Chief of top Indian university sparks backlash for promoting ‘medicinal value’ of cow urine
2 months ago

Chief of top Indian university sparks backlash for promoting ‘medicinal value’ of cow urine

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Remarks by the head of one of India’s top technology colleges extolling the “medicinal value” of cow urine have sparked a political row in India. He also promoted cow urine as “anti-bacterial and anti-fungal” and said that it had “digestive properties” that could cure Irritable Bowel Syndrome, news agency Press Trust of India reported. Women members and supporters of ‘Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha’ a Hindu organisation, drink tea made with cow urine during a ‘gaumutra party’ to fight against the spread of the Covid-19 on 14 March 2020 in New Delhi, India TKS Elangovan, the leader of the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu, criticised Mr Kamakoti and accused the federal government of intending to “spoil” education in India. Congress leader Karti P Chidambaram also denounced the IIT Madras director, writing on X: “Peddling pseudoscience by @iitmadras Director is most unbecoming” and tagged the Indian Medical Association – India’s largest represented organisation of doctors.” The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, a Hindu nationalist party, came to the defence of Mr Kamakoti, who has won several prestigious awards in India, and accused critics of “politicising” his remarks.

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Fact-check: IIT Madras director V. Kamakoti’s comments on cow urine
2 months ago

Fact-check: IIT Madras director V. Kamakoti’s comments on cow urine

The Hindu  

The story so far: On January 15, IIT-Madras director V. Kamakoti said that cow urine had antifungal, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory properties at a goshala in West Mambalam in Chennai, on the occasion of ‘Mattu Pongal’, a festive occasion dedicated to cattle. In a media interaction five days later, Dr. Kamakoti listed five peer-reviewed papers that he said validated the “anti-infective” …

Is gomutra good for health? IIT Madras director's remark sparks big debate
2 months ago

Is gomutra good for health? IIT Madras director's remark sparks big debate

Firstpost  

V Kamakoti, the director of IIT Madras stirred a row with his remarks last week that cow urine has ‘anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties’, along with digestive benefits. IIT Madras director sparks row IIT Madras Director V Kamakoti kicked up a storm after his video claiming that cow urine has “anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties”, along with digestive benefits, went viral. Coming …

‘Science illiterate boomer uncle’: The Liver Doc vs Zoho CEO on cow urine controversy
2 months ago

‘Science illiterate boomer uncle’: The Liver Doc vs Zoho CEO on cow urine controversy

Hindustan Times  

Dr Cyriac Abby Philips, aka The Liver Doc, has once again locked horns with Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu. “The people who are mocking cow urine don't know how fecal transplants and fecal pills from very healthy individuals are seeing growing scientific interest due to their role in restoring beneficial gut bacteria. “Science illiterate boomer uncle” His post rubbed Philips the …

Tamil Nadu politicians will eat beef but mock cow urine: Tamilisai Soundararajan
2 months ago

Tamil Nadu politicians will eat beef but mock cow urine: Tamilisai Soundararajan

The Hindu  

BJP leader and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Tuesday kicked up a controversy by saying Tamil Nadu politicians had no problems consuming beef, but would not accept what she claimed to be the “scientifically proven” contention on cow urine having “medicinal properties”. Backing IIT-Madras Director V. Kamakoti’s contention on cow urine containing anti-fungal, anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, Dr. Tamilisai …

IIT-M Director V Kamakoti's lauds ‘anti-fungal’ properties of cow urine, sparks social media outcry from netizens
2 months ago

IIT-M Director V Kamakoti's lauds ‘anti-fungal’ properties of cow urine, sparks social media outcry from netizens

Hindustan Times  

V Kamakoti, the Director of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, has recently faced backlash for a claim that has been at the helm of Indian curiosity for many decades. Speaking at a Maatu Pongal celebration on January 15, Kamakoti suggested that cow urine, or ‘gomutra’, possesses anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and digestive properties that could help treat conditions like fever and …

