Why do tigers rest for 16–20 hours a day? IITian-IFS officer shares fascinating explanation.Tigers need long rest periods for survival. IFS officer Himanshu Tyagi explains this is due to energy conservation. Tigers understand calor...
09 May, 2026, 02.36 PM IST
Don Jr and Bettina Anderson's fairytale wedding has hit a very unexpected wall — here's whyDonald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson’s wedding plans have reportedly been delayed due to ongoing global tensions, particularly concerns su...
30 Apr, 2026, 01.00 AM IST
Why Do Big Cats Sleep Up to 20 Hours Daily Instead of Hunting Constantly? The Surprising Energy Strategy ExplainedBig cats conserve energy through extensive rest, sleeping up to 20 hours daily. This strategic stillness allows for explosive bursts of ene...
04 Apr, 2026, 04.59 PM IST
Over 1,000 villagers kill a tiger in Assam, dismember the body, take legs, ears, teeth as trophiesIn Assam's Golaghat district, a mob of villagers killed a Royal Bengal tiger, claiming it had killed a man and attacked livestock. Armed wi...
23 May, 2025, 03.58 PM IST
Oscars 2024: 'To Kill a Tiger' documentary, set in India, loses to '20 Days in Mariupol'At the 96th Academy Awards, the Indian documentary "To Kill a Tiger," directed by Nisha Pahuja, lost in the Best Documentary Feature catego...
11 Mar, 2024, 11.15 AM IST
Indian village saga 'To Kill a Tiger' earns Oscars 2024 nomination for Best Documentary FeatureDelhi-born filmmaker Nisha Pahuja's documentary, "To Kill a Tiger," set in a small Indian village, has been nominated for Best Documentary ...
23 Jan, 2024, 09.15 PM IST
- Satpura radio-collared tiger killed for witchcraft
After month-long investigation, Special Task Force (STF) of Madhya Pradesh forest department confiscated a hide of radio-collared tiger, wh...
17 Oct, 2015, 01.20 PM IST
- 'Killer' Ranthambore tiger won't be shifted, for now
The controversial decision to shift T-24, the Ranthambore tiger blamed for killing a forest guard on May 9, has been put on hold.
30 May, 2015, 02.54 PM IST
Tiger kills man in Tadoba reserve's core areaThe raging man-animal conflict flared further as one more person was killed in tiger attack inside core area of Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserv...
10 Jan, 2014, 01.25 AM IST
- Poachers kill tiger and bear; consumed their meat too
Poachers accused of killing a tiger near Masondi in Ghatang range of East Melghat did not only kill the tiger and a sloth bear by laying st...
23 Aug, 2013, 03.12 PM IST
- Experts want CBI to probe tiger poaching case
Poachers killed 10 tigers between 2002 and 2004 in Sariska in Rajasthan wiping out the entire population of big cats in the tiger reserve.
19 Jun, 2013, 02.16 AM IST
Two tiger poachers nabbed, confess to killing five tigers in MelghatThe two, who were nabbed from Mansar, are part of a 30-member gang, which claims to have killed five tigers in the region over the last one...
10 Jun, 2013, 02.10 AM IST
Insecticide used to kill tigers at Rajiv Gandhi Orang National ParkThe authorities of Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park, about 150km from here, said a highly toxic insecticide called "organophosphorous" was ...
01 Jun, 2013, 01.53 AM IST
- Poachers strike: Tiger chopped into 10 pieces in Maharashtra
Throwing an audacious challenge to the state forest department, the poachers have struck once again, killing a tiger in Chandrapur forest r...
19 May, 2012, 02.09 AM IST
- Notorious tiger poacher Totha Ram arrested
A notorious tiger poacher from Panipat, Birbal alias Totha Ram, was arrested in Banbasa at Champawat district of Uttarakhand in a joint ope...
18 Nov, 2009, 05.55 PM IST
In just 11 weeks of '09, tiger count down by 17Poaching, poisoning, old age and infighting are the key reasons behind their deaths, say wildlife activists and forest officials.
21 Mar, 2009, 04.54 AM IST
Heat is on: Three tigers fall preyThree more tigers have been killed this May by bullets, iron trap and poison - one each in Bihar, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh.
29 May, 2008, 02.27 AM IST