NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A senior minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has drawn condemnation after describing Muslims as “namak haram”—a Hindi–Urdu term meaning “betrayer” or “ungrateful”—during a political rally, in remarks widely condemned as hate speech aimed at polarising voters. Giriraj Singh, a cabinet minister and pro...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — In yet another sign of India’s shrinking academic space, British scholar Francesca Orsini, a leading historian of Hindi literature, was denied entry into the country and deported on Monday night despite holding a valid five-year visa. Orsini, professor emerita at SOAS University of London and author of the acclaimed ...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A proposal by the Hindu nationalist group Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) to rename India’s capital as “Indraprastha” has reignited debates over cultural erasure and historical revisionism, drawing sharp criticism from historians, educators, and civil rights advocates. The VHP, an affiliate of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sa...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh’s interim government has cancelled ten projects and agreements previously signed with India, marking the most extensive review of bilateral cooperation since Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s departure from office. The move was announced by Local Government Advisor Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, who published a ...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Prominent Muslim scholars and online preachers have welcomed the return of Indian ex-Muslim activist Sahil to Islam, calling it a “sign of divine guidance” and “vindication of the Qur’an’s truth” after years of his involvement in anti-Islamic propaganda. Sahil, once one of the most vocal figures in India’s ex-Muslim m...
BRASILIA, Brazil (MNTV) – Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has warned against any foreign intervention in Latin America, in a thinly veiled message to the United States over its escalating pressure on Venezuela. “Foreign interventions can cause greater damage than those they seek to prevent,” Lula said while receiving newly appoin...
WASHINGTON, United States (MNTV) – Global health funding has fallen to its lowest level in 15 years after the United States and several European nations slashed foreign aid, raising alarm among experts about the world’s readiness for future pandemics. US President Donald Trump, who withdrew Washington from the World Health Organization (WHO) a...
NEW YORK, United States (MNTV) – UN Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights Alexandra Xanthaki warned that silence from international sports and cultural institutions over Gaza risks normalizing impunity for future atrocities. “When we talk about the genocide in Gaza, we do not refer to geopolitics,” Xanthaki told Anadolu. “We refer to one of th...
WASHINGTON, United States (MNTV) – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held what Moscow described as “constructive” talks as preparations advance for a potential summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump in Budapest. According to Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov...
LUXEMBOURG CITY, Luxembourg (MNTV) – Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev said his country is prepared to open its airspace for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aircraft if he travels to Budapest for a potential meeting with US President Donald Trump. Speaking to reporters at an EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg, Georgiev...
