Indian Overseas Congress (IOC) Bahrain Chapter donates 500 PPE kits to Wayanad
Manama: Indian Overseas Congress (IOC, Bahrain Chapter) donated 500 PPE kits to Rahul Gandhi’s constituency, Wayanad. The kits were delivered to the Office of Rahul Gandhi. Wayanad DCC President I.C Balakrishnan received the kits and handed it over to the District Collector Dr. Adheela Abdullah, and Wayanad SP, Mr. R.Ellango.
During the commemoration day of Late Mr. Rajeev Gandhi, as an expression of reverence towards his memory, IOC Bahrain Chapter President, Mohammed Mansoor, announced that IOC will donate 500PP kits to Wayanad, which is his beloved son’s Constituency.
IOC, General Secretary Khurshid Alam, Basheer Ambalayi, VP Sovichan Chennattussery, Secretary Mohammed Gayaz, Jayafar Maidanee, and Ibrahim Adhuham were present during the tribute.
Within a short span of time, the kits could reach the desired hands, which is a matter of pride and happiness, an official statement from the organization stated.
(Mohammad Mansoor President, IOC Bahrain with Committee Members paying tribute)
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SC stays UGC regulation pertaining to definition of caste discrimination
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a recent University Grants Commission (UGC) regulation after various pleas were filed contending that the Commission adopted a non-inclusionary definition of caste-based discrimination and excluded certain categories from institutional protection.
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notices to the Centre and the UGC on the pleas challenging the regulation.
The new regulations mandating all higher education institutions to form "equity committees" to look into discrimination complaints and promote equity were notified on January 13.
The University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, mandated that these committees must include members of the Other Backward Classes (OBC), the Scheduled Castes (SC), the Scheduled Tribes (ST), persons with disabilities, and women.
The new regulations replaces the UGC (Promotion of Equity in Higher Educational Institutions) Regulations, 2012, which was largely advisory in nature.
The pleas assailed the regulation on the grounds that caste-based discrimination is defined strictly as discrimination against members of the SCs, STs and OBCs.
It said that by limiting the scope of "caste-based discrimination" only to SC, ST and OBC categories, the UGC has effectively denied institutional protection and grievance redressal to individuals belonging to the "general" or non-reserved categories who may also face harassment or bias based on their caste identity.
Protests were held at various places against the regulations, with student groups and organisations demanding its immediate rollback.
