Buffaloes

Cattle slaughter ban row: Opposition, state govts, businesses, a comprehensive guide to who said what

The Union Environment Ministry on Friday modified the animal cruelty rules, making it mandatory to ensure cattle are not bought or sold for slaughtering.

Cattle slaughter ban: Buffaloes likely to be removed from list after stiff opposition from states

The list of animals that cannot be bought or sold for slaughter through cattle markets includes cows, bulls, buffaloes, heifers, calves and camels

Ban on cattle trade: Govt clarifies that rules modified to end animal cruelty

In wake of the outcry over amended rules on cattle sale, the government on Saturday clarified that the modifications were done to prevent cruelty to animals in cattle markets and not to regulate cattle traded for slaughterhouses.

Kambala festival of Karnataka: Here's why it is celebrated and considered important

With the decks getting cleared for the bull taming festival of Jallikattu in neighbouring Tamil Nadu, there is a growing chorus for organising Kambala, a traditional annual buffalo race in marshy fields, held in the coastal districts of Karnataka.

Scroll down for more cows: Farmers sell cattle through Quikr, OLX

OLX and Quikr have grown considerably in the past few years, but there is one category on them, rather unconventional, that has seen a substantial growth without any promotion: the cattle.

Maneka Gandhi opposes Army's animal sacrifice practices

Maneka Gandhi the Union Minister for Women and Child Development and avid animal rights activist has declared the Indian army’s traditions of “animal sacrifice” and "airdropping live animals" as acts of animal cruelty.

I'm vegan, I work for animal rights and I oppose Maharashtra's beef ban

I’m an animal rights' advocate, have been vegan for over a decade and I oppose the beef ban.

Good news for Mumbai meat lovers: Beef traders end self-imposed ban on buffalo slaughter

Traders who had stopped slaughtering buffaloes to protest agains the beef ban in Maharashtra have decided to resume their jobs.

Hey Mumbai, no more beef fry: VHP stops supply of buffalo meat too

Abbatoirs across the state have put operations on hold as they await clarity on what to do next.

After SpiceJet flight, now buffalo blocks Rajdhani in Surat