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Nehru Cup: Maldives score over Nepal

Nehru Cup: Maldives score over Nepal

Rediff.com23 Aug 2012

The Maldives kicked off their campaign in the Nehru Cup football tournament on a perfect note, beating Nepal 2-1 at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, in Delhi, on Thursday.

PIX: Abhishek Bachchan celebrates birthday in Maldives

PIX: Abhishek Bachchan celebrates birthday in Maldives

Rediff.com5 Feb 2016

The actor celebrated his birthday in Maldives with his family.

10 photographs of Maldives that will take your breath away

10 photographs of Maldives that will take your breath away

Rediff.com28 Apr 2014

The island nation of Maldives is everything that it promises to be and more discovers Mridula Dwivedi

Fears of possible Pakistanisation of Maldives

Fears of possible Pakistanisation of Maldives

Rediff.com12 Feb 2012

Are the developments in Maldives similar to the politicisation of the Pakistan Army in the 1950s and the Bangladesh Army in the 1970s? That should be a question of concern to India, says security expert B Raman.

Modi's Flawed Foreign Policy

Modi's Flawed Foreign Policy

Rediff.com21 Dec 2023

We should reassess what India's role in the world is and whether we are doing the right thing for ourselves, notes Aakar Patel.

PM to leave for Maldives tomorrow to attend SAARC meet

PM to leave for Maldives tomorrow to attend SAARC meet

Rediff.com8 Nov 2011

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves New Delhi on Wednesday on a 4-day visit to Maldives to attend the SAARC Summit on the margins of which he will meet his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani.

Who Will Win Sri Lanka's Presidential Poll?

Who Will Win Sri Lanka's Presidential Poll?

Rediff.com20 Sep 2024

'The Indian government is better prepared this time and has reached out to all contenders and not putting all eggs in one basket.'

Maldives presidential candidates agree on Nov 9 poll

Maldives presidential candidates agree on Nov 9 poll

Rediff.com7 Nov 2013

Maldivian President Mohammed Waheed on Wednesday said that all the three candidates for the country's controversy-ridden presidential election have reached a consensus on holding the poll on November 9.

Maldives opposition, ruling parties thank India

Maldives opposition, ruling parties thank India

Rediff.com17 Feb 2012

Maldives' ousted President Mohammed Nasheed's MDP party has said that it was grateful to India for its "timely intervention" to help resolve the political impasse in the nation, a view shared by the new regime as well. "It has been a positive movement, a forward movement. India's role was very much important in ensuring that the political and democratic process is on," said Ibrahim Hussein Zaki, a senior MDP leader and close aide of Nasheed.

Mutiny in Maldives: President Nasheed replaced by vice president

Mutiny in Maldives: President Nasheed replaced by vice president

Rediff.com8 Feb 2012

External intervention to help Mohammed Nasheed overcome the mutineers would have been inadvisable, and therefore forced him to step down as president, says strategic expert B Raman.

India held 1-1 by Maldives in int'l friendly

India held 1-1 by Maldives in int'l friendly

Rediff.com11 Jul 2011

India failed to hold on to an early lead and played out a 1-1 draw against Maldives in an international football friendly ahead of their World Cup qualifiers in Male.

Ousted Maldives president to visit India in mid-April

Ousted Maldives president to visit India in mid-April

Rediff.com30 Mar 2012

Nearly two months after he was ousted as Maldives' president, Mohamed Nasheed has said he will visit India next month to seek support for his efforts to hold early elections and restore a democratically-elected government in his country. 44-year-old Nasheed, who became Maldives' first democratically-elected president following multi-party polls in October 2008, had resigned on February 7 in what he claims was a coup.

Why Amyra Is A Perfect 10

Why Amyra Is A Perfect 10

Rediff.com22 Dec 2023

Amyra Dastur has the knack of looking positively divine in just about everything.