'If Eating Beef Is A Right, Why Comment On Gaumutra': Ex-BJP Chief Tamilisai Defends IIT-M Director
2 months ago

'If Eating Beef Is A Right, Why Comment On Gaumutra': Ex-BJP Chief Tamilisai Defends IIT-M Director

ABP News  

Former Tamil Nadu BJP president Tamilisai Soundararajan has come to the defence of IIT Madras Director V Kamakoti, questioning the criticism against his statements on cow urine's medicinal properties. Row Over IIT Madras Director V Kamakoti's Gaumutra Remarks The controversy erupted after a video clip of Kamakoti's speech at the Go Samrakshana Sala event on Maatu Pongal went viral. Meanwhile, …

‘They will eat beef as…’: Tamilisai Soundararajan defends IIT Madras director’s cow urine comment
2 months ago

‘They will eat beef as…’: Tamilisai Soundararajan defends IIT Madras director’s cow urine comment

Live Mint  

Former Tamil Nadu BJP chief Tamilisai Soundararajan questioned the rationale behind dietary choices in India, particularly in relation to beef consumption and the use of cow urine or ‘Gomutra’. In an apparent defence of IIT Madras director V Kamakoti's statements on cow urine, the BJP leader remarked, “If eating beef is right, then why not Gomutra?” according to an India …

Kamakoti unfit to continue IIT-Madras director: T.N. Congress chief Selvaperunthagai
2 months ago

Kamakoti unfit to continue IIT-Madras director: T.N. Congress chief Selvaperunthagai

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K. Selvaperunthagai on Monday said that IIT Madras Director, Prof. Kamakoti, should not continue as the head of the premier technology institute in India after a video of him speaking about the medicinal values of cow’s urine and encouraging people to consume it went viral on social media. In a statement, Mr. Selvaperunthagai said that …

‘Not politics but scientific’, says IIT-M director on cow urine row
2 months ago

‘Not politics but scientific’, says IIT-M director on cow urine row

Hindustan Times  

IIT-Madras director V Kamakoti on Monday reiterated his endorsement on the benefits of cow urine even as he defended that he is a man of science and not politics. IIT-Madras director V Kamakoti on Monday reiterated his endorsement on the benefits of cow urine even as he defended that he is a man of science and not politics “This is …

Research papers validate cow urine’s ‘anti-infective’ properties: IIT-Madras Director
2 months ago

Research papers validate cow urine’s ‘anti-infective’ properties: IIT-Madras Director

The Hindu  

Indian Institute of Technology Madras Director V. Kamakoti on Monday claimed five scientific papers published in peer-reviewed journals validated the cow urine had anti-infective properties. On Monday, the director said at a media interaction that five research papers on the properties of cow urine had been published in peer- reviewed journals. One of them, Peptide profiling in cow urine reveals …

IIT Madras Director praises cow urine's 'medicinal value' in viral clip, sparks row
Trending News
2 months, 1 week ago

IIT Madras Director praises cow urine's 'medicinal value' in viral clip, sparks row

India Today  

IIT Madras Director V Kamakoti triggered a row after he praised the "medicinal value" of cow urine for treating infections and said it had "anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties", and digestive benefits. Congress leader Karti Chidambaram also criticised the IIT Madras director for his statement and said, "Peddling pseudoscience by @iitmadras Director is most unbecoming @IMAIndiaOrg." IIT MADRAS DIRECTOR BATS FOR …

IIT Madras Director stands by cow urine's 'health benefits' remark amid backlash
Trending News
2 months, 1 week ago

IIT Madras Director stands by cow urine's 'health benefits' remark amid backlash

India Today  

IIT Madras Director V Kamakoti justified his statement on cow urine, which triggered a controversy, garnering reactions from politicians and public alike. In the video, Kamakoti said cow urine could treat infection, because it had “anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties”, along with digestive benefits. Congress leader Karti Chidambaram also slammed the IIT Madras director in a tweet, alleging the latter was …

