Muslim population
- India
Assamese-Hindus now only about 40 pc of state’s population, claims CM Biswa
Guwahati: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday claimed that Assamese Hindus now make up only around 40 percent of the state’s population, about the same as that of Muslims. Speaking to…
- India
Global religious landscape shift: Growth in Islam, non-religious populations
Between 2010 and 2020, Christianity, which is still the world’s biggest religious group, saw a decline while Muslims have relatively increased. A new report by Pew Research Centre, titled How the Global…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Ex CEC Qureshi rejects myths on Muslim population growth
Hyderabad: Dr SY Quraishi, the former Chief Election Commissioner of India, has firmly rejected claims suggesting that the Muslim population in India is rapidly increasing and may surpass that of Hindus in…
- Hyderabad
‘He is a liar’: Owaisi slams Assam CM over ‘Muslim population’ remark
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen supremo Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday, July 18, called the chief minister of Assam Himanta Biswa a blatant liar and alleged that he hated Muslims of Assam following…
- India
How are Muslims insecure when their population grew by 45%: Anurag Thakur
Hamirpur: Citing a new report on India’s demographic transition, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur wondered how Muslims can feel insecure in the country, especially when their population has reportedly increased by…
- Top Stories
‘EAC-PM report on Muslim population cannot be used to incite fear’
Hyderabad: Expressing deep concern over misreporting by the media on the growth of Muslim and Hindu populations in India, the Population Foundation of India (PFA) said that ‘selective portrayal’ of data to…
- Top Stories
RSS placing allies on top posts in Muslim universities: Report
A right-wing group, affiliated with RSS, is installing Muslim citizens loyal to Prime Minister Modi at Muslim universities as part of a push to accumulate Muslim votes ahead of the general elections,…
- Opinions
Dismantling the myth of Muslim population boom in India
By Mohan Rajagopal While at first glance, statistics are considered to be unbiased measures of truth, it remains possible to warp data narratives to suit one’s interests. The politicisation of data is…
- World
France to ban wearing abaya in schools: Minister
Paris: Ahead of the start of the new school year, France’s education minister has said that wearing abaya, a loose-fitting, full-length robe worn by certain Muslim women, will be banned in state-run…
