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The cat was taken to RSPCA’s Newbrook Farm Animal Hospital after CCTV cobtrollers became suspicious she may have been thrown from the building.

Cat still alive after being thrown 100ft from a tower block window

However, the animal suffered a broken jaw in the incident in Birmingham on April 6, the RSPCA said.

18 Apr 2018 11:30 AM

The service was first pioneered in the mountainous Koraput district (Photo: AFP)

Odisha police uses pigeons to send messages in the age of social media

The Odisha Pigeon Service started in 1946 when 200 pigeons were handed over to police personnel by the army.

15 Apr 2018 8:23 PM

Stjepan Vokic, a retired Croatian primary school caretaker, pets Malena, a white stork he adopted in 1993 after he found it at a nearby pond with a broken wing, shot by hunters. (Photo: AFP)

Male stork migrates 14,000 km every year to be with handicapped mate

The faithful couple's long-distance relationship has made them celebrities in Croatia.

14 Apr 2018 2:44 PM

Poor rains last year left the upstream Indira Sagar dam in Madhya Pradesh a third below its seasonal average. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study warns water taps may completely dry up in India

According to warning satellite system, India, Morocco, Iraq and Spain could spark the next "day zero" water crisis.

13 Apr 2018 12:12 PM

Here are things one needs to remember when bringing in a pup or dog home for the first time.

Here’s everything you need to know if you are planning to bring a dog home

While spending time with new dog is always exhilarating, it’s also unnerving. The Doggie Professor shares a few tips to help

07 Apr 2018 9:30 PM

The actor had on Thursday appealed for a bail following his conviction in the 20-year-old case.

PETA condemns Salman Khan's bail in blackbuck poaching case

Salman Khan was sentenced to 5 years in jail after being convicted of killing two blackbucks in 1998.

07 Apr 2018 5:34 PM

The project was completed by spending around Rs 20 lakh and the Department of Science and Technology would save Rs 2.6 lakh per annum. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

Shimla gets its first grid-connected solar plant

Power generated by solar plant would be used by building and rest would be sold to Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited.

07 Apr 2018 10:55 AM

When a dog does it to a human they trust, it can then be alarming if that human invades their space and touches their soft, exposed belly

Dogs don't like belly rubs, they only tolerate because humans like it

When a dog rolls over, it is an expression of trust but one which dogs evolved to show one another.

06 Apr 2018 4:52 PM

The man is sitting in a car with the dog standing between his legs with his friends filming him (Photo: YouTube)

Disturbing footage shows man hitting dog on head while his friends laugh

Protect All Wildlife who shared the video on Twitter mentioned that those in the video have been arrested but sadly the dog has died.

04 Apr 2018 2:21 PM

Vodafone's advertisements have popularised the breed in India, and breeders and pet stores have cashed in on the demand. (Photo: Pixabay)

PETA India urges Vodafone to stop using pugs in advertisements

PETA points out while popularity of breed has stemmed from telecom giant using it across ads, very few people know how to keep breed.

04 Apr 2018 11:43 AM

You can take it to the park, teach new tricks, feed it and dress it up (Photo: YouTube)

New app allows people to adopt and raise their own cat using augmented reality

The cat can also interact with real surroundings, but the downside is that you can’t cuddle with it since it exists only on the screen.

03 Apr 2018 8:06 PM

On average, each person individually consumes about eight kilogramme of chocolate per year, researchers said. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study finds chocolate production may be harming environment

Study finds it takes around 1,000 litres of water to produce just one chocolate bar.

03 Apr 2018 11:05 AM

The areas worst affected by droughts are expected to be southern Africa and South America. (Photo: AFP)

Study finds India at risk of food shortage due to climate change

Climate change is expected to lead to more extremes of both rainfall and drought, with different effects in different parts of world.

03 Apr 2018 10:24 AM

PETA India urges people across India to refuse to take blades, knives, or scissors to dogs’ ears and tails for cosmetic purposes.

Stop illegal tail-docking, ear-cropping of puppies, urges PETA

The cruel procedures were originally banned by the Veterinary Council of India in 201l following an advisory.

02 Apr 2018 3:17 PM

It was named in honor of the Japreria, a disappearing indigenous ethnic group in the Perija in the northwestern Venezuelan state of Zulia. (Photo: AFP)

New frog species found in Venezuela and Colombia

With multi-colored skin and a distinctive song, the Hyloscirtus japreria was discovered during expeditions over the past decade.

30 Mar 2018 8:43 AM

The new study shows there are an estimated 1,300 geoglyphs across 400,000 square kilometre of Southern Amazonia, with 81 found in the area surveyed as part of the research. (Photo: Pixabay)

Amazon rainforests were more populated than thought, says study

Evidence shows there were hundreds of villages in rainforest and they were home to different communities speaking varied languages.

29 Mar 2018 10:40 AM

The winter calving season for critically endangered right whales is ending without a single newborn being spotted off the southeast US coast. (Photo: AP)

No babies for endangered right whales this season

Researchers have recorded between one and 39 births each year since the flights began in 1989.

27 Mar 2018 11:35 AM

The video has been viewed at least eight million times (Photo: YouTube)

The internet can't get enough of this monkey with a human face

Netizens pointed out how the eyes and mouth of the 18-year-old capuchin looked a lot like that of humans.

25 Mar 2018 6:23 PM

Mr. Shah described the news as fantastic and a historic moment for Mumbai (Photo: AFP)

Turtles return to Versova beach after two decades

City-based lawyer and environmentalist Afroz Shah, who initiated the beach clean-up drive in 2015, was present whenhatchlings were sighted.

23 Mar 2018 3:24 PM

Environment will remain clean in the presence of the house sparrow, as it takes small insects and other materials in the ground, say experts.

Modern buildings drive away house sparrows, says study

Ornithologist blames house construction engineers for disappearance of house sparrows in urban areas.

22 Mar 2018 8:50 PM

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