NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — In a rare challenge to the growing influence of Hindu nationalism in India’s bureaucracy, a cabinet minister in southern India’s Karnataka state, governed by the opposition Congress Party, has urged a ban on civil servants taking part in activities of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) — a Hindu supremacist paramil...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Authorities in the southern Indian state of Kerala have ordered a Christian-run private school to allow a Muslim student to attend classes wearing her hijab, after the 13-year-old was reportedly removed from class for violating the school’s uniform code. The case at St Rita’s Public School in Kochi has reopened [&hell...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A mosque that stood for three decades in the northern Indian district of Sambhal was demolished on Tuesday, with authorities claiming it had been built illegally on public land near the under-construction Kalki Dham temple — a high-profile Hindu pilgrimage project backed by ruling party leaders. The mosque, known loca...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A fact-finding report by the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) has detailed a state-backed campaign of repression against Muslims in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly, turning a peaceful “I Love Muhammad” demonstration into a case study in collective punishment and criminalized faith. The report, titled “‘I Lo...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Seven Muslim cattle traders were brutally assaulted by Hindu extremists last week in western India, exposing the persistence of vigilante violence and police complicity under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindutva regime. The attack occurred in Jalna district of Maharashtra, where a mob stopped two vehicles carrying ...
MUMBAI, India (MNTV) — Hafiza Louiza Khan Ziauddin, a young Indian Muslim who has memorized the Qur’an, has won the silver medal in the Under-18 category at the Asian Open Karate Championship, held recently at Mumbai’s Andheri Sports Complex — a victory that has inspired pride across India’s Muslim community. According to Clarion India, Louiza...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — In yet another case of state-backed retribution against Muslims, authorities in India’s Gujarat state have demolished nearly 200 commercial structures in Bahiyal village of Gandhinagar district, days after communal violence broke out during the Hindu festival of Navratri. Officials claimed the operation, carried out a...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A 68-year-old Indian Muslim woman who disappeared from India’s northeastern state of Assam during a police crackdown earlier this year has been found in Bangladesh, raising serious concerns over alleged cross-border expulsions of Indian citizens. According to Maktoob Media, the woman, Sakina Begum, was discovered by a...
NEW DELHI, India — At least ten Muslims have been arrested across India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh for allegedly sharing or displaying “I Love Muhammad” posters and videos, in what police describe as attempts to “disturb communal harmony.” Rights groups, however, see the crackdown as part of a broader campaign to criminalize Muslim reli...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) —In yet another sign of India’s deepening communal divide, a far-right Hindu group has launched a street campaign in northern India accusing Muslim men of spreading a so-called “mehndi jihad” — a fabricated conspiracy linking a cultural tradition to “love jihad” propaganda. The campaign, led by the women’s wing of the [...
