NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — In yet another sign of India’s shrinking academic space, British scholar Francesca Orsini, a leading historian of Hindi literature, was denied entry into the country and deported on Monday night despite holding a valid five-year visa. Orsini, professor emerita at SOAS University of London and author of the acclaimed ...
RABAT, Morocco (MNTV) — Morocco has announced sweeping reforms in the education and health sectors, pledging $14 billion in funding and the creation of over 27,000 new positions to address social concerns and expand opportunities for youth. The announcement followed a ministerial meeting chaired by King Mohammed VI in Rabat, where the general ...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — The King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) in Riyadh has been awarded a Guinness World Record for constructing the world’s largest continuous pedestrian skywalk network, a landmark achievement underscoring Saudi Arabia’s growing leadership in sustainable urban design. Spanning 15.46 kilometers and connecting 95 b...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Police in central India have filed charges against four men, including a local elected official, after a Dalit man — a member of India’s most oppressed caste — alleged that he was beaten, urinated on, and subjected to caste-based insults over a dispute linked to a village construction project. The […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — The number of Rohingya refugees leaving Bangladesh by boat has surged to its highest level in years, as deteriorating living conditions and funding shortfalls drive growing desperation inside the world’s largest refugee settlement. Save the Children reported that at least 1,088 Rohingya — including 87 children — atte...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal has concluded prosecution arguments in a landmark case accusing former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her onetime home minister Asaduzzaman Khan of crimes against humanity during the 2024 uprising that ended Hasina’s 17-year rule. Chief prosecutor Muhammad Tajul Islam on T...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in partnership with the European Union’s Humanitarian Aid program, has delivered a new consignment of medical equipment to support maternal and newborn health for Rohingya refugees and surrounding communities in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district. The shipment includes emerg...
SYDNEY, Australia (MNTV) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is facing growing pressure to strengthen its human rights oversight after awarding nearly $250 million in contracts to a Chinese conglomerate accused of involvement in Beijing’s forced-labor programs targeting Uyghur Muslims. According to an investigation by The Daily Telegraph, the A...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh urged renewed international funding for Rohingya refugees after high-level talks in Rome between Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and World Food Programme (WFP) acting executive director Carl Skau, warning that shrinking aid risks pushing the crisis into neglect. At the meeting, WFP reaffirmed that the Rohingy...
DUBAI, UAE (MNTV) — The United Arab Emirates and Pakistan have agreed to deepen cooperation in artificial intelligence, data governance, and advanced digital technologies during meetings held on the sidelines of GITEX Global 2025, the world’s largest technology exhibition. The discussions took place between Omar Suwaina Al Suwaidi, Undersecret...
