Elephant Rides

A photo of an elephant gaining traction on social media shows the terrible toll tourist rides can take on the creatures.

Thrissur native Datsun calmly stood his ground when he suddenly came face to face with an elephant while riding through the Athirappally-Valparai forest route in Kerala.

Mr Sidhu rode the elephant across busy marker areas in Punjab's Patiala district with several Congress workers carrying placards protesting the price rise.

Goddess Lakshmi does not visit people on a bicycle or an elephant but goes around sitting in a lotus, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said here on Sunday, seeking to link peoples' prosperity and state's development with the BJP's poll symbol.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator and newly-elected deputy speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly Kripanath Mallah fell off an elephant during a procession organised by his supporters.

The Rajasthan High Court today issued a notice to the Rajasthan government on a petition seeking to stop elephant joyrides at Amber Fort and the nearby elephant village.

Canary in the coal mine or elephant in the room? For investors, either idiom could apply to Chinese stocks in what is already shaping up to be a rocky ride for global markets this year.

The Supreme Court today sought responses from the Centre, Rajasthan and Goa on pleas alleging that cruelty is being meted out to elephants used for joyrides in these states.

Two Bajaj Auto autorickshaws formed the centrepiece of the gardens of Prince Charles Clarence House palace in London as he flagged off a unique race across India to save the Asian elephant.

As Assam reeled under a spree of militant attacks that claimed over 60 lives in the last two days, a host of senior officials from police, security and intelligence agencies rushed to the affected districts. But state Chief Secretary Jitesh Khosla was not among them.

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today criticised State Chief Secretary Jitesh Khosla for continuing his family tour and enjoying an elephant ride at Kaziranga National Park, even after the killing of 62 people by militants in three districts.

Police say an elephant trampled its handler to death while two Russian tourists were riding it during a nature trek in southern Thailand.

A 27-year-old woman from Gujarat, part of a tourist group, was trampleded to death by a captive elephant at Iruttukanam near Munnar in Kerala's Idukki district today.

Ankita expects him to ride an elephant to the marriage venue along with the baraat," says a source

Lakhs of Mumbaikars are gearing up for Ganesh Chaturthi festivities, beginning from September 1 but the pockmarked roads in the city may not provide a smooth ride for the elephant headed god.

A photo of an elephant gaining traction on social media shows the terrible toll tourist rides can take on the creatures.

Thrissur native Datsun calmly stood his ground when he suddenly came face to face with an elephant while riding through the Athirappally-Valparai forest route in Kerala.

Mr Sidhu rode the elephant across busy marker areas in Punjab's Patiala district with several Congress workers carrying placards protesting the price rise.

Goddess Lakshmi does not visit people on a bicycle or an elephant but goes around sitting in a lotus, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said here on Sunday, seeking to link peoples' prosperity and state's development with the BJP's poll symbol.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator and newly-elected deputy speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly Kripanath Mallah fell off an elephant during a procession organised by his supporters.

The Rajasthan High Court today issued a notice to the Rajasthan government on a petition seeking to stop elephant joyrides at Amber Fort and the nearby elephant village.

Canary in the coal mine or elephant in the room? For investors, either idiom could apply to Chinese stocks in what is already shaping up to be a rocky ride for global markets this year.

The Supreme Court today sought responses from the Centre, Rajasthan and Goa on pleas alleging that cruelty is being meted out to elephants used for joyrides in these states.

Two Bajaj Auto autorickshaws formed the centrepiece of the gardens of Prince Charles Clarence House palace in London as he flagged off a unique race across India to save the Asian elephant.

As Assam reeled under a spree of militant attacks that claimed over 60 lives in the last two days, a host of senior officials from police, security and intelligence agencies rushed to the affected districts. But state Chief Secretary Jitesh Khosla was not among them.

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today criticised State Chief Secretary Jitesh Khosla for continuing his family tour and enjoying an elephant ride at Kaziranga National Park, even after the killing of 62 people by militants in three districts.

Police say an elephant trampled its handler to death while two Russian tourists were riding it during a nature trek in southern Thailand.

A 27-year-old woman from Gujarat, part of a tourist group, was trampleded to death by a captive elephant at Iruttukanam near Munnar in Kerala's Idukki district today.

Ankita expects him to ride an elephant to the marriage venue along with the baraat," says a source

Lakhs of Mumbaikars are gearing up for Ganesh Chaturthi festivities, beginning from September 1 but the pockmarked roads in the city may not provide a smooth ride for the elephant headed god.