NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A coalition of civil society groups has called for the immediate repeal of India’s amended Waqf law, warning that it threatens to disenfranchise Muslims and undermine minority protections. The National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM), a network of progressive organizations, described the measure as part of a bro...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A 17-year-old Muslim boy in western India is fighting for his life after what community leaders describe as days of brutal torture inside a police station. The case has renewed concern over custodial abuse in the country and its disproportionate impact on minorities. Independent outlet Clarion India reported that Arya...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is facing backlash after a social media post revived calls to seize historic mosques in Mathura and Kashi, echoing the rhetoric that preceded the destruction of the Babri mosque in 1992. That demolition by Hindu mobs triggered nationwide riots that killed more than 2,000 [...
Delhi police find no evidence against Nizamuddin Markaz chief, years after pandemic gathering was used to vilify Muslims nationwide NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — More than five years after India’s government and media blamed a Muslim religious gathering for spreading COVID-19, a Delhi Police investigation has found “nothing objectionable” in the s...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A Muslim teacher in India was forced into a humiliating public apology after asking young pupils not to display religious symbols in class, an incident that has sparked outrage and raised concerns over deepening intolerance under Hindu nationalist rule. The case took place at Sandipani School in Khargone, a city [&hel...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Authorities in India have sealed another Islamic school, known locally as a madrasa, intensifying a campaign that has already forced the closure of hundreds of such institutions and drawn warnings from rights groups about its impact on Muslim education. The latest closure took place in Hamirpur district, where officia...
JAIPUR, India (MNTV) — India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has introduced sweeping new anti-conversion legislation in the northern state of Rajasthan, imposing punishments of up to life imprisonment and massive fines for those accused of changing another person’s faith. While the law does not name specific religions, it exempts Hindu ...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, one of India’s largest Muslim organizations, has condemned mass evictions of Muslim families in the northeastern state of Assam, warning that the demolitions threaten constitutional protections and expose the communal agenda of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s allies. At a working committee meeting ...
BAKU, Azerbaijan (MNTV) — Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said India is seeking “revenge” against Azerbaijan in international organizations because of Baku’s support for Pakistan. Aliyev made the remarks during a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin, according to a statement from the A...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Delhi Police has traced a Belgian national, employed at the Embassy of Belgium in New Delhi, as the individual behind the posting of “wanted” posters featuring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the city’s diplomatic enclave of Chanakyapuri. According to police officials, the posters were first noticed nearl...
