ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — Kazakhstan’s renewable energy sector continues to grow steadily, with clean power facilities generating more than 4.2 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity in the first half of 2025, according to newly released government figures. The bulk of the renewable output came from wind energy, which contributed 2.6 bi...
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) — Uzbekistan is seeing a sharp rise in self-employment, as more than a quarter of the working-age population is now part of the growing gig economy, according to the State Taxation Committee. As of July 1, the number of self-employed workers in the country surpassed 5.5 million, up from 3.5 million in […]
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldives will host the 21st Asia Media Summit in 2026, marking the first time the international media gathering will be held in the island nation. The announcement was made during the handover ceremony of the 20th summit, which took place this week in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Presidential Spokesperson Heena Waleed [&hel...
KABUL, Afghanistan (MNTV) — Afghan wrestler Ismail Kakar has secured a silver medal at a major international Sambo-Kurash competition held in Paris, marking another strong showing for Afghanistan in the global martial arts arena. The event, held on July 22, brought together athletes from 25 countries across Europe, Asia, and Africa. Kakar earn...
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) — Uzbekistan is ramping up efforts to improve oversight of public spending by adopting digital audits, artificial intelligence, and a nationwide citizen reporting platform. Senior officials were presented this week with updates on the work of the Accounts Chamber, the country’s financial oversight body, and recent c...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Dozens of Bengali-speaking Muslims, many of them internal migrants working in sanitation and informal jobs, have been detained in the northern Indian city of Gurugram in a sweeping crackdown that activists say targets both language and religion under the guise of verifying citizenship. The detentions are part of what...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — India’s Supreme Court has issued a partial stay on the acquittal of 12 Muslim men who were exonerated earlier this week in the 2006 Mumbai train bombings case, ruling that the judgment should not serve as a precedent in future terror trials. The 12 men had spent nearly 19 years […]
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Indian authorities are unlawfully expelling hundreds of ethnic Bengali Muslims to Bangladesh without due process, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a new report, warning that many of those deported are Indian citizens. Since May 2025, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government has intensified efforts to remove Ben...
GAZA, Palestine (MNTV) – As aid trucks idle at borders sealed by Israel and desperate Palestinian civilians are gunned down for reaching food, a slow, deliberate starvation campaign unfolds. These haunting images capture a people being choked into silence while the world stands by. A Palestinian doctor warns: “Our wounded bleed less now—...
GAZA, Palestine (MNTV) —Israeli bombardment killed at least 79 Palestinians, including 23 aid seekers, and wounded 453 more in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry in Gaza reported on Thursday. Another 10 bodies were retrieved from the rubble of earlier airstrikes, with many still feared trapped beneath collapsed buildings. Israeli warplanes...
