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Elderly people and cows to moo-ve in together

Ever since PM Narendra Modi's right-wing BJP stormed to power in 2014, cows -- sacred for Hindus -- have won a near-VIP status in India. [AFP]

Delhi plans to create a special home for both elderly people and some of the Indian megacity's thousands of cows, in a new animal welfare blitz also aimed at reducing numbers of monkeys and stray dogs.

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