Just weeks after their notification, the UGC’s 2026 equity regulations have ignited a firestorm across Indian campuses, leading to student protests from Delhi to Lucknow and a legal challenge in the Supreme Court over a single, contentious clause.
At a rally meant to protest a central government scheme, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah’s frustration boiled over when Youth Congress workers chanted slogans for his deputy, DK Shivakumar, exposing a deep and public rift within the state’s ruling party.
In a dramatic turn of events, a senior GST official in Ayodhya has resigned, claiming he cannot tolerate perceived slights against the state’s top leadership. What does this mean for bureaucratic neutrality?
On January 27, 2026, India and the EU sealed a landmark trade pact. But PM Modi’s framing of it as a ‘double engine’ for stability raises critical questions about its real-world impact on jobs and the economy.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has staunchly defended the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) new framework targeting caste-based discrimination on campuses—while warning against its potential misuse. But critics ask: are these rules a shield for the vulnerable or a weapon for the powerful?
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