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Four accused of cow slaughter arrested in Uttar Pradesh
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Four accused of cow slaughter arrested in Uttar Pradesh

Action under Gangster Act will also be initiated against the four accused, police said

Rajasthan: Curfew in two villages after locals protesting cow slaughter clash with police
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Rajasthan: Curfew in two villages after locals protesting cow slaughter clash with police

Curfew was imposed and internet services suspended in two villages of Rajasthan's Hanumangarh district after protesters demanding action against those involved in cow slaughter clashed with police, officials said.

Man who shared pic showing cow slaughter held for hurting religious sentiments in J&K
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Man who shared pic showing cow slaughter held for hurting religious sentiments in J&K

SSP Mohammad Aslam said that no one will be allowed to hurt the religious sentiments of people from any community

Uttar Pradesh: Six accused of cow slaughter arrested after encounter
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Uttar Pradesh: Six accused of cow slaughter arrested after encounter

The accused opened fire on the police team but the force managed to overpower and arrest them on Tuesday night after an exchange of fire

Madhya Pradesh: 3 held for cow slaughter in Seoni, over 19 kg beef seized
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Madhya Pradesh: 3 held for cow slaughter in Seoni, over 19 kg beef seized

The accused were caught from the forest of Mahuapani Hathi Ghat, where they were distributing the meat among themselves after killing a calf on Friday night

Gujarat dealing strictly with cow slaughter, those 'trapping' Hindu girls, says CM Vijay Rupani
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Gujarat dealing strictly with cow slaughter, those 'trapping' Hindu girls, says CM Vijay Rupani

"My government brought in several laws with strict provisions. Be it the law to save cows from slaughter, the law to stop land grabbing, or the law to punish those involved in chain-snatching," he said.

BJP's Karnataka executive adopts resolutions for laws against 'love jihad' and cow slaughter
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BJP's Karnataka executive adopts resolutions for laws against 'love jihad' and cow slaughter

Karnataka Animal Husbandry Minister Prabhu Chavan has already indicated that the anti-cow slaughter bill will be introduced during the state legislative session starting from 7 December

How the 'colonial imposition' of secularism on India prophesied its erosion with the end of British rule
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How the 'colonial imposition' of secularism on India prophesied its erosion with the end of British rule

In Republic of Religion: The Rise and Fall of Colonial Secularism in India, advocate and author Abhinav Chandrachud explores how India aspired to become a secular country and argues that this secular structure was an unnatural foreign imposition on a conquered people by a colonial power.

How Amazon Prime's The Family Man rises above cliched middle class issues of roti, kapda aur makaan
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How Amazon Prime's The Family Man rises above cliched middle class issues of roti, kapda aur makaan

The Family Man extends to larger socio-political issues that indirectly impact the average Joe.

One dead, two injured in Jharkhand after mob attacks trio on suspicion of cow slaughter
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One dead, two injured in Jharkhand after mob attacks trio on suspicion of cow slaughter

Local residents allegedly spotted Kalantus Barla, Fagu Kacchap and Phillip Horo with the carcass of a cow near a river at Jaltanga village in Jharkhand on Sunday and assaulted them

Bulandshahr violence accused get heroic welcome after release on bail; supporters raise slogans of 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai', 'Jai Shri Ram'
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Bulandshahr violence accused get heroic welcome after release on bail; supporters raise slogans of 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai', 'Jai Shri Ram'

The violence had erupted in Bulandshahr after carcasses of around 25 cattle were found in the forests close to a police station.

Five arrested for cow slaughter from BSP leader Ruchi Veera's Bijnor farmhouse; police probing role of politician in case
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Five arrested for cow slaughter from BSP leader Ruchi Veera's Bijnor farmhouse; police probing role of politician in case

Police on Friday arrested five people from a farmhouse owned by a BSP leader for allegedly slaughtering cows.

Mayawati says BJP in UP and Congress in MP examples of 'state terror' after AMU students are charged with sedition
Politics

Mayawati says BJP in UP and Congress in MP examples of 'state terror' after AMU students are charged with sedition

The BJP government in Uttar Pradesh and the Congress regime in Madhya Pradesh are examples of "state terror" and should be condemned, BSP chief Mayawati said on Thursday.

Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA demands transfer of Khandwa collector who invoked NSA for cow slaughter, calls move 'unjustified'
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Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA demands transfer of Khandwa collector who invoked NSA for cow slaughter, calls move 'unjustified'

A Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA has demanded an SIT and the transfer of the Khandwa district collector for invoking the NSA on three accused of cow slaughter.

Congress betrays political heritage by invoking NSA for cow slaughter, risks compromising opposition to BJP
Politics

Congress betrays political heritage by invoking NSA for cow slaughter, risks compromising opposition to BJP

The politics of majoritarian mobilisation is central to the BJP’s political philosophy, the Congress, on the other hand, has historically been a broad church. It will never be able to compete on this terrain with conviction

Taking the cash cow of smuggling by the horns
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Taking the cash cow of smuggling by the horns

Since coming to power, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) gave the BSF a clear mandate: end the smuggling of India’s ‘holy’ cows to Bangladesh

'Cow vigilantes' beat 24-year-old cattle trader for 2 hours in Rohtak, police chain victim instead of taking him to hospital
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'Cow vigilantes' beat 24-year-old cattle trader for 2 hours in Rohtak, police chain victim instead of taking him to hospital

Naushad Muhammed, a dairy worker, was thrashed by alleged cow vigilantes on the suspicion that he was transporting cows for slaughter, but his employer said he was transporting buffaloes for trade.

Field report from 13 sites of hate crime in Uttar Pradesh: Lingering fear, distrust, justice delayed and denied
India

Field report from 13 sites of hate crime in Uttar Pradesh: Lingering fear, distrust, justice delayed and denied

With 92 attacks, 2018 recorded the most hate crime in India in a decade, according to Hate Crime Watch, a database of religious identity-based hate crimes across India from 2009 to 2018.

National Security Act invoked against seven arrested in Bulandshahr cow slaughter violence case
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National Security Act invoked against seven arrested in Bulandshahr cow slaughter violence case

The Bulandshahr district administration on Monday invoked the National Security Act (NSA) against three people arrested in connection with the alleged cow slaughtering incident in Siyana tehsil in December, 2018

Hoardings with Bajrang Dal's Yogesh Raj, key accused in Bulandshahr violence, put up across district extending Makar Sankranti greetings
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Hoardings with Bajrang Dal's Yogesh Raj, key accused in Bulandshahr violence, put up across district extending Makar Sankranti greetings

On 3 December, inspector Subodh Kumar Singh was killed in the Bulandshahr violence that broke out in Siyana area after cattle carcasses were found strewn outside a village.