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"Shaitan" And "Sheru" No More: Rajasthan's Bold Plan To Rename Thousands Of Schoolchildren
- Wednesday April 15, 2026
- Education | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
The initiative seeks to address concerns that students with awkward or inappropriate names often face ridicule and loss of self-esteem, particularly as they grow older.
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www.ndtv.com/education
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Rajasthan Schools To Review Students' Names, Drive To Replace Derogatory Terms Announced
- Thursday April 9, 2026
- Education | Edited by Rahul Kumar
The Rajasthan School Education Department has identified a range of such names and prepared a list of around 2,000 to 3,000 alternative names from which parents can choose.
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www.ndtv.com/education
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Konkona Sen Sharma Slams 'Derogatory' Gay Characters In Bollywood Films: 'We Don't Have Them Until An Issue'
- Thursday February 26, 2026
- Entertainment | Written by Tanisha Bhattacharya
In her upcoming release Accused, she plays a London-based doctor named Geetika in a relationship with another woman, Meera (played by Pratibha Ranta)
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www.ndtv.com/entertainment
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Amid Casteism Row, Manoj Bajpayee's Netflix Film Ghooskhor Pandat To See A Title Change
- Tuesday February 10, 2026
- Entertainment | Reported by Ashish Kumar Bhargava
On February 4, a petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court against the Netflix film,alleging that its title is derogatory towards the Brahmin community
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www.ndtv.com/entertainment
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Case Registered Against YouTuber Punit Superstar For 'Derogatory Remarks' Against Mayawati
- Friday August 22, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Police in Ghaziabad have registered a case against a YouTuber for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on social media, officials said on Thursday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Goa Minister Complains To Cops Over "Derogatory Post" Linking Him To Woman
- Sunday August 27, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The office of Goa minister Mauvin Godinho on Sunday lodged a police complaint over a "derogatory" and "false" message being circulated along with photographs on social media linking his name to a woman deputy sarpanch of a village.
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www.ndtv.com
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IPC to be Amended to Punish Racial Discrimination, Government Tells Court
- Wednesday July 8, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
Calling people of the northeastern region by "derogatory" names will soon become a non-bailable offence and land you in jail for up to five years.
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www.ndtv.com
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US National Transportation Safety Board apologises for gaffe over derogatory Asiana pilot names
- Saturday July 13, 2013
- World News | Reuters
The National Transportation Safety Board apologised on Friday after an intern mistakenly confirmed to a local television station racially offensive fake names for the pilots of an Asiana flight that crashed in San Francisco.
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www.ndtv.com
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Facebook account in my name slamming Jayalalitha is fake: Kiccha Sudeep
- Monday October 15, 2012
- Entertainment | Riya Chakravarty
Noted South Indian actor Kiccha Sudeep today cautioned against a fake Facebook account in his name carrying "derogatory" material, including against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.
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www.ndtv.com/entertainment
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"Shaitan" And "Sheru" No More: Rajasthan's Bold Plan To Rename Thousands Of Schoolchildren
- Wednesday April 15, 2026
- Education | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
The initiative seeks to address concerns that students with awkward or inappropriate names often face ridicule and loss of self-esteem, particularly as they grow older.
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www.ndtv.com/education
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Rajasthan Schools To Review Students' Names, Drive To Replace Derogatory Terms Announced
- Thursday April 9, 2026
- Education | Edited by Rahul Kumar
The Rajasthan School Education Department has identified a range of such names and prepared a list of around 2,000 to 3,000 alternative names from which parents can choose.
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www.ndtv.com/education
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Konkona Sen Sharma Slams 'Derogatory' Gay Characters In Bollywood Films: 'We Don't Have Them Until An Issue'
- Thursday February 26, 2026
- Entertainment | Written by Tanisha Bhattacharya
In her upcoming release Accused, she plays a London-based doctor named Geetika in a relationship with another woman, Meera (played by Pratibha Ranta)
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www.ndtv.com/entertainment
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Amid Casteism Row, Manoj Bajpayee's Netflix Film Ghooskhor Pandat To See A Title Change
- Tuesday February 10, 2026
- Entertainment | Reported by Ashish Kumar Bhargava
On February 4, a petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court against the Netflix film,alleging that its title is derogatory towards the Brahmin community
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www.ndtv.com/entertainment
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Case Registered Against YouTuber Punit Superstar For 'Derogatory Remarks' Against Mayawati
- Friday August 22, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Police in Ghaziabad have registered a case against a YouTuber for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on social media, officials said on Thursday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Goa Minister Complains To Cops Over "Derogatory Post" Linking Him To Woman
- Sunday August 27, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The office of Goa minister Mauvin Godinho on Sunday lodged a police complaint over a "derogatory" and "false" message being circulated along with photographs on social media linking his name to a woman deputy sarpanch of a village.
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www.ndtv.com
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IPC to be Amended to Punish Racial Discrimination, Government Tells Court
- Wednesday July 8, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
Calling people of the northeastern region by "derogatory" names will soon become a non-bailable offence and land you in jail for up to five years.
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www.ndtv.com
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US National Transportation Safety Board apologises for gaffe over derogatory Asiana pilot names
- Saturday July 13, 2013
- World News | Reuters
The National Transportation Safety Board apologised on Friday after an intern mistakenly confirmed to a local television station racially offensive fake names for the pilots of an Asiana flight that crashed in San Francisco.
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www.ndtv.com
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Facebook account in my name slamming Jayalalitha is fake: Kiccha Sudeep
- Monday October 15, 2012
- Entertainment | Riya Chakravarty
Noted South Indian actor Kiccha Sudeep today cautioned against a fake Facebook account in his name carrying "derogatory" material, including against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.
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www.ndtv.com/entertainment