Half of India's 36 states and union territories have partial or complete bans on cow slaughter - most of them governed by the BJP. But enforcement has often fallen into the hands of activists.

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

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 ...

Indian police arrest "cow vigilante" accused of inciting religious riots By Reuters September 12, 20237:34 AM PDTUpdated September 12, 2023 ...

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.

Indian police said Saturday they had arrested one man over the murder of two Muslim men whose charred bodies were found in a car after they were abducted for alleged cow 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 ...