Stanley Fischer, ex-vice Chair of US Federal Reserve and macroeconomist, dies at 81Stanley Fischer, a highly influential figure in macroeconomics, has passed away at 81. He shaped central banking in Israel and the US, ment...
02 Jun, 2025, 12.22 AM IST
Akbar married maid, not Rajput princess, claims Rajasthan Governor; says no mention of "Jodha Bai" in AkbarnamaRajasthan Governor Haribhau Bagde ignited controversy by disputing the widely accepted historical narrative of Akbar's marriage to Jodha Ba...
30 May, 2025, 01.32 PM IST
Hindi title for English textbooks: Kerala Minister writes to Centre seeking course correctionKerala's Education Minister V Sivankutty has strongly criticised NCERT's decision to use Hindi titles for English-medium textbooks, deeming...
19 Apr, 2025, 09.59 PM IST
Allegation of NCERT dropping Preamble to Constitution from textbooks baseless: Dharmendra PradhanAlleging that the Congress has always hated India's development and education system, Pradhan said those who are playing with the future of...
06 Aug, 2024, 03.50 PM IST
NCERT does not differentiate between 'India' and 'Bharat': MoS Education tells Rajya Sabha"Article 1 of the Constitution of India states that 'India', that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States'. India's Constitution recognises b...
06 Dec, 2023, 10.55 PM IST
Ramayana, Mahabharata should be included in social sciences curriculum: NCERT panelIssac earlier said that the same panel had also recommended replacing the country name 'India' with 'Bharat' in textbooks, introducing 'cla...
21 Nov, 2023, 08.32 PM IST
NCERT panel recommends replacing 'India' with 'Bharat' in school textbooksA committee appointed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) in India has recommended replacing the name "Ind...
25 Oct, 2023, 02.55 PM IST
Three years of NEP: A status check of top 10 initiativesThree years since the new National Education Policy was notified, replacing the 34-year-old education policy in the country, several initia...
30 Jul, 2023, 05.09 PM IST
New Karnataka education minister hints at textbook revision ahead to ensure students' minds are not 'polluted'"I was the vice president of the Congress' manifesto committee, and in the manifesto we had said clearly that textbook revision will take p...
30 May, 2023, 04.38 PM IST
Why dropping the Mughals (and mechanics) from textbooks is okRana Pratap, Guru Hargobind Singh, Chhatrapati Shivaji, and other valiants may find it a tad difficult to be remembered for their valour mi...
09 Apr, 2023, 12.43 PM IST
View: Time for Pakistan to resolve its identity crisisTo stop further erosion of the much derided `two-nation’ theory, Pakistan has adopted a two-pronged policy. They projected themselves to be...
13 Sep, 2019, 12.20 PM IST
Rajasthan to develop model Atal Seva Kendra to honour late PMRajasthan has nearly 10,000 Atal Seva Kendras (earlier called Rajiv Gandhi Seva Kendras) at village panchayat and panchayat samiti levels w...
20 Aug, 2018, 07.59 PM IST
Judiciary must set own limits: Arun JaitleyThe courts can also strike down a decision taken by the executive if it is found to be unconstitutional, but all these options are not avai...
17 May, 2016, 03.16 AM IST
The Jawaharlal Nehru you don’t know!Crackpot stories about Nehru have circulated for decades – for instance, former RSS chief K S Sudarshan has claimed that Nehru killed Gandh...
15 May, 2016, 01.34 PM IST
Congress holds demonstration against omission of references to Nehru from textbookCongress today held a demonstration with PCC chief Sachin Pilot saying that it reflected the "mental bankruptcy" of the Raje government.
10 May, 2016, 03.51 PM IST
China releases list of 34,000 Chinese kept in Japan WWII campsAccording to a museum statement, the list was compiled in 1964 by a Japan-based society which collected the names of Chinese war casualties.
05 Apr, 2014, 07.27 PM IST
Defence secretary Shashi Kant Sharma to replace Vinod Rai as new CAGSharma will take over from Vinod Rai, whose term at the helm of the government's top auditor has been embarrassing for the Congress-led UPA.
21 May, 2013, 05.34 AM IST