Delhi Police has sought time for further investigation from the Rouse Avenue court and filed a status report in a case pertaining to a protest against the UGC Regulations Draft at Jantar Mantar in 2025.
In a letter addressed to the Minister of Education, Dharmendra Pradhan, JNUTA questioned the Ministry and the Central Government's position over the VC's remarks and the detention of the university students protesting against it.
The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students on Friday gathered to burn the effigy of JNU Vice Chancellor Santishree D Pandit over her alleged casteist remarks, and condemned the Delhi Police for detaining and arresting JNU students following yesterday's protest staged to demand the imp
Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Animesh Kumar granted bail to the accused, Neha, Ranvijay, Varkay Parakkal and Abhishek Kumar, on a personal bond of Rs 25,000 each, along with a surety of the same amount. The court made the bail subject to verification of their permanent addresses,
In a statement, the All India Students Association (AISA) said, "As the forces of Manuvad unleash a united attack against social justice, the legacy of Ambedkar must prevail!"
Her clarification comes amid protests by student organisations, including the JNU Students' Union (JNUSU), which have demanded her resignation over the remarks made in a podcast published on February 16.
Speaking at a public rally in Karimnagar, Owaisi said the UGC guidelines mandate that colleges and universities take action if students from backward classes, Dalits, tribals, or minorities face harassment. He claimed that "upper-caste groups tried to create a storm across the country" ag
Addressing a rally in Telangana's Bhainsa, Owaisi criticised the Prime Minister for projecting himself as the "biggest backward class leader," while alleging that his government failed to stand by anti-discrimination measures in higher education.
A press release from Lok Bhavan, Tamil Nadu, alleges that the state government is proceeding with the constitution and extension of search committees for the appointment of Vice-Chancellors at Bharathiar, Bharathidasan, and Periyar Universities in a manner contrary to binding University G
AISA organised an Equity March at the Arts Faculty, University of Delhi, to register a vehement protest against the Supreme Court's recent stay on University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations.
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.
Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday thanked the Supreme Court for putting a stay on the new UGC regulations and said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has never discriminated against anyone.