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Maldivian crisis: Yameen accuses judges of overthrowing him
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb. 06 (ANI): Embattled Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen on Tuesday accused the judges of plotting to overthrow him, saying that the emergency was imposed to investigate "this plot, this coup" of the Maldivian Supreme Court, which ordered the release of nine jailed opposi
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Maldivian crisis: Opposition calls for release of ex-President, CJ
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 6 (ANI): The opposition on Tuesday demanded the immediate release of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, Maldivian Chief Justice Abdulla Sayeed, Justice of the Supreme Court Ali Hameed and pressed for the immediate lifting of the state of emergency.
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India successfully test-fires nuclear capable Agni-I (A)
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Odisha [India], Feb. 6 (ANI) : India successfully test fired indigenously developed surface-to-surface nuclear capable Agni-I (A) ballistic missile from Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast at 8.30 AM.
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War not a solution, says Farooq Abdullah
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India] Feb.06 (ANI): Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday called for dialogue to resolve the issue of ceasefire violations.
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Why are the Pashtun angry?
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Feb 6 (ANI): Rao Anwar Ahmed Khan's police force in Karachi shot dead a 27-year old Mehsud Naseemullah (aka Naqeebullah), originally from South Waziristan, during an encounter. Rao Anwar had organised similar encounters in the past and in the last seven years there had b
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Maldivian crisis deepens, former President, Chief Justice arrested
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Male [Maldives] Feb 6 (ANI): Former President of Maldives Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed, Supreme Court Justice Ali Hameed and Judicial administrator Hassan Saeed have been arrested, just hours after President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency in the country.
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Maldives crisis: Army stormed inside Supreme Court
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 05 (ANI): Just hours after Maldives President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency in the country, country's National Defence Force stormed inside the Supreme Court (SC) premises in Male.
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MEA advises Indians to defer non-essential travels to Maldives
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 05 (ANI): In the wake of emergency being declared in the Maldives, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Monday advised citizens to defer all non-essential travels to the country and urged expatriates to remain on alert due to the recent developments.
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Maldives crisis: 'Army could storm Supreme Court at any moment'
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 05 (ANI): Just hours after Maldives President declared a state of emergency in the country, former attorney general Husnu Al Suood tweeted that he has been informed that Army could storm the Supreme Court building at any moment.
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Opposition leaders being placed under detention as Maldives President decl
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 05 (ANI): Opposition leaders across the Maldives are being rounded up and placed under detention as draconian measures are being put in place by President Abdulla Yameen. Early Monday evening President Yameen declared a state of emergency for 15 days.
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Cong goes 'over the TOP', sends Internet into frenzy
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Feb.5 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday coined an acronym "TOP", which was soon turned on its head by Congress' Divya Spandana Ramya with her "pot" remark.
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Maldives chief justice threatened, President Yameen rejects court order
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Dubai [U.A.E.], Feb. 05 (ANI): In a big blow to democracy and civilian rule in the Maldives, President Mohammed Abdulla Yameen has put the army on alert and refused to follow the orders of the Supreme Court to reinstate sacked 12 opposition Members if Parliament or allow the release of ot
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