Maldives
09 May 2021
Warner, Slater deny reports of physical brawl in Maldives
The Australian cricket contingent is currently in the Maldives following their departure from India after the suspension of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season.
26 Apr 2021
Maldives issues travel advisory for Indian tourists amid COVID-19 surge
Maldives, the South Asian island nation popular among rich Indians and film stars for holidaying, has issued a travel advisory for Indians, barring them from staying at tourist facilities in such islands that are inhabited by the locals.
19 Jan 2021
Maldives to become first foreign country to receive Covishield doses
Maldives is set to become the first foreign country to receive COVID-19 vaccines from India. The Asian country will reportedly receive a consignment of Covishield doses on Wednesday.
30 Jan 2020
Five divine places to visit in Maldives
With serene white-sand beaches and crystal-clear waters, it's no wonder that Maldives is rated as one of the most exciting travel destinations in Asia.
07 Jan 2020
Here's what Guardiola said about coaching United or Madrid
Pep Guardiola is considered to be one of the greatest football managers in Europe, as he is currently having a great stint in England, with Manchester City.
31 Dec 2019
First CDS Bipin Rawat speaks on new role, his strategy
The 27th Chief of Indian Army, General Bipin Rawat, is all set to take office as India's first Chief of Defense Staff, and quite naturally the expectations from him are high.
02 Dec 2019
Nepal's Anjali Chand creates T20I history: Details here
Nepal women's cricket team bowler Anjali Chand scripted history against Maldives in the South Asian Games.
22 Jul 2019
Top five honeymoon destinations in Asia
Just like weddings, honeymoons are also a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and for that very reason, they must be unforgettably special.
22 Jul 2019
Best beaches in the world
What makes beaches great is that they have something for all sorts of travel souls.
15 Jul 2019
Sophie, Joe find "happiness" in "Paradise" on their Maldives honeymoon
The love life of newly-married Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas came to a full circle after they went to Maldives on their honeymoon recently.
09 Jun 2019
Sri Lanka: PM Modi pays tributes to Easter attack victims
PM Narendra Modi, who arrived in Sri Lanka on Sunday morning, has paid tributes to the victims of the Easter Sunday bombings in Colombo that took place in April this year.
08 Jun 2019
Maldives President Solih confers nation's 'highest honor' on PM Modi
PM Narendra Modi who arrived in the Maldives on Saturday afternoon has been conferred with the island nation's highest honor accorded to foreign dignitaries by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
12 May 2019
Sri Lanka: Six days after wedding, woman dies on honeymoon
The honeymoon trip of a British couple, who got married on April 19, took an unexpected turn after they fell ill; allegedly due to hotel food. The couple was rushed to a hospital. While the husband survived, his wife passed away.
07 Apr 2019
Exiled former Maldives President makes dramatic comeback with landslide win
The exiled former leader of the Maldives has led his party to a landslide victory only five months after returning to the country, preliminary results showed on Sunday.
01 Apr 2019
Did Arjun Kapoor gatecrash Malaika Arora's bachelorette party in Maldives?
Malaika Arora, who is rumored to be marrying Arjun Kapoor soon, is currently enjoying the best phase of her life.
28 Oct 2018
India helped in democracy restoration in Maldives: Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
India played a "positive" role in the restoration of democracy in the Maldives by "exerting pressure" on the ruling regime, and the new government in the island nation would be "sensitive" towards New Delhi's "concerns", former Maldivian President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom said Sunday.
24 Sep 2018
Maldives: Opposition leader wins Presidential polls, India hopes for better-ties
In a major blow to the authoritarian rule in the Maldives, veteran lawmaker Ibrahim Mohamed Solih declared victory in the Presidential polls, and India hopes this will bring a new dawn to the strained relationship between the two countries.
07 Sep 2018
Air India flight lands at under-construction runway, by mistake
On Friday evening, an Air India flight from Thiruvananthapuram to the Maldives ended up landing on an unoperational runway in Velana International Airport.
