NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Violence has erupted across the eastern Indian state of West Bengal following a sweeping electoral victory by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, with reports of killings, arson and targeted attacks, including the demolition of Muslim-owned shops in the state capital. At least four people have been killed in...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) – India’s eastern state of West Bengal is sliding toward a political and constitutional crisis after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee refused to accept the election results. State election results declared on Monday gave a clear mandate to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which won 207 of...
NEW DELHI (MNTV) — In a historic political breakthrough in southern India, a young Muslim woman lawyer has become the first from the Indian Union Muslim League to win a seat in a state legislature. She defeated a senior left-wing leader in Kerala. Thirty-four-year-old Fathima Thahiliya won the Perambra constituency with 81,429 votes, defeating...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Early counting trends from India’s key state elections on Monday indicated significant gains for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in eastern and northeastern regions, particularly in West Bengal and Assam, while contests in southern states such as Tamil Nadu and Kerala are being led by regio...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Opposition lawmakers in India have demanded a high-level investigation into the death of a Muslim cleric who was found near railway tracks after an alleged assault on a moving train, escalating pressure on authorities to address conflicting accounts of the incident. Maulana Tousif Raza Mazhari, 30, from Bihar state, w...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — India’s Hajj Committee of India has asked pilgrims traveling for Hajj 2026 to deposit an additional 10,000 Indian rupees ($105), triggering backlash over what many describe as a sudden financial burden on Muslim worshippers. In a circular issued on April 28, the committee said the increase follows a one-time airfare [...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — India has dropped to 157th place out of 180 countries in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index, reflecting a continued decline in media freedom amid mounting political, legal, and social pressures on journalists. The ranking, released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), gives India a score of 31.96, down from 151st [&hel...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Members of India’s Dalit community, historically placed at the bottom of the Hindu caste hierarchy, have accused temple organizers in western India of enforcing caste-based segregation during a religious ceremony, underscoring the persistence of “untouchability” practices despite legal bans. The incident was reported ...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A state-run institution tasked with promoting Urdu in India’s most populous state has remained largely non-functional for nearly five years, fueling concerns over declining support for a language closely associated with the country’s Muslim minority. The crisis centers on the Uttar Pradesh Urdu Academy in Uttar Prades...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — An Indian court has sharply questioned the country’s human rights body for failing to act on mob violence against Muslims, while aggressively pursuing investigations into Islamic seminaries, raising concerns over selective intervention and institutional bias. The observations were made by the Allahabad High Court duri...