Maldives could become a terror hub, fears US

Maldives could become a terror hub, fears US

Rediff.com10 Sep 2009

Is the Obama Administration concerned that the tiny Maldives could become a future base for the al Qaeda and/or other terrorist groups to conspire and launch their attacks against Washington and its South Asian allies?

India is the MOST important country for Maldives: Nasheed

India is the MOST important country for Maldives: Nasheed

Rediff.com25 Apr 2012

Mohamed Nasheed, 45, the first democratically elected president of the Maldives who was ousted in a coup in the early hours of February 7, has been in Delhi for the last few days. He is lobbying the Indian government for support to hold elections in the Maldives by the end of 2012, instead of 2013 when elections are due anyway. He tells Jyoti Malhotra that India should take a leadership role in the Indian Ocean

Pooja Bhatt ropes in Maldives singer for Jism 3

Pooja Bhatt ropes in Maldives singer for Jism 3

Rediff.com1 Sep 2013

The song Kahaan Se Karein Shuru has been composed by Arko Pravo Mukherjee.

India wasn't fooled by Nasheed: Maldives new regime

India wasn't fooled by Nasheed: Maldives new regime

Rediff.com13 Feb 2012

Maldives' new government has commended India for the way it dealt with the political upheaval in the country, saying New Delhi was not "fooled" by Mohamed Nasheed's claims of a coup and was "correct" in its reaction.

India must offer the Maldives statehood within the Union

India must offer the Maldives statehood within the Union

Rediff.com11 Jan 2012

The Maldives will be the nucleus of future security order in the Indian Ocean. Patently the Maldivians will have to migrate before the portended watery grave. Given what could happen by 2100, it is imperative for India to act in good faith, and also with an eye on our national interest. India should offer Maldives statehood within our Union.

Manushi's RED HOT Bikini Holiday

Manushi's RED HOT Bikini Holiday

Rediff.com13 Dec 2023

Manushi Chhillar teases us with pictures of her trip to the Maldives, where she gets to wear her red bikini.

India's message to Nepal, Maldives: Allow democracy to take root

India's message to Nepal, Maldives: Allow democracy to take root

Rediff.com14 Jun 2013

India aims to gently encourage moderate and democratic forces in Nepal and Maldives towards building a less fractured polity, writes Shubha Singh

How Maldives is fast becoming LeT's terror hub

How Maldives is fast becoming LeT's terror hub

Rediff.com21 Nov 2011

An agreement with Maldives to permit its residents to stay on in India without a visa for 90 days has been proving to be a headache for investigating agencies especially in Kerala. Vicky Nanjappa reports.

Maldives President survives assassination bid

Maldives President survives assassination bid

Rediff.com8 Jan 2008

Maldives President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom survived a close assassination attempt after a 15-year-old boy thwarted a young man's bid to knife the leader.

After 19 months of instability, Maldives goes to poll on Sat

After 19 months of instability, Maldives goes to poll on Sat

Rediff.com6 Sep 2013

As the international community focuses its attention on the presidential elections, front runners Nasheed and Abdullah Yameen have warned of poll time violence, reports Shubha Singh

TEXT: PM Manmohan Singh's historic speech in Maldives Parliament

TEXT: PM Manmohan Singh's historic speech in Maldives Parliament

Rediff.com12 Nov 2011

The text of the address by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the People`s Majlis (parliament) in Maldives

No boots on ground, no military base in Maldives: US

No boots on ground, no military base in Maldives: US

Rediff.com7 May 2013

Ruling out the possibility of establishing a military base or having permanent boots on the ground in Maldives, a top Barack Obama administration official has said that the United States has consulted India on the Status of Forces Agreement, which it is currently negotiating with the island nation.

Uff! Ruhii Singh's Epic Abs

Uff! Ruhii Singh's Epic Abs

Rediff.com19 Jul 2023

Have abs, will flaunt.

