NCERT introduces section on Emergency in Class IX textbook for first time, flags it as 'Challenge to Democracy'For the first time, NCERT has introduced the Emergency of 1975-77 in a Class 9 textbook, labeling it a significant challenge to Indian demo...
25 Jun, 2026, 10.00 AM IST
Landslide at Ramban blocks Jammu-Srinagar National Highway; Restoration work ongoingThe Jammu-Srinagar National Highway is closed due to landslides and heavy rain. Commuters are advised to avoid travel and check traffic upd...
31 Mar, 2026, 09.31 AM IST
Jammu University proposes to drop Jinnah, Iqbal and Sir Syed from political science syllabus following ABVP protestsA University of Jammu committee has recommended removing topics on Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Muhammad Iqbal, and Sir Syed Ahmad Khan from the MA...
23 Mar, 2026, 11.09 PM IST
Emergency made part of school syllabus during UPA rule, 3 decades after impositionThe Emergency, a controversial period in Indian history, entered NCERT political science textbooks in 2007 under the UPA government, detail...
24 Jun, 2025, 03.07 PM IST
Bhagavad Gita for Humanity, Dharma & Religion: new papers likely at DU's Hindu Studies CentreThe Delhi University's Centre for Hindu Studies is proposing to introduce six new elective papers including Introduction to Vedic Literatur...
08 Jul, 2024, 05.33 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
CISCE announces revised ISC Class 11, 12 syllabus for 2025-26 Academic Years; Check details hereThe Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has announced the revised syllabus for the Indian School Certificate (IS...
05 Apr, 2024, 05.50 PM IST
'India' or 'Bharat'? What does it matterThe National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has formed a high-level committee to revise the school curriculum. The co...
25 Oct, 2023, 11.34 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
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
CBSE Board Exams 2024: Class 10, 12 sample paper releasedThe sample paper has been available subject website on CBSE's official website https://www.cbse.gov.in/. The main aim of the sample questio...
02 Apr, 2023, 12.56 PM IST
Development of curriculum for school education huge decentralised consultation exercise: NCERT"The development of National Curriculum Framework (NCF) for School Education is a huge consultative exercise, not limited in any way, to th...
21 Jun, 2022, 08.35 PM IST
Engineering students to study social sciences, Indian Constitution as part of revised curriculum: ReportThe move is aimed to foster overall growth and development of engineering students, an AICTE official said.
01 Dec, 2017, 10.31 AM IST
NCERT curriculum chief Parvin Sinclair resigns over alleged financial irregularitiesProfessor Parvin Sinclair, a mathematician and educationist, was appointed as the NCERT director in January 2012, by the then HRD minister ...
09 Oct, 2014, 04.10 AM IST
Political Science top priority for students aspiring for Civil ServicesWith both commerce and science students vying for political science, the top scorer getting admitted here is a non-humanities student with ...
18 Jul, 2014, 06.31 AM IST
Civil services aspirants vie for political science course in collegesStudents feel studying political science would give a holistic understanding of society & politics & help for careers in civil services.
18 Jul, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Ambedkar cartoon row: Government says, textbooks will not feature any ‘offensive’ cartoonsThe government has ordered an inquiry to identify NCERT officials responsible for inclusion of the Ambedkar cartoon in the textbook.
15 May, 2012, 03.20 AM IST