Viral Video: IIT Madras director says cow urine anti-bacterial, has digestive benefits; Congress, DMK slam V Kamakoti
2 months, 1 week ago

Viral Video: IIT Madras director says cow urine anti-bacterial, has digestive benefits; Congress, DMK slam V Kamakoti

Live Mint  

Congress leader Karti Chidambaram has shared a video clip of IIT Madras Director V Kamakoti, favouring the 'medicinal value' of ‘Gomutra’ or cow urine while discussing the importance of protecting indigenous cow breeds and adopting organic farming. Addressing an event at a Go Samrakshana Sala on the day of Maatu Pongal in Chennai of Tamil Nadu, the IIT-Madras director narrated …

Video clip of IIT Madras Director Kamakoti favouring 'Gomutra' goes viral
2 months, 1 week ago

Video clip of IIT Madras Director Kamakoti favouring 'Gomutra' goes viral

The Hindu  

The director allegedly endorsed the “anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and digestive properties,” of ‘Gomutra’ and said it is useful for conditions such as the Irritable Bowel Syndrome and batted for consideration of its “medicinal value.” A video clip of IIT Madras Director V. Kamakoti purportedly praising the ‘medicinal value’ of ‘Gomutra’ has gone viral on social media. The director allegedly endorsed the …

BJP leaders promoting fake cures for COVID-19, peddling pseudoscience
3 years, 9 months ago

BJP leaders promoting fake cures for COVID-19, peddling pseudoscience

The Hindu  

In December last year, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale boasted, “Earlier I gave the slogan, ‘Go Corona, Go’, and now corona is going. “There is no concrete scientific evidence that cow dung or urine boosts immunity against COVID-19,” an IMA functionary told news agencies. Surendra Singh, BJP MLA from Uttar Pradesh, recommended drinking “cow urine with a glass of cold water”. …

’Don’t have Covid-19 because I drink cow urine every day’: BJP’s Pragya Thakur
3 years, 10 months ago

’Don’t have Covid-19 because I drink cow urine every day’: BJP’s Pragya Thakur

Live Mint  

Cow urine extract protects from coronavirus and lung infections, Bhopal BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur has said, once again shooting her mouth off as the second wave of Covid-19 continues to sweep across the country. Thakur also stated that she takes cow urine daily and it has protected her from Covid-19. Nearly two years ago, the BJP leader had claimed …

'I Drink Cow Urine Daily': BJP's Pragya Thakur Promotes 'Covid Cure' Despite Warning by Doctors
3 years, 10 months ago

'I Drink Cow Urine Daily': BJP's Pragya Thakur Promotes 'Covid Cure' Despite Warning by Doctors

News 18  

Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Bhopal Pragya Thakur has claimed that the urine of cows could help anyone avoid covid-19 infection. Thakur said she herself consumes desi cow urine daily and this is the reason she isn’t infected by coronavirus so far. In a video that went viral on social media, Thakur was seen speaking at an event where she …

People Use Cow Dung as Protection Against COVID-19, Twitter Reacts
3 years, 10 months ago

People Use Cow Dung as Protection Against COVID-19, Twitter Reacts

The Quint  

According to reports, a lot of believers in Gujarat have started going to cowsheds to cover themselves in cow dung as a way to ward off COVID-19. These people use this method once a week and they believe that this will help strengthen their immunity against the virus, and possibly even help them fight it if they contract it. "There …

Doctors warn against cow dung as cure for Covid-19
3 years, 10 months ago

Doctors warn against cow dung as cure for Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

Doctors in India are warning against the practice of using cow dung in the belief it will ward off Covid-19, saying there is no scientific evidence for its effectiveness and that it risks spreading other diseases. In the state of Gujarat in western India, some believers have been going to cow shelters once a week to cover their bodies in …

Gujarat Covid Centre Set Up Within 'Gaushala' Banks on Medicines from Cow Milk, Urine to Beat Virus
3 years, 10 months ago

Gujarat Covid Centre Set Up Within 'Gaushala' Banks on Medicines from Cow Milk, Urine to Beat Virus

