Cow slaughter

RSS distances itself from 'mouthpiece' justifying Muslim man's lynching

RSS Panchjanya has denied its support and involvement to kill cow killers.Editor Hitesh Shankar has said that they respected freedom of speech but not the subjective views of the writer.

Oct 18, 2015, 17:46 PM IST

RSS mouthpiece says Vedas ordered killing of cow killers; Digvijay tweets 'will Shah now summon Bhagwat?'

The RSS mouthpiece, Panchjanya, has justified the killing of Mohammad Iqlakh over rumours that he had eaten beef in his house.

Oct 18, 2015, 14:03 PM IST

Beef row: PM Modi unhappy over remarks of BJP leaders, Amit Shah reprimands them

BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday summoned Union Minister Mahesh Sharma, MP Sakshi Maharaj, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar, and MLA Sangeet Som.

Oct 18, 2015, 11:53 AM IST

Ramdev suggests PM Modi to disallow cow slaughter in India

Speaking against cow slaughter in India, Yoga guru Swami Ramdev on Sunday said that if Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes an initiative then killing of cows can be curtailed in the country.

Oct 18, 2015, 10:12 AM IST

How false rumours lead to riots in India - Part 2

A 50-year-old man in northern India was killed in a mob lynching allegedly over rumours that his family had been storing and consuming beef at home.

Oct 17, 2015, 23:46 PM IST

How false rumours lead to riots in India

Two people were killed and over 70 others were injured after bloody clashes broke out between police and Sikh protesters in Punjab’s Faridkot, Moga and Sangrur districts after Sikh bodies staged pr

Oct 17, 2015, 23:45 PM IST

AAP demands sacking of Haryana CM

The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday demanded sacking of Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar after a row erupted over his reported comments that Muslims can live in the country but will have to give up eating beef, which he later said his words have been distorted.

Oct 16, 2015, 16:24 PM IST

BJP distances itself from Khattar's remarks, calls them wrong

BJP on Friday dissociated itself from the views of Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar that Muslims will have to quit eating beef and said this was not the party's stand.

Oct 16, 2015, 15:32 PM IST

Muslims are victims of 'saffron India': Azam Khan

In an apparent attack on the BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre, Uttar Pradesh Minority Welfare and Urban Development Minister Azam Khan on Friday alleged that Muslims 'are not the citizens of democratic India but the victims of saffron India'.

Oct 16, 2015, 15:15 PM IST

J&K high court disposes off beef ban petition

A three-judge bench of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Friday vacated the Jammu division bench order on beef ban and also disposed off the petition seeking abrogation of the 1864 law regarding the ban in the state.

Oct 16, 2015, 15:12 PM IST

Cow slaughter ban: VHP asks Centre to honour HP high court order

The Vishva Hindu Parishad​ (VHP) on Friday welcomed Himachal Pradesh High Court order directing the Centre to consider enacting a law banning cow slaughter and asked the BJP-led dispensation to honour its "commitment and public sentiments" within three months.

Oct 16, 2015, 15:09 PM IST

Beef remark on Muslims misconstrued and twisted: Manohar Lal Khattar

As Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar continues to receive huge flak for his 'Muslims can live in India, but will have to give up eating beef' remark, the BJP leader on Friday said his statements were misconstrued and twisted.

Oct 16, 2015, 11:49 AM IST

Muslims must give up beef to live in India: Manohar Lal Khattar

Even as politics continues over the Dadri lynching case, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has stirred up another controversy by saying that Muslims can continue to live in India, but they will have to give up eating beef, a report said on Friday.

Oct 16, 2015, 09:52 AM IST

Beef ban petitions to come up for final hearing in Bombay HC today

The Bombay High Court has posted for final hearing on Wednesday a bunch of petitions challenging the beef ban legislation in Maharashtra.

Oct 14, 2015, 08:30 AM IST

The RSS game plan: Spread ‘Hindu First’ ideology across the country

An ascendant Hindu nationalist group wants minority Muslims and Christians to accept that India is a nation of Hindus, and is pushing some of them to convert.

Oct 13, 2015, 14:46 PM IST

Relatives of SP, BJP leaders involved in Mainpuri violence: Report

Four days after communal violence rocked Karhal village, in Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh, a report on Tuesday claimed that some relatives of local political leaders were allegedly involved in the incident.

Oct 13, 2015, 13:07 PM IST

Panun Kashmir slams calls for repealing beef ban law in Kashmir

Panun Kashmir, an outfit claiming to represent displaced Kashmir Pandits, on Monday said the call for repealing beef ban law in Kashmir was akin to rejection of coexistence in Kashmir.

Oct 12, 2015, 16:12 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi must speak on lynching, says AAP

AAP leader Kumar Vishwas on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak up on the lynching of a man following rumours that he ate beef.

Oct 12, 2015, 15:53 PM IST

Dadri-like incidents will damage BJP, NDA: Manohar Parrikar

Incidents like the lynching in Dadri will actually damage the BJP and the NDA, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said.

Oct 12, 2015, 09:35 AM IST

Police suspect involvement of right-wing organisations in Mainpuri violence: Report

Some right-wing organisations may have been involved in provoking riots in Mainpuri as per senior police officers.

Oct 11, 2015, 11:08 AM IST