NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A court in India has quashed a criminal case filed against a government school teacher for sharing a video of Urdu poetry on WhatsApp, in a ruling that has reignited debate over free expression, policing of Urdu cultural content, and the growing use of criminal law against online speech. The […]
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Muslims in India’s capital have accused authorities of restricting religious practices at a historic Sufi shrine in Delhi, triggering fresh concerns over growing pressure on Islamic religious sites under increasingly polarized political conditions. The allegations emerged during the annual Sufi commemoration festival,...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Prominent Muslim organizations and opposition leaders in India have accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of promoting a Hindu nationalist agenda after reports that authorities decided to grant the song “Vande Mataram” legal status equal to the national anthem and make all six verses compulsory in educatio...
SRINAGAR, Kashmir (MNTV) — Rohingya refugee women living in camps in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir are facing a worsening reproductive health crisis driven by poverty, poor sanitation, and limited access to menstrual hygiene products, according to testimonies from women in the community. According to Kashmir Times, women living in the ...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A stage performance depicting the demolition of a Muslim family’s home has sparked outrage in India’s northeastern state of Assam, after a video of the skit circulated online days following the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s sweeping election victory in the state. The performance was staged by a local political group...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A civil rights organization has launched a nationwide digital platform to track hate crimes and hate speech in India, amid growing concerns that such incidents are underreported or misclassified in official records. The Association for the Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) said the platform allows citizens to submit d...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldives is finalizing preparations to host the 2026 Asia Media Summit next week, as the island nation positions itself as a growing center for media collaboration and digital innovation in the Indian Ocean region. The four-day event, scheduled from May 11 to 14, is expected to bring together media executives, [&hel...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Measles infections have dropped to nearly zero in some of Bangladesh’s highest-risk areas following a targeted vaccination campaign, offering early signs of containment in an outbreak that health authorities had described as severe. Officials said vaccines were administered last month across 30 high-risk subdistricts...
By Akhtar Pathan KARACHI, Pakistan (MNTV) — In Pakistan, politics is often viewed as an exclusive arena reserved for wealthy families, entrenched elites, and those backed by the country’s powerful establishment. Leadership is inherited more often than cultivated, and moral politics is frequently dismissed as idealism with little place in the r...
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) — Iran’s military said Friday that the Navy of the Islamic Republic of Iran launched cruise missile and combat drone attacks against U.S. military destroyers after American forces targeted Iranian oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz and struck civilian areas in southern Iran. The U.S. military said its naval forces came [...