News 18  

As the pandemic batters India, reports of a Covid care centre set within a “gaushala” at Tetoda village of Banaskantha district of North Gujarat has come to the fore. Named the “Vedalakshana Panchgavya Ayurved Covid isolation centre”, this facility is currently treating seven Covid-19 patients from the village in Deesa taluka using ayurvedic medicines made from cow milk and urine …

BJP MLA From UP Recommends Drinking Cow Urine to Stop Coronavirus, Gives 'Demo'
3 years, 10 months ago

BJP MLA From UP Recommends Drinking Cow Urine to Stop Coronavirus, Gives 'Demo'

News 18  

The second wave of Covid-19 is ravaging India, pushing the daily cases to well above 3 lakhs with over 3,000 casualties every day. In the video which has since gone viral, Singh demonstrated how exactly the cow urine should be taken in a ‘demonstration.’ Singh claimed that the spread of Covid-19 can be controlled using ‘gaumutra’. Singh also claimed that …

India ‘cow science’ exam put off amid ‘controversy over syllabus’
4 years, 1 month ago

India ‘cow science’ exam put off amid ‘controversy over syllabus’

Al Jazeera  

A nationwide examination on “cow science” in India has been postponed indefinitely after widespread criticism over the propagation of unscientific claims about the animal, which is considered sacred by the country’s Hindu majority. The Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog or National Cow Commission, set up by the ruling Hindu nationalist government, was to organise the online exam on Thursday. The syllabus for …

'Eating Beef Invites Bad Karma, Traces of Gold in Cow Urine': 'Annual Cow Exam' Syllabus Raises Eyebrows
4 years, 2 months ago

'Eating Beef Invites Bad Karma, Traces of Gold in Cow Urine': 'Annual Cow Exam' Syllabus Raises Eyebrows

News 18  

After the government announced on Tuesday that a national-level voluntary exam on cow science will be held on February 25, reports suggest that beef consumption has been linked to ‘bad karma’ in the syllabus for the test. The Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog Chairman Vallabhbhai Kathiria had said this exam will be held annually, in a bid to generate interest among students …

'Promoting Private Colleges, Quackery': Trinamool MP Sparks up Row by Mocking Cow Urine in Rajya Sabha
4 years, 6 months ago

'Promoting Private Colleges, Quackery': Trinamool MP Sparks up Row by Mocking Cow Urine in Rajya Sabha

News 18  

The Trinamool Congress kicked up a row inside the Rajya Sabha on Friday as it mocked cow urine. Trinamool lawmaker Shantanu Sen was speaking about the “terrible condition” of homeopathy centres in the upper house. “What can be expected from a government that says that drinking cow urine can cure disease or Covid-19? Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh said …

Akshay Kumar Says He Drinks Cow Urine Daily, Now Indians are Looking up its 'Medicinal Properties'
4 years, 6 months ago

Akshay Kumar Says He Drinks Cow Urine Daily, Now Indians are Looking up its 'Medicinal Properties'

News 18  

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has revealed that he drinks cow urine every day for ayurvedic reasons. Photo: Google trends For long, there has been a debate on whether cow urine can actually magically cure a number of diseases, like cancer or even coronavirus. Back in April this year when the coronavirus pandemic was in its initial phases, fake news and …

Bengal BJP Chief Dilip Ghosh Says Drink Cow Urine to Fight Coronavirus
4 years, 8 months ago

Bengal BJP Chief Dilip Ghosh Says Drink Cow Urine to Fight Coronavirus

News 18  

Six months into a global pandemic and we don't have a vaccine to counter the invisible virus, even though human trials are still being fast-tracked across the world. In the midst of this, West Bengal BJP President and Lok Sabha MP, Dilip Ghosh, has recommended drinking cow urine to fight the virus. In November 2019, Mr. Ghosh said cow’s milk …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Indian officials from AYUSH tackle COVID-19 by peddling pseudoscience
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Indian officials from AYUSH tackle COVID-19 by peddling pseudoscience

