HYDERABAD, India (MNTV) — A solidarity march for Palestine at a university in southern India descended into chaos after police and members of a right-wing Hindu student group allegedly attacked demonstrators, in what students say reflects India’s increasingly hostile climate toward pro-Palestine activism. The demonstration, held Tuesday evenin...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — India’s Supreme Court has issued notice to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after its Assam unit released an artificial intelligence–generated video portraying Muslims as “taking over” the state if the party lost power — an episode that lays bare how Islamophobia has become...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — India’s Supreme Court has ruled that a verbal gift of property made under Islamic law is legally binding, even without a written document, provided three essential conditions are met — clear intent by the donor, acceptance by the recipient, and transfer of possession. The verdict, delivered by Justices Ahsanuddin Ama...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldives’ state-run SME Development Finance Corporation (SDFC) has launched a sweeping plan to convert its lending portfolio into fully Shariah-compliant facilities, becoming one of the first national financial institutions in the Indian Ocean region to undergo a complete Islamic finance transition. The move signals...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Turkiye’s Diyanet Foundation is set to launch a training program for imams working in the Rohingya refugee camps, in partnership with Bangladesh’s Islamic Foundation. The move marks a new phase in faith-based cooperation between the two Muslim-majority nations. The plan was finalized during a meeting in Dhaka between...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh has finalized plans for a landmark defense agreement with China to acquire advanced J-10C fighter aircraft, a move that underscores Dhaka’s growing military partnership with Beijing and signals a new phase in the country’s air force modernization. According to officials familiar with the matter, the deal w...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh has been elected to preside over the 43rd General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), achieving the role for the first time since joining the agency in 1972. The decision came on Monday at UNESCO’s 222nd Executive Board session in Paris, where Bangla...
MERSIN, Türkiye (MNTV) — Researchers at Mersin University have begun excavating the 14-meter skeleton of a fin whale that had been buried for four years to undergo natural decomposition before study and display. The massive whale, one of the world’s largest marine mammals, washed ashore in May 2021 and was interred on the university’s Yeniseh...
TUNIS, Tunisia (MNTV) — Tunisia is preparing to implement wide-ranging financial reforms aimed at strengthening self-sufficiency, fiscal stability, and social justice, Prime Minister Sarrah Zaafarani Zenzri announced following a cabinet meeting at the Kasbah, according to Nova News. The meeting, entirely dedicated to structural financial refor...
ANKARA, Türkiye (MNTV) — Türkiye is holding advanced talks with Qatar to acquire second-hand Eurofighter Typhoon jets to modernize its ageing air fleet, according to a report by Middle East Eye. The move aims to fill operational gaps until the domestically produced Kaan fighter becomes fully operational in the next decade. Ankara’s F-16 fleet...
