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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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"Government committed to true social justice": President Droupadi Murmu ad
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Focusing on social justice, the President underlined that Babasaheb Ambedkar consistently emphasised equality and social justice, values enshrined in the Constitution. "Every citizen of the country should get their full rights without any discrimination. My Government is committed to true
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"Educational institutions will become centres of controversy": Bar Council
Updated : 1 month, 2 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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"EWS is totally reserved for the 'Swarn' category": SP's Ram Gopal Yadav r
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
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.
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Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat backs UGC regulations, calls it "effort to ensu
Updated : 1 month, 2 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, 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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"Our duty to protect interests of marginalised communities": Karnataka Hig
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to the media on Tuesday, Sudhakar reiterated Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's call for stricter enforcement of laws against discrimination in educational institutions, adding that a bill drafted by the state government had faced criticism.
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Trying to divide people through UGC: UP Congress President slams Centre ov
Updated : 1 month, 2 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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"No misuse, discrimination under new rule": Education Minister Dharmendra
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday sought to allay concerns over the new University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations, assuring that the law would not be misused and that there would be no discrimination in its implementation.
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BJP's Rae Bareli Kisan Morcha VP resigns citing dissatisfaction over new U
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
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.
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Syria issues historic decree recognising Kurdish language, rights in push
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The move, announced amid ongoing tensions in the country's north, is being described by officials as a major step toward addressing decades of marginalisation and integrating Kurds more fully into Syria's national framework.
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