Maldivian President Muizzu sticks to anti-India posturing, mentions Indian troop withdrawal in Parliament addressIn his address, Muizzu said New Delhi and Male have agreed that Indian troops will leave the Maldives by May 10. He said Indian troops on o...
06 Feb, 2024, 09.32 AM IST
First group of Indian troops to be sent before March 10: Maldives PresidentMaldivian President Mohamed Muizzu announced that India and Maldives have agreed to send back the first group of Indian troops deployed in ...
05 Feb, 2024, 11.20 AM IST
"Everything is good..." Maldivian envoy on Delhi-Male relationsMaldives High Commissioner to India, Ibrahim Shaheeb, stated that the relations between Malé and Delhi are "good." He made the comments aft...
31 Jan, 2024, 02.23 PM IST
Maldives Opposition set to move motion to impeach President Mohamed MuizzuThe Maldives Opposition party, the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), has gathered signatures to submit a motion to impeach President Mohame...
29 Jan, 2024, 11.52 PM IST
Maldives Parliament Chaos: MPs exchange kicks and blow horn to prevent anti-Indian President to pick his favouritesDisorderly scenes unfolded in the Maldives' Parliament as ruling and opposition factions engaged in physical confrontations over the approv...
29 Jan, 2024, 12.16 PM IST
Maldives ruling party moves Bill against Opposition's ‘India Out’ campaignET has learnt that the speaker of Maldives’ Parliament and former president, Mohamed Nasheed, has submitted the Bill to the country's Natio...
13 Feb, 2022, 06.39 PM IST
Japan signs pact with Maldives, announces $7.6 million support for security infrastructureThe Maldives and Japan on Sunday signed the Exchange of Notes under the Economic and Social Development Programme of the Government of Japa...
22 Nov, 2020, 02.17 PM IST
Zakir Naik recently tried to cross over to Maldives but was not allowed: NasheedControversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik recently tried to cross over to Maldives from Malaysia but the island nation did not allow it, Ma...
13 Dec, 2019, 08.40 PM IST
India, Pakistan fight over Kashmir in Maldives ParliamentThe exchange of heated arguments happened after Pakistan's Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri raised the Kashmir issue in the Parliament.
01 Sep, 2019, 07.41 PM IST
Maldives President to present PM Narendra Modi with top awardThe award is being given in “recognition of the many services PM Modi has performed to cement the longstanding, amicable ties between our t...
08 Jun, 2019, 03.11 PM IST
MDP's massive victory in Maldives boosts Delhi's strategic outreach in Indian OceanModi announced a $1.4 billion financial assistance package for the Maldives, which under Yameen, was closing access across sectors for Indi...
08 Apr, 2019, 07.29 PM IST
Maldives warns India against interfering in its internal affairsThe Maldivis' Foreign Ministry said President Yameen's govt takes note of the public statements issued by India that "ignore the facts and ...
23 Feb, 2018, 05.20 PM IST
Maldives' SC approves extension of emergency for 30 daysMaldives' Parliament had extended the state of emergency by another 30 days, bolstering President Yameen's grip on power in the troubled In...
22 Feb, 2018, 09.45 PM IST
India says it is 'deeply dismayed' at Maldives’ extension of emergencyIndia’s warning, which came hours before the majlis approval, is reminiscent of the 2015 warning India had issued to Nepal on their constit...
22 Feb, 2018, 11.17 AM IST
India urges Maldives to restore democracyThe opposition, which boycotted the sitting in Parliament, however, said the approval was illegal as it was against the constitution.
20 Feb, 2018, 11.32 PM IST
Maldives Parliament extends emergency for 30 daysOnly 38 MPs were present for the vote, which took place hours before the state of emergency was due to expire, despite 43 lawmakers being n...
20 Feb, 2018, 08.12 PM IST
India's silence on Maldivian issue will worsen crisis'In stark contrast to India's silence, countries like US and UK have spoken out against the attempts to impede the functioning of parliament...
03 Aug, 2017, 11.23 AM IST