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UGC Guidelines 2026: AISA Protest at Delhi University followed by sexual abuse allegations amid police presence

Delhi university has seen persistent protest by Ambedkarite and left groups demanding implementation of the UGC Guidelines 2026 that were summarily stayed by the Supreme Court; in one such, a confrontation during a mobilisation over UGC equity regulations, AISA women leaders were subject to brute and allegedly sexualised threats, while a right-wing YouTuber filed a separate assault complaint; police have registered parallel FIRs

AIFRTE announces NEP Quit India campaign

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Central universities falling short of filling up posts reserved for SC-ST-OBC

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Over 1.4 crore children in Bihar don’t have access to digital devices: Centre in LS

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Maharashtra Adivasis still left in the dark!

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How do casteism, bigotry continue to thrive in IITs?

A death allegedly by suicide, a resignation that exposes caste-based discrimination; happenings at IIT Madras are a sign of a deeper problem

Is the new amendment to Gujarat’s education law violating minority rights?

The state government passed a bill in March empowering the education Board to appoint teachers in minority-run schools and it stands to violate minority rights ensured under the Constitution as upheld by the courts over the years

What do Ramdev and Adityanath have in common?

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Kerala HC quashes government scheme giving 80 percent scholarship to Muslims

Says that the State is not ill intentioned but needs to treat all notified minorities equally

CUK suspends teacher for calling BJP-RSS proto-fascists, student unions rise in protest

Various students and MPs spoke out in solidarity with Assistant Professor Dr. Gilbert Sebastian, dubbing the suspension as a violation of individual rights and freedoms.

JMI asks students to participate in anti-terrorism oath taking ceremony!

In a blatant display of Islamophobia, three students from every semester were invited to promise never to engage in any terrorist activities

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UGC Guidelines 2026: AISA Protest at Delhi University followed by sexual abuse allegations amid police presence

Delhi university has seen persistent protest by Ambedkarite and left groups demanding implementation of the UGC Guidelines 2026 that were summarily stayed by the Supreme Court; in one such, a confrontation during a mobilisation over UGC equity regulations, AISA women leaders were subject to brute and allegedly sexualised threats, while a right-wing YouTuber filed a separate assault complaint; police have registered parallel FIRs

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