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Amid uproar, SC stays UGC's new regulations, 2012 rules to continue
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Top Court said that, for now, the 2012 UGC regulations will continue to apply.
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"Delayed but welcome step": Tamil Nadu CM Stalin backs UGC regulations, ur
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
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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"Educational institutions will become centres of controversy": Bar Council
Updated : 3 months, 3 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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Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat backs UGC regulations, calls it "effort to ensu
Updated : 3 months, 3 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 : 3 months, 3 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 : 3 months, 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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Trying to divide people through UGC: UP Congress President slams Centre ov
Updated : 3 months, 3 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 : 3 months, 3 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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Former City Magistrate Alankar Agnihotri urges Centre to intervene, allege
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Reiterating allegations made earlier, Agnihotri claimed that the constitutional system in Uttar Pradesh had broken down. "The constitutional machinery has failed. The government is working with a particular ideology, and there is an opposing ideology," he alleged.
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Need to bring uniform pattern in regulation, standard setting, accreditati
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday defended the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, stating that there was a need to establish a "uniform pattern" in regulation, standard-setting, and university accreditation, aligning it with the National Education Policy (NEP). Read More
Jairam Ramesh flags serious concerns over NTA, NAAC as parliamentary panel
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The all-party Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education under the Chairmanship of @digvijaya_28 has released its 371st report on the Autonomous Bodies of the Higher Education Department. Key recommendations include - • Greater in-house capacity-building of the National Testing A
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Delhi HC reserves order on plea against stay on suspension of Ramanujan Co
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reserved an order on three pleas against the stay granted on the suspension of Ramanujan College Principal Professor Rasal Singh. A single bench had granted an interim stay on his suspension. The same was challenged before the division bench of the Delhi Hi
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