New Delhi: Freedom of religion and belief is among the most fundamental of human rights. It safeguards human dignity, allowing individuals to practice their faith without fear and enabling diverse communities to coexist peacefully. Nowhere is this principle more significant — and more contested — than in South Asia, a region that is home to some of the world’s oldest religions and an extraordinary mosaic of beliefs including Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, and Sikhism. While most …
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New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court, in an interim order passed on Thursday, stayed the operation of the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, directing that the earlier 2012 Regulations will continue to govern the field until further orders.Issuing notice to the Centre and the UGC on a clutch of writ petitions challenging the validity of the 2026 Regulations, particularly Clause 3(c), which defines “caste-based discriminati…