NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A 14-year-old Muslim boy was shot dead in India’s capital after picking up currency notes tossed during a wedding procession, in a killing that has shaken his family and intensified anxiety among minority communities already living in fear amid rising violence across the country. The victim, Saahil, was fatally shot [...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — In a landmark development for minority political representation, Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami has nominated Krishna Nandi, a Hindu community leader, to contest a national parliamentary seat — a decision warmly received as a positive example of inclusive politics and respect for diverse citizenship. Nandi, who serves ...
MANAMA/DOHA (MNTV) — Gulf leaders opened the 46th GCC Summit in Bahrain with a unified call to strengthen regional security and economic cooperation, while simultaneously issuing a sharp condemnation of Israel’s Sept 9 strike on Qatar. The summit, first annual meeting of GCC since Israeli attack on Qatar, called for urgent defense consultation...
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (MNTV) — Pakistan and Bahrain have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening defense collaboration, focusing on regional security and joint military initiatives. The pledge came during a meeting at Pakistan’s General Headquarters in Rawalpindi between Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and Bahrain’s Natio...
BAGHDAD, Iraq (MNTV) — Confusion swept through Iraqi government agencies after Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthis were designated as terrorist organizations, triggering a freeze on their economic assets. According to the official Gazette published on the Justice Ministry website, the groups were added to a list of organizations and indivi...
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (MNTV) — Turkmenistan has introduced sweeping reforms to modernize its financial and digital sectors, signing a new law on virtual assets and unveiling a 200-manat polymer banknote, the state newspaper Neutral Turkmenistan reported. The Law on Virtual Assets, signed by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and effective Jan. 1...
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) — Uzbekistan has begun developing the Samarkand-2028 satellite, a next-generation spacecraft equipped with an artificial intelligence module for monitoring air quality, crops and forest conditions, Asia-Plus reported. The initiative was discussed during a Dec. 1 meeting led by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, where off...
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (MNTV) — Three dried fruit producers from the northern city of Isfara are representing Tajikistan at the Food Ingredients Europe 2025 exhibition in Paris, one of the world’s major food industry trade fairs, Asia-Plus reported. Barakat Isfara, Fruits Valley and Ali Apricot are among more than 1,500 exhibitors at the Dec. 2–...
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (MNTV) — Kyrgyzstan’s Constitutional Court has received a proposal from President Sadyr Japarov seeking to amend the Constitution to allow the death penalty for certain grave crimes, Azattyk reported. The draft amendment targets Part 1 of Article 25 of the Constitution and would permit capital punishment as an exceptional m...
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (MNTV) — A youth-led hackathon aimed at generating innovative ideas for a safer, more modern urban environment has opened in Bishkek, organizers said. The UrbanTech Hackathon, hosted by the Tekaiym Public Foundation, will bring together students, young professionals, programmers, designers and civic activists for five days ...
