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The illusion of 118% rise in caste discrimination complaints: How UGC data is being used to distort the caste discrimination debate

A headline-grabbing 118.4% rise, when stripped of institutional scale and context, turns limited data into a manufactured crisis to justify regulatory overreach.

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.

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.

Haryana police suicide cases: All you need to know about IPS Y Puran Kumar’s death, ASI Sandeep’s final note and allegations, the SIT probe...

The twin deaths of IPS Y Puran Kumar and ASI Sandeep Kumar have shaken Haryana Police. Allegations range from caste bias to corruption, prompting a high-level SIT probe and raising serious questions about internal accountability.

US authorities close investigation against BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham after finding no merit in caste discrimination and forced labour allegations: Here’s what happened

Swami Brahmaviharidas, head of the BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi, welcomed this decision by the US authorities and said that the allegations levelled against BAPS were false and that now their faith in justice is restored.

Most Backward Classes family of cops kills SC man over love affair with their daughter: Read how Tamil Nadu has a disturbing record of...

From Kannagi and Murugesan’s brutal killing to Kavin Selva Ganesh, honour killing with non-Brahmin or the sub-castes of Dalits, MBCs, and BCs is prevalent in Tamil Nadu.

‘You are a comedy piece’: Madras High Court judge rebukes advocate for levelling allegations of caste bias against the judiciary

During a hearing by a bench comprising Justice GR Swaminathan and K Rajsekar, Justice Swaminathan said, “You are a comedy piece. I don't know who called you all revolutionary. You are all comedy pieces."

Trial to begin in abetment of suicide case of IIT Bombay student Darshan Solanki as accused Armaan Iqbal Khatri withdraws petition

Nearly two and a half years after first-year IIT Bombay student Darshan Solanki died by suicide, the long-delayed trial against the main accused, Armaan Khatri, is finally set to begin

Odisha: 40 members of ST woman’s family undergo ‘Shuddhi’ ritual after she marries a SC man, viral video misused on social media to blame...

In Odisha's Rayagada district, 40 members of a tribal family underwent a purification ritual after their daughter married an SC man. The video of the incident was misused to falsely claim 'casteist oppression', insinuating force by other castes.

US court turns down petition by Hindu professors, grants legitimacy to university policy meant to weaponise ‘caste’ against Hindu Americans: Details

The case pertains to a legal challenge by two Hindu Professors, Sunil Kumar and Praveen Sinha, against a dubious 'anti-discrimination and harassment policy' of the California State University (CSU) that came into force in January 2023.

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