“WE ARE ON SAME PAGE,” THAROOR AFTER MEETING KHARGE AND RAHUL
NEW DELHI,29 Jan 2026 : Congress MP Shashi Tharoor – whose relationship with the Congress is on thin ice after a series of comments seen as praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and who has had to swat rumours of a shock switch to the BJP – had a 90-minute meeting with party boss Mallikarjun Kharge […]
SC STAYS NEW UGC REGULATIONS ON CASTE DISCRIMINATION
NEW DELHI,29 Jan 2026 : In a significant order, the Supreme Court Thursday stayed the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, saying they raise several important questions which, if not addressed, will have “very sweeping consequences…will divide the society”. Issuing notice to the Centre and UGC on a clutch […]
SC FLAGS “NEW FORM OF FRAUD” OF SEEKING MINORITY QUOTA AFTER CONVERTING TO BUDDHISM
NEW DELHI,29 Jan 2026 : The Supreme Court has expressed strong disapproval over a plea by a person from a dominant Hindu caste seeking the benefit of minority reservation after converting to Buddhism, describing the attempt as a “new type of fraud”. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing […]
