Six awarded life term in double murder case
Six persons were sentenced to life imprisonment by a fast track court here in an eight-year-old double murder case.

Sharks on the menu at wildlife trade meet
Four rapidly dwindling shark species prized in Asia for fins and in Europe for meat will be swimming against the current at a UN wildlife trade meet days after an attempt to protect tuna was crushed.

Man get life imprisonment for killing witness` father
A city court Saturday sentenced a man to rigorous life imprisonment for killing the father of a witness who had informed the police about the convict gunning down a students union leader of a Delhi University college.

PM approves setting up of separate department for wildlife
To give sharper focus to wildlife-related issues, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has given approval for setting up of a separate department dedicated to wildlife and forests which will be distinct from the one for environment.

Polar bear ban defeated at UN conservation meeting
A US-backed proposal to ban the international trade of polar bear skins, teeth and claws was defeated Thursday at a UN wildlife meeting.

E-commerce in protected wildlife booming
From ivory trinkets to live parrots, the Internet has become a virtual supermarket in imperilled species that is hard to track and even harder to crack.

Delhi Court awards life sentence for killing student leader
A Delhi court on Wednesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for murdering a students` union president of a city college 11 years ago.

Weight-loss surgery boosts sex life
Does weight-loss surgery boost a patient`s sex life or libido? Yes, it does, especially when he is suffering from obesity-related erectile dysfunction or ED.

`PM`s US visit to strengthen global non-proliferation regime`
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s visit to the US next month to attend a Nuclear Security Summit will strengthen the global non-proliferation regime, Union Minister Shashi Tharoor on Monday said.

Bluefin tuna tops CITES conference agenda in Doha
A contentious battle between Asia and the West over the fate of the Atlantic bluefin tuna prized by sushi lovers overshadowed a United Nations conference that opened Saturday in the Gulf state of Qatar.