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    Review of NCERT Textbook Chapter Initiated by Expert Committee

    New Delhi, March 20 The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking the removal of a remark against its verdicts from the NCERT's old class 8 Social Science textbook, stating that people have a right to criticize them.Meanwhile, the Centre informed a bench comprising Chief...
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    Supreme Court Orders Committee Review of NCERT's 8th Grade Textbook on Judiciary

    New Delhi, March 11 The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed its concern that the NCERT believes the controversial chapter in the 8th grade social science textbook, which contains "offensive" content about corruption in the judiciary, has been "properly rewritten".The Supreme Court cited the...
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    Court Directs Government to Identify 'Malicious' Social Media Actors

    New Delhi, March 11 The Supreme Court on Wednesday strongly objected to the social media reactions of some "malicious individuals" regarding its February 26 order in the NCERT textbook controversy, and said they must understand how to deal with the current Chief Justice of India.A bench...
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    NCERT Asks for Return of Banned Textbook, Social Media Content Deletion

    New Delhi, February 27 The NCERT issued an advisory on Friday, asking anyone who has copies of the banned class 8 textbook, which included a chapter on "judicial corruption," to return them to the council headquarters.In a strongly worded advisory, the National Council of Educational Research...
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    NCERT Textbook Row: Yadav Accuses BJP of 'Circus of Whims'

    Lucknow, February 27 Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday launched a sharp attack on the BJP over a controversy surrounding the NCERT Class 8 Social Science textbook, and questioned whether the ruling party was running a government or a circus of its whims and fancies.He also...
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    SC Intervention in NCERT Textbook Dispute Sparks Kerala's Response

    Thiruvananthapuram, February 27 Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court's intervention in the controversy over alleged remarks disrespecting the judiciary in an NCERT Class 8 textbook, and called for a comprehensive investigation into recent textbook...
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    Textbook Controversy: Supreme Court Takes Action on NCERT Material

    New Delhi, February 26 – The Supreme Court has ordered an immediate nationwide withdrawal of the Class 8 Social Science textbook published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), along with a complete ban on it. This decision comes after observing that the chapter...
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    NCERT Faces Court Action Over Controversial Judicial Corruption Section

    New Delhi/Jamshedpur, February 26 The Supreme Court on Thursday imposed a "complete ban" on any further publication, reprint, or digital dissemination of the NCERT's Class 8 social science book, as it contains "offensive" content regarding corruption in the judiciary. The court stated that this...
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    Judicial Integrity Under Scrutiny: Government Response to NCERT Controversy

    Jamshedpur/New Delhi, February 26 Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan expressed his dismay on Thursday over the NCERT including a chapter on judicial corruption in its Class 8 textbook, while promising to hold individuals accountable and take action against those involved in drafting the...
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    NCERT Apologizes, Government to Hold Responsible Parties Accountable

    New Delhi, February 26 Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan expressed his dismay on Thursday over the NCERT introducing a chapter on judicial corruption in its Class 8 textbook, while promising to hold those responsible accountable and take action against them.He also emphasized that...
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    Supreme Court Bans NCERT Textbook Over Judicial Criticism

    New Delhi, February 26 The Congress said on Thursday that the Supreme Court is rightly concerned about critical references to the judiciary in NCERT textbooks, and claimed that the rewriting of such books over the past decade has been an RSS-driven exercise full of "deception and malice".The...
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    NCERT Book Removed Over Judiciary Chapter; Court Orders Seizure

    New Delhi, February 26 Observing that there appeared to be a "well-orchestrated conspiracy" to defame the judiciary, the Supreme Court on Thursday imposed a "complete ban" on the Class 8 NCERT book with a chapter on corruption in the judiciary and ordered that all copies, physical and digital...
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    NCERT Book Removed: SC Orders Seizure and Digital Takedown

    New Delhi, February 26 The Supreme Court on Thursday imposed a complete ban on the Class 8 NCERT textbook that contains a chapter on corruption in the judiciary, and ordered the seizure of all physical copies, as well as the removal of its digital versions.The apex court ordered that the...
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    Controversial Textbook Removed Amid Judicial Integrity Concerns

    New Delhi, February 25 The NCERT has removed a Class 8 textbook from its website after facing criticism from the Supreme Court over a chapter discussing judicial corruption, with sources saying the government was not pleased with the inclusion of the controversial topic in the book.The...
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    Controversial Judiciary Chapter Sparks Debate: NCERT Reviews Textbooks

    New Delhi, February 25 The NCERT has removed a Class 8 textbook from its website after facing criticism from the Supreme Court over a chapter discussing judicial corruption, with sources saying the government has not taken kindly to the inclusion of the controversial topic in the book.The...
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    Supreme Court Scrutinizes NCERT Textbook's Discussion on Judicial Corruption

    New Delhi, February 25 – Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant expressed strong disapproval on Wednesday regarding references to "corruption in the judiciary" in a newly introduced Class 8 Social Science textbook published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)...
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    Supreme Court Takes Note of NCERT's Corruption in Judiciary Lesson

    New Delhi, February 25 The Supreme Court on Wednesday took suo motu cognizance of the contents of the Class 8 NCERT textbook, which refers to corruption in the judiciary, and termed it a matter of "grave concern."A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and...
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    NCERT Book Reveals Concerns About Judicial System Access and Transparency

    New Delhi, February 24 Corruption, a massive backlog of cases, and a lack of an adequate number of judges are among the "challenges" faced by the judicial system, according to the new social science NCERT textbook for class 8.The section "corruption in the judiciary" in the new book states...
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