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"Many other textbooks contain reckless or objectionable content," says CPI
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
On the ongoing NCERT Class 8 textbook controversy, Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP P. Sandosh Kumar on Friday said that while the contentious textbook section drew sharp criticism and was eventually banned by the Supreme Court, the focus should not be limited to just one boo
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Withdrawn class 8 book drafted by panel including lawyer, say officials
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
The clarification comes amid reports claiming that the controversial chapter on the judiciary was not reviewed by the legal fraternity.
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SC bans NCERT class 8 chapter on 'corruption in judiciary'; issues show ca
Updated : 2 weeks, 2 days ago IST
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi, and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi refused to halt suo motu proceedings despite NCERT's apology over the controversial inclusion and imposed a blanket ban on the textbook section. The court warned that any attempt t
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Delhi: After SC rap, NCERT halts Class 8 textbook to rewrite judiciary cha
Updated : 2 weeks, 2 days ago IST
After the Supreme Court took strong note of references to "corruption in the judiciary" in a Class 8 Social Science textbook, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Wednesday said it has put the book's distribution on "strict hold" and apologised for what it
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Karnataka textbook row: Cong leaders hit out at BJP govt in state
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka)[India] August 29(ANI): Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of trying to "change" history, Karnataka Congress chief D K Shivakumar on Monday termed the new National Education Policy (NEP) brought in by the Centre as the "Nagpur Educational Policy" and said his part
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CM Bommai: Karnataka govt open to revising textbooks
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Davanagere (Karnataka) [India], June 16 (ANI): Amid controversy over textbook revisions in Karnataka, the Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said "the state government is open to revising the textbooks."
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BJP MP Harnath Singh Yadav hits out at Rahul Gandhi for his 'saffronisatio
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): Bhartiya Janta Party Rajya Sabha MP Harnath Singh Yadav on Sunday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's 'saffronisation' of textbooks remark.
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Textbook review row: Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai says 'ours is Basava Pa
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 5 (ANI): After disbanding the state textbook review committee, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday ruled out forming a new panel and defended inclusion of a chapter on Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) founder KB Hedgewar.
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Karnataka dissolves textbook review committee, agrees to revisit chapter o
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 4 (ANI): Karnataka state government has announced the dissolution of the state textbook review committee. The move comes amid a controversy over textbook revisions.
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