Agnihotri, a 2019-batch PCS officer, resigned on January 26 in protest against the UGC regulations and the alleged insult of Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand.

When asked about the role of the government and the University Grants Commission (UGC), Agnihotri dismissed the need for a full rollback of existing mechanisms. "There is no need for a full rollback.

The Supreme Court of India has temporarily stayed the implementation of the recently notified UGC regulations, directing that the 2012 rules continue to operate across all colleges and campuses until ...

A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi ordered that the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026 r ...

As India debates discrimination once again, in courts, campuses, and politics, a large-scale Pew Research survey offers a quieter but crucial perspective: how people across castes and communities ...

The Supreme Court has put a stay on the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) newly notified rules, calling it a significant ...

This report covers the escalating protests at Delhi University against the University Grants Commission's (UGC) new ...

The Supreme Court directed that the UGC’s 2012 anti-discrimination regulations will continue to operate for the present to ensure that complainants are not left without remedies| India News ...

Following the SC's landmark direction, the netizens have started reaction on social media handle. Here are social media ...

Forced by the Supreme Court after the deaths of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi, the UGC’s Equity Regulations seek to confront entrenched caste discrimination in higher education. Yet protests by ...

A CJI Surya Kant led bench has kept the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026 in abeyance.

Speaking to ANI, Agnihotri said that caste-based discrimination should never be used as an institutional tool and should remain confined to appropriate vocabulary and discourse. He alleged that the ...