The Union Minority Affairs Ministry, led by Union Minister Smriti Irani, has scrapped about 58,456 “units” or small infrastructure projects that were sanctioned under a centrally sponsored socio-economic development scheme.
Madras High Court disposed of a petition filed for establishing a 'peacekeeping committee' at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, following incidents of violence that occurred after a 'beef fest' was organised on campus in 2017