Opposition parties in Assam have joined wildlife and animal rights activists in opposing the bid to transport during the ongoing heatwave four juvenile elephants from the State to Gujarat for a religious procession. Wildlife officials in Assam —allegedly under “tremendous political pressure” — have been preparing to send the four elephants on a six-month lease […]
As the fires ebbed, and roads to one of areas worst affected by the riots, Shiv Vihar Phase 7, opened up, 25-year-old Arshi picked her way out of the rubble of what was once her home in an area that is now a ghost town. When her family fled a few days ago, she says, […]
The idol of Athi Varadar was set to return to its underwater chamber inside the Ananthasaras tank at the Sri Devarajaswamy temple in Kancheepuram in the wee hours of Sunday, after 1 crore devotees flocked to it for darshan over the past 48 days. The idol, made of fig wood, was brought out of the […]
