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As Supreme Court stays UGC Regulations of 2026, read about the 2012 Rules that are currently in force and the key differences between them

The 2012 regulations did not limit the definition of discrimination to select caste groups only. However, the 2026 UGC guidelines explicitly left out General Category students. 'Caste-based discrimination' in the new regulation was defined as discrimination only on the basis of caste or tribe against the members of the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, and other backward classes.

SC puts a leash on unchecked Waqf Tribunal powers, limits jurisdiction to registered properties

The court observed that Sections 6(1) and 7(1) of the Waqf Act require that a property must be listed in the official auqaf list.

UGC Equity Regulations: How the draft was modified to incorporate Indira Jaising’s demands and left glaring questions on possible misuse to target general caste...

Unhappy with the 2025 regulations, Senior Advocate Indira Jaising proposed ten core reforms in the regulations, which made way into the final draft.

‘India has 100% more trade deals than Trump’: US media praises India-EU FTA while discussing how tariffs are hitting American citizens

The US media pointed out that the Trump administration has only been able to reach two trade agreements in ten months.

Mamata Banerjee cries foul play after Baramati aircrash, calls for SC-monitored probe claiming ‘Pawar was going to leave BJP coalition’

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday escalated political tensions following the Baramati plane crash that claimed the life of Maharashtra Deputy Chief...

CM Himanta Biswa Sarma says Assam needs the politics of polarisation, Bangladeshi Muslims are illegal who won’t be allowed in the state

CM Sarma said four to five lakh "Miya voters" (Bangladeshi infiltrators) will be deleted when an electoral revision takes place through SIR in Assam.

Washington Post’s India chief begs Jeff Bezos as layoffs loom, exposing how ‘bashing India’ is the price of job security at The Post

Pranshu Verma’s desperate public plea to Jeff Bezos lays bare how attacking India and its institutions has become the currency of survival at The Washington Post.

Big jolt to Congress in Uttar Pradesh: Read why senior leader Naseemuddin Siddiqui resigned and how it may affect the party

Naseemuddin Siddiqui left Congress with 72 other members, including 20 former MLAs in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.

Ministry of Education to issue clarification over UGC’s equity regulations, plea filed in SC against the regulations for promoting hostility against GC students

A plea has been filed against the UGC regulations in the Supreme Court for excluding general category students from the grievance redressal mechanism under the regulations.

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