Cow Worship

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday worshipped a cow at Ahmedabad's Jagannath temple on the occasion of Makar Sankranti and also offered prayers at the shrine.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy participated in "Kamadhenu Gopuja" or the worship of cows today on Kanuma, the day after Pongal when cows are worshipped, amid increasing attacks by the opposition that he has been neglecting Hindus.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy will participate in "Kamadhenu Gopuja" or the worship of cows tomorrow on Kanuma, the day after Pongal when cows are worshipped, amid increasing attacks by the opposition that he has been neglecting Hindus.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday participated in Pongal celebrations here and made a surpise visit to the house of a functionary of the organisation where he recited a couplet from Tamil classic Tirukkural.

Tamil speakers celebrate their annual harvest festival over the next four days beginning today. Coinciding with similar revelries across the country, such as Bihu in northeastern India and Uttarayan in Gujarat, Tamil Nadu's biggest celebration comes merely months ahead of the state's assembly polls. Not surprisingly key leaders from across the poli...

A Rajasthan minister has invoked Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's scepticism over cow worship, triggering protests by the opposition BJP.

B Sriramulu, one of the most prominent candidates fielded by the BJP in the Karnataka election, performed a "gau puja (cow worship)" before casting his vote on Saturday. He was seen in images performing the ritual dressed in all-saffron, next to a cow smeared with turmeric.

In a video that is being widely circulated, a mob assaults men who were transporting cows in Rajasthan's Alwar. One man is seen slumped on the road, unconscious. Pehlu Khan, 55, died in hospital yesterday, two days after the brutal beating. 10 people have been arrested, say the police.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday worshipped a cow at Ahmedabad's Jagannath temple on the occasion of Makar Sankranti and also offered prayers at the shrine.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy participated in "Kamadhenu Gopuja" or the worship of cows today on Kanuma, the day after Pongal when cows are worshipped, amid increasing attacks by the opposition that he has been neglecting Hindus.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy will participate in "Kamadhenu Gopuja" or the worship of cows tomorrow on Kanuma, the day after Pongal when cows are worshipped, amid increasing attacks by the opposition that he has been neglecting Hindus.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday participated in Pongal celebrations here and made a surpise visit to the house of a functionary of the organisation where he recited a couplet from Tamil classic Tirukkural.

Tamil speakers celebrate their annual harvest festival over the next four days beginning today. Coinciding with similar revelries across the country, such as Bihu in northeastern India and Uttarayan in Gujarat, Tamil Nadu's biggest celebration comes merely months ahead of the state's assembly polls. Not surprisingly key leaders from across the poli...

A Rajasthan minister has invoked Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's scepticism over cow worship, triggering protests by the opposition BJP.

B Sriramulu, one of the most prominent candidates fielded by the BJP in the Karnataka election, performed a "gau puja (cow worship)" before casting his vote on Saturday. He was seen in images performing the ritual dressed in all-saffron, next to a cow smeared with turmeric.

In a video that is being widely circulated, a mob assaults men who were transporting cows in Rajasthan's Alwar. One man is seen slumped on the road, unconscious. Pehlu Khan, 55, died in hospital yesterday, two days after the brutal beating. 10 people have been arrested, say the police.