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‘Entire book retracted’: NCERT publicly apologizes over judicial corruption chapter after SC criticism

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'Entire book retracted': NCERT publicly apologizes over judicial corruption chapter after SC criticism

New Delhi: The National Council of Educational Research on Tuesday issued a public apology for publishing a chapter discussing “corruption” and “backlog” in the judiciary.“National Council of Educational Research and Training [NCERT] A recently published social science textbook ‘Exploring Society: India and Beyond’ for Class 8 (Part II) contains Chapter 4 titled ‘The Role of … Read more

J&K hydropower scheme investment gets NHPC approval

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New Delhi: NHPC has approved investment to develop the 260 MW Durhasti Phase II Hydro Electric Power Project (HEP) in Jammu and Kashmir. The project received environmental clearance in January this year. It is likely to cost around Rs 3,200 crore and may take 44 months to complete.Minister of State for Power Shripad Naik said … Read more

Is a total ban on smartphones in classrooms the way forward?

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Is a total ban on smartphones in classrooms the way forward?

Hamlet’s existential dilemma – “To be or not to be?” – has an echo in Indian schools: Should smartphones be banned in classrooms?with Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Sukhwinder Singh Suhu With the announcement to ban the use of mobile phones by students in all government and private schools from March, and Karnataka counterpart Siddaramaiah … Read more

Special tests to evaluate digital stress on TOI drives

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The Times of India’s ‘Let’s D-Stress’ campaign aims to start a nationwide conversation about digital stress, its consequences and practical ways to address it. The goal of the program is to translate awareness of digital behaviors into action, using science and technology to help individuals regain focus, productivity and mental health in an increasingly distracted … Read more

Opposition may file notice to revoke CEC

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Opposition may file notice to revoke CEC

New Delhi: The joint opposition is likely to immediately move a recall notice for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar after the Lok Sabha withdrew the ‘removal notice’ against the Speaker About Birlaby Wednesday at the latest. A notification against the CEC may be filed in the Federal Chamber.sources said TMC The demand was raised by … Read more

Government proposes central agencies to curb green nod delayed

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Government proposes central agencies to curb green nod delayed

NEW DELHI: In a bid to end unnecessary delays in environmental clearance (EC) assessment projects, the Union environment ministry has proposed setting up a central body – Standing Committee on Environmental Impact Assessment (SCEIA) – for each state/Union Territory, which will assess projects when state-level expert groups are unable to function. The idea behind the … Read more

Amit Shah steps up efforts to keep infiltrator issue at the forefront

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Amit Shah steps up efforts to keep infiltrator issue at the forefront

New Delhi: Home minister from states as far away as Bihar and Uttarakhand Amit Shah The BJP is leading the push to bring the issue of infiltrators to the forefront, not just with an eye on the upcoming assembly elections, especially in West Bengal and Assam, where it has some resonance, but also with an … Read more

Intellectual historian KN Panikkar dies

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Intellectual historian KN Panikkar dies

Noted left-wing historian K N Panikkar, who died at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday, criticized colonial historiography for its simplistic view of culture and highlighted how indigenous intellectuals provided an alternative paradigm of modernity. He turns 90 next month.Panikkar, fondly called KN by his colleagues, was one of a group of historians such … Read more

Left politicians raise Rahul’s ‘CJP’ remarks at Opposition meeting

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Left politicians raise Rahul's 'CJP' remarks at Opposition meeting

NEW DELHI: Days after Congress party official Rahul Gandhi coined the term “CJP” to mock the CPM as the “Communist Janata Party”, two Left leaders in Kerala complained to the India Group that such attacks could damage cohesion within the opposition camp.CPM MP John Brittas and CPI member Sandosh Kumar told an Opposition meeting that … Read more

Rahul says govt wants to avoid talks on Gulf crisis

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Rahul says govt wants to avoid talks on Gulf crisis

New Delhi: Parliament Rahul Gandhi The Modi government wants to avoid discussing the crisis in West Asia as it would raise the question of “how the prime minister was blackmailed,” he said on Monday. His comments suggest that Israel and the United States’ war against Iran are a new point of friction between the opposition … Read more