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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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"True justice doesn't involve injustice to anyone": Akhilesh Yadav's welco
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has welcomed the Supreme Court's stay on the new University Grants Commission's equity 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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"Guidelines were outcome of SC's order, government diluted it": CPI MP Joh
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
He added that the guidelines' scope should have been broadened and lamented that political controversy, driven by the BJP, should not come at the expense of students.
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"Victory for us, guidelines were divisive:" Lucknow University students we
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
The new UGC regulations, notified on January 23, were challenged by various petitioners as being arbitrary, exclusionary, discriminatory and in violation of the Constitution as well as the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.
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Cong MP Pramod Tiwari hails Supreme Court's decision to stay UGC's new reg
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Pramod Tiwari accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for diverting from "real issues" of a country, adding that government's job is to ensure peace, but they "ignite fire in the name of religion and caste."
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"SC has stayed the UGC Regulations and kept them in abeyance," says petiti
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
He informed that the apex court has directed that the UGC Regulations of 2012 will remain in force until further orders. The matter has been listed for hearing on March 19.
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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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6-year-old Christian girl brutally assaulted in Pakistan
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
"Calling for swift justice, accountability of the perpetrators, and full protection for the victim and her family," Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) condemned the heinous act.
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Union Budget 2026: "Discrimination against non-BJP states," alleges Karnat
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
The Budget Session commenced on Wednesday with President Droupadi Murmu's address to both the Houses of Parliament.
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"Delayed but welcome step": Tamil Nadu CM Stalin backs UGC regulations, ur
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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
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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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