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"Guidelines were outcome of SC's order, government diluted it": CPI MP Joh
Updated : 1 month, 3 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, 3 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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"SC has stayed the UGC Regulations and kept them in abeyance," says petiti
Updated : 1 month, 3 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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Students protest against new UGC guidelines at DU North Campus
Updated : 1 month, 3 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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"New UGC guidelines will increase separatism, violate fundamental rights":
Updated : 1 month, 3 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, 3 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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"EWS is totally reserved for the 'Swarn' category": SP's Ram Gopal Yadav r
Updated : 1 month, 3 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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"Our duty to protect interests of marginalised communities": Karnataka Hig
Updated : 1 month, 3 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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'Requires clarity, balance': ABVP on UGC's new equity guidelines for Highe
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Currently, certain provisions and terminologies within these regulations have sparked ambiguity and misconceptions among society, students, and parents. ABVP urges the UGC to take immediate cognisance of these concerns and issue clarifications to prevent any divisive situations.
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UP Chief Electoral Officer issues guidelines for special voter list verifi
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa on Friday announced that notices are being sent to voters whose details in the 2026 Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls do not match those in the 2003 records.
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Rajasthan Police not to publicly release photos of arrested accused, follo
Updated : 2 months ago IST
On January 21, 2026, the office of the Additional Director General of Police (Crime Branch), Rajasthan, Hawa Singh Ghumaria, issued a transformative directive to uphold the fundamental rights of individuals in custody.
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Gujarat CM directs to promote Eco-Tourism in protected forest areas and to
Updated : 2 months ago IST
In this meeting, held in the presence of Forest and Environment Minister Arjunbhai Modhwadia and Minister of State Pravin Mali, details presented to the Chief Minister also stated that a tiger has been observed in the Ratanmahal Sanctuary and that there is a strong possibility of it settl
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