17 Aug 2018
Leaders from around the world condole Atal ji's demise
Leaders from a number of countries, including the US and Russia, have expressed grief over the death of former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and recalled his contributions in strengthening bilateral relations and maintaining regional peace.
17 Jun 2018
It's just a preventive health check: Shilpa refutes pregnancy rumors
After a picture of Shilpa Shetty coming out of a diagnostic lab with reports in her hand gave way to all sorts of speculations, the actor took to Twitter to clarify about the same.
28 May 2018
Malaika Arora, slut-shamed for wearing swimsuit, gives an apt reply
Celebrities have always been a soft target for the online trolls. We recently saw Abhishek Bachchan's face-off with a Twitter user who called him "useless".
30 Apr 2018
Shilpa Shetty faces Internet's wrath for fishing in Maldives
Shilpa Shetty, who is currently in Maldives with son Viaan and husband Raj Kundra, was recently criticized for going fishing during the vacation.
20 Mar 2018
Maldives: Envoy says nation will not extend state of emergency
The Maldives will not extend the state of emergency that is due to expire, said an envoy on Wednesday amid criticism of the government over the recent political turmoil.
27 Feb 2018
Maldives declines India's invite for naval exercise 'Milan'
In a move that could further exacerbate the already-disturbed relations between India and Maldives, Male has declined Delhi's invitation to participate in the biennial multinational naval event "Milan."
24 Feb 2018
Growing closeness between Maldives and China worries India
Apart from being engulfed in political turmoil, Maldives has now become the latest linchpin in India-China's tussle for regional leadership.
10 Feb 2018
Maldives to deport arrested Indian and British journalists
An Indian and a British journalist who were arrested in the Maldives a day back will be deported to their home countries, said the Maldives police.
09 Feb 2018
Trump, Modi discuss Maldives, Afghanistan, Myanmar, N.Korea over a phone-call
In unheralded moves, US President Donald Trump has been tilting away from Pakistan. He has also been deepening ties with his other South Asian ally, India to counter an aggressive China in the sub-continent.
08 Feb 2018
Maldivian crisis: China opposed to Indian intervention in Maldives
After ex-Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed urged India to intervene to end the ongoing political turmoil in the nation, China said it was against any external intervention to resolve the crisis.
05 Feb 2018
Maldives Government declares 15-day state of emergency amid political crisis
The Maldivian Government led by President Abdulla Yameen has declared a state of emergency for 15 days in the troubled island nation.
04 Feb 2018
Maldives Supreme Court is seeking to impeach President Yameen
The political crisis in the tiny island-nation of Maldives reached critical mass with the Supreme Court looking to issue an impeachment order for President Abdulla Yameen ahead of this year's presidential elections.
21 Dec 2017
Prominent Maldives newspaper under fire after anti-India editorial
A newspaper in Maldives has raked up a political storm after publishing an anti-India editorial.
15 Dec 2017
India expects Sri Lanka, Maldives to respect its security concerns
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar has said India expects its Indian Ocean neighbors, Sri Lanka and Maldives, to be considerate about its security concerns.
07 Nov 2017
Indian Ocean: India-US join hands against Chinese, ISIS threats
India and the US have been concerned about increasing Chinese influence in the Indian Ocean Region.
22 Aug 2017
Maldives army occupies parliament, roughs up opposition MPs
Opposition MPs in Maldives claim the military has locked down the country's parliament, in a bid to block a no-confidence motion impeaching the speaker of the house.
24 Apr 2017
Liberal blogger stabbed to death in Maldives capital
Yameen Rasheed, a liberal blogger who ran political-satire blog The Daily Panic, was found with multiple stab wounds in the Maldivian capital of Male.
07 Jan 2017
Extremism on the rise in Maldives
Experts have warned that Maldives may well have become the latest hub of Islamist extremism in South Asia.
