Male: Dejected by the cold shoulder given by India, ousted Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed on Tuesday said that New Delhi has taken his party "for granted" and may lose "leverage" to China under the new regime. Calling himself a great lover of India, Nasheed said unlike the opposition Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) of former dictator Abdul Gayoom, his Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) was pro-India by ideology. "My question to...
07:07 PM, Feb 14, 2012
Male: Facing coup charges, the Maldives' new regime on Monday said it was open to any independent probe into transfer of power in the country, where the Commonwealth was sending a fact-finding team amid efforts by nations like India to resolve the political crisis. Nearly a week after Mohammed Nasheed, the country's first democratically-elected President, stepped down in what he claimed was a coup attempt, the 54-nation Commonwealth grouping announced...
08:38 PM, Feb 13, 2012
20 MPs from former president Mohammed Nasheed's party spent Sunday night hiding in Parliament fearing arrest and even torture. ...
10:41 AM, Feb 13, 2012
Male: Riot police in Maldives clashed with former president Mohammed Nasheed supporters outside Parliament on Sunday. This came even as 20 MPs from his party spent the night holed up inside the Parliament building, fearing arrest and torture. Demonstrations outside Parliament started late on Sunday evening. People gathered when the MPs of the Maldivian Democratic Party, led by Mohammad Nasheed gathered outside Parliament. Reports say that the protests will continue...
08:54 AM, Feb 13, 2012
Male: New Maldivian President Mohammed Waheed Hassan expanded his cabinet on Sunday amid the ongoing crisis in the island nation. The expansion includes two key players from former dictator Gayoom's administration. The new President has inducted seven new ministers in his cabinet but the post of vice president has been kept empty as of now. The sources say that the key post may be given to Mohammed Nasheed's party, the...
07:14 PM, Feb 12, 2012
New Delhi: New Maldives President Mohammed Waheed Hassan on Sunday inducted seven ministers into his Cabinet. The move can be seen as an attempt to consolidate his position in the country. The south Asian country continues to be on the boil ever since the forced ouster of former president Mohammed Nasheed. Male witnessed sporadic protests by the supporters of Nasheed on Saturday. However, the main concern is now slowly shifting...
01:14 PM, Feb 12, 2012
New Delhi: Former president Mohammed Nasheed hit out at India in an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN. Nasheed said he is disappointed with India's reaction to the mutiny in his country and hopes that it would change its course soon. Nasheed said that he was forced to step down at gunpoint. He further said that the speaker of the House should take over and have fresh elections in two months. Here...
11:45 AM, Feb 12, 2012
Male: Maldives new President Mohammed Waheed Hassan is set to conduct a major Cabinet expansion on Sunday, even as his deposed predecessor Mohammed Nasheed postponed his scheduled visit to his power centre Addu, where his supporters had alleged a violent crackdown. Government sources said a major Cabinet expansion will take place on Sunday as the new president makes efforts to establish a "national unity" government. Soon after taking over as...
10:20 AM, Feb 12, 2012
Male: There seems to be no end to the political crisis in the Maldives. Male remained tense on Sunday with sporadic protests by the supporters of former president Mohammed Nasheed. However, the main concern is now slowly shifting to the island of Addu. Days after armed policemen and the military took over the entire area, reports of serious violations of human rights have emerged from the region. There were reports...
08:51 AM, Feb 12, 2012
Over 200 people have been injured and several government installations have been attacked in the Maldives. ...
10:13 PM, Feb 11, 2012
CNN-IBN's Sumon K Chakrabarti spoke exclusively to deposed President Nasheed who said he is disappointed with India's reaction to the mutiny and hoped India would correct its course soon. ...
08:06 PM, Feb 11, 2012
Male: Maldives new President Mohamed Waheed Hassan is likely to announce his "national unity" cabinet soon and has ordered a probe into the recent events that unfolded in this archipelago nation. "The cabinet is likely to be announced in two or three days," a senior Maldivian government official said. Waheed called for chaos on the streets to stop and to restore peace and calm. "The way of responsible leaders is...
07:16 PM, Feb 11, 2012
Male: The United States and the United Kingdom stepped in to try and diffuse the Maldives political crisis on Saturday. The UK government said the new Maldives government must prove its legitimacy first. US Assistant Secretary Robert Blake also arrived in the island country for talks with the new president. Blake is also in Male to try and diffuse the crisis Blake met the new president Mohamed Waheed and former...
06:37 PM, Feb 11, 2012
There are reports of tension in parts of Maldives, especially in Addu, where some people are believed to have been tortured. ...
02:43 PM, Feb 11, 2012
Male: Political instability in Maldives might have tarnished a bit of the country's image as the tropical tourist paradise but everyone in the island nation is keeping their fingers crossed. Maldives known for its deep blue seas, turquoise reefs, white sandy beaches and palm trees attracts several lakh tourists every year, more than its total population of about 3.5 lakh. Even though the unrest this week following the ouster of...
01:53 PM, Feb 11, 2012
Male: Indians, who constitute a significant chunk of the total population of over three lakh in Maldives, are safe in the country, where as unrest erupted following a regime change four days ago. There are about 29,000 Indians in the country and almost 22,000 of them live in Male, the capital. According to Indian High Commission sources in Male, they have not received reports of any violence on Indian property....
10:30 AM, Feb 11, 2012
Male: Just days after being sworn in as the new President, Mohammed Waheed on Saturday ruled out the possibility of early polls. Rejecting former president Mohammed Nasheed's demands calling for early elections, Waheed said that the current situation in the island nation was not conducive to holding "free and fair elections". "There is an arrest warrant against him... But I'm trying not to arrest him. He needs to cooperate," said...
07:29 AM, Feb 11, 2012
CNN-IBN's Sumon K Chakrabarti brings you the latest from the crisis-hit island nation. ...
11:11 PM, Feb 10, 2012
In the power tussle between politicians, police and the army, people in Maldives say they do not support Waheed and his government. ...
09:54 PM, Feb 10, 2012
General VK Singh withdrew his plea from the Supreme Court after the court decided that 1950 will be treated as his year of birth for all service matters. ...
09:10 PM, Feb 10, 2012
