The Ministry has defined prestigious: the tournament must be at least 30 years old, and held regularly with a good participation of teams and players.

Indian Expres explains the CCTNS, which has just received a fresh push from the government.

While subsidised drugs and stents likely make for better headlines, investing more on screening may make more sense for the Health Ministry.

Indian Express explain the October-December northeast monsoon that brings rain to Tamil Nadu at this time — and how it became so deadly this year.

Kanchan Vasdev explains an issue that has agitated Punjab and Sikhs for long, and surfaced again during the PM’s visit to the UK last week.

India’s oldest paramilitary force, the Assam Rifles, has accused 5 Nagaland dailies of violating the UAPA by supporting the NSCN (K).

The organisation had signed a ceasefire with the Government of India in 2001, three years after New Delhi had begun a peace process with the NSCN (IM).

Here’s the summary of Rahul’s commercial dealings over the years, as submitted in his affidavits to the Election Commission, and in filings to the Registrar of Companies.

An expert suggested by the World Bank also advised that the system had worked in Scandanavian countries and in Australia.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to the proposed convention at the G20 Summit, asking the world to unite against terrorism.

What are the new rupee denominated overseas bonds that Prime Minister Modi spoke about in the UK? What’s in them for Indian issuers and foreign investors?

Images from Kabul last week were breathtaking: tens of thousands of women, children and men, marching in the largest mass demonstrations Afghanistan has ever seen.

Historical evidence on the life and times of Tipu Sultan is mixed, and his assessment has often been based on current perceptions, prejudices.

Last week, the Arvind Kejriwal government set up a panel to probe allegations of financial irregularities at DDCA.

Indian Express explains the assembly convened by Sikh radicals, and the implications of its decisions for politics in the state.

Gangster killed in Mangaluru jail was accused in crimes ‘coordinated from Saudi Arabia’, allegedly linked to Chhota Shakeel’s men.

The Kalvari submarine started harbour trials in Mumbai this month. Suddenly, there seems to be a lot of movement on the submarine front.

Chetia’s reported willingness to be part of the peace process between Delhi and Ulfa’s pro-talks faction may be considered a major blow to the anti-talks faction headed by Paresh Barua.

The Indian Express recounts the year-old controversy that has now forced Finance Minister K M Mani to resign. But the government seems safe, for now.

“The ongoing peace process will receive a much-needed boost with Chetia’s arrival,” said ULFA vice-chairman Pradip Barua, who is also part of the peace process.

A look at the background and working of the Environment Compensation Charge imposed by the Supreme Court on commercial vehicles entering Delhi.

By April 1992, Sebi had become the statutory regulator, but a kind of vacuum existed for the next few months.

What some Punjab farmers are doing to stop the heavy pollution caused by burning harvested paddy stalks.

Unregulated and indiscriminate use of pesticides in homes claimed another pair of lives in Pune over the last weekend. Indian Express explains what we are doing wrong with fumigation.