NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A top court in India has intervened in a growing controversy over the removal of mosque loudspeakers, issuing formal notices to the Mumbai Police and Maharashtra’s Pollution Control Board. The Bombay High Court’s action follows a petition filed by five mosques in Mumbai, which allege discriminatory enforcement and vio...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned India’s sweeping crackdown on freedom of expression, calling out the use of sedition and preventive detention laws to arrest over 125 people for social media posts deemed ‘anti-India’ or ‘pro-Pakistan.’ In a strong statement, the IFJ urged Indian authorit...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV)— Hindu supremacist groups in northern India have begun raiding roadside eateries to identify and target Muslim owners and workers ahead of an upcoming Hindu religious pilgrimage. The campaign, which has unfolded in the state of Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district, reflects a growing effort by right-wing groups to e...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A group of retired senior officials and civil society members have written an open letter to the Chief Justice of India, B.R. Gavai, raising urgent concerns over the continued denial of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir — six years after the region’s constitutional autonomy was dismantled by the Narendra Modi-led [&hell...
SRINAGAR, Kashmir (MNTV) — A local court in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir has directed police to file a criminal case against several national television channels and their editors for falsely branding a religious teacher as a “Pakistani terrorist” after he was killed during a military exchange near the India-Pakistan border last mont...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A century-old mosque in northeastern Indian state of Assam has been swept away by the swelling Brahmaputra River, triggering outrage and grief among local Muslims who say the state government ignored repeated warnings to protect the site. The Wahab Bazar mosque, located in the flood-prone town of Fakirganj in Assam’s...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A Muslim auto-rickshaw driver in the southern city of Bengaluru was allegedly beaten by a group of eight men earlier this week after refusing to chant a Hindu religious slogan, in what rights advocates say is the latest case of targeted violence under the guise of casual provocation. According to […]
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — In southern India, a quiet effort is underway to rescue centuries-old Arabic manuscripts — many long forgotten in mosques, libraries, and private homes — from the brink of disappearance. These fragile records are more than just texts; they are symbols of India’s deep historical, intellectual, and cultural ties to the ...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Muslim communities in India’s financial capital, Mumbai, are protesting what they describe as a systematic campaign by police to dismantle loudspeakers used in mosques for the Islamic call to prayer — a move many say reflects growing religious repression under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist governmen...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — United Nations human rights experts have called on India to immediately halt punitive demolitions that disproportionately impact minorities, low-income communities, and migrants, warning that the practice constitutes a severe violation of international law. In a joint statement released Monday, four UN Special Rapport...
