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Indian tourists in Maldives upbeat for Lakshadweep's footfall surge after
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Maldives is facing a boycott from one of its biggest sources of tourism income after three of its officials made derogatory remarks against the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India after his recent visit to Lakshadweep.
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Alliance Air starts additional flights to Lakshadweep
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
`Amid the ongoing Maldives row in India, the soul airline that operates to Lakshadweep has started additional flights.
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'Nation First, Business Later': EaseMyTrip reaffirms stand to suspend trav
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Amid the row over the distasteful remarks by Maldivian ministers and government officials against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his recent visit to Lakshadweep, Indian travel company EaseMyTrip on Thursday reiterated its stand to suspend all bookings to the island nation from January
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India-Maldives spat: Foreign tourists, locals vouch for Indian destination
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Foreign tourists, as well as locals, are now vouching for India's top destinations, including cities, tourist attractions, and other places while shunning the sun-kissed getaway for domestic beaches instead.
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Siacle, Indian B2B Travel Startup, Takes a Patriotic Pause: Suspends Maldi
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 11: Amidst the recent diplomatic tensions between India and the Maldives, Siacle, a notable B2B travel marketplace startup, has joined other key players in the travel industry in the decision to suspend the distribution of Maldives tour and travel packages, hotel b
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Maldivian President attends Chinese state banquet amid row with India
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Amid the controversy around the disparaging remarks by Maldivian ministers and government officials against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his recent visit to Lakshadweep, Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted a state banquet for Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu and First Lady Sajidha
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Derogatory remarks against PM Modi: 3 Maldives ministers suspended indefin
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Maldives government has, however, distanced itself from the remarks made by its ministers. Maldivian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Moosa Zameer, said that these remarks against foreign leaders are "unacceptable" and do not reflect the official position of the Maldives government.
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Maldives ruling coalition used anti-India sentiments in 2023 presidential
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) and People's National Congress (PNC) -- the two main parties in the ruling coalition in Maldives -- used 'anti-India' sentiments during the campaigning for the 2023 presidential polls, a report by European Union Election Observation Mission Maldives (E
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"Not less than Maldives for us": Tourists visiting Lakshadweep praise hosp
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
"We are here for just 3-4 hours. I think time will get short for us to explore the beauty of this island. This is none less than Maldives for us. We are enjoying a lot," a tourist named Olivia who has come to Lagoon Beach from Kolkata said.
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"Gravity of situation requires formal apology, termination": Maldivian MP
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Maldivian Member of Parliament, Meekail Ahmed Naseem has requested the Maldivian Parliamentarian speaker Mohamed Aslam to summon the Foreign Minister and has also stressed for the 'immediate termination' of the deputy ministers who made derogatory comments against Indians and Prime Minist
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"Our Government must make stronger statement to repair relation with India
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Amid the ongoing row between India and the Maldives, the Chairperson of the Maldivian Democratic Party, Fayyaz Ismail has called for a "tougher stand" by the government, saying that the racist comments against India, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were just isolated individual opinions
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"Did rising hatred for Muslims have anything to do with it?": Farooq Abdul
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Wading into the controversy around the unsavoury remarks by Maldivian ministers and government officials against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, National Conference (NC) patriarch Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said the 'rising hatred' against Muslims in the country may have something to do wit
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