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Amid uproar, SC stays UGC's new regulations, 2012 rules to continue
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The Top Court said that, for now, the 2012 UGC regulations will continue to apply.
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'Kohrra 2' trailer: Mona Singh leads command to solve murder mystery, Baru
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
With Barun Sobti returning as the beloved Assistant Sub-Inspector Amarpal Garundi, he has been joined by a fresh cast of Mona Singh and Rannvijay Singha.
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Students protest against new UGC guidelines at DU North Campus
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Students, mostly belonging to the general category, staged a protest on Wednesday at Delhi University's North Campus against the newly notified University Grants Commission (UGC) equity rules, demanding their immediate withdrawal.
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"New UGC guidelines will increase separatism, violate fundamental rights":
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
"We have demanded that the unconstitutional rules, which are based on caste discrimination, and which include OBCs, should be amended. I believe that all sections of society need to be included in this," Mishra told ANI.
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Congress' Digvijaya Singh calls for resolution of issues in new UGC guidel
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
"The UGC's final Regulations also got rid of a separate provision that penalised students for lodging false cases of discrimination... the protests against the Regulations are by General category students and largely concentrated on two issues - removal of provisions penalising students f
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"Caste had absolutely no place in his politics": Raj Thackeray's tribute t
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Raj Thackeray said that Ajit Pawar was a "remarkably straightforward" leader who was "utterly free of caste bias" and transformed the Pimpri Chinchwad and Baramati region. He added that Maharashtra's politics has lost an outstanding leader.
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"Educational institutions will become centres of controversy": Bar Council
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
BJP MP in Rajya Sabha and Chairman of Bar Council of India, Manan Kumar Mishra, criticised the University Grants Commission's (UGC) new regulations to curb caste-based discrimination in colleges and universities, stating that educational institutions will become "centres of controversy."<
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Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat backs UGC regulations, calls it "effort to ensu
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Bhagat said the Constitution guarantees equality for all citizens and prohibits discrimination on the basis of caste or gender. He added that the UGC's move was in line with these values and should be welcomed.
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"PM and HM should step forward and tell country about new UGC regulation":
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Kumar, raising the issue of caste discrimination, said casteism has existed for centuries and questioned why it is being acknowledged only now.
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"What changes are they trying to bring about?": Congress MP Imran Masood q
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Masood further alleged that attempts to link identity, religion, and voting rights were deeply troubling. "To cast a vote, you have to prove you are a valid voter. But asking whether or not you are a Hindu is beyond comprehension. What do they want to do in the country? What changes are t
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Trying to divide people through UGC: UP Congress President slams Centre ov
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
Reacting to the new University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations to deal with caste-based discrimination, Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai on Tuesday alleged that the Central government was trying to divide people through the UGC.
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Conference on caste, race at IIT Delhi faces flak; administration forms fa
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
A conference on caste and race organised at IIT Delhi earlier this month has triggered sharp criticism over its content and choice of speakers, following which the institute has constituted a fact-finding committee and assured appropriate action in line with institutional protocols.
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