News for 'zoo'

White tiger dies in Indore zoo after cobra bites

White tiger dies in Indore zoo after cobra bites

Rediff.com27 Dec 2014

A white tiger on Saturday died after being bitten by a venomous cobra at the Kamala Nehru zoo in Indore.

HORRIFIC: Tiger mauls student to death in Delhi zoo

HORRIFIC: Tiger mauls student to death in Delhi zoo

Rediff.com23 Sep 2014

A youth was mauled to death at the Delhi Zoo by an adult white tiger when he accidentally fell into the enclosure while climbing its fence to take a picture on Tuesday.

NRIs to sue San Francisco zoo

NRIs to sue San Francisco zoo

Rediff.com15 Jan 2008

Two Indian-origin brothers, who survived the deadly Christmas day tiger attack at a San Francisco zoo, plan to sue its publicists for suggesting that they had "provoked" the big cat.

When Will This Heat Wave End?

When Will This Heat Wave End?

Rediff.com6 May 2024

Sweltering conditions prevail across the land.

Chhattisgarh zoo closed after suspected anthrax ca

Chhattisgarh zoo closed after suspected anthrax ca

Rediff.com20 Jun 2007

The case of suspected anthrax infection came to notice after the death of a jackal at the Nandanvan zoo at the outskirts of Raipur.

Stray dogs enter Kanpur zoo, kill 31 deer

Stray dogs enter Kanpur zoo, kill 31 deer

Rediff.com21 Jan 2013

In an incident that exposed the shabby conditions of the Kanpur zoo, 31 deer including some endangered black bucks died in Kanpur zoo on Saturday night when a pack of dogs used cracks in the outer wall to barge into the deer enclosure and attack the antelopes.

Chimp quits smoking at China zoo

Chimp quits smoking at China zoo

Rediff.com3 Oct 2005

The zookeepers tried every way to divert the chimp's attention from cigarettes: a walk after breakfast, a music session after lunch and gym after dinner.

Where You Can Watch Kalki On OTT

Where You Can Watch Kalki On OTT

Rediff.com23 Aug 2024

Angry young men (and old) dominate the OTT this week. Take your pick.

Tiger Deaths Decline By 29 Percent

Tiger Deaths Decline By 29 Percent

Rediff.com31 Jul 2024

2023 was the worst for the tiger population, recording the highest number of mortalities in a decade with 178 tigers dying.

Zoo seeks Miss Right for giant panda

Zoo seeks Miss Right for giant panda

Rediff.com4 Mar 2004

Five-year-old Guo is one of the three giant pandas living in the zoo in the east Chinese metropolis.

Blackbuck deaths: Kanpur zoo guard booked

Blackbuck deaths: Kanpur zoo guard booked

Rediff.com26 Jan 2013

Five days after 31 blackbucks were 1killed by stray dogs in a zoological park in, a suspended guard along with some unidentified persons were booked under sections of Wildlife Protection Act, Animal Cruelty Protection Act and the Indian Penal Code.

MP hides behind national security clause on Project Cheetah

MP hides behind national security clause on Project Cheetah

Rediff.com24 Jul 2024

The Madhya Pradesh forest department has refused to provide information under the Right to Information Act on management of cheetahs brought from Africa and their cubs born in India.

Assam: Zoo tigers maul visitor to death

Assam: Zoo tigers maul visitor to death

Rediff.com20 Dec 2007

A 50-year-old man was mauled to death by two Royal Bengal Tigers in Guwahati Zoo on Wednesday while he was trying to take photographs of the two animals close to their cage, a zoo official said.

Pakistan confirms bird flu in Islamabad zoo

Pakistan confirms bird flu in Islamabad zoo

Rediff.com22 Feb 2007

Officials at the Marghazar Zoo have started screening, disinfection and isolation of birds for early detection of the disease.

Stomach this! Big cats in UP zoo forced to munch on chicken, mutton

Stomach this! Big cats in UP zoo forced to munch on chicken, mutton

Rediff.com24 Mar 2017

Authorities have been forced to make the switch owing to the crackdown on slaughterhouses.

Penguins Of Mumbai

Penguins Of Mumbai

Rediff.com26 Apr 2023

April 25 is celebrated as World Penguin Day.

'Bajaj Auto is a bit like a zoo'

'Bajaj Auto is a bit like a zoo'

Rediff.com5 May 2010

"Now, in my view, Bajaj is a bit like a zoo," Bajaj Auto managing director Rajiv Bajaj said on Wednesday, likening the different models from the firm's stable as different animals in a zoo.

The 9-Year-Old Girl Who Impressed Sachin, Mithali

The 9-Year-Old Girl Who Impressed Sachin, Mithali

Rediff.com18 Apr 2024

Nine-year-old Hurmat Irshad from Sopore has stunned the internet with her extraordinary batting skills.

100 Indian Elephants March To New York

100 Indian Elephants March To New York

Rediff.com5 Sep 2024

Why is the Big Apple welcoming our pachyderms? And how is India teaching the world about living with wildlife?

Scores watch as jilted lover rains 18 blows on woman near Mumbai

Scores watch as jilted lover rains 18 blows on woman near Mumbai

Rediff.com18 Jun 2024

A jilted lover struck 18 blows on the head of his girlfriend on a road in Vasai, near Mumbai, on Friday, even as scores of people watched the gory spectacle, the police said.

