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Esha Raoy profiles the NSCN (Khaplang), KYKL and KCP — outfits that killed 18 Army personnel in Manipur’s Chandel district last week.

P Vaidyanathan Iyer explains the issues in the denial of security clearance by the Home Ministry to the Marans’ satellite TV channels, and where they might lead.

A sampling of scholarship suggests both ancient Indian texts and rulers adopted a mixed approach — condoning as well as prohibiting the killing and consumption of cows, depending on circumstances.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced in the Budget the setting up of an AIIMS in Jammu and Kashmir.

The Food Safety Act, and subsequent rules, spare ‘no person’, and allow ‘no advertisement’ that misleads. But the extent of a brand ambassador’s liability — if any — awaits an interpretation in court.

Dr Suryachandra Rao, Associate Mission Director, Monsoon Mission, at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), explains a key atmosphere-ocean phenomenon.

The SC directive that Aadhaar can’t be made mandatory for any service — which the government can’t oppose until Aadhaar gets legal validity — has complicated the issue.

Big names, including Somnath Chatterjee, could face summons over the Kolkata massacre of 17 Ananda Margis.

The govt is open to taking the Capt Saurabh Kalia case to International Court of Justice. SUSHANT SINGH examines the facts, issues.

Fishermen can defy trawling window ban because of the way they, and the business, are organised.

Why the rush to Make in India? Is it patriotism, at least for the Indian companies? But some sound economics is involved as well.

There is a strong correlation between an El Nino — the abnormal rise of sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific off the coast of South America — and a weak monsoon.

A year ago, PM Modi promised a better deal to the weavers of his constituency Varanasi. It will need a better handloom policy, access to credit and markets, and an infrastructure of support .

The fifth part of Express Economic History Series.

Has Maggi broken food laws? Is it harmful for you? Indian Express explains the controversy over India’s favourite instant noodles.

The draft has been circulated with the industry and Services, the Ministry has appointed a 10-member committee to examine the policy.

His electric car is a paradigm-changer, an automobile in the mould of a mobile phone, and SpaceX could put him — and the world — in a different orbit altogether.

Activists say introduction of eggs in meals was one way of ensuring children get protein-rich food, especially in the tribal areas where malnutrition remains a concern.

Nuanced arguments about ‘value’ may square up statistically for now, but company results belie claims of a manufacturing rebound.

The tendency to endorse racist or sexist attitudes explicitly has decreased, but social biases may play out implicitly or unconsciously.

One rank, one pension (OROP) for military veterans was one of the first public promises made by Narendra Modi in his campaign which immediately won him the support of a majority of veterans in the

The man in CID custody for running an alleged illegal lottery racket is and alleged former employee of Lottery King Santiago Martin.

Kerala HC judgment is in line with consistent position taken by SC, the guiding principle is always freedoms guaranteed under Article 19.

The Supreme Court has permitted states to ban lotteries, pointing out that the right to sell lottery tickets is not a fundamental right.

On Wednesday, Jammu greeted Rajnath Singh with a bandh to protest the state government’s decision to scrap the artificial lake.