Elephant

"Has English Passport": Michael Vaughan Shares Video Of Elephant Playing Cricket. Watch

Neelav Chakravarti | Saturday May 8, 2021

Michael Vaughan took to Twitter to give his fans a dose of entertainment with a video of an elephant playing cricket.

Watch: Loco Pilots Halt Train To Allow Wild Elephants To Pass

Offbeat | Edited by NDTV Newsdesk | Friday April 9, 2021

A video of loco pilots halting a train unexpectedly, midway has won people over. Why, you ask? Because the train was stopped to allow a wild elephant and her calf cross the tracks.

Burning Of Mahua Tree Leaves May Have Led To Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve Fire: Madhya Pradesh Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 4, 2021

Burning of leaves to collect Mahua flowers, lighting a fire to keep wild elephants away or a burning cigarette butt left by someone may have caused the recent blaze in Madhya Pradesh's Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, state Forest Minister Vijay Shah said

Lord Mountbatten's Indian Bracelet, Jewelled Elephants Auctioned In UK

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 29, 2021

A diamond bracelet and jewelled decorative elephants from Jaipur are some of the Indian heirlooms that have made it a collection of 350 personal items belonging to Patricia Mountbatten, the eldest daughter of Lord Louis Mountbatten - the last Viceroy of India - that fetched over 5.6 million British pound at an auction in London.

Video Of Huge Crowd Chasing Elephant Sparks Outrage

Offbeat | Written by Sanya Jain | Friday March 19, 2021

A video of a huge crowd of people chasing an elephant has sparked outrage on social media. Indian Forest Service officer Sudha Ramen shared the disturbing footage on Twitter to raise awareness on the issue of human-animal conflict.

Elephant, Beaten By Mahouts, Sent To Back To Tamil Nadu Temple: Report

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 4, 2021

The elephant from Andal Temple in Srivilliputhur, who was beaten up by a mahout and his assistant while in the rejuvenation camp, was sent back in the early hours of Thursday.

Elephant Kills Man Trying To Take Selfie In Chhattisgarh: Forest Official

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 28, 2021

A 21-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant at a village in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district on Sunday when he was trying to take a selfie with the animal, a forest official said.

"Kuch Nahi Hoga," Say Tourists, Right Before Elephant Charges At Their Car

Offbeat | Written by Sanya Jain | Thursday February 25, 2021

Hair-raising footage from an undisclosed location shows an elephant charging at a tourist vehicle while making loud trumpeting sounds.

Elephant Kills 22-Year-Old Man In Uttarakhand Village

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 22, 2021

An elephant on the rampage killed a man in Phoolchatti village on Monday.

Another Elephant Found Dead In Odisha Sanctuary, Sixth Death This Month

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 15, 2021

Another female elephant was found dead near a waterbody at Karlapat Wildlife sanctuary in Odisha's Kalahandi district, a forest official said.

Baby Elephant Rescued From Well After Two-And-A-Half-Hours In Bengal

Cities | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 27, 2021

Forest department personnel with the help of local people rescued an elephant calf after the animal fell into a well in West Bengals Jhargram district on Tuesday, an official said.

350 Items Belonging To Mountbatten's Daughter To Be Auctioned In UK

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 25, 2021

A diamond bracelet and jewelled decorative elephants from Jaipur are some of the Indian heirlooms that make up a collection of 350 personal items belonging to Patricia Mountbatten, the eldest daughter of Lord Louis Mountbatten - the last Viceroy of India - which will go under the hammer in London in March.

"End Horrifying Cruelty": Lawyer Writes To Chief Justice On Elephant Set Afire

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Saturday January 23, 2021

A Supreme Court lawyer has written to the Chief Justice of India seeking his intervention in ending cruelty towards animals. His letter cited a recent incident in which an elephant was set afire by some people in Tamil Nadu who threw a burning tyre on it. The jumbo later succumbed to the burn injuries. The video of the incident had gone viral on so...

Tamil Nadu Forest Ranger's Tearful Goodbye To Elephant In Heart-Wrenching Video

Offbeat | Written by Sanya Jain | Thursday January 21, 2021

A forest ranger was filmed bidding a tearful goodbye to an elephant in a heart-wrenching video from Tamil Nadu

Viral Video Shows Elephant Massaging A Woman. Here's Why It's Problematic

Offbeat | Written by Sanya Jain | Tuesday January 19, 2021

A video of an elephant massaging a woman's back is currently going viral on social media. The video shows the woman lying on a low bed as the elephant uses its trunk and legs to apply pressure on her back.