Firstpost  

The Press Council of India has issued an order asking print media to stop publicity and By Ruchi Kumar When it was announced in late March that Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, was well on his way to recovering from Covid-19, there was some celebration 4,000 miles away in India, a former British colony. At a press conference …

#Fact Check: Baba Ramdev is not in ICU for "overdosing" on cow urine
5 years ago

#Fact Check: Baba Ramdev is not in ICU for "overdosing" on cow urine

Op India  

A photograph of Baba Ramdev admitted in a hospital is being circulated on social media with the claim that the yoga guru had to be hospitalised after he overdosed on cow urine. But no such thing has happened, and an old photograph is being circulated to mock Baba Ramdev using the cow urine drink jibe, which is a favourite tool …

Coronavirus effect: Cow dung, urine selling for ₹500
5 years ago

Coronavirus effect: Cow dung, urine selling for ₹500

Live Mint  

Drink urine of Indian cows at ₹500 a litre and take the dung at ₹500 a kilo to ensure immunity from the deadly novel Coronavirus, says a milk vendor who has set up his makeshift roadside shop to sell these bovine products in Dankuni, about 20 km from the West Bengal capital. Mabud Ali has placed packs of cow dung …

Mumbai: Juhu Iskcon temple uses 'distilled cow urine' in place of hand sanitizer, calls it 'anti-bacterial'
5 years ago

Mumbai: Juhu Iskcon temple uses 'distilled cow urine' in place of hand sanitizer, calls it 'anti-bacterial'

India Today  

The Iskcon temple in Mumbai’s Juhu used cow urine as hand sanitiser for half-a-day after the management ran out of the regular alcoholic sanitiser. In his post, convener of the digital media cell of the Indian National Congress' Kerala state unit, Raju P Nair tweeted, Today my friend took me to Govinda restaurant inside ISKCON Temple complex, Andheri where I …

Coronavirus: Group hosts ‘cow urine party’, says COVID-19 due to meat-eaters
5 years ago

Coronavirus: Group hosts ‘cow urine party’, says COVID-19 due to meat-eaters

The Hindu  

People lined up for their share of cow urine being poured from kettles into ‘kulhads’, at a ‘gaumutra party’ here organised by Swami Chakrapani, the president of the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha. While medical practitioners across the world have said there is no cure as such for coronavirus, Chakrapani claimed that cow urine is the “only cure” for COVID-19 and …

Publicity-hungry swami drinks cow urine at Delhi party to piss off coronavirus, may go viral
5 years ago

Publicity-hungry swami drinks cow urine at Delhi party to piss off coronavirus, may go viral

India Today  

Kullads, garlands and saffron robes: it wasn't like any Delhi party you've seen. Today, he introduced a picture of a many-armed, lion-headed caricature -- "Corona", meant to represent the deadly new coronavirus -- to cow urine. Chakrapani Maharaj's outfit, known as the All India Hindu Mahasabha, hasn't been alone in peddling the gaumutra cure for the new coronavirus disease, Covid-19. …

There's a 'Cow Urine Hand Sanitizer' on Amazon, But it May Not Protect You from Coronavirus
5 years ago

There's a 'Cow Urine Hand Sanitizer' on Amazon, But it May Not Protect You from Coronavirus

News 18  

The number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus in India has crossed 40, and the panic is very, very real. But, in case your local pharmacy has run out of sanitizers, there's always the Cowpathy "alcohol free" sanitizer you can opt for. "Distilled Cow Urine, obtained from Indigenous cows is gelled with aromatic essential oil and Ganga jal to make antiseptic …

Coronavirus: Don't create controversy, V-P Venkaiah Naidu tells NCP MP who slammed gaumutra remedy
5 years ago

Coronavirus: Don't create controversy, V-P Venkaiah Naidu tells NCP MP who slammed gaumutra remedy

