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SC orders seizure of NCERT textbooks over ‘judiciary corruption’ chapter; directs Centre, states to immediately complyTaking suo motu cognisance, a Supreme Court bench led by CJI Surya Kant slammed "objectionable" excerpts on judicial corruption in an NCERT...26 Feb, 2026, 04.28 PM IST- 'Graft in judiciary' chapter: NCERT pulls textbook from website, may remove controversial portionsThe National Council of Educational Research and Training has withdrawn a Class 8 textbook from its website after drawing sharp criticism f...25 Feb, 2026, 07.49 PM IST
- New NCERT textbooks: Mughals, Delhi Sultanate dropped; 'sacred geography', Maha Kumbh addedClass 7 NCERT textbooks have undergone significant revisions, omitting references to the Mughals and Delhi Sultanate while introducing chap...27 Apr, 2025, 06.39 PM IST
- Dhruv Rathee accuses Gaurav Taneja of 'exploiting kids for drama': YouTubers clash over 'India' vs 'Bharat' debate. Here's what happenedTwo prominent YouTubers, Dhruv Rathee and Gaurav Taneja, engaged in a heated social media debate over the usage of 'India' versus 'Bharat' ...21 Jun, 2024, 12.25 PM IST
- AIMIM chief Owaisi flays NCERT over textbook revisionsNational Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) director Dinesh Prasad Saklani had recently said the tweaks in textbooks are ...18 Jun, 2024, 01.13 PM IST
- 'Bharat', 'India' to be used interchangeably in textbooks, debate over it useless: NCERT ChiefThe NCERT will use "Bharat" and "India" interchangeably in school textbooks, aligning with the Constitution's use of both names, says NCERT...17 Jun, 2024, 08.04 PM IST
- Political scientists Yogendra Yadav, Suhas Palshikar object to their names being retained in new NCERT textbooksPalshikar and Yadav, who were chief advisors for political science textbooks, had last year said that the rationalisation exercise has "mut...17 Jun, 2024, 07.01 PM IST
- NCERT textbook row: Kerala minister M B Rajesh slams BJPKerala Minister M B Rajesh criticised NCERT's modifications to school textbooks regarding the Babri Masjid demolition. He accued the move b...17 Jun, 2024, 03.33 PM IST
- ‘NCERT no longer a professional institution’: Jairam Ramesh raises serious questions on integrity of NTA, NEETCongress leader Jairam Ramesh has raised concerns over the fairness and transparency of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) a...17 Jun, 2024, 10.33 AM IST
- Want positive not violent and depressed citizens: NCERT chief on tweaks regarding Guj riots, Babri masjid in textbooksThe director of NCERT responded to accusations of saffronisation in curriculum and textbooks by explaining that references to the Gujarat r...16 Jun, 2024, 04.21 PM IST
- Collective effort in jeopardy, drop our names from textbooks: Academicians to NCERTTheir collective creative effort is in jeopardy and their names should be dropped from textbooks, 33 academicians have told the NCERT, days...15 Jun, 2023, 02.20 PM IST
- References to Maulana Azad in class 11 textbook dropped in 2013, should not be linked with current rationalisation: NCERTThe NCERT has described the omissions as a possible oversight but refused to undo the deletions, saying they were based on the recommendati...17 Apr, 2023, 04.53 PM IST
- 'What a disgrace': Tharoor on removal of Maulana Azad references from NCERT textbookTagging a media report on it, Tharoor, a former minister of state for human resource development, tweeted, "What a disgrace. I have no obje...14 Apr, 2023, 12.43 PM IST
- Concerted attempt to 're-write' history, pass on 'distorted legacy'': Cong on removal of Maulana Azad references from NCERT textbookAddressing a press conference on the issue at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi, Congress spokesperson Anshul Avijit said there is a conce...13 Apr, 2023, 06.57 PM IST
- References to Maulana Azad removed from NCERT's new class 11 political science textbookIn the class 11 political science textbook's first chapter, titled 'Constitution - Why and How', a line has been revised to omit Azad's nam...13 Apr, 2023, 05.36 PM IST
- NCERT removes portions related to RSS, Gandhi & Godse from booksNCERT had made several changes in the textbooks of Class 6 to Class 12 last year. Among these, chapters titled 'Rise of Popular Movements' ...05 Apr, 2023, 11.32 AM IST
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