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India lifts nearly 496 million people out of poverty in historic economic transformation
India has recorded one of the largest reductions in poverty in modern history, with nearly 496 million people moving above the World Bank’s lower-middle-income poverty threshold between 2011–12 and 2023–24.…
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US warns Americans to reconsider travel to or transiting through Middle East
The U.S. State Department has urged Americans outside the Middle East to "seriously reconsider" travel to or through the region,…
Maldivian engineers train in China for future maintenance of major bridges
A team of Maldivian engineers undergoing specialised training in China has visited major bridge projects in Chongqing as part of…
VIA operation nets MVR 3.8 million in foreign currency amid illegal trading crackdown
Six Bangladeshi nationals have been arrested at Velana International Airport (VIA) after authorities intercepted them with foreign currency worth an…
MTCC begins final paving works on Ameenee Magu Segment 1
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has begun laying asphalt on Segment 1 of Ameenee Magu, moving the ongoing reconstruction…
Finance Ministry says $50 million SBI debt repaid from Sovereign Development Fund, not BML deposits
The Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises has clarified that the final USD 50 million payment on the State Bank…
President Muizzu formally receives PNC presidential ticket for 2028
President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has formally received the People’s National Congress (PNC) presidential ticket to contest the 2028 presidential election,…