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Mughals Out, Mahakumbh In: What Has Changed In New NCERT Class 7 Books
The new social science textbook for Class 7 students following NCERT's curriculum has no references to the Mughal rule and the Delhi Sultanate
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CBSE Drops 'Democracy And Diversity', Mughal Courts, Poems By Faiz From Syllabus: Report
CBSE dropped chapters about Democracy and Diversity, Non-Aligned Movement, Cold War, rise of Islamic empires, chronicles of Mughal courts and the Industrial Revolution from the history and political science syllabi of classes 11 and 12.
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Balakot Air Strikes Introduced In Rajasthan School Textbooks
At a time when many Congress leaders across the country have questioned the authenticity of Balakot air strikes, the Congress government in Rajasthan has accommodated the story of Indian Air Force fighter jets attacking terrorist camps across the LoC in its school textbooks.
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Railway Cop Saved Hundreds Of Kids. Now She Is A "Lesson" In Maharashtra
A policewoman attached to the Railway Protection Force (RPF) in Mumbai has achieved a unique distinction - her feats of child rescue have been saluted as a study chapter in the SSC textbooks in Maharashtra.
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Maharashtra Textbooks Tone Down Role Of Mughals, Draw Flak
History textbooks for class 7 and 9 students in Maharashtra will no longer have chapters on Mughals and Muslim rulers before them, a move that provoked an opposition attack on the BJP-led government for promoting the "RSS agenda".
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In Gujarat Schoolbook Blooper, Jesus Christ Is 'Demon'. Inquiry Ordered
A misprint in a Class 9 schoolbook, because of which Jesus Christ is described as a "haivan" or demon, has caused a controversy in Gujarat. The state government's department in charge of textbooks has admitted to the blooper and withdrawn the Hindi books. It has also ordered an inquiry into how the mistake crept in.
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Delhi’s Municipal Body To Distribute Free Textbooks, Bags To School Kids
New Delhi: Children studying in 587 municipal schools in south Delhi will be given textbooks and bags for free as the area’s civic body has taken a decision in this regard for the next fiscal. “South Delhi Municipal Corporation has decided to distribute free textbooks and school bags to children studying in our primary schools,” the SDMC sai...
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Copernicus, Pythagorus Not Removed From Text Books: Smriti Irani
Government today denied that the names of historic Western intellectuals like Nicolaus Copernicus and Pythagoras had been removed from school text books, terming reports on the issue as "factually incorrect".
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Gujarat Government Doubles Prices of Textbooks in its Schools
The Gujarat government has increased the prices of textbooks for primary schools from 100 to 200 per cent from this academic session. These books are meant for all government schools including municipal school boards where majority of children come from economically-deprived families.
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Will Consider Incorporating Narendra Modi's Life in Text Books: Rajasthan Minister
Rajasthan Education Minister Kali Charan Saraf today said he would consider incorporating Narendra Modi's biography in school text books, if the latter became the Prime Minister after the ongoing Lok Sabha polls.
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Centre to look into issue of CBSE textbook row on Nadars
As political parties in Tamil Nadu strongly protested the "wrong" depiction of Nadar community in a CBSE textbook, the Centre today assured it would look into the issue and do the needful.
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Teaching Sanskrit with a Bollywood twist
Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan now find a mention in school text books. Students in Lucknow are learning Sanskrit the Bollywood way.
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No mention of Shivaji's mentor in textbooks
The Maharashtra government has changed the history textbook for standard 4, removing references to Shivaji's Brahmin mentor Dadaji Kondadev.
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Mughals Out, Mahakumbh In: What Has Changed In New NCERT Class 7 Books
The new social science textbook for Class 7 students following NCERT's curriculum has no references to the Mughal rule and the Delhi Sultanate
-
CBSE Drops 'Democracy And Diversity', Mughal Courts, Poems By Faiz From Syllabus: Report
CBSE dropped chapters about Democracy and Diversity, Non-Aligned Movement, Cold War, rise of Islamic empires, chronicles of Mughal courts and the Industrial Revolution from the history and political science syllabi of classes 11 and 12.
-
Balakot Air Strikes Introduced In Rajasthan School Textbooks
At a time when many Congress leaders across the country have questioned the authenticity of Balakot air strikes, the Congress government in Rajasthan has accommodated the story of Indian Air Force fighter jets attacking terrorist camps across the LoC in its school textbooks.
-
Railway Cop Saved Hundreds Of Kids. Now She Is A "Lesson" In Maharashtra
A policewoman attached to the Railway Protection Force (RPF) in Mumbai has achieved a unique distinction - her feats of child rescue have been saluted as a study chapter in the SSC textbooks in Maharashtra.
-
Maharashtra Textbooks Tone Down Role Of Mughals, Draw Flak
History textbooks for class 7 and 9 students in Maharashtra will no longer have chapters on Mughals and Muslim rulers before them, a move that provoked an opposition attack on the BJP-led government for promoting the "RSS agenda".
-
In Gujarat Schoolbook Blooper, Jesus Christ Is 'Demon'. Inquiry Ordered
A misprint in a Class 9 schoolbook, because of which Jesus Christ is described as a "haivan" or demon, has caused a controversy in Gujarat. The state government's department in charge of textbooks has admitted to the blooper and withdrawn the Hindi books. It has also ordered an inquiry into how the mistake crept in.
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Delhi’s Municipal Body To Distribute Free Textbooks, Bags To School Kids
New Delhi: Children studying in 587 municipal schools in south Delhi will be given textbooks and bags for free as the area’s civic body has taken a decision in this regard for the next fiscal. “South Delhi Municipal Corporation has decided to distribute free textbooks and school bags to children studying in our primary schools,” the SDMC sai...
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Copernicus, Pythagorus Not Removed From Text Books: Smriti Irani
Government today denied that the names of historic Western intellectuals like Nicolaus Copernicus and Pythagoras had been removed from school text books, terming reports on the issue as "factually incorrect".
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Gujarat Government Doubles Prices of Textbooks in its Schools
The Gujarat government has increased the prices of textbooks for primary schools from 100 to 200 per cent from this academic session. These books are meant for all government schools including municipal school boards where majority of children come from economically-deprived families.
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Will Consider Incorporating Narendra Modi's Life in Text Books: Rajasthan Minister
Rajasthan Education Minister Kali Charan Saraf today said he would consider incorporating Narendra Modi's biography in school text books, if the latter became the Prime Minister after the ongoing Lok Sabha polls.
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Centre to look into issue of CBSE textbook row on Nadars
As political parties in Tamil Nadu strongly protested the "wrong" depiction of Nadar community in a CBSE textbook, the Centre today assured it would look into the issue and do the needful.
-
Teaching Sanskrit with a Bollywood twist
Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan now find a mention in school text books. Students in Lucknow are learning Sanskrit the Bollywood way.
-
No mention of Shivaji's mentor in textbooks
The Maharashtra government has changed the history textbook for standard 4, removing references to Shivaji's Brahmin mentor Dadaji Kondadev.
