An Indian Navy vessel and an Air Force aircraft carrying nearly 1,000 tons of fresh water reached Male on Sunday as India mounted a major effort to help the Maldivian capital that is reeling from an acute shortage of drinking water after its lone desalination plant caught fire.
Maldives Supreme Court has ordered the suspension of the run-off presidential re-vote scheduled for Sunday, a day after former president Mohammed Nasheed led the first round but failed to clinch an outright majority.
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Promising to respect democracy, the new Maldives President Mohammed Waheed has told the United States that he intends to form a national unity government which would include participation of opposition parties.
Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Jugnauth are set to be invited to Modi's swearing-in ceremony.
The Indian ace has previously won a silver medal in the 2016 Rio Games and a bronze in the Tokyo edition.
India has managed to move a smaller share of its working-age population away from farm-related work than many of its neighbours. Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Nepal managed to shift a bigger share of jobs to non-agricultural work than India, shows data from the year 2000 to 2023 the compiled from the World Bank's April South Asia Development Update report. Only Pakistan and the Maldives show a lower shift among South Asian peers.
Withdrawing a blanket ban on overseas shipments of non-basmati white rice, the government on Saturday imposed a floor price of $490 per tonne and exempted the commodity from export duty. Exports of non-basmati white rice have been banned since July 20, 2023 to boost domestic supply. "The export policy for non-basmati white rice (semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or gazed) ...is amended from prohibited to free, subject to MEP (minimum export price) of $490 per tonne with immediate effect and until further orders," the directorate general of foreign trade (DGFT) said in a notification.
India avenged their last edition title loss as they prevailed over Maldives 3-1 via penalty shootout in the SAFF Championships summit clash to claim their fifth crown in Dhaka, on Sunday. After the match failed to produce any goal in the regulation and extra times, the match was decided in the penalty shootout.
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Subhash Chakraborty's goal in the 89th minute enabled India win the Group D match 2-1, in the football competition of the Asian Games
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In its hurried recognition of the new government in Male, has India lost sight of the ground realities in Maldives?
Two months after he quit as President of Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed on Thursday said India had "bungled" by not recognising the changeover as a "coup" and wants it to use "coercive" means against the new government to ensure fresh elections within this year.
India on Saturday voiced "deep concern" over the developments in the Maldives, a day after former president Mohamed Nasheed was sentenced to 13-year imprisonment by a criminal court of that country under anti-terror laws.
A day after the sudden change of regime in Maldives following turmoil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday reached out to new President Mohamed Waheed expressing India's "continued support" to him.
President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has launched a severe crackdown on pro-democracy activists.
As the crisis in Maldives deepened, India on Friday sent its special envoy to Male to assess the situation in the island where former President Mohamed Nasheed was ousted in a coup. M Ganapathi, secretary (west) in the external affairs ministry left for Male with a brief to assess the situation in the Indian Ocean atoll, which has plunged into a crisis after the ouster of Nasheed. "I have sent an envoy to Maldives to assess the situation," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said projects for port connectivity, tourism infrastructure and amenities will be taken up 'on our islands, including Lakshadweep' to address the 'emerging fervour' for domestic tourism in the country.
In the face of pressure from the world community, Mohamed Waheed has stepped down as president of the Maldives on the eve of the second round of the country's controversy-ridden presidential polls.
Yameen declared the state of emergency on February 5 after the country's top court ordered him to free high-profile dissidents from jail.
This island nation has become a launching pad for Jihadis, and this creates a lot of problems for the security agencies across the world. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
A 24-year-old Indian computer teacher was brutally raped in Maldives and is in "very serious condition", prompting India to take up the matter with Maldivian government.
The Commonwealth has called for all parties to "show restraint and restore calm", while the European Union has expressed "deep concern" over the continued political unrest and the heavy-handed response of the security forces. India has appealed to all political parties to exercise restraint and to refrain from actions that might have an adverse impact. Shubha Singh reports.
Maldivian Vice President Ahmed Adeeb was on Thursday impeached by the Parliament overwhelmingly over an alleged attempt to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen and faces terrorism charges as lawmakers approved state of emergency in the island that has sparked concerns globally.
Adheeb was not allowed to enter India since he did not possess valid documents.
Sonakshi Sinha, who is basking in the success of her hit Netflix show Heeramandi, will reportedly wed her longtime boyfriend Zaheer Iqbal on June 23.
The political transition in Maldives shows all signs of remaining highly charged till the elections scheduled for September 7. Former president Mohamed Nasheed was produced in a Maldives court on Wednesday, ten days after he emerged from an 11-day long stay in the Indian high commission where he had sought refuge from arrest warrant issued by a local court.
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy have been handed relatively easy groups for the Paris Games, which begin on July 26.
It claims that the Male Airport contract is "non-reversible and non-negotiable".
With November 22, 23 and 24 being among the most auspicious dates for marriage this year, hotels across the country are all booked, as are wedding-related ancillary services.
The claim was filed on Friday before an Arbitration Court in Singapore and a final order in the matter is likely to come out by end of March next year.
Amidst opposition supporters picketing Parliament and violence on the streets, Maldives President Mohammed Waheed on Monday gave his maiden Presidential address saying he was open for early elections.
In a setback to ousted Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed, the supreme court has declared as unlawful his act of dismissing eight members of the interim parliament of 2008 and the nomination of his loyalists in their place.
Maldives Attorney-General Ahmed Ali Sawad's legal opinion, dated December 28, 2010, was shared by GMR sources on Tuesday.
The Maldives parliament has adopted a 'decree' that if passed as a resolution could lead to the prosecution of former president Mohamed Nasheed for allegedly violating the constitution.
The Maldives government is going ahead with its plan to take full control of Male airport after ousting India's GMR even as New Delhi warned that arbitrary and coercive action without waiting for the outcome of legal proceedings on the issue would have adverse consequences for bilateral relations.
