UGC regulations
- Delhi
UGC Rollback Mahapanchayat in Delhi postponed after govt talks
New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) Rollback Savarna Mahapanchayat scheduled to be held at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Sunday, September 20, was postponed after Union ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh…
- India
UGC equity regulations 2026 under reconsideration: Centre to SC
New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday, August 20, told the Supreme Court that the 2026 University Grants Commission equity regulations on preventing caste-based discrimination on campuses are under reconsideration. On January 29,…
- Hate Crime
Will burn Mohammed’s effigy: Hindutva chief after student leader burns Manusmriti
Patna: Tensions escalated in Bihar’s Patna district after a student leader, Manish Kumar, burned the Manusmriti during the UGC Regulations protests on Wednesday, March 18. After the video of the incident circulated,…
- India
Govt orders mass takedown of social media posts criticising, mocking PM Modi
The Union Government has directed a mass takedown of posts satirising, mocking and criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and accounts condemning the Centre’s response to the University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations on…
- India
Lucknow University students protest RSS chief’s visit, detained
Lucknow: Protests erupted at Lucknow University on Wednesday, February 18, during a visit by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, chanting, “Mohan Bhagwat Go Back” and “RSS Murdabad,” criticising the varsity…
- India
DU bars campus protests for a month, faces backlash from students and teachers
New Delhi: After Delhi University on Tuesday, February 17, barred public meetings, processions and protests on campus for a month, several student and teachers’ groups demanded that the order be withdrawn, calling…
- India
Vague and can be misused: SC stays 2026 UGC regulations
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, January 29, stayed a recent University Grants Commission (UGC) regulation after various pleas were filed contending that the Commission adopted a “non-inclusionary” definition of caste-based…
