Adopt an animal at Tripura Zoo (Societal Feature)
Agartala, Feb 14 (IANS) Ever dreamt of adopting a lion, a crocodile or a Himalayan black bear or any wild animal? If yes, here’s your …
Modern animal husbandry park to be set up in TN
Chennai, Feb 13 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Wednesday said a multi-disciplinary animal husbandry park will be set up in Salem district. …
More animal species likely to get extinct: Study
London, Jan 18 (IANS) Researchers have found that more than a hundred species currently identified as non-threatened on the Red List of Threatened Species, are …
Animal Lover Sidharth Malhotra And Diana Penty share runway with stray dog
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Actor Sidharth Malhotra and Diana Penty turned muse for fashion designer Rohit Bal at the Blenders Pride Fashion Tour 2018, held …
Delhi launches round-the-clock animal healthcare service
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Delhi Development Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday inaugurated a round-the-clock Animal Health Care Services in a Government Veterinary Hospital in …
‘Animal House’ actress Verna Bloom dead
Los Angeles, Jan 11 (IANS) Actress Verna Bloom, who appeared in “Animal House” and worked with the likes of Martin Scorsese, is dead. She was …
Art elevates man from animal status: Vijayan
Kochi, Dec 12 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said that art is necessary for a man to be elevated from the status …
PETA accuses Priyanka, Nick of ‘animal cruelty’ for using elephant, horse at wedding
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) After a section of social media users cracked down on the use of firecrackers at the wedding celebrations of Bollywood …
Man-animal conflict may spin out of control: Hunter Shafath Ali Khan
Hyderabad, Nov 9 (IANS) In five years, India will have so many tigers that people will poison them and the “terror” caused by these animals …
Vegans create awareness on animal rights on World Vegan Day
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Dressed in black and holding placards, animal rights activists on Thursday organised a peaceful awareness event here to make people …
Exhibition of hand-blown glassware raises funds for animal welfare
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) The proceeds from an ongoing exhibition-cum-sale of 2,000 hand-blown glass pieces will go to animal welfare organisation People for Animals …
Alcohol, animal sacrifice in government-sponsored Durga Puja
Agartala, Oct 15 (IANS) Alcoholic drinks and animals including goat, pigeons and buffaloes are offered as items of sacrifice in a 300-year-old Durga Puja sponsored …
Jacqueline speaks up against animal testing at UN
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez took over 8 million petition signatures to the UN Headquarters in New York City, voicing her …
Scientists identify earliest known animal 558 mn years ago
Canberra, Sep 21 (IANS) A new study has revealed that the earliest confirmed animal in the geological record lived 558 million years ago. The study …
Five killed in Pakistan over animal sacrifice
Islamabad, Aug 22 (IANS) Five people were killed in a firing incident following a dispute over animal sacrifice in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday. …
Don’t upload animal sacrifice pictures on social media: TMC leader
Kolkata, Aug 19 (IANS) A Trinamool Congress parliamentarian on Sunday advised people to desist from uploading pictures of animal sacrifice on the social media on …
Animal markets bustling in Kashmir Valley ahead of Eid
Srinagar, Aug 19 (IANS) As Eid-ul-Zuha approaches, animal markets across the Kashmir Valley were bustling with shoppers on Sunday who were looking to buy sacrificial …
Man-animal conflict existential crisis for humans: Prabhu
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Union Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu on Sunday said the man-animal conflict was an “existential crisis for humans” rather than animals. …
PETA asks OLX, Quikr to end animal sale
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) PETA India has called on e-commerce sites — OLX and Quikr — to end the sale of live animals, saying …
Sunny Leone against animal testing for her cosmetics brand
Mumbai, June 27 (IANS) Actress Sunny Leone’s cosmetics brand ‘Star Struck by Sunny Leone’ uses animal rights organisation PETA India’s cruelty-free logo as it is …
‘BJP goons killed Qasim, dragged him like a dead animal’
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Cattle trader Qasim, who was lynched in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur earlier this week, was “brutally killed by BJP goons as …
Soha, Kunal Kapoor unite for animal welfare
Mumbai, June 10 (IANS) Actors Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Kapoor have joined hands to raise funds for animal welfare as a part of ‘Be …
Sidharth Malhotra urges Modi to strengthen animal protection laws
Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) Bollywood actor Sidharth Malhotra has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on behalf of of People for the Ethical …
400 mn-year-old marine animal fossil found in China
Beijing, May 20 (IANS) Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have recently found a fossilised body piece of an extinct class of marine animal …
‘Animal lover’ Ishita turns vegetarian
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) Actress Ishita Dutta says she has decided to stop eating meat as she is an animal lover. “Becoming a vegetarian has …
Alarming rise in deaths of people, elephants in human-animal conflict in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, May 2 (IANS) The ever-increasing deaths of elephants as well as people in human-animal conflicts in Odisha has alarmed environmentalists and wildlife enthusiasts who …
Anushka Sharma turns 30, plans to build animal shelter
Mumbai, May 1 (IANS) Actress Anushka Sharma, who turned 30 on Tuesday, wants to start the new decade of her life by building an animal …
Animal faeces found in counterfeit makeup
New York, April 16 (IANS) Police in the US have found animal waste in counterfeit makeup — the market for which in India stands at …
Assam’s jumbo problem: Man-animal conflict takes a huge toll
Guwahati, March 8 (IANS) With the deaths of over a hundred elephants in a year due to unnatural reasons like being hit by trains and …
Sapan to host ‘speed dating’ event for animal lovers
Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) Comedian Sapan Verma will host Romedy Now’s #FurrentinesDate, a ‘speed dating’ initiative created for animal lovers on Valentine’s Day, here later …
Advani, Manmohan against bull-fights, says animal rights NGO
Panaji, Jan 21 (IANS) While a legislative committee in BJP-ruled Goa looks at ways to legalise bull-fighting, the party’s senior leader L.K. Advani seems to …
`Party animal` Hard Kaur back with new track ‘Aise Karte Hai Party’
By Pallavi Soni New Delhi, Jan. 17 (ANI): Party seems to be her favourite theme and proving this, Bollywood’s popular female rapper Hard Kaur has …
`Party animal` Scott Disick enjoys `boys night-out`
Washington D.C., Jan. 17 (ANI): Party animal Scott Disick was recently spotted enjoying boys night out in Las Vegas. The 32-year-old TV star was clicked …
Animal Welfare Board to contest Jallikattu ban removal
Chennai, Jan 8 (IANS) The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) is mulling the possibility of challenging the central government’s notification to allow Jallikattu, a …
Animal welfare groups to challenge Jallikattu ban removal
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The union government’s decision to create an exception to the Supreme Court ban and allow Jallikattu, a bull-taming sport in …
Elanco finalises Novartis Animal Health India acquisition
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Animal health products and knowledge services firm Elanco on Tuesday announced it had finalised its acquisition Novartis Animal Health India. …