The WWF has also asked couples to encourage guests to make donations to the organisation instead of giving traditional gifts.
No, it was not Osama Bin Laden, the most wanted terrorist on the planet, but a wild elephant proclaimed rogue by the Assam Wildlife and Forest Department.
Environmental groups have accused the Olympic movement of taking a giant step backwards in Athens
Sukanya Verma lists significant memories in our 1996 recap.
Bharatiya Janata Party prime ministerial Narendra Modi on Sunday hit out at the Congress, Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party, saying the three parties indulge in "stage-managed" fights in Uttar Pradesh but come together to grab power at the Centre.
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Salopek is on an intercontinental journey of 24,000 miles, tracing humankind's movement out of Africa right down to South America.
The latest avatar of the iPad, at least outwardly, is a dead ringer for its predecessor from last year. The biggest change, however, is support for the stylus, says Abhik Sen.
Some 22 villages of Khairabad block are affected by the dog menace
About 190 nations agreed on Sunday the building blocks of a new-style global deal due in 2015 to combat climate change amid warnings that far tougher action will be needed to limit rising world temperatures.
Piyush Pandey retiring? I'm not going anywhere, says O&M's South Asia executive chairman.
Director Karan Malhotra overstuffs a simple family story about strained ties into a nearly three-hour long cacophonous music video, writes Sukanya Verma.
Suddenly the sands are shifting and even friends are acting strange.
These natural wonders are all under threat.
Avantika Bhuyan on how Feroze Gujral is making her mark on the world of art.
Pricing can help prioritise the best use of conservation efforts and funding
Hercules has its moments, says Paloma Sharma.
Sukanya Verma revisits Gulzar's Ghalib and finds Barsaat, and Free Love!
At the age of 28 he's perhaps the only one in the country who's making cartoons on natural history.
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