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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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    Supreme Court Bans NCERT Book; Concerns Raised About Selective History

    New Delhi, February 27 The Supreme Court's ban on the Class 8 NCERT textbook containing a chapter on judicial corruption has protected the judiciary's dignity from unwarranted attacks in young minds, CPI(M) leader John Brittas said on Friday, arguing that "prejudice against shared history...
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    Textbook Revision Sparks Political Row: Modi, Congress Clash Over Ideological Influence

    New Delhi, February 27 The Congress on Friday criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the NCERT controversy, saying that the Prime Minister himself guided and shaped the "Nagpur Communal Ecosystem for Rewriting of Textbooks," which is the real NCERT.The opposition party said that the next...
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    Supreme Court Bans NCERT Book; Digital Dissemination Targeted

    New Delhi, February 26 The Union Ministry of Education wrote to the ministries of information and broadcasting, and electronics on Thursday, asking them to stop the dissemination of a controversial NCERT textbook through digital platforms and electronic media, officials said.This directive...
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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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    Media Highlights Judiciary Concerns in NCERT Textbook Row

    New Delhi, February 26 The Supreme Court on Thursday praised the media for bringing the issue of NCERT's Class 8 social science textbook, which contained "inappropriate" content about corruption in the judiciary, to light, stating that without this, the situation could have become "completely...
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    NCERT Textbook Controversy: Government Initiates Recall

    Jamshedpur, February 26 – Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan expressed deep regret on Thursday over a controversial chapter in a Class 8 social science textbook published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), which dealt with the judiciary. He also...
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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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    SC Bar President Criticizes NCERT Textbook on Judicial Corruption

    Mumbai, February 26 – Advocate and President of the Supreme Court Bar Association of India, Vikas Singh, criticized the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Thursday for including a chapter on judicial corruption in its textbook, calling the move "unfortunate." He...
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    NCERT Textbook Controversy: Supreme Court Takes Action on 'Dangerous' Revision

    New Delhi, February 26 – Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Jairam Ramesh criticised the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Thursday for including critical references to the judiciary in its textbooks.Reacting to the Supreme Court's observations on 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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    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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    Partition in Textbooks: Political Fallout Over NCERT Changes

    New Delhi, February 24 – Leaders from various parties have strongly reacted to the revised Class 8 Social Science textbook published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), which states that the Congress accepted the 1947 Partition as "the only way forward,"...
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    Kapil Sibal Questions Focus on Judicial Corruption, Calls for Broader Accountability

    New Delhi, February 24 – The newly released Class 8 Social Science textbook by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has introduced a section addressing “corruption in the judiciary” under a chapter titled ‘The role of the judiciary in our society’, sparking political...
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