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"Vague": SC stays UGC 2026 regulations on pleas challenging definition of
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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'
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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
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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
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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
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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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2026 'Best Companies for Women in India' Study Launched at Leadership Summ
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Gurugram (Haryana) [India], January 29: Avtar Group, India's leading workplace culture and inclusion consulting firm, launched the Avtar & Seramount 'Best Companies for Women in India' (BCWI) 2026 study at a Leadership Summit held at the Leela Ambience in Gurugram. BCWI, an annual benchmarki
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"Guidelines were outcome of SC's order, government diluted it": CPI MP Joh
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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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"SC has stayed the UGC Regulations and kept them in abeyance," says petiti
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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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"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
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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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Congress' Digvijaya Singh calls for resolution of issues in new UGC guidel
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"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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Active Clothing Co Limited Board Clears ₹23 Cr Fund Raise via Warrants
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Mohali (Punjab) [India], January 28: Active Clothing Co limited, (BSE - 541144), India's one of the leading design-to-shelf platforms, specializing in flat-knitted sweaters, jackets, and circular-knitted apparel for global fashion brands, has announced the approval of a preferential issue of
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