud, a man living in the old city of Hyderabad, and instructed him to give it to asthma patients for free. Since then, Goud’s descendants, known as the Bathini family, have preserved the tradition and kept the herbal formula under wraps, shared only among male descendants.
How India PM Modi BJP’s complacency propped opposition in fierce caste, constitution politics
After a decade of electoral near-invincibility that combined economic success with a narrative of Hindu supremacy, Modi’s party was reduced to 240 seats nationwide. He was able to form a third government only with the help of allies, some of whom have a reputation for political fickleness.
India PM Modi’s star dims despite victory in election in which Congress party rose from obscurity
Modi will need the support of other parties in his coalition – a stunning blow for the 73-year-old, who had hoped for a landslide victory. During campaigning, Modi said his party would likely win 370 seats and his allies another 30 seats.
Family wants Sikh separatist jailed 3,000km away from his constituency freed after winning seat in India’s election
Sikh separatism has made global headlines in the last year as Canada and the United States have accused India of being involved in assassination plots against Sikh separatists in those countries, charges New Delhi has denied.
