Many Hmars are members of Mizoram’s middle class; most no longer speak the Hmar dialect, and are fully integrated into Mizo society.

The idea of launching a tax amnesty scheme was helped by the fact that the National Development Council (NDC) had already suggested that the government should think of a scheme to harness black money for productive purposes.

India Ratings and Research estimates that ONGC will see its revenues decline by Rs 10.8 billion-11.5 billion, and OIL by Rs 1.2 billion-1.3 billion.

Science, Arts, Commerce and Education students in self-financed colleges will get a 50% fee waiver, or annual assistance of Rs 10,000, whichever is lesser.

India this week launched its first dedicated multi wavelength space observatory. Why is it a big deal?

The Supreme Court has asked the government to grant citizenship to several thousands of these peoples who fled erstwhile East Pakistan in the 1960s, and were resettled in Arunachal Pradesh.

Encryption is a way to secure communications online, which includes stuff like emails and more sensitive information like credit card and bank account details, by converting it to garbled number-letter-character combinations.

As he approaches the end of his third year as CM, the 81-yr-old Cong veteran of many battles faces serious questions on his alleged disproportionate assets. ASHWANI SHARMA explains the multiple charges against Singh, and their political fallout.

The warship incorporates new design concepts for stealth, and has a very large component of indigenous combat suite.

US military aid to Pakistan reached a high of $ 4,504 million in FY 2010.

For the first time since 2001, Taliban have taken over a provincial capital. Afghan forces are understaffed, low on morale. Ashraf Ghani has a job on his hands.

RBI surprised the markets with a higher-than-expected rate cut of 50 basis points on Tuesday, boosting sentiment and fuelling hope of a revival in demand. SHAJI VIKRAMAN explains the Bank’s decisions.

In this Indian Express Exclusive, Dr Amitabha Ghosh explains what the discovery of liquid water on Mars means — for scientists, exploration missions, the human race, and for the future attempts to colonise the Red Planet.

What is the significance of Sunday’s election in the storied Spanish region? Was the election in fact a referendum for breaking away from Spain? What happens now?

The Forward Contracts Regulation Act (FCRA) stands repealed, and the regulation of the commodity derivatives market shifts to Sebi under the Securities Contracts Regulation Act (SCRA), 1956.

The municipal body’s financial losses from water works has reportedly increased by Rs 60 crore per annum, leading to demands, from both opposition parties and the local community, for the ouster of the private player.

A series of ponzi schemes, many of which were linked to plantation schemes, including teak plantations, promised investors very attractive returns.

Gaidinliu, who belonged to the Zeliangrong tribe — a conglomeration of the Zeme, Liangmei and Rongmei tribes that she created — was born in Luankau, 200 km west of Imphal, and worked across three states to raise an army to resist the British.

No one knows what has led to the ‘improvement’; lack of standardised data collection often yields contradictory results, undermines policy evaluation.

Narendra Modi’s move to Delhi has awakened dormant political forces. Return of caste unrest is rooted in flaws in ‘Gujarat Model’

Sustainable Development Goals are also wider in nature, and include, for the first time, specific goals on economic indicators.

The worst situation is in the 31 reservoirs of southern India, which are together filled to only 35 per cent of their capacity. These should normally be filled to 81 per cent of their capacity at this time.

Resistance to antibiotics is rising worldwide, including in India, and emerging as a powerful threat to public health, as the ability to fight infections such as tuberculosis is diminished.

Volkswagen, world’s largest automaker by sales, used a defeat device to rig emissions tests of diesel vehicles to cheat regulators. What is it? How does the ‘device’ work?