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Karnataka: Govt opens barber shop in Gadag for Dalits
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
A barber shop has been opened in Shingatalur village of Karnataka's Gadag district after members of the Dalit community were allegedly denied shaving services by upper caste barbers for several years.
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Telangana: K Kavitha expresses shock over infant's death in alleged caste
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
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
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BJP is pursuing politics of hatred in country: AAP MP Sanjay Singh
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
"At the same time, pictures of his killers sitting in court and laughing were also going viral. That was an image from that era in which Nathuram Godse and his associates were present. There was no remorse on their faces, instead they were laughing," pointed out the AAP MP.
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"Extend heartfelt greetings to all citizens on Guru Ravidas Jayanti": Pres
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
President Draupadi Murmu on Sunday extended greetings to citizens on the occasion of Guru Ravidas Jayanti, embracing his teachings grounded in service and devotion, and contributing to the building of a developed nation.
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SC stays UGC's equity regulations; leaders call for 'balanced' revision
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
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
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"Govt absolutely abdicated its responsibility": Priyanka Chaturvedi welcom
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Welcoming the Supreme Court's stay on the new University Grants Commission's equity regulations, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Thursday criticised the central government for "abdicating its responsibility," following widespread backlash on the regulations.
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Institutional use of caste discrimination is dangerous, says Alankar Agnih
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Agnihotri said that caste-based discrimination should never be used as an institutional tool and should remain confined to appropriate vocabulary and discourse. He alleged that the clause related to caste discrimination is increasingly being treated as a self-inflicted cr
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Amid uproar, SC stays UGC's new regulations, 2012 rules to continue
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
The Top Court said that, for now, the 2012 UGC regulations will continue to apply.
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Students protest against new UGC guidelines at DU North Campus
Updated : 1 month, 2 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, 2 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, 2 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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"PM and HM should step forward and tell country about new UGC regulation":
Updated : 1 month, 2 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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