Beef Issue

The Lord Venkateswara Temple in Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati was "purified" Monday amid the row over animal fat - fish oil, beef tallow, and lard (pig fat) - in ghee used to make the laddoos.

JBS SA employees started returning to US meat plants a day after the company's beef operations stopped following a ransomware attack, disrupting meat production in North America and Australia.

The BJP government in Karnataka is all set to introduce a bill against cow slaughter during the upcoming legislative session after the issue was discussed today at a cabinet meeting held in Bengaluru.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had to issue a hasty clarification after a tender advertisement for supply of animal feed to a zoo run by the city civic body mentioned 'beef' as one of the items needed.

In a relief to meat sellers in the neighbouring Palghar district, the Bombay High Court today stayed a notice issued to them by the civic body concerned asking them to shut shop on suspicion that they had been selling beef.

Golfing buddies Donald Trump and Shinzo Abe teed off for a quick nine holes on Sunday, relaxing ahead of a high-stakes diplomatic summit over the North Korea crisis. After a business lunch of hamburgers with US beef -- a possible cue to discuss trade issues -- the pair donned golfing kit for a round at the Kasumigaseki Country Club, which will host...

The government does not want to "alter" the food habits of people and put businesses in "any kind of difficulty", union minister Harsh Vardhan said. His remarks come amid protests over the notification issued by his ministry on the sale of cattle for slaughter at markets across the country.

Claiming that "vested interests" had misconstrued its cattle trade rule, Union Environment Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has told NDTV that the government was willing to revisit the rule that bans slaughter of cattle sold in animal markets, saying "it is not a prestige issue for us".

Arvind Subramanian, the government's Chief Economic Adviser, has broken his silence on the issue of cattle slaughter. And he doesn't seem to think banning it is such a great idea. The top economist has cautioned the government that restrictions on cattle slaughter could lead to "considerable impact" on the economics of livestock farming.

In the backdrop of a raging debate on beef consumption, Union minister and BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu today said food is a matter of choice and he himself is a non-vegetarian.

The Kerala cabinet today decided to convene a special one-day assembly session on June 8 to discuss issues connected with the centre's ban on sale and purchase of cattle from animal markets for purposes other than agricultural and farm use.

Kajol has clarified in a tweet that a video in which she spoke about a meal that had beef in it was actually a 'miscommunication' - it was buffalo and not beef, she explained

A court in Allahabad has issued notice to retired Supreme Court judge Justice Markandey Katju on a petition accusing him of having made "objectionable" remarks with regard to consumption of beef in his blog posts.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today said the case of double murder and gang-rape of two sisters and the police raids over allegations of beef being used in biryani in Mewat were "small issues" and could have happened anywhere in the country.

The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from Maharashtra government on a bunch of petitions challenging the Bombay High Court order upholding the ban on beef imposed by state government through an enactment.

The Lord Venkateswara Temple in Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati was "purified" Monday amid the row over animal fat - fish oil, beef tallow, and lard (pig fat) - in ghee used to make the laddoos.

JBS SA employees started returning to US meat plants a day after the company's beef operations stopped following a ransomware attack, disrupting meat production in North America and Australia.

The BJP government in Karnataka is all set to introduce a bill against cow slaughter during the upcoming legislative session after the issue was discussed today at a cabinet meeting held in Bengaluru.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had to issue a hasty clarification after a tender advertisement for supply of animal feed to a zoo run by the city civic body mentioned 'beef' as one of the items needed.

In a relief to meat sellers in the neighbouring Palghar district, the Bombay High Court today stayed a notice issued to them by the civic body concerned asking them to shut shop on suspicion that they had been selling beef.

Golfing buddies Donald Trump and Shinzo Abe teed off for a quick nine holes on Sunday, relaxing ahead of a high-stakes diplomatic summit over the North Korea crisis. After a business lunch of hamburgers with US beef -- a possible cue to discuss trade issues -- the pair donned golfing kit for a round at the Kasumigaseki Country Club, which will host...

The government does not want to "alter" the food habits of people and put businesses in "any kind of difficulty", union minister Harsh Vardhan said. His remarks come amid protests over the notification issued by his ministry on the sale of cattle for slaughter at markets across the country.

Claiming that "vested interests" had misconstrued its cattle trade rule, Union Environment Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has told NDTV that the government was willing to revisit the rule that bans slaughter of cattle sold in animal markets, saying "it is not a prestige issue for us".

Arvind Subramanian, the government's Chief Economic Adviser, has broken his silence on the issue of cattle slaughter. And he doesn't seem to think banning it is such a great idea. The top economist has cautioned the government that restrictions on cattle slaughter could lead to "considerable impact" on the economics of livestock farming.

In the backdrop of a raging debate on beef consumption, Union minister and BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu today said food is a matter of choice and he himself is a non-vegetarian.

The Kerala cabinet today decided to convene a special one-day assembly session on June 8 to discuss issues connected with the centre's ban on sale and purchase of cattle from animal markets for purposes other than agricultural and farm use.

Kajol has clarified in a tweet that a video in which she spoke about a meal that had beef in it was actually a 'miscommunication' - it was buffalo and not beef, she explained

A court in Allahabad has issued notice to retired Supreme Court judge Justice Markandey Katju on a petition accusing him of having made "objectionable" remarks with regard to consumption of beef in his blog posts.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today said the case of double murder and gang-rape of two sisters and the police raids over allegations of beef being used in biryani in Mewat were "small issues" and could have happened anywhere in the country.

The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from Maharashtra government on a bunch of petitions challenging the Bombay High Court order upholding the ban on beef imposed by state government through an enactment.