This 'Super Sniffer' squad to protect India's cheetahs

A five-month-old German Shepherd 'Ilu' is under training at Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force's National Training Centre for Dogs to join the 'Supper Sniffer' squad in Madhya Pradesh. Ilu will soon......

Modi releases Namibian cheetahs in MP's Kuno National Park

Seven decades after they became extinct in India, eight Cheetahs arrived in the country from Namibia by a special flight on Saturday morning and were released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in......

In These Homes, It Is Har Din Tiranga

On a mission to visit the families of soldiers who have died in action, Vikas Manhas has met over 1,000 families whose loved ones made the supreme sacrifice for the country. IMAGE: Soldiers give......

'India among top countries in illegal wildlife trade'

'With just 2.4 per cent of global landmass, India houses six to eight per cent of planetary biodiversity and hence is a prime target of wildlife criminals.' IMAGE: A chimpanzee rescued from......

E-commerce vs kirana: And the winner is. . .

The growing presence of retail networks is hard to miss, in the (also) growing number of shopping malls and elsewhere, rues T N Ninan A young woman was setting up house in Mumbai recently. About 85......

2G scam: Text of the special leave petition

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION {Order XVI Rules 4(1) (a)} (Under Article 136 of the Constitution of India) SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) NO. OF......

Rebuilding America's job machine

As staff at the College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering wait patiently in a conference room, a loud rumble shatters the silence. "Must be him," someone says. Alain E. Kaloyeros has just pulled......

Rs 50 cr for tiger conservation: FM

"The number 1,411 should ring the alarm bells," is how Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram voiced his concern over the depleting number of tigers in the country as he announced a special grant to......

What it's like to have the second-most important job in India?

'Of the 32 captains who have led India in Test cricket, only four have been pure bowlers -- Ghulam Ahmed, Venkatraghavan, Bishan Bedi and myself.' 'The captain must lead with only one idea in mind......

Contracts ready for Indian cricketers

If Anil Kumble gets injured ever again, he will be paid for up to 18 months the amount he would have earned if fit, and not zilch as was the case when he was out of international cricket following......