Muslim shops vandalized, workers assaulted as Hindu supremacist mobs unleash violence across India after Kashmir incident NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Hindu supremacist groups in northern India have launched a wave of targeted attacks on Muslim-owned shops and street vendors in the days following the deadly April 22 assault on tourists in Pahalga...
Visa bans and border shutdowns deepen crisis as families and experts demand answers for intelligence failures and killing of tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD (MNTV) — Diplomatic relations between India and Pakistan have plunged into a fresh and dangerous low, following a deadly militant attack in Pahalgam, Indian-ad...
March violence raises fears over return of monarchy, with civil society warning of growing cross-border Hindutva influence KATHMANDU, Nepal (MNTV) — A wave of violent pro-monarchy protests that erupted on March 28 has left two people dead and over 100 injured, as demonstrators demanded the restoration of the Hindu monarchy and the declaration ...
Six years after India revoked Kashmir’s autonomy, rising joblessness, shrinking incomes, and unaffordable pilgrimage costs reveal a bleak reality SRINAGAR, India-administered Kashmir (MNTV) — For the first time in decades, fewer than 5,000 residents from Indian-administered Kashmir have applied to undertake the annual Hajj pilgrimage, marking ...
Kashmir now faces uncertainty as residents await clarity on displacement and compensation amid lithium mining push SRINAGAR, Kashmir (MNTV) — Located in the Himalayan foothills of Indian-administered Kashmir’s Reasi district, the remote village of Salal was once defined by its quiet routines, modest farms, and rocky soil. But in February 2023...
Supreme Court suspends key provisions of Hindu nationalist-backed legislation seen as undermining Muslim religious rights and property autonomy. NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — India’s Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily suspended key provisions of the new Muslim endowment law that was adopted by the parliament recently. The Muslim Waqf (Amendment...
Caste, gender, and class disparities persist across courts, police, and prisons, highlighting deep flaws in India’s justice system NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — The India Justice Report (IJR) 2025 has unveiled stark disparities within the country’s legal system, highlighting pervasive inequalities across caste, gender, and regional lines. De...
Cluster of petitions from political leaders, civil rights bodies, and Islamic scholars has challenged the Muslim endowment or Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 before India’s apex court, accusing the government of violating minority rights NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) – A sweeping new law aimed at reforming the management of Islamic religious endow...
In Guna city, Muslim families spend sleepless night under siege as Hindu extremists chant hate slogans, pelt stones, and demand home demolitions NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Fear gripped the Muslim community in Guna, a city in central India’s Madhya Pradesh state, as Hindu extremist mobs roamed the streets Sunday night, chanting anti-Muslim sloga...
BJP-led government in northern India’s Uttarakhand has shut down hundreds of Muslim institutes NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — In yet another escalation of its crackdown on Muslim identity and institutions, the BJP-led government in northern India’s Uttarakhand has shut down at least 170 Muslim seminaries (madrasas) in recent days. Officials seale...
