BIHAR, India (MNTV) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies have swept Bihar’s legislative assembly elections, securing leads in more than 200 of the state’s 243 seats as counting wrapped up Friday. The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA)—made up of the BJP and its key regional partner, Janata Dal (Un...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A court in India’s western state of Gujarat has sentenced three Muslim men to life imprisonment for cow slaughter — one of the harshest penalties ever handed down under the state’s animal preservation law, underscoring how the politics of cow protection has become a tool of religious persecution in the […]...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Hindu extremist leader Yati Narsinghanand Giri has sparked outrage after calling for military action to bomb several Muslim educational institutions in India, including Jamia Millia Islamia, Aligarh Muslim University, Al-Falah University, and Darul Uloom Deoband — a statement rights groups have described as an open ca...
By Ahmad Ashiq NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A Bollywood courtroom drama has reignited a long-running cultural and political battle in India by resurfacing the false claim that the Taj Mahal was once a Hindu temple. The Taj Story, directed by Tushar Amrish Goel and starring Paresh Rawal, was released nationwide on October 31, 2025, […]
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Authorities in northern India have filed criminal cases against 17 Muslim clerics and mosque caretakers for using loudspeakers during prayer, widening fears of selective state action against Islamic worship under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government. Police said the cases were registered on Mond...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — More than 40 homes belonging to Muslim families were demolished in Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, a northern Indian state governed by Hindu nationalist leader Yogi Adityanath, intensifying alarm over what rights groups describe as state-backed discrimination against minorities. The operation took place in Rol...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — At least 13 people have been arrested after violent clashes broke out in India’s western Gujarat state during the demolition of a Muslim shrine, marking another flashpoint in the country’s escalating campaign against Islamic heritage sites. The unrest unfolded on Monday in Veraval’s Prabhas Patan area, near the coasta...
SRINAGAR, Kashmir (MNTV) — Plans to clear hundreds of acres of protected forest to build a new paramilitary base on the outskirts of Srinagar have triggered alarm in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, where scientists and residents warn the move could destroy one of the region’s last remaining green belts. According to petitions before Ind...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A proposed law criminalizing polygamy in India’s northeastern state of Assam has drawn sharp criticism from rights groups and legal scholars, who say the legislation is politically motivated and directed primarily at Muslims. The Assam Prohibition of Polygamy Bill, 2025, approved by the state Cabinet on Sunday, was i...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A Muslim woman was reportedly denied entry to a major government hospital in India’s capital for wearing a burqa, an incident that has reignited concerns over the growing marginalization of Muslims in public spaces. The woman, identified as Tabassum, said she was stopped by female security guards at Guru Teg […...
