Politics Of Education
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Maharashtra: Parents, teachers decry circular asking school children to post selfie with CM’s letter
An activist alleged that the government was bringing politics into schools by urging students to engage in such activities.
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EC writes to Centre seeking to vet NCERT social science textbooks, reports ‘The Print’
The poll body claimed that the existing content does not prepare students to make ‘ethical ballot decisions’.
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Karnataka to withdraw National Education Policy and formulate its own, says Siddaramaiah
The chief minister said that the new policy introduced in 2020 was not compatible with the federal structure of the Constitution.
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Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Rights group PUCL seeks disqualification of PM Narendra Modi for hate speech in Rajasthan
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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Now, 33 more academicians ask NCERT to drop their names as textbook advisors
Last week, academician Suhas Palshikar and political scientist Yogendra Yadav had sought removal of their names.
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NCERT says no question of dropping Suhas Palshikar, Yogendra Yadav’s names as textbook advisors
The academician and political scientist had sought to disassociate themselves from the political science books as they had been ‘mutilated beyond recognition’.
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Suhas Palshikar and Yogendra Yadav ask NCERT to drop their names as textbook advisors
The academician and the political scientist said that the texts have been ‘mutilated beyond recognition’ after a syllabus ‘rationalisation’ exercise.
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Video
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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NCERT drops chapters on evolution, periodic table, democracy from Class 10 textbooks
The education body said that the chapters have been deleted as a part of a syllabus ‘rationalisation’ exercise.
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NCERT removes references to Khalistan from Class 12 political science textbook
The changes were made after the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee raised objections.
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Maulana Azad reference dropped from NCERT textbook, reports ‘The Hindu’
A paragraph stating that Jammu and Kashmir had acceded to India on the condition that it would remain autonomous has also been removed.
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The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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Kerala education minister opposes NCERT’s textbook revamp
NCERT dropped paragraphs related to attempts to assassinate Mohandas Gandhi and the ban on the RSS from the books.
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Unjustified to portray Sikhs as separatist: SGPC on NCERT book’s reference to 1973 resolution
The book said that the resolution advocated the strengthening of federalism, but that it could also be ‘ read as a demand for separate Sikh nation’.
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NCERT drops RSS ban, attempts to assassinate Gandhi from textbooks, reports ‘Indian Express’
All references to the 2002 Gujarat riots have also been removed.
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The Field
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Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula overtakes Manika Batra as India’s highest ranked women’s singles paddler
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju – inexperienced, expected to fail, but the chosen Candidate
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest winner in history of Candidates tournament