This is the dramatic moment a cow stranded in a rising river was rescued by locals in India. Villagers spotted the black ...

An 18-year-old schoolboy was shot and killed by so-called cow protection vigilantes in India after they chased him for miles over suspicion of being involved in cattle smuggling.

A cow has mystified and concerned its owner after it was found munching down on a 4-foot-long python. This bizarre incident occured in the Indian state of Jharkhand, and was spotted by the cow's ...

Indian police arrested a 28-year-old man accused of spreading violence against India’s Muslims in the name of protecting the cow, which leaders of religious minorities said shows administrative ...

Since India prime minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party swept into power in 2014, several states have passed stricter laws when it comes to cow protection.

A version of this article appears in print on Sept. 8, 2024, Section A, Page 9 of the New York edition with the headline: ‘Cow Vigilantes’ Leave India’s Muslims on Edge.

By the time India won independence, in 1947, the cow was regarded as an inalienable part of Indian identity. When the constitution was drafted, in 1949, the Parliament received over 100,000 ...

Shoppers in India had a cow when one wandered into a shopping mall there. The bovine was caught on video in Dubrai, in the Indian state of Assam, strutting through the aisles of the men’s ...