Regulations exclude ragging, presume only certain castes can discriminate, petitioners argued. Bench suggests setting up expert committee of sociologists the rules.
Temples, military labour markets, and land-grant regimes structured medieval caste hierarchies. Today, access to education, employment, bureaucratic categories, and media platforms do.
As the Shankaracharya row escalated, GST Deputy Commissioner Prashant Kumar Singh quit, citing 'moral responsibilities towards the government that pays my salary'.
In September 2025, the Supreme Court directed the UGC to tighten anti-discrimination rules, including policies on ragging and caste bias in higher educational institutions.
Upper caste students fear new equity rules will be misused against them. Education minister has said: 'No injustice, oppression, or discrimination against anyone.'
PCS officer Alankar Agnihotri resigned in protest against new UGC regulations aimed at combating caste discrimination. State govt issued suspension order & initiated enquiry.
Some BJP leaders demand rollback of UGC rules to combat caste discrimination on campuses. Upper caste students say rules are one-sided & could lead to 'reverse bias' against them.
Direction is in line with SC's 7 November order asking all states/UTs and Centre to secure educational institutions and other public places from stray canines, says UGC.
Modi govt is set to introduce bill that proposes umbrella body for higher education, councils for regulation, accreditation. It will be headed by a chairperson appointed by the President.
Number of states implementing unconditional cash transfers increased fivefold between FY23 and FY26, half of them estimated to be in revenue deficit, report says.
Mechanical engineer & alumnus of IIM-A & IAS France, Kota was General Manager in HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft division. He was selected from a pool of eight candidates.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
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