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    • Where the kings still roam: Top 10 countries with the largest lion populations

      Discover the environments that sustain the world’s lion populations, highlighting the balance of power, survival, and beauty within Earth’s most fascinating wild kingdoms.

    • India’s Asiatic lion population rises from 523 to 891, says Union Minister Bhupender Yadav

      On World Lion Day, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav hailed Gujarat’s Gir forest as the last refuge of the Asiatic lion, announcing the population has grown to 891, double in a decade, alongside a ₹180 crore plan to strengthen conservation and ecotourism.

    • Jayan Cherian Part 2: ‘Censorship is a colonial law, it has no place in a democracy’

      Final of a two-part interview with filmmaker Jayan K Cherian, who says his IFFI-premiered & IFFK-headed 'Rhythm of Dammam', on the Siddi community, is his most benign film; his past censored films & why censorship laws should be scrapped.

    • Jayan Cherian Part 1: ‘Hindu Siddis are found only in India’s Konkan region; re-enslaved by upper caste landowners’

      First of a two-part interview with New York-based Malayalee filmmaker Jayan K Cherian, whose latest Konkani-Kannada film 'Rhythm of Dammam', on the Siddi community of Yellapur, Karnataka, premiered at International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa, and next shows in International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK).

    • Asiatic lion population in Gujarat's Gir forest up 29%: Officials

      The exercise was undertaken as the five yearly census could not be carried out in May due to the coronavirus outbreak and lockdown, the department said.

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