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Before you plan a wildlife nature vacation, check the list of 6 national parks closing from JulyPlanning a jungle safari this season requires careful attention to park closures. Many of India's popular wildlife destinations, including ...
Indian proverb of the day: 'Wise men don't grieve over lost things and what belongs to the past, but a fool weeps over things not worth his tears'; Panchatantra's timeless lesson on regret, loss and moving forwardAncient Indian wisdom from the Panchatantra offers a profound lesson on loss. A tale highlights how wise people accept what is gone. Foolis...
Joe Negri, ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’ star and jazz guitarist, dies days before turning 100Beloved "Handyman Negri" from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Joe Negri, has passed away at 99, just before his 100th birthday. A jazz guitari...
Lord Shiva's ‘oldest prayer’ uncovered: Shiv Trilogy author Amish Tripathi shares how a techie decoded a 4,500-year-old Pashupati sealA computer scientist's cryptographic analysis of the Pashupati Seal suggests its inscription is an ancient invocation to Lord Shiva, aligni...
Why Europe Is Quietly Bringing Back an Animal That Went Extinct in 1627The last aurochs, an ancestor of modern cattle, vanished in Poland in 1627. However, a groundbreaking scientific effort is bringing these m...
Ancient wooden tools discovered by scientists are changing what we know about early humansArchaeologists unearthed 430,000-year-old wooden tools in Greece, pushing back the timeline of sophisticated human craftsmanship. These han...
The Oldest Elephant in the Herd Might Be Carrying a Map No One Else Can SeeElephant matriarchs, the experienced older females, lead their herds using incredible long-term memories. These memories guide them to vita...
Tamil Nadu: India's first Mahouts Village inaugurated at TheppakaduIn a first for India, 44 houses, named after deceased elephants, have been constructed for mahouts at the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve's Theppak...
41,000-year-old Ostrich nest found in Andhra PradeshAn ostrich nest typically spans 9-10 feet and can hold 30-40 eggs. The discovery of nearly 3,500 ostrich eggshell fragments within a 1x1.5 ...
India's oldest sloth bear 'Bablu' passes away at Bhopal zooBablu had been rescued from a 'madaari' (street performer) in Rajasthan and brought to Van Vihar on May 6, 2006, at the age of 19. The aver...
India's oldest elephant Bijuli Prasad passes away at 89While not possible to confirm the elephant's exact age, it is known that he was brought to work on a tea estate by a British farmer during ...
President Droupadi Murmu likely to visit Kaziranga National Park next month: OfficialPresident Droupadi Murmu is likely to visit Assam's Kaziranga National Park on April 6-7, said Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve Di...
Complete genome of elephants mappedScientists have sequenced the complete genome of one of the world's most iconic animal families - elephants, and their relatives mammoths a...
Apeejay Tea and WWF-India tie up for joint management project to end human-elephant conflictAs per the plan, a matrix will be developed to calculate the quantum of loss that is usually borne by the tea estates on account of damage ...
In natural habitat: Check out some tigers, rhinos and orangutans in South Africa's Kruger National ParkTurn your kids into animal lovers as they spot the Big five: Elephant, lion, rhino, leopard and buffalo, the big cats in South Africa.
Zoo in Thiruvananthapuram to get swamp deer from LucknowAfter arrival of a white tiger and seven anacondas, a herd of swamp deer will be brought to the zoological park here, one of the oldest suc...
Ogilvy & Mather India comes up trumps at Kyoorius Awards 2014O&M, which sent 139 entries for Kyoorius awards, has stopped participating in India's oldest advertising awards, the Abby, and launched its...
Prince Charles, wife on 4-day visit to Kerala from tomorrowThe Royal couple, on their maiden visit to the state, will be reaching Kochi after completing their visits to Dehradun, New Delhi, Mumbai a...
Jungle MythsConscious awareness of mortality is what sets humans like Mowgli completely apart from animals such as Bagheera and Bhalu and even Hathi.
- The Bombay Store to set up e-store
One of the country's oldest retail chains, The Bombay Store is planning to take the online route to reach out to consumers all over the cou...