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Topic: beef ban

New book explores the intersection of food and politics

Published by HarperCollins India, ‘Sacred Cow and Chicken Manchurian' by James Staples will be released on 29 February on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online venue to launch non-fiction books.

‘I eat beef too… there’s no ban in Meghalaya, no one can stop it,’ says state BJP chief

Ernest Mawrie's comments come at a time when BJP-ruled states like Assam had passed a bill to regulate cattle slaughter, transport and sale of beef in Hindu-inhabited areas.

Arunachal district does U-turn on removal of ‘beef’ from eatery signboards

According to the old order, hotels and restaurants in Naharlagun subdivision that fail to comply would have to pay a fine of Rs 2,000 and also lose their trade licence.

District collector gets notice over beef, pork ban at biryani fest in Tamil Nadu’s Tirupattur

The biryani fest was postponed citing ‘forecast of heavy rains’ but not before Tirupattur Collector Amar Kushwaha was pulled up by the Tamil Nadu State Commission for SC/ST.

Assam’s 2021 cattle law hit supply in beef-eating Northeast. Now, BJP govt has found a fix

The Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 2021 has made it difficult for neighbouring states to procure cattle. Due to supply troubles, the price of meat has also gone up.

Beef dropped from menu for Kerala Police trainees, force calls it ‘unnecessary controversy’

The new menu for training centres under Kerala Police Academy doesn’t include red meat, only lists chicken, fish & eggs among its non-vegetarian offerings.

From Constituent Assembly to Azam Khan, Indian Muslims have supported cow slaughter ban

Not only have Indians deliberately forgotten Muslim leaders’ intervention in 1948, issue of cow slaughter ban has still not been settled in the 21st century.

‘Vigilantes’ force beef curry off Kerala menu at Indian consulate event in Germany

A Malayali diaspora group in Frankfurt had to drop beef curry from its menu for a Consulate General of India festival called ‘Unity in Diversity’.

Muslims In India have sought ban on cow slaughter for decades. But politics didn’t allow it

Stopping cow slaughter by Muslims had paved the way for Hindu-Muslim unity and success of Khilafat movement in the pre-Independence era.

Social media rumours false, Haryana govt hasn’t ordered inspection of Eid biryani for beef

Rumours said Haryana govt had ordered the police to check Muslim households at the behest of a cow protection group, but both have denied the rumours.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.