NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A government school teacher in central India has been suspended after posting a short video mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi over rising cooking gas prices, an episode that has triggered debate over political intolerance and freedom of expression in India’s public sector. The disciplinary action was taken in the c...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Muslim residents in parts of India’s northeastern state of Meghalaya have fled their homes after deadly violence swept through the West Garo Hills region, leaving families scattered across nearby villages and into the neighboring state of Assam. According to The Observer Post, residents said many Muslim families left ...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A group of Muslim men gathering to break their Ramadan fast was attacked by a large mob in western India, in an incident that activists say reflects deepening communal tensions and anti-Muslim hostility in parts of the country. The assault occurred over the weekend near a lake in Oskarwadi village […]
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Each year on March 15, the United Nations marks the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, a global observance intended to highlight discrimination and hostility directed toward Muslim communities. In India, however, the conversation has increasingly moved beyond isolated incidents of communal tension to a broade...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A local revenue court in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state has ordered the demolition of a mosque, a shrine and several nearby homes in a village in Sambhal district while imposing a massive financial penalty on two Muslim clerics, a move residents say reflects a broader pattern of actions targeting […]
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Two Bengali Muslim men were killed and dozens of homes and businesses belonging to Muslims were attacked after ethnic violence erupted in India’s northeastern state of Meghalaya amid tensions linked to upcoming regional council elections. The victims, identified as Khairul Islam and Ashraful Islam, died during unrest ...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A mosque in a village in northern India’s Haryana state was set on fire late Tuesday night after unidentified individuals allegedly broke a window and poured petrol inside while worshippers were sleeping at the site during the final days of Ramadan. The attack took place around 1:25 a.m. on March […]
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — India’s main opposition party has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of compromising the country’s energy sovereignty as fuel shortages triggered long queues for cooking gas across several cities, linking the crisis to what it described as U.S. pressure over India’s oil imports. The criticism came after reports of l...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A coalition of civil liberties organizations in India has called for the immediate release of Muslim leader E. Abubacker, describing him as a political prisoner whose continued detention under the country’s anti-terror law poses serious humanitarian risks due to his deteriorating health. The Campaign Against State Rep...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A young Dalit man was stabbed to death in a village near the northern Indian city of Lucknow after an argument during Holi celebrations, in a case that has drawn renewed attention to caste discrimination that continues to shape social relations in parts of rural India. The victim, Suraj Gautam, […]
