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Delhi University prohibits demonstration, public gatherings for one month
Updated : 3 weeks, 5 days ago IST
Delhi University on Tuesday prohibited meetings, processions, and protests for a period of one month.
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DU VC requests students, teachers to maintain harmony after chaos at pro-U
Updated : 4 weeks, 1 day ago IST
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.
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"This is a welcoming decision": BJP MLA Pankaj Singh on SC stay on UGC Equ
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to the media on Thursday, Singh said that the matter was attached to the sentiments of millions of people.
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UP: Students in Varanasi celebrate SC's stay on new UGC regulation
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
The students distributed sweets and raised slogans to celebrate the SC's order.
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"It appears regulations were drafted in haste": Drishti IAS founder Vikas
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Vikas Divyakirti, founder and MD of Drishti IAS, suggested that the new University Grants Commission's equity regulations were "drafted in haste", pointing out various shortcomings of the regulations.
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SC stays UGC's equity regulations; leaders call for 'balanced' revision
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks 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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"No need to comment on court's order": UP DyCM Keshav Prasad Maurya on SC'
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
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.
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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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"SC's stay on UGC's new rules is appropriate": Mayawati
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Thursday said that the Supreme Court's stay on the new University Grants Commission's equity regulations is "appropriate," given the current "social tensions" in the universities against these 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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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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