NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A mob attacked and vandalized homes belonging to Muslim families in northeastern India this week over beef allegations, in an incident that has renewed concerns over cow vigilantism and communal tensions. The attack took place Wednesday in Nayasara village in Assam’s Kokrajhar district, located in India’s Bodoland Ter...
MNTV News Desk NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A sentencing order by an Indian court against Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM) chief Asiya Andrabi and her co-accused has come under scrutiny, with legal observers raising concerns that the court’s reasoning relied on contested ideological interpretations and subjective assessments rather than established legal...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — India’s meat exports have surged over the past five years even as Muslim traders and transporters have faced violence, harassment, and restrictions linked to cow protection campaigns promoted by Hindu extremist groups aligned with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. Government data presented in parliament shows India’s...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — India’s national human rights watchdog has ordered an inquiry into allegations that police publicly beat and paraded suspects in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, describing the incidents as a serious violation of human rights. The National Human Rights Commission of India said it had taken cognizance of two inci...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — At least 315 people have died while cleaning sewers and manholes in India over the past five years, according to government data presented in Parliament, highlighting persistent fatalities in hazardous sanitation work despite a decades-long legal ban on manual scavenging. The figures, shared by the Ministry of Social ...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Custodial deaths across India have risen sharply in early 2026, with 170 deaths reported in just the first 74 days of the year, according to data presented by the government in Parliament, intensifying concerns about police violence and accountability. The figures, shared by India’s Ministry of Home Affairs and compil...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Muslim organizations in India’s western state of Rajasthan have urged the opposition Congress party to nominate jailed student activist Umar Khalid to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of parliament, arguing that the move would signal commitment to minority representation and constitutional values. In a letter addresse...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A voter roll revision in eastern India has raised concerns about potential disenfranchisement after a disproportionately large number of Muslim voters were flagged for verification, while neighboring Hindu-majority areas recorded minimal scrutiny. Data from a constituency in the state of West Bengal’s Murshidabad dist...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A court in northern India has denied bail to 14 Muslim men accused of organizing an Iftar gathering on a boat in the Ganges river, in a case that has raised concerns about selective law enforcement and the criminalization of Muslim religious practices. The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate in Varanasi […]
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Indian authorities have reportedly halted the release of an Oscar-nominated film about the killing of a Palestinian child in Gaza, with officials warning that screening the documentary could strain India’s diplomatic ties with Israel, according to the film’s local distributor. Mumbai-based distributor Manoj Nandwana s...
