Days after PM called them 'fake', Haryana to issue ID cards to gau rakshaks

Amid an uproar over cow vigilantism, the Haryana government has decided to carry out police verification of all members of the ‘gau raksha dals’ (cow protection groups) in the state......

With 26 cases already of cow vigilantism, 2017 set to be worst year yet

New figures reveal that 54 per cent of the cow-related violence were from states governed by the Bharatiya Janata Party.   Mohammad Akhlaq, Mohammad Ayub, Pehlu Khan. The three names are......

'A cow's life is more precious than a human being's'

'The BJP has failed to protect cows.'Why doesn't the government say it is a government for cows, mandir and the Ganga?''Why don't they declare the cow as a national animal? On March 31, Pehlu......

In the name of the cow: What motivates gau rakshaks?

'It's not only holy reverence that drives them to such vigilantism -- there is adventure too.''Some of the younger gau rakshaks enjoy the thrill of the chase: Stopping vehicles, wielding weapons,......