New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Thursday a batch of petitions challenging the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026. As per the cause list published on the website of the apex court, a bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi will take up the matter for hearing on January 29. Earlier in the day, CJI Surya Kant had agreed to list for hearing a plea challenging the sa…
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New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to list for hearing a plea challenging the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026.When the matter was mentioned for urgent listing, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant assured the petitioner’s counsel that the case would be heard after defects in the petition are cured. The counsel submitted that the regulations could result in discrimination against individuals in …
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Large-scale protests have erupted across several states against the University Grants Commission’s revised regulations, with demonstrators terming them “discriminatory” and warning that the new rules could further deepen social divisions and create fresh tensions on university campuses.Students and youth belonging to the general category took to the streets in multiple cities on Tuesday, demanding the immediate withdrawal of the new UGC regulations.The agitation ha…
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) As protests against the University Grants Commission (UGC) Bill, 2026 continue across the country, several Hindu spiritual leaders on Tuesday said that the proposed law should be immediately repealed. They also listed the potential harms that could arise if the Bill is implemented. Speaking to IANS, Swami Avimukteshwaranand Shankaracharya criticised the move and said, “No caste is inherently unjust; it is individuals who act unjustly. Every caste has both good and bad …
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) A writ petition has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, alleging that it institutionalises discrimination by denying grievance redressal mechanisms to persons belonging to non-SC/ST/OBC categories.The petitioner, advocate Vineet Jindal, has sought an appropriate writ, order, or direction restraining the authorities from enforcing Regulation 3(c) “in it…
Bareilly, Jan 26 (IANS) In a dramatic development on Republic Day, Bareilly City Magistrate Alankar Agnihotri, a 2019-batch Uttar Pradesh PCS officer, resigned from his post, citing concerns over the treatment of revered saints and alleged discrimination against upper castes under the new University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations.Agnihotri submitted his resignation to the Uttar Pradesh Governor, stating that his decision was based on issues of “self-respect”, conscience, and accountabil…
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has raised strong objections to the University Grants Commission’s Promotion of Equity Regulations, 2026, questioning their scope, clarity, and selective application while warning that poorly framed rules could deepen tensions on university campuses.Reacting to the UGC’s January 2026 notification, Chaturvedi took to the social media platform X to underline concerns over uneven legal safeguards.In her post, she wrote, “While an…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) India is a focus country in the UK’s new International Education Strategy, which aims to increase the value of Britain’s educational exports to 40 billion pounds a year by 2030.India is one of five focus countries for the UK’s International Education Champion, Professor Sir Steve Smith, according to a statement by the British High Commission in New Delhi. The other four countries are Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, and Nigeria.With the new strategy, Britain looks…
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IANS) Allegations of irregularities have surfaced regarding appointments to non-academic and administrative permanent posts at Visva-Bharati University, the central university founded by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore and located in Santiniketan, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Birbhum district of West Bengal.Sources within the university stated on Monday that several job applicants have lodged complaints via email with the Chancellor of the university, Prime Minister Nar…
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of a case of ragging, physical assault and alleged sexual harassment at the Government Degree College in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, which led to the death of a 19-year-old woman student during treatment.Strongly condemning the incident, the Commission termed it a “heinous, inhuman and reprehensible act” and said it reflected a serious failure of safety and security mechanisms within educational …