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
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."
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.
"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.
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."<
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.
He stated that to curb delays the government is looking to introduce new regulations and policy changes to ensure a case where delivery is not completed within one year will be "foreclosed".
Under the new regulations, registration of every pet dog with the Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh, has been made mandatory. A registration fee of Rs 500 per dog will be charged, with a renewal fee of Rs 50 every five years. The bylaws also mandate that every registered dog must wear a m
The US Department of Homeland Security has proposed replacing open-ended visa stays for students, exchange visitors, and foreign media with fixed admission periods, requiring extensions for longer stays, citing oversight, fraud risks, and national security concerns. Public comments are in
S&P Global Ratings anticipates that the new regulations in Gold-Backed Loans will necessitate business model adjustments for lenders, with nimble players likely to gain a competitive edge.
This follows the Government of India's January 24, 2025 notification introducing UPS for Central Government employees covered under NPS. The new regulations will take effect from April 1, 2025.