Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has approved the formation of a national cow commission that will look into the conservation and protection of the animal.
Critics have accused the government of encouraging cow vigilantes who've been involved in several instances of mob lynching in the guise of protecting cows.
Neha Poonia reports from India
Arab League condemns Israel's approval of settlement plan
The Arab League has strongly condemned the settlement plan approved by the Israeli government in the area known as E1 east of Jerusalem, stressing that it threatens the territorial continuity of Palestine.
India's top court modifies earlier order to move stray dogs to shelters
India's Supreme Court directed on Friday the release of stray dogs picked up in Delhi and its suburbs after sterilisation and immunisation, modifying an earlier order and widening the scope of the case to ensure a nationwide policy on such strays.
Death toll from Pakistan fireworks warehouse blast rises to 4
The death toll from an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in the Pakistani city of Karachi has risen to four, authorities confirmed on Friday, with more than 30 others injured.
Thai ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra says his royal insult case has been dismissed
A court in Thailand on Friday dismissed a royal insult case against influential former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, his lawyer said, the first in a series of high-stakes rulings involving the powerful Shinawatra dynasty.
At least 18 killed following two attacks in Colombia
At least 18 people died and more than forty were injured on Thursday following a bomb explosion and helicopter attack in Colombia attributed to different dissident factions of the former FARC guerrilla group, authorities reported.
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