Gujarat rains: Ministry of Home Affairs sets up inter-ministerial team to assess flood situationGujarat floods: The Ministry of Home Affairs has formed an inter-ministerial team to evaluate the impact of heavy rainfall and floods in Gu...
Tripura official suspended for naming lioness as 'Sita' and lion as 'Akbar'Tripura's Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Prabin Lal Agrawal, has been suspended for misleading the state government in the naming ...
What's in a name? More than you'll know, dear lionsThe Calcutta High Court has ordered the state government to change the names of two lions, 'Akbar' and 'Sita', at Bengal Safari Park. The j...
Calcutta HC suggest renaming of 'interfaith' lion pair 'Sita' and 'Akbar' after petition from VHPThe Calcutta High Court has called for the renaming of a lioness named 'Sita' and a lion named 'Akbar' due to controversy surrounding the n...
When humans fret about lions' namesProtests erupt at Bengal Safari Park over naming of lions Sita and Akbar. Authorities deny naming to avoid 'love jihad' charges among Panth...
Bird flu among humans is rare, but here’s what you can do to stay safeBird-to-human or human-to-human transmission of bird flu is rare. However, doctors advise precautionary measures, such as avoiding consumin...
2014: A politically eventful year for IndiaThe states of Jharkahand, Maharashtra and Haryana witnessed a regime change and Jammu and Kashmir saw a hung Parliament in the recent elect...
- Zoo may welcome more animals
Close on the heels of the arrival of two giraffes to the city, the Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (IGZP) is planning to secure Himalayan bea...
Endangered animals give birth in Sipahijala ZooThe Sipahijala Wildlife Sanctuary in Tripura is now a proud host to new-borns of three endangered animals - clouded leopard, pig-tailed mac...
Poachers kill tigress at Itanagar ZooA tigress at Itanagar Zoo have been killed by poachers, who sneaked into the high-security area in the cover of darkness and broke open the...
- No more lonely nights for one-horned male rhino at Sipahejala
The one-horned male rhino ambling its way through the greens of Sipahejala Zoo in Tripura will at last get a female company, courtesy an an...
- Himalayan bear cub rescued by forest officials
A three-month-old cub of black Himalayan bear, found deep inside a forest in Baramura hill range of West Tripura district, was rescued from...
- Sanctuary breeding endangered clouded leopards
The endangered clouded leopard seems to have got a new lease of life in the Sipaheejala Sanctuary which has witnessed two births annually o...