NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A young Dalit man in western India was allegedly stripped, beaten and dragged behind a tractor in an attack that has renewed attention on persistent caste-based violence despite decades of legal protections. The victim, identified as Pawan Meghwal, belongs to the Dalit community — historically marginalized groups once...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — An Indian television network owned by billionaire Gautam Adani, a close ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been censured for broadcasting an Islamophobic “jihad” conspiracy narrative that falsely linked an isolated incident to Muslims as a community. India’s television news regulator News Broadcasting & Dig...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Two Muslim garment sellers were brutally assaulted by a mob in an Islamophobic attack in India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state after local residents stopped them, questioned their identities and attacked them upon discovering they were Muslims. The victims, identified as Aamir Malik and Javed, are uncle and nephew and ...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Delhi University is facing legal and political backlash after refusing to reschedule examinations falling on Eid Al Adha, prompting accusations that Muslim students are being forced to choose between practicing their faith and protecting their academic future. A law student from the university has moved the Delhi High...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Two Muslim men were allegedly lynched by a mob in India’s northeastern state of Assam after villagers accused them of attempting to steal cattle, in latest incident raising concerns over anti-Muslim mob violence linked to cow protection politics. Police claimed the attack took place early May 22 in remote Bhalukpong [...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — At least 36 sanitation workers died while cleaning sewers, septic tanks and drains across India between March and May this year, according to activists who say hazardous caste-linked sanitation labor continues despite legal bans and repeated court interventions. Deaths were reported from several Indian states, includi...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A wedding procession involving two Dalit brothers in northern India was attacked after upper-caste Rajput men objected to the grooms carrying a portrait of anti-caste icon Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, according to family members and local police. The incident took place Wednesday night in Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh state...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Minority groups in northern India staged a major protest Wednesday against escalating anti-Muslim and anti-Christian crackdowns, with demonstrators accusing authorities of enabling bulldozer demolitions, mob violence and mass incarceration targeting religious minorities under Hindu nationalist politics. The protest to...
SRINAGAR, Kashmir (MNTV) — Dozens of homes belonging to Muslim tribal families were demolished in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir this week, leaving scores homeless. The move triggered allegations that authorities were selectively targeting vulnerable nomadic communities under anti-encroachment drives. The demolition operation took plac...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — The newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in India’s West Bengal state has ordered all Islamic seminaries to make singing of the Hindu nationalist song “Vande Mataram” compulsory during prayer assemblies. The move has triggered backlash from Muslim organizations and religious scholars, who describe it ...
