NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — An interfaith council of religious leaders and civil society figures has condemned a series of attacks targeting Christian communities during Christmas celebrations across India, warning that violence against religious minorities is becoming increasingly normalized. The Inter-Religious Solidarity Council (IRSC) made t...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Prominent Indian actor and social activist Prakash Raj has warned that India is witnessing what he described as a “preparation for genocide,” accusing the country’s ruling political forces of pursuing an agenda aimed at eliminating Muslims, tribal communities, and other minorities. Raj made the remarks during a public...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A 45-year-old Muslim man was beaten to death by a mob in eastern India’s Jharkhand state after being accused of stealing cattle, in the latest case of vigilante violence linked to cow-related allegations. The victim, identified as Pappu Ansari, was a resident of a village in Godda district, according to […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh will not play any of its matches at venues in India during the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup, a senior government adviser said on Thursday, underscoring growing diplomatic and security concerns surrounding the tournament. Information and Broadcasting Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan made the government’s position ...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Demolition work carried out in the early hours of Wednesday near a century-old mosque in central Delhi triggered protests, heavy police action and fresh legal scrutiny, as residents questioned why authorities moved ahead while the dispute remains before the courts. According to local officials, teams from the Municipa...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Several statutory institutions mandated to safeguard the rights of religious minorities in India have become defunct or severely weakened due to prolonged vacancies, missing leadership and administrative paralysis, prompting warnings that constitutional protections are being hollowed out. According to Clarion India, k...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Police in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh have arrested Pinky Chaudhary, a senior leader of the Hindu Raksha Dal, along with her son, after a video surfaced showing the public distribution of weapons and explicit threats against Muslims in a residential neighborhood near the national capital. The arrests [&...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A violent mob linked to Hindu extremist outfits has demolished a small religious shrine in northern India, prompting renewed concern over minority safety and the enforcement of law after footage of the attack spread widely on social media. The incident occurred on January 2 in Dehradun, the capital of India’s [&hellip...
SRINAGAR, Kashmir (MNTV) — India’s medical education regulator has withdrawn approval for a newly established medical college in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, weeks after the institution became the target of Hindu nationalist protests over the admission of a predominantly Muslim first batch of students. The National Medical Commission...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Amnesty International India has criticized the Indian Supreme Court’s decision to deny bail to Muslim activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, saying the ruling entrenches a dangerous pattern in which prolonged pre-trial detention is becoming normalized in India. Reacting to the order, Amnesty said it welcomed the cou...
