Hindu Population In India

Hindu population fell by 7.82 per cent between 1950 and 2015 in India, while that of Muslims increased by 43.15 per cent, suggesting that there is a conducive environment in the country to foster diversity, said a recent working paper by the Centre.

Bengal's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today appealed for peace and asked "Hindu brothers" to ensure that minorities are protected as prohibitory orders remained in force after post-Ram Navami violence in two towns of the densely populate Hooghly di

Pakistan is home to 22,10,566 people from the minority Hindu community, comprising only 1.18 cent of the country's total registered population of 18,68,90,601.

After clashes reported recently in some states during Ram Navami processions, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has claimed that there is "no tension at all, not even tu tu main main" in India's most populous state despite the Hindu festiv

Islam is not hostile to the concept of family planning and it is mere "propaganda" that Muslims can overtake Hindus in terms of population numbers, former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi said on Monday.

The Trinamool Congress questioned the silence of the Union government on attacks on the Hindu population in Bangladesh and asked the BJP to refrain from pursuing "vulture politics" in Bengal by allegedly trying to fan communal sentiments

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, apparently attacking Rahul Gandhi over his decision to contest from a second seat, Kerala's Wayanad, in this month's national election, said today that the Congress was "afraid" of fielding candidates from constituencies dominated by majority population because it had insulted Hindus by using the term "Hindu terror". T...

Heads of several countries with a sizeable Hindu population, chief ministers of states, top corporate honchos and religious leaders are scheduled to attend the second World Hindu Congress or WHC in Chicago in September, organisers of the mega event said today.

After Uttar Pradesh, the BJP seems to be setting its sights on West Bengal. A clear signal may have come from the meeting of the party's ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in Coimbatore, where it has passed a special resolution titled, "Growing jihadi activities in West Bengal is a security concern for the country".

Congress on Monday slammed Union minister Kiren Rijiju's statement on reduction of Hindu population as an attempt at polarising the electorate and urged Election Commission to take cognisance of the matter. Through a series of tweets, Mr Rijiju on Monday claimed that Hindu population was decreasing in India as they "never convert people", while min...

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, responding sharply to a Congress allegation, tweeted today that the "Hindu population is reducing in India because Hindus never convert people."

Union Minister of State Giriraj Singh today said that religion can protect us only if we do the same for it, stressing that the Hindus need to increase their population in the country.

The number of Hindus in Muslim- majority Bangladesh has grown by one per cent to 1.70 crore in one year constituting 10.7 per cent of the population by the end of 2015, an official report said today.

Describing the fall in the share of Hindu population and the rise in that of Muslims as a matter of "grave concern", Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) patron Ashok Singhal today dared the government to show courage and implement uniform civil code.

Days after it published a controversial column on voting rights for Muslims, Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamna has featured a provocative editorial calling for "family planning" to check the "growth in population of Muslims and Christians."

Hindu population fell by 7.82 per cent between 1950 and 2015 in India, while that of Muslims increased by 43.15 per cent, suggesting that there is a conducive environment in the country to foster diversity, said a recent working paper by the Centre.

Bengal's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today appealed for peace and asked "Hindu brothers" to ensure that minorities are protected as prohibitory orders remained in force after post-Ram Navami violence in two towns of the densely populate Hooghly di

Pakistan is home to 22,10,566 people from the minority Hindu community, comprising only 1.18 cent of the country's total registered population of 18,68,90,601.

After clashes reported recently in some states during Ram Navami processions, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has claimed that there is "no tension at all, not even tu tu main main" in India's most populous state despite the Hindu festiv

Islam is not hostile to the concept of family planning and it is mere "propaganda" that Muslims can overtake Hindus in terms of population numbers, former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi said on Monday.

The Trinamool Congress questioned the silence of the Union government on attacks on the Hindu population in Bangladesh and asked the BJP to refrain from pursuing "vulture politics" in Bengal by allegedly trying to fan communal sentiments

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, apparently attacking Rahul Gandhi over his decision to contest from a second seat, Kerala's Wayanad, in this month's national election, said today that the Congress was "afraid" of fielding candidates from constituencies dominated by majority population because it had insulted Hindus by using the term "Hindu terror". T...

Heads of several countries with a sizeable Hindu population, chief ministers of states, top corporate honchos and religious leaders are scheduled to attend the second World Hindu Congress or WHC in Chicago in September, organisers of the mega event said today.

After Uttar Pradesh, the BJP seems to be setting its sights on West Bengal. A clear signal may have come from the meeting of the party's ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in Coimbatore, where it has passed a special resolution titled, "Growing jihadi activities in West Bengal is a security concern for the country".

Congress on Monday slammed Union minister Kiren Rijiju's statement on reduction of Hindu population as an attempt at polarising the electorate and urged Election Commission to take cognisance of the matter. Through a series of tweets, Mr Rijiju on Monday claimed that Hindu population was decreasing in India as they "never convert people", while min...

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, responding sharply to a Congress allegation, tweeted today that the "Hindu population is reducing in India because Hindus never convert people."

Union Minister of State Giriraj Singh today said that religion can protect us only if we do the same for it, stressing that the Hindus need to increase their population in the country.

The number of Hindus in Muslim- majority Bangladesh has grown by one per cent to 1.70 crore in one year constituting 10.7 per cent of the population by the end of 2015, an official report said today.

Describing the fall in the share of Hindu population and the rise in that of Muslims as a matter of "grave concern", Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) patron Ashok Singhal today dared the government to show courage and implement uniform civil code.

Days after it published a controversial column on voting rights for Muslims, Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamna has featured a provocative editorial calling for "family planning" to check the "growth in population of Muslims and Christians."