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  Full transcript: Haryana CM's interview on 'Muslims and beef'

  National | October 16, 2015 21:08 IST

  New Delhi: After the controversy surrounding Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar's statement that ‘Muslims can live in India but they will have to give up eating beef', the BJP leader clarified that he was

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  Haryana CM Khattar denies saying 'Muslims have to stop eating beef'

  National | October 16, 2015 17:40 IST

  New Delhi: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today said that his remark on beef controversy was misquoted and twisted by the Indian Express."My words have been misconstrued and twisted," Khattar said.Khattar's remark came in

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  Now, Bengali poet returns Sahitya Akademi award

  India | October 14, 2015 15:08 IST

  Kolkata: Noted Bengali poet Mandakranta Sen on Wednesday returned her Sahitya Akademi Young Writers Special Award to protest against what she described as intolerance and communalism in the society.Sen received the award in 2004 for her body of

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  Beef row: VHP dares the dissenting awardees to eat pork in Saudi Arabia

  National | October 12, 2015 10:01 IST

  Lucknow: Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Sunday challenged the authors who are returning their awards over beef controversy to go to Saudi Arabia and ask for pork there."If they do so and return alive, I myself

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  Beef eating bad for environment, says United Nations body

  India | October 12, 2015 7:40 IST

  New Delhi: Beef eating has impassioned the nation, with politicians of all hues duelling like bulls in rage. Religious taboos are one aspect, but there is also a very strong environmental angle for not eating

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  Government to set up labs at ports to check illegal cow meat export

  India | October 06, 2015 21:11 IST

  New Delhi: Testing labs will be established at ports to check illegal export of cow meat, the government announced today in the midst of a raging controversy over the Dadri killing of a man over

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  Dadri Lynching: Victim's son appeals not to politicise issue, seeks swift justice

  India | October 05, 2015 16:51 IST

  Dadri: Sartaz Mohammad, son of Akhlaq Mohammad who was killed by a mob on Monday night on suspicion of storing beef in Dadri's Basada village has said that authorities should set an example that such

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  J&K HC notice to govt on criminalization of bovine slaughter

  India | October 01, 2015 19:41 IST

  Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir High Court today sought a response from the state government to a writ petition seeking striking down of the Constitutional provisions criminalising bovine slaughter in the state.The notice was issued by

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  Azam Khan blames PM Modi for Dadri lynching incident

  National | October 01, 2015 11:34 IST

  New Delhi: Samajwadi Party's Muslim face Azam Khan today blamed Prime Minister Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Dadri lynching incident saying the latter 'must rein in his volunteers'.Khan, who is a cabinet minster in Akhilesh

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  Mob kills 50-year-old, injures son over 'beef rumours' near Delhi

  India | September 30, 2015 10:11 IST

  Dadri, Uttar Pradesh: A 50-year-old man was beaten to death and his 22-year-old son severely injured by a mob, 50-kilometers from Delhi on Monday night, allegedly after a rumour that his family had stored and

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  20-quintal beef recovered from vehicle in UP, one held

  India | September 23, 2015 18:56 IST

  Etah: A man was arrested in Bhargain town here for allegedly carrying 20 quintals of beef in an utility vehicle which was being taken to Delhi for sale, police said today.Acting on a tip-off, police

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  Bombay High Court refuses to stay ban on bull slaughter for Eid

  India | September 21, 2015 17:29 IST

  Mumbai:  The Bombay High Court today refused to grant interim stay on ban on slaughter of bulls and sale of their meat during the Muslim festival of Bakri Eid.  A division bench of justices A

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  J&K High Court bans sale of beef in state

  India | September 10, 2015 20:26 IST

  Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir High Court has imposed a ban on sale of beef in the state.A division bench of the J&K HC had passed the order yesterday while hearing a public interest litigation against

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  I don't eat beef; media "twisted" my statement: Kiren Rijiju

  National | May 29, 2015 20:20 IST

  New Delhi:  Amidst a row over ban on beef, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju today said his statement on people's food habit was "twisted" by the media and strongly denied that he eats beef.The controversy was

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  I eat beef, can somebody stop me? asks Kiren Rijiju

  National | May 27, 2015 9:33 IST

  Aizawl: Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju described the statement recently made by MoS for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on cow slaughter as "not palatable"."I eat beef, I'm from Arunachal Pradesh, can somebody

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  Beef eaters can go to Pakistan: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

  National | May 22, 2015 7:52 IST

  New Delhi: Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday justified ban on cow slaughter and asked all those who want to eat beef to go to Pakistan."It is not about loss

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  Shankracharya Swaroopanand Saraswati wants nationwide beef ban

  India | April 09, 2015 9:47 IST

  Lucknow: Shankracharya Swaroopanand Saraswati has sought a law on protecting cows and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take initiatives in this regard. He has also demanded a nationwide beef ban.The seer, who was in

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  Swaroopananda does it again, says Sai was a Muslim who used to eat beef

  India | March 24, 2015 20:18 IST

  New Delhi: Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopananda Saraswati of Dwarka Peeth stirred another controversy by saying Sai Baba was a devoted Muslim who used to eat beef and recite Fatiha for deceased. He also accused him of

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  Praveen Togadia warns beef eaters of backlash

  India | March 22, 2015 10:21 IST

  New Delhi: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) chief Praveen Togadia has warned that beef eaters will have to face the 'reaction of Indian culture'."In any country it is necessary to respect the culture of that nation.

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  Beef ban to affect poor and minorities, may push prices of other meat products

  India | March 05, 2015 23:53 IST

  Mumbai: Maharashtra government's order banning beef in the state is drawing huge criticism from many quarters as the traders say the move would push up prices of other meat products and will affect poor.On Tuesday,