New Delhi — It is Valentine's Day in India after all. That wasn't always the government's intention. A government body was forced to withdraw an appeal urging citizens to celebrate this Feb. 14 not as ...

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India’s government-run animal welfare department has appealed to citizens to mark Valentine’s Day this year not as a celebration of romance but as "Cow Hug Day" to better promote Hindu values. The ...

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(CNN) — For centuries, cows have been considered sacred by India‘s majority Hindu population, a symbol of both the Earth and the divine. Indeed, so revered are the animals that authorities had planned ...

This Valentine’s Day, some couples and families are ditching dinner and a movie for cuddling cows. At Mary’s Land Farm in Ellicott City, couples can spend the evening cozying up to cows in an indoor ...

An Indian government body is urging people to hug a cow on Valentine’s Day to embrace India’s traditions and move away from western influence. A new appeal by the Animal Welfare Board of India, which ...

Students dissected cow hearts in the Cardiac Heart lab at the Raleigh County Board of Education on Adair Street in Beckley Wednesday morning. Instructor Bernard Bostick said middle and high school ...

India's government called off "Cow Hug Day" that was meant to replace the Valentine's Day holiday. The government said Valentine's Day goes against traditional Indian values. Social media users mocked ...

For centuries, cows have been considered sacred by India's majority Hindu population, a symbol of both the Earth and the divine. Indeed, so revered are the animals that authorities had planned to ...