26.5 lakh vials of indelible ink will be used for Lok Sabha polls

26.5 lakh vials of indelible ink will be used for Lok Sabha polls

Rediff.com21 Feb 2024

Indelible ink mark is normally expected to last for three days when applied on the skin but lasts for a few weeks on the fingernail till the nail grows out.

Pooja's Bikini Birthday Holiday

Pooja's Bikini Birthday Holiday

Rediff.com25 Oct 2023

When Pooja Hegde turned 33 on October 13, she went on a long holiday to the Maldives to celebrate.

TomKat hits the Maldives!

TomKat hits the Maldives!

Rediff.com23 Nov 2006

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have arrived in the Maldives.

It's an all-Indian men's singles final at Odisha Masters

It's an all-Indian men's singles final at Odisha Masters

Rediff.com16 Dec 2023

In a 73-minute battle, Ayush, who hails from Sanoor near Karkala in Karnataka, showed his grit as he recovered from a game down to outwit his Indonesian opponent.

Why Maldives feels it can defy India

Why Maldives feels it can defy India

Rediff.com18 Mar 2013

Unless our neighbours have a stake in our progress and success, they will challenge our role in various ways and power will become irrelevant, says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

No, Parineeti is NOT on Her Honeymoon

No, Parineeti is NOT on Her Honeymoon

Rediff.com17 Oct 2023

Parineeti Chopra shared a glimpse of a 'girl's trip' to the Maldives and clarified, 'NOT on a honeymoon! Photo taken by sister-in-law #GirlsTrip.'

Will She Be Bollywood's Next Star?

Will She Be Bollywood's Next Star?

Rediff.com12 Mar 2024

There's a new actor in town, and Shraddha Kapoor is particularly excited about it!

Voice of India winner Ishmeet drowns in Maldives

Voice of India winner Ishmeet drowns in Maldives

Rediff.com30 Jul 2008

Gurprinder Singh Sodhi, father of 20-year-old Ishmeet, said at their home in Ludhiana that the event management company, which took his son to the Maldives, informed him at around 2000 hours that the singer had died due to drowning in the swimming pool of the hotel where he was staying. The B Com second year student of MNC College in Mumbai had gone to the pool for frolicking, but fell into its deep end leading to his drowning, agencies reported, quoting a hotel official.

PIX: Sindhu, Sen, Prannoy enter pre-quarter-finals

PIX: Sindhu, Sen, Prannoy enter pre-quarter-finals

Rediff.com1 Aug 2024

PV Sindhu stormed into the pre-quarterfinals of the Olympic Games' women's singles competition

'Maldives' Nasheed wasn't ousted in coup'

'Maldives' Nasheed wasn't ousted in coup'

Rediff.com30 Aug 2012

Mohamed Nasheed was not ousted as president in a coup as claimed by him and the transfer of power was legal, a government-appointed inquiry commission said on Thursday amid caution by India to all stakeholders in Maldives against disturbing peace and tranquility over it.

Maldives' second largest party withdraws from talks

Maldives' second largest party withdraws from talks

Rediff.com2 Mar 2012

Angry over the disruption of parliament by lawmakers of Mohamed Nasheed's party, Maldives' second largest political bloc DRP has withdrawn from the all-party talks, dealing a blow to efforts to reconcile the country's fractured political atmosphere.

Paris Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Day 2

Paris Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Day 2

Rediff.com29 Jul 2024

A look at how India's athletes fared on Day 2, on Sunday, July 28, 2024:

Jasmin Bhasin's Travel Diaries

Jasmin Bhasin's Travel Diaries

Rediff.com27 Jan 2023

Former Bigg Boss contestant Jasmin Bhasin visited some beautiful places in Spain, Thailand and the Maldives.

World leaders congratulate Modi on third term

World leaders congratulate Modi on third term

Rediff.com5 Jun 2024

From India's neighbourhood and extended neighbourhood, presidents of Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Iran, Seychelles and prime ministers of Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Mauritius have sent congratulatory greetings to Modi.