NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A civil rights investigation into a controversial case at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in Nashik has found no evidence to support widely circulated claims of a “conversion racket,” challenging a narrative amplified by Hindutva groups and sections of India’s pro-government media. The findings were presented by the A...
WASHINGTON (MNTV) — Senior leaders of India’s ultra-Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh were confronted by protesters in the U.S. capital. Demonstrations broke out outside the Hudson Institute during a high-profile policy event that has sparked controversy across Washington’s policy community. RSS general secretary Datta Hosabale and...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A Dalit groom in central India was allegedly assaulted and dragged down from a horse during his wedding procession, in an incident that has renewed attention on caste-based violence in the country. The 23-year-old man, identified as Golu Ahirwar, was taking part in a traditional pre-wedding ceremony in Madhya Pradesh ...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — The death of a 34-year-old Muslim man inside a police station in India’s capital has triggered protests and renewed scrutiny of custodial violence, after his family accused officers of beating him to death during detention. The incident occurred in Jahangirpuri, a neighborhood in northwest Delhi, where the man, identi...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Indian authorities have opened a detention center in Mumbai to hold people identified for deportation, a move that has intensified concerns over migrant rights, due process, and the treatment of those labeled as “undocumented.” The facility, located in the Bhoiwada area of the western Indian city, is the first of [&he...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A woman journalist in southern India has reported facing a wave of online abuse and threats after questioning a senior leader from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over alleged vote-buying during an election campaign, raising concerns about press freedom and targeted harassment. Shamna K, a reporter with Malayalam new...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A land dispute in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state has escalated after railway authorities ordered the removal of a decades-old mosque in Prayagraj, triggering a legal challenge over ownership and redevelopment. The structure, locally known as Sangmarmar Masjid, has been served a notice by Indian Railways directin...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A 15-year-old Muslim girl in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state was allegedly groomed and sexually assaulted by a man who police say manipulated her into drugging her own family before carrying out the attack with accomplices. According to The Observer Post, the case involves a teenager from Bijnor district who [&he...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A Hindu extremist group has called for action against dozens of mosques and Islamic religious sites in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, intensifying concerns over what rights advocates describe as a pattern of targeting Muslim spaces under the pretext of removing “illegal” structures. The notice, issued in ...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Two separate attacks on Muslim workers in India have drawn concern after victims were allegedly assaulted for asking to be paid for their services, underscoring growing fears over the vulnerability of Muslim livelihoods in everyday economic interactions. In one incident in the Indian capital’s Seelampur area, a Muslim...
