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Banned NCERT Book Prepared By Panel With Lawyer, No Legal Review Provision
The NCERT's Class 8 Social Science textbook, which was withdrawn after a controversy over a reference to corruption in the judiciary, was prepared by a panel of subject experts that included a lawyer, officials said
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"False Narrative": Books By AG Noorani, Arundhati Roy Among 25 Banned By J&K
Books by Booker winner Arundhati Roy, constitutional expert AG Noorani are among the 25 titles banned by the Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor's administration for allegedly propagating "false narrative" and "secessionism" in the Union Territory.
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Trump Administration Bans Actress Julianne Moore's Book From Schools
A children's book by Hollywood actress and author Julianne Moore is being reprinted following a surge in demand after it was reportedly removed from schools serving US military families under the Trump administration.
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US Schools Ban Over 10,000 Books In A Dramatic Rise Amid New Censorship Laws
A recent report by PEN America revealed that over 10,000 books were banned in US public schools during the 2023-2024 academic year, a threefold increase from the previous year.
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Sydney Council's Ban On Same-Sex Parenting Books In Libraries Sparks Uproar
A Sydney council has voted to ban same-sex parenting books from local libraries, sparking discrimination and censorship concerns.
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Books Banned In US Prisons: "The Art Of War", "Prison Ramen" And More
Tens of thousands of books are banned from US prisons, a new report said Wednesday, including a primer on drawing, a book about tying knots and textbooks teaching inmates foreign languages.
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Punjab Bans 3 Class 12 Books For Distorting Facts Related To Sikh History
The Punjab School Education Board has banned three books for allegedly distorting facts related to Sikh history, officials said.
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Harry Potter Books Banned In US School For Having "Real Curses, Spells"
Before the new school year began, the Rev. Dan Reehil turned to several exorcists for advice.
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Bookseller Disappearances Cut Deep Into Freedom Fears
The disappearance of five Hong Kong booksellers has sent shivers through Hong Kong as anxiety grows that Chinese control over the city is tightening.
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Congress Distances Itself from P Chidambaram's Remarks on Salman Rushdie's Book
Congress today distanced itself from former Finance Minister P Chidambaram's statement that the banning of Salman Rushdie's controversial novel 'The Satanic Verses' by the Rajiv Gandhi government was wrong.
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'Be Tolerant', BJP Tells Congress After Chidambaram's Remark on Salman Rushdie's Book Ban
A day after former Finance Minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram termed the ban on Salman Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses as 'wrong', the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) asked why it took him 27 years to admit it and advised the opposition party to be a "little tolerant".
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Rajiv Gandhi Government Wrong in Banning Salman Rushdie's Book: P Chidambaram
Twenty-seven years after the then Rajiv Gandhi government banned Salman Rushdie's controversial novel 'The Satanic Verses', former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said it was "wrong."
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Venice Mayor Bans Books on Homosexuality, Disability
The new mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro, has officially banned from schools dozens of children's books on subjects such as homosexuality and disability, provoking a flurry of criticism.
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Turks defy book ban on Internet
A draft book banned as part of a controversy in Turkey has been published online, prompting a prosecutor to launch a fresh investigation.
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Shiv Sena calls for ban on burqa
Shiv Sena, which is facing flak over forcing Mumbai University to drop Rohinton Mistry's acclaimed book, on Tuesday opened a new front, calling for a ban on burqa (veil) worn by Muslim women."If the burqa is to be used to steal children, then we demand that it be banned as per law," an editorial in party mouthpiece 'Saamana' said. The demand is in ...
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Banned NCERT Book Prepared By Panel With Lawyer, No Legal Review Provision
The NCERT's Class 8 Social Science textbook, which was withdrawn after a controversy over a reference to corruption in the judiciary, was prepared by a panel of subject experts that included a lawyer, officials said
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"False Narrative": Books By AG Noorani, Arundhati Roy Among 25 Banned By J&K
Books by Booker winner Arundhati Roy, constitutional expert AG Noorani are among the 25 titles banned by the Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor's administration for allegedly propagating "false narrative" and "secessionism" in the Union Territory.
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Trump Administration Bans Actress Julianne Moore's Book From Schools
A children's book by Hollywood actress and author Julianne Moore is being reprinted following a surge in demand after it was reportedly removed from schools serving US military families under the Trump administration.
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US Schools Ban Over 10,000 Books In A Dramatic Rise Amid New Censorship Laws
A recent report by PEN America revealed that over 10,000 books were banned in US public schools during the 2023-2024 academic year, a threefold increase from the previous year.
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Sydney Council's Ban On Same-Sex Parenting Books In Libraries Sparks Uproar
A Sydney council has voted to ban same-sex parenting books from local libraries, sparking discrimination and censorship concerns.
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Books Banned In US Prisons: "The Art Of War", "Prison Ramen" And More
Tens of thousands of books are banned from US prisons, a new report said Wednesday, including a primer on drawing, a book about tying knots and textbooks teaching inmates foreign languages.
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Punjab Bans 3 Class 12 Books For Distorting Facts Related To Sikh History
The Punjab School Education Board has banned three books for allegedly distorting facts related to Sikh history, officials said.
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Harry Potter Books Banned In US School For Having "Real Curses, Spells"
Before the new school year began, the Rev. Dan Reehil turned to several exorcists for advice.
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Bookseller Disappearances Cut Deep Into Freedom Fears
The disappearance of five Hong Kong booksellers has sent shivers through Hong Kong as anxiety grows that Chinese control over the city is tightening.
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Congress Distances Itself from P Chidambaram's Remarks on Salman Rushdie's Book
Congress today distanced itself from former Finance Minister P Chidambaram's statement that the banning of Salman Rushdie's controversial novel 'The Satanic Verses' by the Rajiv Gandhi government was wrong.
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'Be Tolerant', BJP Tells Congress After Chidambaram's Remark on Salman Rushdie's Book Ban
A day after former Finance Minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram termed the ban on Salman Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses as 'wrong', the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) asked why it took him 27 years to admit it and advised the opposition party to be a "little tolerant".
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Rajiv Gandhi Government Wrong in Banning Salman Rushdie's Book: P Chidambaram
Twenty-seven years after the then Rajiv Gandhi government banned Salman Rushdie's controversial novel 'The Satanic Verses', former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said it was "wrong."
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Venice Mayor Bans Books on Homosexuality, Disability
The new mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro, has officially banned from schools dozens of children's books on subjects such as homosexuality and disability, provoking a flurry of criticism.
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Turks defy book ban on Internet
A draft book banned as part of a controversy in Turkey has been published online, prompting a prosecutor to launch a fresh investigation.
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Shiv Sena calls for ban on burqa
Shiv Sena, which is facing flak over forcing Mumbai University to drop Rohinton Mistry's acclaimed book, on Tuesday opened a new front, calling for a ban on burqa (veil) worn by Muslim women."If the burqa is to be used to steal children, then we demand that it be banned as per law," an editorial in party mouthpiece 'Saamana' said. The demand is in ...
