‘Invitation to crashes’: 4-lane bridge near Mumbai suddenly narrows to 2; MMRDA denies design flaw | Mumbai News

MUMBAI: A new flyover in Mira-Bhayander has triggered public scrutiny after a viral social media post flagged what appeared to be an abrupt reduction from four lanes to two. Responding to the criticism, MMRDA denied any design flaw, maintaining that the lane transition is a planned engineering decision.The row erupted after a post by the…

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Make UGC equity rules caste-neutral: Plea in SC | India News

New Delhi: As University Grants Commission’s regulation on promotion of equity in higher educational institutions has stirred a huge debate with a few sections split along the caste divide, a petition has been filed in the apex court for declaring it illegal and unconstitutional for being discriminatory and not covering harassment of non-SC/ST/OBC students.UGC framed…

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Protests, PIL and campus pushback: Why UGC’s equity rules have opened a can of worms

Students and faculty debate the UGC’s new 2026 equity regulations, highlighting tensions over caste-based protections, grievance mechanisms, and campus surveillance. Caste is the one Indian subject that never stays in the classroom; it travels with the student, the teacher, the institution—and, sooner or later, the regulator. On January 13, the University Grants Commission (Promotion of…

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