Why Centre sought help of Reliance wildlife facility in Gujarat

Why Centre sought help of Reliance wildlife facility in Gujarat

Rediff.com7 Sep 2024

After three cheetahs died in just over a month last year in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, the National Tiger Conservation Authority in May 2023 called in experts from Reliance's wildlife facility in Gujarat to review health monitoring protocols, official records show.

Mother dangles, drops 2-year-old in cheetah pit at US zoo

Mother dangles, drops 2-year-old in cheetah pit at US zoo

Rediff.com14 Apr 2015

In a bizarre incident, a two-year-old boy fell into a cheetah enclosure at a zoo in the United States after his mother dangled him over the railing and he slipped out of her grasp.

16 blackbucks found dead in Kota zoo

16 blackbucks found dead in Kota zoo

Rediff.com21 Dec 2012

Sixteen blackbucks, an endangered antelope species, were found dead in Kota Zoo with forest officials suspecting pneumonia for the deaths.

'Project Cheetah is a failure'

'Project Cheetah is a failure'

Rediff.com25 Aug 2023

'The planning and implementation has gone horribly wrong.' 'What they are doing is in effect, establishing a large cheetah zoo.'

10 Must-Eat Delights of Durga Pujo

10 Must-Eat Delights of Durga Pujo

Rediff.com9 Oct 2024

An encyclopedia to the best Durga Pujo eating.

Yogi, Bhagwat in Gorakhpur amid RSS-BJP rift rumors

Yogi, Bhagwat in Gorakhpur amid RSS-BJP rift rumors

Rediff.com16 Jun 2024

There was much speculation on a likely meeting between Bhagwat and Adityanath, especially in the backdrop of the BJP's recent electoral reverses in Uttar Pradesh.

Tripura suspends IFS officer for naming lion, lioness 'Akbar' and 'Sita'

Tripura suspends IFS officer for naming lion, lioness 'Akbar' and 'Sita'

Rediff.com26 Feb 2024

The court had asked the West Bengal Zoo Authority to consider renaming the lioness and lion, and wondered why create a controversy by giving such names.

MP: Villagers try to ride on strayed ailing leopard, click selfies

MP: Villagers try to ride on strayed ailing leopard, click selfies

Rediff.com30 Aug 2023

Shocking videos of an ailing wild leopard being surrounded by a group of villagers, who are taking selfies with him and even trying to ride on him have emerged from Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh.

Avni And Vyom Celebrate 1st Birthday

Avni And Vyom Celebrate 1st Birthday

Rediff.com28 Aug 2023

White Tiger cubs Avni and Vyom turned one year on Saturday, August 26, 2023, at Delhi Zoo.

Swann dedicates India series win to London Zoo!

Swann dedicates India series win to London Zoo!

Rediff.com12 Sep 2011

Athletes dedicating wins to their families, friends and even pets is quite common but flamboyant England off-spinner Graeme Swann has dedicated the ODI series triumph over India to the London Zoo because he happened to have a good time there.

Rains Flood Guwahati

Rains Flood Guwahati

Rediff.com7 Oct 2023

As the monsoon recedes from most of India, Guwahati was flooded after incessant rainfall.

Human skin a zoo for about 182 species of bacteria

Human skin a zoo for about 182 species of bacteria

Rediff.com7 Feb 2007

The study revealed that eight percent were unknown species that had never before been described, in the first study to identify the composition of bacterial populations on the skin using a powerful molecular method.

Is That An Alligator In Mumbai?

Is That An Alligator In Mumbai?

Rediff.com9 May 2023

People enjoy the newly opened alligator enclosure at the Rani Jijamata Udayan -- the Mumbai zoo.

Shamar Joseph Beat Injury To Beat Aussies

Shamar Joseph Beat Injury To Beat Aussies

Rediff.com28 Jan 2024

Such was the pain from his injury that Shamar almost didn't turn up at the ground for day four.

Meet Patna's Four Tiger Cubs

Meet Patna's Four Tiger Cubs

Rediff.com16 Jan 2023

Four tiger cubs, born in Patna Zoo, were introduced to the world on Sunday, January 15, 2023.

6 Months On, Ukraine's Flag Flies High

6 Months On, Ukraine's Flag Flies High

Rediff.com25 Aug 2022

Six months after Vladimir Putin launched his war, Ukraine refuses to genuflect to the Russian tyrant.

Yeh Hai India: Mere Paas Maa Hai

Yeh Hai India: Mere Paas Maa Hai

Rediff.com26 Sep 2022

Yash Chopra, who directed that Hindi film classic, would have been 90 today, and what better way to mark the movie mogul's birth anniversary than these images which capture the eloquence of writers Salim-Javed's memorable dialogue that Shashi Kapoor hurls at his errant brother Amitabh Bachchan?

10 Overrated Indian Destinations

10 Overrated Indian Destinations

Rediff.com14 Jun 2024

Popular doesn't always mean best. Here's why.

Priyanka's Day Out With Nick-Malti

Priyanka's Day Out With Nick-Malti

Rediff.com14 Jun 2023

It's family time for Priyanka Chopra in Liverpool, England, and the actor shows us what it's like.

Meet Delhi's White Tiger Family

Meet Delhi's White Tiger Family

Rediff.com21 Apr 2023

This white tiger family beats the heat at New Delhi's Zoological Park.