India Today  

Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu told off a NCP lawaker today for criticising attempts to push cow urine and dung as treatment options for coronavirus infections, warning her that the House shouldn't "create controveries" on a sensitive topic. The exchange took place in the Rajya Sabha when Nationalist Congress Party MP Vandana Chavan was responding to Health Minister Harsh Vardhan's statement on …

Novel coronavirus can be cured with gaumutra, gobar claims Assam BJP MLA Suman Haripriya
5 years ago

Novel coronavirus can be cured with gaumutra, gobar claims Assam BJP MLA Suman Haripriya

Firstpost  

She also claimed that cow urine and cow dung are helpful in curing deadly diseases like cancer during the state assembly. As the world fumbles for a cure to the deadly Novel Coronavirus which has claimed thousands of lives across the world, a BJP legislator in Assam on Monday left the state assembly astounded by saying that the remedy may …

'Gaumutra', 'gobar' may cure coronavirus: BJP MLA tells Assam Assembly
5 years ago

'Gaumutra', 'gobar' may cure coronavirus: BJP MLA tells Assam Assembly

India TV News  

As the world fumbles for a cure to the deadly novel coronavirus which has claimed thousands of lives across the world, a BJP legislator in Assam on Monday left the state assembly astounded by saying that the remedy may be 'gaumutra' and 'gobar'. Suman Haripriya claimed that cow urine and cow dung are helpful in curing deadly diseases like cancer. …

Cow urine, dung can treat coronavirus, says Assam BJP MLA
5 years ago

Cow urine, dung can treat coronavirus, says Assam BJP MLA

India Today  

As global concern over the coronavirus outbreak has prompted scientists to crack an antidote to contain the spread, a BJP MLA from Assam made a bizarre statement suggesting people to use cow urine and dung to treat the deadly virus. At a time when the coronavirus outbreak has claimed over 3,000 lives globally and a few cases have been detected …

Can cow urine or cowdung cure deadly coronavirus?
5 years, 1 month ago

Can cow urine or cowdung cure deadly coronavirus?

India TV News  

At a time when coronavirus infection has claimed more than 400 lives in China, doctors over the world are struggling to find a cure to the deadly virus. While Chinese scientists say they have more evidence that the new virus that recently emerged in China likely originated in bats, Hindu Mahasabha leader Swami Chakrapani Maharaj has claimed coronavirus can be …

Coronavirus can be treated by cow urine, dung: Hindu Mahasabha president
5 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus can be treated by cow urine, dung: Hindu Mahasabha president

India TV News  

As the coronavirus scare runs across the world with one confirmed case in India, Hindu Mahasabha has proposed bizarre treatment for the dreaded virus infection. Swami Chakrapani Maharaj, president of Hindu Mahasabha, on Friday said cow urine and cow dung can be used for treating novel coronavirus disease. "Consuming cow urine and cow dung will stop the effect of infectious …

IPS officer Aslam Khan speaks the language of Pulwama terrorist, makes a ‘cow urine’ jibe at BJP Delhi spokesperson
5 years, 2 months ago

IPS officer Aslam Khan speaks the language of Pulwama terrorist, makes a ‘cow urine’ jibe at BJP Delhi spokesperson

Op India  

The latest to join in making the ‘cow urine’ jibe to mock Hinduism is Delhi-based senior IPS officer, Aslam Khan. After the tweet got multiple retweets, senior IPS officer Aslam Khan quoted it and said whether we can ‘cure’ them with cow urine. Can’t we cure them with cow urine https://t.co/JGqYpjAl8o — Aslam Khan January 8, 2020 Using cow urine …

Govt working on using cow urine for medicines, treating cancer, says health minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey
5 years, 6 months ago

Govt working on using cow urine for medicines, treating cancer, says health minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey

Firstpost  

‘It is used even for the treatment of incurable disease like cancer’, he said Coimbatore: Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Ashwini Kumar Choubey said on Saturday that AYUSH Ministry is seriously working on using cow urine for preparation of medicines and for treatment of cancer. It is used even for the treatment of incurable disease like cancer. …

