Cow dung, widely used as a fuel and in rituals in India, is likely behind an epidemic of black fungus that killed or maimed thousands of patients treated in the country for COVID-19 in 2021, say ...

In Varun Chopra’s Oscar-contending documentary short Holy Cowboys, the director offers a peek into a side of India’s societal structure on how the cow, a sacred and holy animal to the majority Hindu ...

New Delhi — It is Valentine's Day in India after all. That wasn't always the government's intention. A government body was forced to withdraw an appeal urging citizens to celebrate this Feb. 14 not as ...

For centuries, cows have been considered sacred by India’s majority Hindu population, a symbol of both the Earth and the divine. Indeed, so revered are the animals that authorities had planned to ...

FILE- A woman worships a cow as Indian Hindus offer prayers to the River Ganges, holy to them during the Ganga Dussehra festival in Allahabad, India, June 8, 2014. Indias government-run animal welfare ...

Many hardline cow protectors enter local politics ahead of 2024 elections Activists say voters trust their religious commitment Politicians and parties court their support Some of India's minorities ...