Muizzu's pro-China party secures 'super majority' in parliamentary polls

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu's party won 71 seats and secured a 'super majority' in parliamentary elections, preliminary results suggested on Monday, a victory seen as a strong endorsement of......

Maldives suspends 3 deputy ministers over Modi remarks after India's protest

The Maldivian government on Sunday reportedly suspended three deputy ministers for derogatory social media posts against Prime Minister Narendra Modi following a backlash with New Delhi strongly......

9 Indians among 10 killed in Male garage fire

Nine Indians were among 10 people who died early Thursday when a major fire broke out in the garage below a cramped living quarters that housed foreign workers in Male in the Maldivian capital,......

'Those who politicise...': Jaishankar's jibe at Pak, China

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday that no rhetoric, however sanctimonious, can ever cover up blood stains and asserted that nations who defend proclaimed terrorists in the......

Time for big hits, new names to shine as IPL 8 kicks off

Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner with teammate Shikhar Dhawan. Photograph: Indian Premier League/Facebook With its scandalous past still fresh in the minds of fans and critics alike, the......

Just 12 slots to fill at third IPL auction

An interesting mix of players, including Indian Cricket League returnees, willgo under the hammer in the third Indian Premier League auction, during which the franchises willchoose from a list of......

IPL prunes players' auction list

Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi, Kiwi paceman Shane Bond and Caribbean batting sensation Kieron Pollard are among 51 cricketers, who have been shortlisted by the Indian Premier League for its......

PVI and MVPI after the IPL league matches

MVPI after the league matches Rank Player Team From Runs Balls Bat Pts Bb Rc W Bowl Pts Ct St Run Outs Field Pts M MVPI 1 S Jayasuriya MI SL 514 309 616.0 126 159 4 73.0 2 2 40 14 729 2 Shane......

PVI 43: Eight lessons from the IPL auction

It's interesting to look back at the IPL player auction in February 2008 and see if there are some lessons to learn from an event that shook the cricketing fraternity. These are random thoughts,......