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

The petitioners submitted before the Supreme Court that the UGC regulations “institutionalise a narrow and exclusionary ...

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

The BJP, despite its umbrella Hindutva assertion, has been more successful than other parties in cobbling coalitions with ...

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 introduced new rules earlier this year to stop caste discrimination on campuses. It also set up a national monitoring committee to check if colleges follow them. But, will the committee be ...

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.

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

Before diving into the raging UGC controversy gripping the nation, I would like to share a personal note as a teacher-one that I often repeat to my students.

Rutgers University, after a more than yearlong review, has declined to create a separate prohibition against caste-based discrimination, bucking a nationwide trend among colleges and universities. The ...

The refusal to acknowledge casteism is a structural response to Dalit assertion, an indignation sparked by outspoken Dalit, Adivasi and OBC students. Students who file caste discrimination complaints ...

The petition argues that by confining the scope of caste-based discrimination strictly to SC, ST, and OBC groups, the ...