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KOLKATA: Cow sacrifice is neither a part of Eid-uz-Zuha nor a religious requirement under Islam, Calcutta HC said on Thursday while refusing to quash the Bengal govt’s order regulating cattle slaughter ahead of the festival or grant interim relief based on a batch of PILs challenging the administration’s directive.The division bench of Chief Justice Sujoy…
SRINAGAR/JAMMU: Search teams fanned out across a mountain stream in J&K’s Ramban district Tuesday, the third day of operations for a 25-year-old man feared dead after he jumped into the water while fleeing attackers who chased him over transporting cattle.CM Omar Abdullah condemned the assault, calling it “wrong” and accusing the attackers of “murdering an…
MATHURA: A cow vigilante was killed in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district after he was allegedly run over by a vehicle linked to suspected cattle smugglers during a late-night chase, triggering protests and clashes.The deceased, identified as Chandrashekhar, popularly known as “Farsa Wale Baba,” was a local cow protection activist in the Braj region. The incident…
PUNE: The Ambegaon police on Sunday arrested two men and a transgender person for beating, abusing and forcing a truck driver and the cleaner to eat cow dung on Friday early morning.Senior inspector Sharad Zine of Ambegaon police said, “On Sunday afternoon, we registered a suo-motu complaint against the trio and we arrested them”.Zine said,…
In a recent development and to boost tourism, the Uttar Pradesh government has announced plans to set up India’s first National Cow Culture Museum in Mathura. The project is aimed at celebrating the country’s cultural, spiritual and scientific connection to cows. As per media sources, the museum will be developed on the campus of the…
During a recent Plano City Council meeting, comedian Alex Stein caused a stir by mocking Hindu customs, specifically cow veneration along with the traditional uses of cow dung and urine. Clad in Indian garb, his satirical commentary prompted several Indian-American attendees to walk out in protest. A satirical speech delivered by US comedian and YouTuber…
VARANASI: After returning from Prayagraj’s Magh Mela without taking a holy bath, Swami Avimukteshwaranand on Friday dared Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to prove himself a Hindu by giving the cow the status of ‘rajya mata’ (state mother) and banning beef export within 40 days. If this does not happen, then on March 11, all saints…
LUCKNOW: The police in Varanasi have arrested a 24-year-old man for allegedly killing his friend whose body was found in a field earlier this month.According to police, the accused, Virendra Yadav, claimed he killed his friend and former colleague Aftab Alam (28) after being humiliated over an incident in which he was allegedly tricked by…
NEW DELHI: The Kerala unit of Congress is again at the centre of a controversy after its “cow urine research” remarks on Padma Shri winner IIT Madras director V Kamakoti. The comments received a sharp retort from Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu who came out in defence of Kamakoti.The Kerala Congress, in a post on X,…
Gurgaon man feeds chicken momos to cows GURGAON: A 28-year-old man was thrashed, paraded through the streets and slapped with an FIR after a video of him allegedly feeding chicken momo to a cow during a live stream was widely circulated on social media, sparking outrage among Bajrang Dal members.Ritik, a resident of New Colony,…
