Hunting drove Tasmanian tiger to extinction

Last Updated: Friday, February 1, 2013, 12:33

Bounty hunting and not disease drove the Tasmanian tiger, a predator native to Australia, to extinction, says a new study.

Salman Khan exempted from black buck hunting case

Last Updated: Thursday, January 24, 2013, 15:27

Bollywood star Salman Khan will not face trial in the 1998 blackbuck hunting case in Rajasthan on charges of rioting but under the Wildlife Protection Act, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

Penguins` efficient hunting techniques captured on cameras

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 23, 2013, 10:03

Miniature cameras attached to Antarctic penguins have captured the bird`s speedy underwater hunting skills, Japanese scientists say.

Pippa Middleton went on hunt that killed six boar, nine deer

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 16, 2013, 18:39

Pippa Middleton has been criticised by an animal rights group as "desperate to be royal by association" after she went on a hunt where six boars and nine deer were killed.

Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart house hunt in Britain

Last Updated: Monday, January 7, 2013, 09:13

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, who recently reconciled after Stewart admitted cheating on him, are keen to purchase a property in London, where Pattinson was born.

`Bird hunting creates friction between India, Pak`

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 2, 2013, 14:09

The hunting of endangered houbara bustards by members of Arab royal families in Pak has led to the BSF complaining about the firing.

Scientists call off hunt for exotic life in the Antarctic lake

Last Updated: Friday, December 28, 2012, 09:20

Researchers with the British Antarctic Survey have called off their mission to search for life in the Antarctic lake after a technical glitch played spoiled sport.

Gay rumours were offending: Matt Damon

Last Updated: Sunday, December 16, 2012, 08:47

Hollywood star Matt Damon says rumours about him being gay post his movie ‘Good Will Hunting’ with Ben Affleck were offending.

Humans used spears for hunting 200,000 years earlier than believed

Last Updated: Friday, November 16, 2012, 19:11

Human ancestors were making spears to hunt 500,000 years ago – 200,000 years earlier than previously thought, a study has revealed.

Facebook launches job-hunting app

Last Updated: Thursday, November 15, 2012, 11:26

Facebook has launched a new application that connects candidates with job vacancies and recruiters on the world`s largest social networking site.

London mayor to visit India on investment hunting trip

Last Updated: Thursday, November 15, 2012, 09:11

The visit that starts November 25 will take him to Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai, and will also try to assuage concerns in India over a tightening visa regime for students in the UK.