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Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

China against outside role in Male

President Abdulla welcomes SC U-turn on high-profile prisoners.

8 Feb 2018 2:21 AM IST

Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

Maldives Prez gains upper hand as SC reverses ruling

Yameen refused to comply with the ruling and instead declared a 15-day state of emergency.

8 Feb 2018 2:15 AM IST

The Chinese official media which was silent since the crisis broke out in Maldives last week came out Wednesday in support of Yameens regime. (Photo: AP)

China opposed to India's military intervention in embattled Maldives

Geng skirted around a question on whether China is also asking Yameen to hold talks with political parties to resolve...

7 Feb 2018 6:34 PM IST

Appearing on-air in his wedding attire, the TV reporter covered the breaking news and interviewed his father, wife, mother-in-law and even his own mother. (Photo: Youtube screengrab)

Pak journalist takes social media by storm after covering own wedding

A Pakistani reporter went above and beyond the call of duty when he covered his own wedding.

6 Feb 2018 4:10 PM IST

The relations between India and Pakistan are strained following series of attacks by Pakistan-based terror groups and incidents of ceasefire violations, causing casualties on both sides. (Photo: AFP)

India can start misadventure', but right to respond is ours: Pak...

Pakistan is committed to the 2003 ceasefire agreement with India but that should not be interpreted as weakness to...

6 Feb 2018 2:00 PM IST

Mohamed Nasheed, whose Maldivian Democratic Party functions from Colombo, asked for Indias help. (Photo: AP)

Amid political crisis, Ex-Maldives President urges India to act...

The archipelago was plunged into chaos on Thursday when the Supreme Court called for the release of 9 imprisoned...

6 Feb 2018 1:19 PM IST

Kulbushan Jadhav

After death sentence, Jadhav faces terrorism charges in Pak

Jadhav has multiple cases against him in which he had been indicted on terror and sabotage related charges.

6 Feb 2018 12:37 PM IST

Battaglia had been divorced from his wife, Mary Jean Pearl, for about a year when he fatally shot their two daughters, Mary Faith, then 9 years old, and Liberty, 6, prosecutors said. (Photo: File/Representational)

Chinese shipping employee working in Pakistan shot dead

The man, identified as Chen Zhu, 45, was in his car when he was attacked in an upmarket area of the port city of...

6 Feb 2018 11:38 AM IST

The figure is the highest estimated death toll yet of violence that erupted on August 25 and triggered a massive refugee crisis, with more than 6, 20,000 Rohingya fleeing Myanmar for Bangladesh in three months. (Representational image)

Widows camp': Rohingya women find solidarity in B'desh refugee...

Aid workers say women and girls are most at threat from predators and human traffickers lurking in the poorly supervised...

6 Feb 2018 11:15 AM IST

Maldivian Opposition supporters shout slogans during a protest as they urge the government to obey a Supreme Court order to release and retry political prisoners, including an ex-President Mohamed Nasheed, in Male on Sunday. AP The political crisis in the Maldives deepened Monday, as the government of the island nation said it would not obey a Supreme Court order to free a group of imprisoned opposition leaders. Placards in Divehi language from left, to right, read, protect the citizens , carry out the supreme courts order, free political prisoners and to uphold justice . (AP Photo/ Mohamed Sharuhaan)

Emergency declared in Maldives

Prez Adudullah Yameen's move gives sweeping powers to security forces.

6 Feb 2018 1:30 AM IST

In 2018, the Indian forces have carried out more than 190 ceasefire violations along the Line of Control and the Working Boundary, resulting in the deaths of 13 civilians, it said. (Photo: File/Representational)

Pak summons India to condemn unprovoked firing' across LOC

This unprecedented escalation in ceasefire violations by India is continuing from the year 2017.'

5 Feb 2018 6:28 PM IST

The CPEC is a network of infrastructure projects that are currently under construction throughout Pakistan that will connect Chinas Xinjiang province with Gwadar port in Pakistans Balochistan province. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan accuses India of wanting to attack installations, sabotage...

The ministry has issued directives for making foolproof security arrangements to avoid any untoward incident.

5 Feb 2018 6:05 PM IST