New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers’ Association (JNUTA) has written to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan seeking a clarification on the Centre’s stand over the controversial casteist remarks made by JNU Vice Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit. The JNUTA also demanded VC Pandit’s removal.In an open letter, JNUTA said VC Pandit’s podcast remarks were widely circulated and required an official response. It alleged she spoke of her political allegi…
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New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Showcasing India’s vibrant knowledge ecosystem, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, on Monday, called upon envoys from more than 50 countries to collaborate with the country’s innovation-driven and multidisciplinary education system. Speaking at the Study in India Edu-Diplomatic Conclave 2026 organised by the Ministry of Education at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan, Union Minister Pradhan said the country continues to remain a bright spot in the global economic landscape,…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) on Friday called for a complete university strike to protest the arrest of 13 students, including three office-bearers, during a march to the Ministry of Education (MoE). The union alleged that several students were “brutally attacked and injured” during the protest and claimed that a portrait of Babasaheb Ambedkar was damaged during police action. The arrested students have been produced in the Court as the D…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (North Delhi) and the Vice Chancellor of the University of Delhi over allegations that a woman journalist and content creator was violently assaulted while covering a protest at the varsity’s North Campus. A Bench presided over by NHRC Member Priyank Kanoongo took cognisance of a complaint alleging that the journalist was attacked by a mob on Friday while reporting on a …
Uttarakhand, Feb 15 (IANS) In a major step towards strengthening student well-being in higher education, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) on Sunday announced it has started drafting a comprehensive mental health policy for its campus community. The initiative is being seen as a landmark move that could set a model for other IITs across the country.The first draft of the policy has been prepared by the institute’s Wellness Centre, which serves as a mental health care facilit…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) A Delhi court on Friday extended the judicial custody of Faridabad-based Al Falah University chairman Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui for 14 days, and the matter will come up for the next hearing on March 27. The court also issued a notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a plea filed by Siddiqui. He had moved an application seeking documents related to the charge sheet and requested that the material be provided to him.Siddiqui was arrested by the Delhi Police Crime Branch o…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) When a regulation vests wide discretionary power in authorities without clear guardrails, it stops being reformist and begins to look coercive. That is precisely how the University Grants Commission’s latest equity regulations have been perceived across campuses and beyond. The backlash they triggered was not against the principle of equality or social justice, but against the architecture of the rules themselves — marked by vague definitions, sweeping mandates and an en…
Udaipur (Rajasthan), Jan 31 (IANS) The University Grants Commission’s (UGC) 2026 regulations aimed at “promoting equity” in higher education have come under sustained academic scrutiny, not only for their alleged vagueness but also for deep ‘internal inconsistencies’ that ‘risk excluding’ the very groups they claim to protect.An essay authored by IIM Udaipur professors Kunal Kamal Kumar and Gyanesh Raj argues that the regulations suffer from a serious lack of coherence — particularly in t…
Patna, Jan 30 (IANS) Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to stay the operation of the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, and said that certain political groups were indulging in ‘dirty politics’ over the issue. Speaking to reporters in Patna, Singh expressed gratitude to the apex court and said that the controversy surrounding the regulations was being politically exploited.“We thank …
Patna, Jan 30 (IANS) Lok Sabha MP from Purnea, Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, has launched a sharp political attack on the Union government and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), calling the Supreme Court’s stay on the University Grants Commission’s new regulations and recent aviation incidents in Maharashtra serious failures of social justice and security. Speaking to the media on Thursday at Patna airport, Pappu Yadav welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to stay the UGC’s Promotion of Equity…