A campaign encouraging Indian citizens to "hug a cow" instead of celebrating the 'western' Valentine's Day was called off on Friday after the announcement was ridiculed online. In a statement on ...

(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 ...

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 ...

Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The Animal Welfare Board of India said in a brief statement Friday that it had withdrawn its ...

This year, India’s government is asking citizens to spend Valentine’s Day snuggling up with a cow. In a statement this week, the country’s government-run animal welfare department announced that “Cow ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. India's government called off "Cow Hug Day" that was meant to replace the Valentine's Day holiday. The government said Valentine's ...