Cow urine has medicinal value, can be used to cure cancer: Health Minister Ashwini Choubey
5 years, 6 months ago

Cow urine has medicinal value, can be used to cure cancer: Health Minister Ashwini Choubey

India TV News  

Cow urine has medicinal value, can be used to cure cancer: Health Minister Ashwini Choubey "Non-communicable diseases like diabetes and cancer are a challenge all over the world. We cannot claim to eliminate the diseases completely but we can control it and for it, the government of India has set a deadline 2030 under sustainable development goal," said Ashwini Choubey. …

Udder nonsense: Another cow myth busted
5 years, 8 months ago

Udder nonsense: Another cow myth busted

India Today  

Recently Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat was left standing on one leg. At a function in Dehradun Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat said that the cow is the only animal that exhales oxygen. Back in April just before filing her nomination papers from Bhopal Lok Sabha seat, Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur told India Today TV that drinking cow urine …

Propagandist Dhruv Rathee mocks Manohar Parrikar’s death to score political brownie points
5 years, 11 months ago

Propagandist Dhruv Rathee mocks Manohar Parrikar’s death to score political brownie points

Op India  

In their blind hate for Prime Minister Modi, propagandist Dhruv Rathee has graduated from speaking the same language as that of terrorists to mocking a dead man. I feel bad for Chowkidars of Modi – First they had to defend the fact that Bomb Blast accused is BJP candidate – Now they have to justify that eating Gobar does cure …

Sadhvi Pragya says cow urine cured her cancer. Doctors not convinced
5 years, 11 months ago

Sadhvi Pragya says cow urine cured her cancer. Doctors not convinced

India Today  

"A mixture of gau mutra and other cow products cured my cancer," BJP candidate from Bhopal, Sadhvi Pragya, told India Today TV on Monday as she filed her nomination from the Lok Sabha seat in Madhya Pradesh. Only then, can we say with surety that cow urine cures cancer," says Dr. Vikas Goswami, medical oncologist senior consultant at Max Super …

Cow urine cured my breast cancer: Sadhvi Pragya
5 years, 11 months ago

Cow urine cured my breast cancer: Sadhvi Pragya

India Today  

"A mixture of gau mutr and other cow products cured my cancer," said BJP candidate from Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency Sadhvi Pragya. Sadhvi Pragya also enumerated the various health benefits of the cow and cow products. Explaining the cure in detail, Sadhvi Pragya said, "If you rub the cow from back to the neck, you will experience joy and the …

Wide Angle: Of cow urine, gaushalas & Cong's future
6 years, 3 months ago

Wide Angle: Of cow urine, gaushalas & Cong's future

Deccan Chronicle  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his very first speech in Parliament in May 2014, said something which would have struck a chord with a large number of people, including Congressmen who had only silently nurtured the truth under some unstated party discipline. That this latter streak was pronounced in the Congress became clear when senior Congress leader Purushottam Das Tandon …

Can Cow Urine Really Cure Cancer? This is What Oncologists Told Us
6 years, 8 months ago

Can Cow Urine Really Cure Cancer? This is What Oncologists Told Us

News 18  

“I have seen numerous gullible patients with curable cancers fall in to the trap of consuming cow urine and lose their precious lives.” Venkatraman Radhakrishnan, Associate Professor Medical and Pediatric Oncology answered a Quora post in January this year, “Does Gau Mutra cure- or at least prevent cancer?” Radhakrishnan had responded stating, “No, cow urine does not prevent or cure …

After floor cleaners, UP govt moots use of cow urine to develop medicines
7 years, 1 month ago

After floor cleaners, UP govt moots use of cow urine to develop medicines

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow: After its proposal to make floor cleaners using cow urine, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to give a push to the use of cow urine in preparing medicines. "The department, which has two pharmacies along with other private units, is preparing Ayurvedic medicines using cow urine, cow milk and ghee," he said. Elaborating on the benefits of Ayurveda, …

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