Tamil Nadu Chief Minister on Thursday described the UGC (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026 as a "delayed but welcome" reform, calling it a crucial step towards addressing deep-rooted discrimination and institutional apathy within India's higher educat
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.
"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
E. Sreelakshmi and K.M. Parvana of Koothuparamba Higher Secondary School, Thokkilangadi, emerged as the winners of the Kannur district-level competition of the Vigyan Yatra Chief Minister's Megaquiz School Category, based on the history of Kerala's vibrant social progress.
This came after new rules notified by the UGC on January 13, which update its 2012 regulations on the same subject, have sparked widespread criticism from general category students, who argue that the framework could lead to discrimination against them.
The national capital witnessed a slight improvement in air quality on Wednesday morning, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 273 at around 7 am, keeping it in the 'poor' category.
Jointly produced by Farhan Akhtar under the banner of Excel Entertainments, Boong has been nominated along with films 'Arco', 'Lilo & Stitch' and 'Zootopia 2'.
New Delhi [India], January 27: Parijat Industries (India) Limited recently received recognition at the PMFAI Awards 2026, earning the Export Excellence Award (Large Scale Category) and the Award for Contribution to Social Responsibility.
Claiming the constitutional processes had broken down, he added, "President's rule should be imposed to restore the constitutional system. The general category has turned against the government."
The new rules notified by the University Grants Commission (UGC) on January 13, which update its 2012 regulations on the same subject, have sparked widespread criticism from general category students, who argue that the framework could lead to discrimination against them.
As per AQI classification, a reading between 0 and 50 is 'good', 51 to 100 'satisfactory', 101 to 200 'moderate', 201 to 300 'poor', 301 to 400 'very poor' and 401 to 500 'severe'.
India's first team in the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Prototype category clinches third place. Team Renew from Kumaraguru Institutions, Coimbatore, has secured Third Position at the prestigious 41st Shell Eco-Marathon Asia Pacific 2026, held at the Lusail International Circuit in Doha, Qatar, from Ja