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Topic: Gaumutra

IIT-Madras director has an ally who backs his cow urine theory. TN BJP ex-chief Soundararajan

Tamilisai Soundararajan, an allopathic doctor, said she wouldn’t have backed claim if it wasn't scientifically proven. NTK says 'unfortunate' that urine is being 'treated as medicine'.

Who is V Kamakoti, IIT Madras chief & ‘man of scientific temper’, facing backlash for his gaumutra claim

Kamakoti endorsed medicinal benefits of cow urine last week & later asserted that there is ‘scientific evidence’. Those at IIT Madras say his beliefs have never disturbed the academics.

Northern states represent ‘gaumudra,’ not ‘gaumutra’, says Telangana Governor Soundararajan

Soundararajan’s statement came in the backdrop of a controversial remark made by DMK Lok Sabha member DNV Senthil Kumar Tuesday in reference to Hindi heartland states.

Senthilkumar apologises to Lok Sabha for ‘gaumutra’ remark. ‘Stalin warned him,’ says DMK leader

The DMK MP drew a sharp response from the BJP, and also from Opposition ally Congress, for using the word to describe Hindi heartland states during a House debate.

One teaspoon twice a day — Indians opting for ‘urine therapy’ to ‘cure’ cancer, Covid

India is the land of gharelu nuskhe and DIY treatments. But some are going truly DIY by drinking their own urine. Move over gaumutra.

Modi’s Hindu ‘raj’ is based on false pride and superstition. It’s killing scientific temper

Until now, politicians used to boast about the 'power' of 'gaumutra' to cure covid and 'mantras' to ward off ghosts. But now IITs are also joining in.

Cow is a constant cool in Indian politics. But BJP’s mix of faith and science troubling

Since Modi assumed power in 2014 as Prime Minister, the cow has been in the news perhaps as much as he himself.

Cow dung is no Covid cure, says Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy, eyes return to politics

In an exclusive interview, BJP's Tathagata Roy tells ThePrint that such ‘cow campaigns’ have hurt him personally and made the party ‘a laughing stock’ in West Bengal.

Congress leader Oscar Fernandes tells story of ‘gaumutra’ curing cancer in Rajya Sabha

The Congress leader shared the anecdote during a debate on bills for setting up national commissions for homoeopathy and Indian systems of medicine

WHO didn’t say vegetarians haven’t contracted coronavirus, viral Twitter post is misleading

The viral Twitter post also stated the entire world is now doing ‘namaste’, and that the significance of cow urine and tulsi is now being understood.

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.