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
How 'India First' turned into 'China First' for MaldivesIt was only a few weeks ago that Maldives foreign minister arrived in India as special envoy for President Yameen, swearing by his ostensib...
11 Feb, 2018, 06.32 AM IST
Maldives crisis: President Yameen’s coup and India’s responseFormer President Mohammed Nasheed has asked India to send a Special Envoy along with a military force. There are two distinct demands here.
09 Feb, 2018, 11.40 AM IST
Miffed by power grab, India snubs Maldives special envoyIndia delivered a strong snub to the Maldives government by declining a visit by a special envoy in the middle of the ongoing unrest in the...
09 Feb, 2018, 10.57 AM IST
Maldives sends envoys to 'friendly nations', not to IndiaPresident Abdulla Yameen said he was sending envoys to China, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to "provide updates on the current situation".
09 Feb, 2018, 07.19 AM IST
Maldives' top court revokes own order to free prisoners; Nasheed seeks Indian military interventionIn a late night development, the remaining three judges of the Supreme Court amended an order to release nine high- profile political priso...
07 Feb, 2018, 12.00 AM IST
Nawaz Sharif accuses India of 'undermining' spirit of SAARCSharif yesterday said that the last Islamabad SAARC summit was not the first time that India caused harm to the SAARC by seeking its postpo...
26 Jul, 2017, 07.00 PM IST
Maldives police raid private TV station over threat to YameenAccording to Sangu TV, the police had also turned off security cameras in its offices and left the station "in a crippled state".
06 Nov, 2015, 03.04 PM IST
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen imposes emergencyAbdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency, imposing curbs on the media, movement of citizens and protest gatherings, besides suspending ...
05 Nov, 2015, 04.01 PM IST
Will not tolerate foreign interference: MaldivesThe US and others have strongly criticized his trial with a UN panel ruling last month that Nasheed's jailing was illegal and that he shoul...
12 Oct, 2015, 11.06 AM IST
India comes down heavily on Maldives, calls for immediate course correctionDiplomatic sources suggested that the Yameen should establish independence, transparency, consistency and accessibility of the country’s ju...
18 Mar, 2015, 08.28 AM IST
Turmoil in Maldives and India’s responseThe Auditor General Niyaz Ibrahim was removed on a technicality that the Audit Act predated the 2008 Constitution and thereby did not envis...
05 Mar, 2015, 10.20 AM IST
India should intervene if emergency is imposed to ensure safety of politicians and activists: Mohamed NasheedPresident Yameen lost confidence of his own coalition partners and people at large within months of coming to power as he tried to consolid...
20 Feb, 2015, 11.12 AM IST
PM talks about GMR project;extends $25 million credit to MaldivesPM said that the increase in Indian investments in Maldives would also contribute to expansion of economic relations.
02 Jan, 2014, 04.56 PM IST
New Maldivian President Yameen Abdul Gayoom to arrive on January 1Newly-elected Maldivian Prez Yameen Abdul Gayoom will arrive on Wednesday on his first official visit after assuming office in November to ...
31 Dec, 2013, 08.44 PM IST
Male to ease visa curbs ahead of president Yameen’s visit to IndiaIndia has already indicated its level of comfort in dealing with Yameen and key members of his cabinet, including Foreign and Defence minis...
06 Dec, 2013, 03.22 PM IST
Abdulla Yameen sworn in as new Maldivian PresidentAbdulla Yameen was today sworn in as the new President of the Maldives after a shock run-off victory over favourite Mohammed Nasheed.
17 Nov, 2013, 08.24 PM IST