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IITs & suicides competition, caste among campus fault lines: NTF reportA National Task Force report flags campus competition and caste as major issues. Over 13,600 students from disadvantaged communities droppe...- Part 'cream' from Dalit quota mix: Why Chirag Paswan & Jitan Ram Manjhi are clashing over SC reservationsA lively discussion among Dalit leaders is underway regarding the sub-classification of Dalits and the implementation of a creamy layer pri...
- One for the future: Gen Alpha rise to demand accountability, better infrastructureYoung students are protesting across India for better school conditions. Issues include lack of fans, toilets, and teachers in many schools...
- Anti-reservation protesters at Jantar Mantar demand policy review, creamy layer provisionIn a powerful demonstration, hundreds of individuals convened at Delhi's Jantar Mantar to voice their concerns against caste-based reservat...
- UGC equity regulations 2026 under reconsideration: Centre to SCThe Supreme Court is hearing pleas challenging UGC equity regulations. The Centre informed the court that the 2026 regulations are under re...
- Trump wants America to vote like India. But will Indian model work?President Donald Trump has cited India’s election system as an example for the US while pushing for stricter voter identification and citiz...
- SC puts UGC's equity regulations on holdIn a significant development, the Supreme Court has halted the implementation of new University Grants Commission guidelines designed to co...
- UGC rules stayed by Supreme Court; setback for govt, relief for protestersNew UGC regulations: In a stern obversation, the SC said it hoped that India was not going to have segregated schools. Is India becoming a ...
- Supreme Court agrees to list for hearing plea against UGC regulationThe Supreme Court will hear a challenge to new UGC rules. These rules define caste discrimination narrowly. The plea argues this excludes i...
- UGC new rules in place to stop caste-based discrimination: Check new guidelines, how to file complaints, other detailsThe UGC has introduced new regulations to combat caste-based discrimination in Indian Higher Education Institutions. These rules mandate th...
- Caste, a shadow even in 'elite' institutesThe institute had denied this charge. Earlier this week, IIT-B asked students to refrain from asking about each other's JEE (Advanced) rank...
- SC says discrimination in educational institutions "very serious issue", asks UGC to specify steps taken to curb itThe plea has sought court's direction to ensure that all universities and Higher Education Institutions (HEI) establish Equal Opportunity C...
- Jyotirao Phule Birth Anniversary: Everything You Should Know About India's Trailblazing Social ActivistAs we celebrate the 196th birth anniversary of Jyotirao Phule, it is only fitting that we delve into the fascinating details of his life, h...
- Why more and more US universities are adding caste to anti-discrimination policies1 in 3 Dalit students in US experienced caste discrimination, according to Equality Labs report, 2016. These efforts culminated in a landma...
- Send 10,000 Dalit students every semester to foreign universities: Suraj Milind YengdeSuraj Milind Yengde, 28, an associate scholar at the Department of African and African American Studies, Harvard University, speaks about e...
- I am comfortable with my identity today: RS Praveen Kumar, IPSHe recalls the prejudice he faced and says that investing heavily in the education of the underprivileged is the silver bullet to end discr...
- Quota only if a community has faced discrimination, says Prof Sukhadeo ThoratProf Sukhadeo Thorat, says case of quota for Jats and similar groups like Patels should have to be based on sufficient evidence on discrimi...
- Hindu groups clash over anti-caste discrimination lawAs UK is set to vote on a controversial amendment to include caste among other forms of discrimination.
- Rights education mooted to get rid of caste discriminationTerming the prevailing caste system as "a badge of shame", the Social Justice Ministry has recommended human rights education at various le...
- Caste system is racial discrimination: UN rights panelUN Human Rights Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has controverted India’s stand at its recent Geneva hearings ...
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