• India will become the world's third largest beef exporter this year.
• There is concern that Hindu-mandated bans on beef could hamper the industry's growth.
• The majority of India's 24 states outlaw the slaughter of cows, forcing the trade underground.

Two video clips that were released Monday afternoon depict the scene around the residence that also functions as a Hindu temple. One shows a car slowing down, while another shows a person hurling a single, flaming object over a fence and toward the building. A fire can then be seen in the residence's front yard.

Mokshda, however, claims it has created an alternative system that addresses these problems: It says its affordable, energy-efficient "Green Cremation System" generates minimum air and water pollution, while taking into consideration the religious needs of Hindus.ay Lakhani, director of the UK-based Hindu Academy, which looks at the religion in contemporary society, says such initiatives have a positive impact on the wider community.

(CNN) -- Across India, thousands of processions mark Ganesh Chaturthi to celebrate the Hindu elephant god, who is also regarded as the remover of obstacles. Stories differ as to how Ganesh came to have the body of a boy and the head of an elephant. As part of the festivities, male members would carry a Ganesh statue to the beach and dunk it into the sea three times before letting it ...

Authorities say up to 43000 people have died, but some human rights groups and non-governmental organizations put the death toll at twice that.

India accuses Pakistan of fueling militant groups who want predominantly Hindu India to cede the territory to Pakistan. Human Rights Watch has found that ...

By Peter Wilkinson LONDON, England (CNN) -- A devout Hindu said Wednesday he was confident that a British court will rule that laws preventing him from ...

... that reports had suggested that terrorists could have sneaked into the country to carry out strikes on the anniversary of the Babri mosque demolition. ...