During his Budget speech, the Chief Minister announced that the Rohith Vemula Act will be enacted to prevent caste-based atrocities against students across all government, private and deemed universities. The Act is named after Rohith Vemula.
Congress MP Mallu Ravi on Saturday said there was no caste angle in the death of a two-year-old child in Kummera village of Nagarkurnool district, and cautioned against attempts to disturb social harmony.
On February 18, multiple violent altercations, stone-pelting, and caste-based abuses during a local village fair ultimately culminated in the tragic death of a two-month-old infant, according to an official press release by Nagarkurnool police on X, detailing the incidents in Kummera vill
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha on Wednesday took a swipe at Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat over his recent remarks on Hindu unity, conversions and infiltration, questioning the Sangh leadership's silence on caste-based inequities and sewer deaths.
"The Registry is directed to issue a notice to the DCP, North Delhi and the Vice Chancellor, Delhi University, with directions to get the allegations made in the complaint inquired into and to submit an Action Taken Report within two weeks for perusal of the Commission," the NHRC stated i
This comes after chaos erupted at a protest demanding implementation of the new University Grants Commission (UGC) equity guidelines, which the Supreme Court put on hold, citing "complete vagueness" in the rules and potential misuse.
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday, emphasising the inclusivity of the Sangh, said that anyone can become 'Sarsanghchalak' (RSS chief), including the SC and STs, as the decision is solely dependent on the work that any individual put for the organisation.
Speaking at a public rally in Karimnagar, Owaisi said the UGC guidelines mandate that colleges and universities take action if students from backward classes, Dalits, tribals, or minorities face harassment. He claimed that "upper-caste groups tried to create a storm across the country" ag
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, notified on January 23, 2026 which was challenged by various petitioners as being arbitrary, exclusionary, discriminatory and in violation of the of th
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Thursday said that there's no need to comment on the Supreme Court's stay on the new University Grants Commission's equity regulations and assured that the government will comply with the order.