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  Should cow replace tiger as national animal? Haryana minister launches online poll

  Politics | October 13, 2015 10:21 IST

  Chandigarh: Amid the growing controversy over beef consumption, Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij has launched an online poll to seek public opinion on whether cow should replace tiger as the national animal India.Vij used his

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  'The British origin of Cow Slaughter in India'

  India | October 10, 2015 11:38 IST

  Gokula Dhundh Brindaban dhundho Barsane lag ghum ke aai Tan mun dhan sub waar ke Hasrat Mathura nagar chali dhuni ramai (Lets look for him in Gokul and Brindaban Or lets look for him in

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  Cow slaughter in India: What the law says in different states

  India | October 06, 2015 13:28 IST

  New Delhi: Cows, considered sacred by Hindus, have been at the centre of debate in the country for a long time. The lynching of a 50-year-old man in Uttar Pradesh's Dadri over the rumour that

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  Congress to consider backing central law on banning cow slaughter: Digvijay Singh

  Politics | October 05, 2015 22:51 IST

  New Delhi: Amid the political row over the lynching of a man over rumoured beef eating in Dadri, Congress leader Digvijay Singh today said that his party will "consider" supporting a central law for a

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  Avoid cow slaughter in larger interest, Ulema tells Muslims

  India | September 18, 2015 13:46 IST

  Hyderabad: With the ban on beef in some states and the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha triggering a fierce debate on cow slaughter across the country, a group of Islamic scholars in southern India has appealed to Muslims

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  RSS release book on 'ill effects' of eating beef

  India | September 17, 2015 23:39 IST

  New Delhi: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) today launched a book titled 'Gaay aur Islam' (cow and Islam), which stresses on "ill effects" of eating meat and other issues.The book is penned by Muslim writers and

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  Eating cow meat "crime": Ramdev

  India | September 17, 2015 23:21 IST

  New Delhi: Consuming cow meat in the name of scriptures such as Quran and Bible is an act of crime and amounts to "violence", yoga teacher Ramdev today said, demanding it be declared as the

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  Ramdev calls for banning cow slaughter in entire country

  India | September 16, 2015 21:10 IST

  Jodhpur: Amid row over ban on beef sale in some states, Yoga teacher Ramdev today sought a prohibition on cow slaughter in the entire country and called for giving "national animal" status to it.Ramdev also

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  Samajwadi Party MP Munavvar Saleem demands nationwide ban on cow slaughter

  Politics | September 03, 2015 17:54 IST

  Nashik: Rajya Sabha MP Munavvwar Saleem has demanded a nationwide ban on cow slaughter."Cow is our mother... The government should impose a nationwide ban on cow slaughter," Saleem told reporters here yesterday during the ongoing

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  Even Mughals knew they can't rule if they support cow slaughter: Rajnath Singh

  Politics | August 08, 2015 23:00 IST

  New Delhi: Insisting that cow should be protected, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said even the Mughals were aware of the fact that if they had to rule then an "open support to

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

  Politics | 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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  In Modi's Varanasi, a Muslim preaches 'Gau Katha'

  India | March 25, 2015 12:45 IST

  Varanasi: Breaking the myths that Muslims are against cow conservation, an ardent follower of Islam Mohammed Faiz Khan is openly promoting cow protection in Varanasi, the constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The cow activist from

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  Cow urine can cure cancer: BJP member in Rajya Sabha

  Politics | March 19, 2015 22:33 IST

  New Delhi: Cow urine is effective in curing cancer completely, BJP member Shankarbhai N claimed in Rajya Sabha on Thursday while pressing for stopping cow slaughter."If you want to save yourself from cancer, there is

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  After beef ban, Haryana Assembly passes Bill banning cow slaughter

  India | March 17, 2015 22:54 IST

  Chandigarh: Haryana Assembly tonight passed a Bill which clamps a complete ban on cow slaughter in the state and provides for a rigorous imprisonment ranging from three years to ten years for killing the animal.

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  Haryana assembly passes bill banning cow slaughter, beef sale

  Politics | March 17, 2015 7:19 IST

  Chandigarh: The Haryana assembly on Monday unanimously passed the Haryana Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Bill, 2015, under which cow slaughter and sale of beef have been banned in the state.The new law will prohibit the

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  After Maharashtra, beef sale banned in Haryana

  India | March 14, 2015 19:06 IST

  Chandigarh: The Haryana Government has imposed a complete ban on the sale of beef in any form and proposed to provide for 10 years rigorous imprisonment for cow slaughter, but ruled out equating it with

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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,

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  New law to be enacted soon to check cow slaughter: Manohar Lal Khattar

  Politics | December 15, 2014 12:58 IST

  Chandigarh:  Haryana government will soon bring in a legislation to check incidents of cow slaughter, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said today.  “Efforts will be made to bring a Bill in this regard in the

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  Hyderabad police warns against cow slaughter on Bakrid

  India | September 19, 2014 11:49 IST

  Hyderabad: City police have warned of initiating action against those indulging in violating the AP Prohibition of Cow Slaughter and Animal Preservation Act during Bakrid celebrations."It is strictly prohibited to sell cows, she buffaloes and

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  NCP leader snaps at Digvijaya's cow slaughter ban remark

  Politics | June 27, 2014 17:38 IST

  Panaji: The NCP in Goa Friday responded strongly to Congress leader Digvijaya Singh's endorsement of a cow slaughter ban by advising him to become a Hindu seer and quit politics.Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) vice president