India-Maldives trade records three-fold jump in last 8 years

IANS | January 1, 2026 2:01 PM

New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The bilateral trade between India and the Maldives has grown more than threefold over the last eight years, with India’s exports doubling to 680 million in FY 2024–25 and imports from the Maldives taking a huge 20-fold leap to $119 million.

Pune Municipal polls: Shiv Sena candidate swallows aspirant's 'AB' form; ticket chaos in NCP factions

IANS | January 1, 2026 12:19 PM

Pune, Jan 1 (IANS) The upcoming Pune Municipal Corporation elections, being held after an eight-year gap, have sparked intense rivalry -- not just between opposing parties, but within them. In a bizarre turn of events at the Sahakarnagar Regional Office, a Shiv Sena (Shinde) candidate snatched and swallowed the ‘AB’ form of a fellow party member to eliminate internal competition.