Jolt to Muizzu as pro-India party wins Male mayoral polls amid row

In a setback to Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, the pro-India opposition Maldivian Democratic Party has secured a landslide victory in the capital Male's mayoral election. IMAGE: Maldives......

Mehbooba under 'house arrest' on Art 370 abrogation anniversary

Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday claimed she and some senior leaders of her party were placed under house arrest while several others were detained on the fourth......

Will General Munir Take On Imran Khan?

If General Asim Munir, Pakistan's new army chief, wants to help defuse the current polarised atmosphere and shepherd civilian politicians towards negotiations on an acceptable date for elections,......

J&K police files chargesheet against PDP's Waheed Parra

The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday filed a chargesheet against senior PDP leader Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra in a case related to the alleged nexus between politicians and terror groups in the......

GMR seeks $1.4 billion in damages from Maldives

Indian infrastructure major GMR on Friday sought a compensation of $1.4 billion from Maldives for the ‘wrongful termination’ of its 25-year contract to develop and operate the Male......

GMR gets respite in Male airport issue

GMR Infrastructure Ltd, which was forced to give up a $511-million (Rs 2,960 crore on Tuesday) international airport project in Male late last year over alleged irregularities in the bidding stage,......

South Asian rights group concerned over US Immigration Bill

A South Asian rights group has expressed serious concerns over certain provisions of the comprehensive immigration reform bill that will pave a pathway to citizenship to some 11 million......

GMR ouster big blow to India's reputation in S Asia

The Maldives government of Mohamed Waheed Hassan has just terminated its largest foreign investment worth $511 million that had been won by GMR in 2010. But the real debacle beyond the......