Indian school teacher found dead in Maldives
Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 22, 2013
An Indian school teacher has been found dead in Maldives' Eydhafushi island, in what is suspected to be a suicide case.
GMR-Maldives arbitration over Male airport to commence next year
Monday April 15, 2013
Arbitration proceedings in the airport contract row between Maldives and GMR Group will commence in the middle of next year though an exact date has not been finalised yet.
RINL eyes tie-up with Sri Lankan firm for manufacturing
Wednesday March 27, 2013
Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL) is looking for a tie-up with a Sri Lankan company for manufacturing steel products there, a senior official of the state-owned steel maker said on Wednesday.
Maldives ex-president freed, 81 others arrested
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday March 6, 2013
Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed was freed on Wednesday after his overnight detention sparked anti-government protests that led to the arrest of over 80 opposition activists, police said.
Ex-Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed a free man for now as trial postponed by four weeks
Written by Amitabh Revi | Wednesday March 6, 2013
The Maldives ex-President Mohamed Nasheed walked out of court today a free man a day after he was jailed for evading arrest warrants. The court has also postponed his trial for four weeks. Mr Nasheed's lawyers requested for a delay in the trial until...
Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed arrested
Written by Amitabh Revi; Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Wednesday March 6, 2013
Ex-Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed was arrested dramatically by special operations police in the capital Male' on Tuesday. Helmeted police dressed in full riot gear, some with balaclava masks detained Mr Nasheed after a lower Hulhumale' court orde...
Instability in the Maldives is letting China move in, ex-President Mohamed Nasheed tells NDTV
Written by Amitabh Pashupati Revi | Sunday March 3, 2013
Ex-Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed has told NDTV the political uncertainty in his country is giving China room to make inroads in the Island archipelago. Speaking from the capital Male', Mr Nasheed said, "Well, there is instability in the Maldives...
'India should intervene if I face arrest again': ex-Maldives President to NDTV
Amitabh Pashupati Revi; Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Saturday March 2, 2013
Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed, who had taken diplomatic sanctuary at the Indian High Commission in Male last month, has told NDTV, "If I face arrest again, I hope India and the international community will intervene more robustly and make...
I cannot rest on past laurels, says Sunil Chhetri
Press Trust of India | Friday March 1, 2013
Twenty countries have been divided into five groups of four with the quartet playing against each other in a one-round league in a centralised venue. The five group winners and two best second-placed teams will join host nation Maldives at the 201...
Maldives govt trying to get rid of me: former president Nasheed to NDTV
Reported by Amitabh Pashupati Revi | Friday March 1, 2013
Days after leaving the Indian diplomatic mission, former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed has reiterated that there was an understanding between New Delhi and the Maldivian government that prompted him to leave the Indian mission in Male. He, howev...
Alleged rape victim in Maldives to be flogged: court
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday February 27, 2013
A Maldives court has sentenced a 15-year-old alleged rape victim to 100 lashes and eight months under house arrest after she admitted having had premarital sex in a separate incident, an official said on Wednesday.
Jeje returns in Indian football squad for AFC Challenge Cup
Press Trust of India | Sunday February 24, 2013
Twenty countries have been divided into five groups of four with the quartet playing against each other in a one-round league in a centralised venue. The five group winners and two best second-placed teams will join host nation Maldives at the 201...
Amitabh Pashupati Revi | Saturday February 23, 2013
Eleven days after dramatically seeking shelter at the Indian diplomatic mission, former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed, equally dramatically, walked out of the High Commission today.
NDTV.com | Saturday February 23, 2013
The Indian High Commission issued a press statement soon after Maldives' former President Mohamed Nasheed left the premises of the embassy office. The former president has been in refuge in the Indian High Commission in Male since February 13.
Former Maldives President Mohd Nasheed leaves Indian embassy after 11 days
Press Trust of India | Saturday February 23, 2013
Ending eleven days of stalemate, ex-Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed today walked out of the Indian High Commission in Male where he was holed up since last Wednesday to evade an arrest warrant.