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Attention Class 9th & 10th Students: Latest updates revealed in CBSE S
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI/SRV): The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the latest updates for the Social Science syllabus for Classes 9 and 10 for the academic year 2023-24. The new syllabus includes a number of changes, both in terms of content and structure.
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Current situation of Pakistan result of irreconcilable national contradict
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
He said that Pakistan is a state "devoid of destination and direction" and added that Islamabad "adopted the strategy of legitimizing its colonial aspirations by using religion as a guise"
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Centre finalises comprehensive 'Model Prisons Act, 2023', revising colonia
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Revising the 130-years-old colonial-era outdated Prison Act, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has finalised a comprehensive 'Model Prisons Act, 2023', which may serve as a guiding document for the states and for adoption in their jurisdiction.
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Cantonments going away as archaic colonial practice ending, Yol in Himacha
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
In a major departure from the archaic colonial practice of creating cantonments, Yol in Himachal Pradesh has shed its tag as a cantonment. The Military Area within the Cantonment will be converted into a Military Station and the Civil Area will merge with the Municipality, according to sourc
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India chooses to make electronics as its next big export segment
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
For centuries, Indian textiles used to go offshore, contributing significantly to the GDP. Even in the colonial period, textile mills served as tailors to the world.
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Political and economic turmoil has had serious impact on human rights: HRC
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The report notes that political victimisation continued throughout the year, with colonial-era sedition laws being weaponised to stifle dissent.
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London webinar highlights China's policy of forcing state hegemony on Tibe
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
London-based NGO The Democracy Forum held a virtual debate - titled 'Seventy-two years of Chinese colonial rule in Tibet' - to coincide with a visit to the UK by Penpa Tsering, Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration.
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"High time we shed colonial legacy": Venkaiah Naidu lauds UGC chairman for
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Former Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday lauded UGC Chairman Jagadeesh Kumar for his letter to Universities to allow students to write examinations in local languages even if the medium of instruction is English.
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Experts urge G7 leaders to call on Xi Jinping to stop colonial boarding sc
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Experts while deliberating on the subject "China's Colonial Practices and Threat to the Cultural Identity of Tibet" in an international webinar discussed various human rights issues raised recently by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR).
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UK MP expresses concern over expanding network of Chinese schools in Tibet
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Free Tibet, an NGO, has shared a video of Tim Loughton, MP, Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Tibet, and of Dr Gyal Lo on its official Twitter handle. The former is heard thanking the latter for informing him about the network of Chinese colonial boarding schools in Tibet.
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Pakistan imposing colonial policies in Balochistan
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Balochistan, rich in natural resources with a great geopolitical location, is a land of immense potential but has suffered a legacy of exploitation under Pakistan's colonial policies, writes Asghar Ali, president of Baloch National Movement Germany Chapter.
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China intensifies propaganda promoting colonial boarding schools in Tibet
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The colonial boarding schools, which the Chinese government refers to as "education and training centres," have been a controversial topic since they were established in 2016. The Chinese government claims that these schools are designed to "combat poverty and improve the education of Tibeta
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