PM Modi meets Maldives President Muizzu
New Delhi (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu here for extensive discussions on strengthening bilateral ties that are emerging after hitting a rocky patch last year.
Muizzu arrived here on Sunday evening on a four-day visit.
"Taking forward India-Maldives special ties! PM @narendramodi warmly received President @MMuizzu of Maldives as the latter arrived at Hyderabad House. Extensive discussions on India-Maldives bilateral relations lie ahead," External Affairs Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X.
Earlier, Muizzu was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhawan by President Droupadi Murmu. Prime Minister Modi was also present on the occasion.
Muizzu was given a tri-services guard of honour before he drove down to Rajghat to offer his respects at the memorial to Mahatma Gandhi.
This is Muizzu's firs state visit to India since assuming office in November last year. He had visited Delhi in June for the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Modi's third term in office.
The ties between India and the Maldives came under severe strain since Muizzu, known for his pro-China leanings, took charge of the top office in November.
Muizzu won the presidential election last year on the 'India out' campaign and asked New Delhi to withdraw its military personnel posted in the archipelago nation by May this year.
The bilateral ties also hit a rocky patch when Maldivian ministers were critical of Modi. However, Muizzu has since toned down his anti-India stance and even sacked ministers who were critical of the Indian prime minister.
As the Maldives was grappling with a serious economic downturn, India has decided to extend vital budgetary support to the Maldives government with the rollover of a USD 50 million Treasury Bill for another year.
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Bhopal woman rescued after being held hostage by husband's family for sixteen years
Bhopal: A woman has been rescued in Bhopal after being held hostage by her husband's family for 16 years.
According to a report by India Today, the woman, Ranu Sahu, was rescued on Saturday following a complaint filed by her father, Kishan Lal Sahu, from Narsinghpur, Madhya Pradesh.
According to the complaint, Ranu was married in 2006 but had not been allowed to meet her family since 2008. Her in-laws reportedly harassed her, and her father mentioned that Ranu was even isolated from her son and daughter.
Recently, neighbours informed Kishan Lal about Ranu's deteriorating condition due to the constant harassment from her husband’s family, prompting him to file the complaint.
The police along with the help of an NGO rescued Ranu and she was admitted to the hospital. The police said that further investigation into the matter is currently underway.
