The Maldives opposition has announced a joint formation in order to work against the government.
According to opposition Maldives Democratic Party (MDP) member and former Foreign Minister Ahmed Naseem, a number of political parties have joined the Maldives United Opposition.
The Maldives United Opposition will strive to remove the government through legal and lawful means.
Indian Institute of Technology-Madras has broken into the top 50 of the 2016 Asia university rankings released by British company Quacquarelli Symonds.
It jumped 13 places from its position last year, IIT-Madras is ranked 43.
IISc-Bangalore (33), IIT-Bombay (35), IIT-Delhi (36) and IIT-Kanpur (48) were the other Indian universities in the top 50.
Dashar Maha Kumbh in Ganderbal after 75 Years
Darshar Maha Kumbh was organised in Kashmir after a gap of 75 years. The festival was held on the confluence of sacred Sindhu and Vitasta rivers in Ganderbal district of Kashmir.
Over 20,000 Kashmir Pandits thronged to the spot at Shadipora Sangam to take holy dip.
The place holds the same significance for Kashmiri Hindus as Haridwar, considered to be one of the holiest cities of religious importance to the community.