Gaurakshaks get awards at a conference on cows at the Bombay Stock Exchange

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, whose Virat Hindustan Sangam organised the event, called for a national tax to fund cow shelters.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 19, 2017 · 10:14 am

When cow protection threatened the Empire in 1911, Australian beef (nearly) came to the rescue

Cow protection was a serious issue in India even under the Raj.

John O'Brien

· Jun 15, 2017 · 08:30 pm

Holy cow: RSS’ Indresh Kumar lied about what the Quran says about cow and beef. But why?

The Muslim Rashtriya Manch patron falsely claimed that the Quran prohibits slaughtering of the cow and eating its meat.

Ajaz Ashraf

· Jun 12, 2017 · 08:00 am

People are boycotting MakeMyTrip after its co-founder criticised the Centre’s beef politics

The company, in an official statement later distanced itself from its co-founder’s views, and said he no longer works with them.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 02, 2017 · 09:43 am

Interview: ‘It is misleading to make it seem like this is a blanket ban on cattle slaughter’

Jayasimha Nuggehalli, the lawyer who helped draft the Centre’s new animal market rules, says they will affect cattle slaughter supply-chain, not consumption.

Aarefa Johari

· Jun 01, 2017 · 07:30 am

How a smuggling problem on the Nepal border was used to slip in a cattle slaughter ban across India

The Supreme Court merely asked for regulations to prevent border smuggling. How did this result in a ban on the sale of cattle for slaughter in all markets?

Aarefa Johari

· May 31, 2017 · 09:00 am

Will the new rules on animal markets result in an unofficial ban on cattle slaughter?

Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan maintains the sale of cattle for slaughter outside markets is not affected by the rules. But they are ambiguously worded.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· May 27, 2017 · 03:47 pm

Centre’s ban on sale of cattle for slaughter could cripple farmers in distress

The definition of cattle under the new rules include bulls, buffaloes and even camels.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· May 26, 2017 · 11:45 am

Madhya Pradesh: Men beat up youth in Ujjain for allegedly cutting a cow’s tail

The attack was captured on video and showed the men mercilessly kicking, thrashing the victim.

Scroll Staff

· May 14, 2017 · 03:13 pm

Why Hindu farmers and cattle traders in Rajasthan are angry with gau rakshaks

Those who buy and sell milch cows and oxen for farm work say cow vigilantes have made it impossible for them to conduct their business.

Ajaz Ashraf

· May 06, 2017 · 06:30 am

Watch: Instead of pulling up cow vigilantes, Adityanath says ‘mere sloganeering is not enough’

Is that the right stance to take after the cow vigilante violence?

Scroll Staff

· May 04, 2017 · 01:00 pm

The story of a lynching: Why a mob killed two suspected cattle thieves in cold blood in Assam

The police say it was not another case of cow vigilantism. But activists blame the extreme brutality on a new culture of impunity.

Arunabh Saikia

· May 03, 2017 · 06:30 am