The timing - just months before national polls - has added to the controversy, with critics alleging that the Yunus administration is consolidating control over the bureaucracy.

UGC’s new anti-discrimination framework has divided campuses and political circles. The regulations, originally announced with an aim to curb campus discrimination, have drawn criticism for expanding ...

Statewide protests against the UGC’s new equity regulations intensified on Wednesday, with students, lawyers and local ...

Tensions flare in Uttar Pradesh as the 'Savarna Army' and resigning BJP officials demand the rollback of mandatory UGC equity committees, citing fears of institutionalized bias against general ...

Stalin criticized opposition to these regulations as stemming from a "regressive mindset" and urged the government to fortify ...

Stalin supports the UGC Regulations 2026, highlighting efforts to end caste discrimination and improve equity in Indian higher education with dedicated committees and helplines.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday said the UGC (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, though delayed, was a welcome step in reforming a higher ...

TN CM MK Stalin hailed the UGC's 2026 equity rules as a 'welcome' step against discrimination in higher education. He linked ...

What these rules attempt to do is not to tilt the playing field but to acknowledge that it has never been level to begin with ...

Stalin recalled that since the BJP came to power at the Union level, there has been a visible rise in student suicides within higher education institutions (HEIs), particularly among SC and ST ...

The UGC’s 2026 anti-discrimination guidelines mandate Equal Opportunity Centres, set timelines for complaints, and expand ...

A critical dismantling of ’France, You Love It But You Leave It,’ exposing its weak data, class blindness, and orientalist ...