NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Protests have continued across several parts of India after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Minority Wing leader Nazia Elahi Khan made derogatory remarks about the Prophet (PBUH) and Islamic beliefs, with Muslim organizations demanding legal action and an official investigation. The latest demonstration took place in Raj...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — An Indian court has denied bail to a Muslim man accused of illegally slaughtering cows and transporting beef, with the judge ruling that such alleged offenses could hurt religious sentiments because cows are regarded as sacred by a substantial section of society. The Gujarat High Court rejected the bail application [&...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn’s upcoming action film Chauhaan has sparked widespread outrage in Indian-administered Kashmir after its first promotional teaser appeared to trivialize victims of pellet shotgun injuries. The film reignites criticism that sections of India’s Hindi film industry increasingly portr...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Authorities have demolished a historic mosque in India’s western state of Gujarat, prompting one of the country’s largest Muslim organizations to prepare a legal challenge amid allegations that the structure was razed without prior notice. The demolition targeted the Juna Kunda Mosque in Gujarat’s Ku...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A video circulating on social media shows a supporter of the Hindu extremist group Bajrang Dal threatening Muslim meat vendors in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata, warning them to shut their businesses or leave the neighborhood because it is predominantly Hindu. The incident reportedly occurred in Jadavpur, a suburb...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Indian student activist Umar Khalid has spoken publicly for the first time since his arrest nearly six years ago, describing the psychological toll of prolonged imprisonment without trial while insisting that his opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government remains unchanged. In an interview published...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — An ex-Muslim man has been arrested in India after investigators accused him of plotting a mass poisoning attack targeting a Muharram procession in Mumbai by distributing capsules allegedly laced with a highly toxic chemical to Muslim mourners during one of the holiest days of the Shia Islamic calendar. The alleged [&h...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A Muslim police officer in India’s eastern state of Bihar is facing disciplinary proceedings after he was filmed participating in a Muharram procession while in uniform. The move has revived debate over the consistent enforcement of police conduct rules amid repeated instances of Hindu officers taking part in r...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A Muslim businessman has alleged that he was the victim of a religiously motivated hate attack aboard a passenger train in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh after a group of men allegedly identified him by his beard and skullcap and assaulted him without provocation. The victim, Mohammad Mazhar Hussain, [&...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Police in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh have arrested three Muslim women after raiding their home over allegations they were cooking beef. They were charged before forensic authorities had confirmed whether the seized meat was actually beef, underscoring the aggressive enforcement of anti-cow slaughte...
