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Beyond protests: Can India's caste-based politics lead to equitable development?

The BJP, despite its umbrella Hindutva assertion, has been more successful than other parties in cobbling coalitions with ...

SC stays new UGC bill on caste discrimination | What were the new rules and why were they met with protests?

The top court further noted that the new regulations had the potential to divide society and have "dangerous impacts" if ...

UGC in caste discrimination pickle

Gazette notifications issued by the University Grants Commission (UGC), the statutory body that oversees higher education in India, usually don’t attract much p ...

Caste still counts? Inside UGC’s new anti-discrimination rules and the high cost of non-compliance | Explained

The UGC's new 2026 Equity Regulations aim to combat caste discrimination in higher education, mandating compliance and ...

UGC’s anti-discrimination rules: What has changed, what has improved and what still concerns experts

Explore the UGC's 2026 anti-discrimination regulations, highlighting progress, concerns, and expert critiques on caste-based ...

Why UGC guidelines cannot be caste-neutral, lawyer who fought for them explains

Disha Wadekar says existing regulations already address complaints of victimisation and harassment from any student, ...

‘It will lead to very dangerous impacts’: Supreme Court stays new UGC Regulations on caste-based discrimination

Seeking a reply from the Centre, the Supreme Court also told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that the government must ...

SC agrees to take up PIL challenging UGC regulations on caste discrimination as row erupts over ‘draconian’ definition

The petitioners submitted before the Supreme Court that the UGC regulations “institutionalise a narrow and exclusionary ...
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A new national body to fight caste discrimination in colleges: Will it really work?

The UGC introduced new rules earlier this year to stop caste discrimination on campuses. It also set up a national monitoring ...

'Will lead to dangerous impact, divide society': SC stays new UGC caste-discrimination rules

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, notified on ...
Opinion

Refusal to see caste discrimination, not ‘false complaints’, is the real crisis on campus

The refusal to acknowledge casteism is a structural response to Dalit assertion, an indignation sparked by outspoken Dalit, Adivasi and OBC students. Students who file caste discrimination complaints ...
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82% Indians report no caste-based discrimination, finds survey

As India debates caste discrimination once again aftert the new UGC (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulation 2026, in courts, campuses, and politics, a large-scale Pew ...