After being accused of harassing a Dalit officer, a TN minister was divested of his ministry and assigned the Backward Classes Welfare Fund.

Politics
March 30, 2022, 11:21 a.m.

"He harassed a Dalit cop, using casteist remarks," a source stated. So, to teach him a lesson, the Chief Minister handed him the portfolio of looking after backward communities and their welfare."

Nilim Mahanta and Ebo Mili have been granted bail by the court.

Politics
March 30, 2022, 11:18 a.m.

The government seeks sanctuary in the "sentiments of all Arunachalis."

Physics and Math are now required for engineering and technical UG programmes, according to new standards.

Politics
March 30, 2022, 11:17 a.m.

Previously, the topic of obligatory subject combinations had been left to the discretion of universities and engineering institutes, making it technically conceivable for students who had not studied Physics and Math in high school to pursue UG degree programmes in engineering and technology.