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Sunday, March 15, 2026
TopicNew UGC rules row

Topic: new UGC rules row

DU-UGC protest turns into a Brahmin YouTuber versus AISA violent clash

The recent protest at Delhi University quickly sparked political clashes and prompted a police investigation into claims of caste-based targeting.

How neo-casteists set up a symphony orchestra to make UGC equity guidelines fail

In the Indian education system, neo-casteism encompasses many forms of caste-based profiling, manipulation of nomenclature, political rigmaroles, and fearmongering.

SC stays 2026 UGC rules on caste-based discrimination in higher education institutions

Calling the regulations prima facie 'vague' and 'capable of misuse', the top court said they must be revisited by an expert panel.

Why row over new UGC equity rules has put Congress in a quandary

Even leaders closely aligned with Rahul Gandhi’s emphasis on caste and social justice have stopped short of openly endorsing the rules.

Yogeshwar Dutt & Vijender Singh: Two Olympians-turned-BJP leaders join chorus against new UGC rules

Olympic bronze medallist wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt has posted sharp criticism on social media, invoking Draupadi’s vastraharan to question the new guidelines.

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Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.