Angry Hindu leaders from across Britain massed for an emergency meeting on Sunday following the putting to death of a cow at a temple outside London. They were united in their condemnation of the ‘officious and self-righteous’ RSPCA, and the ‘unthinking complicity’ of Defra and the police.

PURI/BHUBANESWAR: A case has been slapped on a US-based website for selling undergarments emblazoned with pictures of Hindu deities. Police said it registered the case on Monday after a Puri-based religious outfit lodged a complaint of hurting religious sentiments.

What images do you see when you think of hardcore punk music? Wild teenagers in ripped leather and mohawks, screaming out violent lyrics to aggressive music? Would it surprise you to learn some punk musicians are devoutly religious, are opposed to abortion and abstain from drugs, alcohol and premarital sex? For members of the movement known as Hare Krishna Straight Edge, this blend of conservative ideals and radical music is completely comfortable.

A New Zealander who invented a toilet that used worms to produce compost had to prove the worms were not traumatized before authorities would approve his product.

An Auckland Regional Council official told Coll Bell to get an expert's report on the psychological impact on the worms.