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

Discrimination against individuals based on caste would seem to be a relic of the past. Even in India, where the caste system was most rigid, the practice has been officially banned since 1950.

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

How is caste discrimination observed and documented on campus? How much can the new UGC rules, now at the centre of a row, ...

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

For millions across India, a rigid caste system thousands of years old still dictates much of daily life – from social circles to dating pools to job opportunities and schooling. The Indian government ...

The UGC guidelines to tackle caste-based discrimination at universities have resulted in widespread backlash from general ...

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

Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) issued a circular rejecting claims circulating on social media that a student from a ...

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

The Supreme Court has framed four substantial questions of law in the petitions challenging the constitutionality of the University Grants Commisison (Promotion of Equity in Higher ...

The steep rise in caste discrimination complaints in Indian universities has revealed a troubling paradox. Even as regulatory ...