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References To Babri Masjid, Gujarat Riots Dropped In NCERT School Textbooks
- Friday April 5, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Dropping references to the demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, the killing of Muslims in Gujarat riots and Hindutva, and tweaking the reference to Manipur's merger with India are among the latest set of revisions made public by the NCERT.
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Gujarat Riots, Emergency Cut From Textbooks In Centre's "Rationalisation"
- Saturday June 18, 2022
- India News | Written by Sukirti Dwivedi
As part of syllabus "rationalistion" exercise, the 2002 Gujarat riots and the Emergency imposed in 1975 is among the content that has been dropped from textbooks of classes 6-12.
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Bhagavad Gita To Be Part Of School Syllabus For Classes 6 To 12 In Gujarat: Government
- Thursday March 17, 2022
- Education | Reported by Press Trust of India
For students of Classes 6 to 8, the scripture will be introduced in the textbook of 'Sarvangi Shikshan' (holistic education). From Classes 9 to 12, it will be introduced in the form of storytelling in the textbook of the first language.
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Gujarat Textbooks Have Wrong Date Of Birth Of Legendary Poet: Congress
- Sunday August 29, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Congress on Saturday said the Gujarat government was celebrating the 125th birth anniversary of renowned poet Jhaverchand Meghani but had done nothing over school text books in the state getting his date of birth wrong.
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Gujarat Board Class 10 Students Can Opt For An Easier Mathematics Paper: Reports
- Thursday July 15, 2021
- Education | Edited by Mridusmita Deka
According to GSHSEB, Class 10 students will have to study the same textbook and syllabus. Based on their interest and understanding of the subject, students will be able to opt for one of the papers at the time of filling up the Class 10th board exam forms.
- www.ndtv.com/education
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Hotstar Nukes PM Modi-Centric Episode of Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
- Tuesday February 25, 2020
- Akhil Arora
Hotstar has left out the latest episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, which dealt with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity and several controversies, including PM Modi’s Hindu nationalist beliefs, the RSS’ Hitler ties, dangerous views of those closest to him — Amit Shah and Yogi Adityanath — demonetisation, textbook manipul...
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Mayawati Slams "Tweaking" Of BR Ambedkar Slogans In Gujarat Textbooks
- Saturday August 3, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Saturday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Gujarat for reportedly "tweaking" a slogan by BR Ambedkar in a Class 5 Gujarati textbook and demanded that it be restored to its original form immediately.
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Lord Rama 'Abducted' Sita, Says Gujarat School Textbook
- Friday June 1, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Sita was "abducted" by Lord Rama, says a textbook of Class XII in Gujarat. As the blooper in the English version of Sanskrit subject came to light, the Gujarat State School Textbook Board (GSSTB) today described it as a translation error and ordered an inquiry.
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A Committee Chosen By Modi Government To Rewrite India's History: Report
- Tuesday March 6, 2018
- India News | NDTV NEWSDESK (with inputs from Reuters)
During the first week of January last year, a group of scholars gathered in a white bungalow on a leafy boulevard in central Delhi. The focus of their discussion: how to rewrite the history of the nation. The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi had quietly appointed the committee of scholars about six months earlier. Details of its existence...
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In Gujarat Schoolbook Blooper, Jesus Christ Is 'Demon'. Inquiry Ordered
- Saturday June 10, 2017
- India News | Written by Rohit Bhan
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Gujarat Government Doubles Prices of Textbooks in its Schools
- Wednesday June 10, 2015
- India News | Written by Rohit Bhan
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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From No Electricity to WiFi and CCTV: How One Man Transformed This Gujarat Village
- Wednesday November 19, 2014
- India News | Reported by Rohit Bhan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
Punsari village, barely 100 km from Ahmedabad, could be a textbook case of development. Closed-circuit cameras, water purifying plants, air-conditioned schools, WiFi, biometric machines - the village has it all. And all of it was done in a matter of eight years, at a cost of a mere Rs 16 crore.
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In Gujarat textbooks, Mahatma Gandhi killed in October, Japan nukes US
- Thursday February 20, 2014
- India News | Rohit Bhan
"Japan dropped a nuclear bomb on US during World War 2", "Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on October 30, 1948" - these are just two of the many factual errors in textbooks published by the Gujarat government for state-run schools.
- www.ndtv.com
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References To Babri Masjid, Gujarat Riots Dropped In NCERT School Textbooks
- Friday April 5, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Dropping references to the demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, the killing of Muslims in Gujarat riots and Hindutva, and tweaking the reference to Manipur's merger with India are among the latest set of revisions made public by the NCERT.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Gujarat Riots, Emergency Cut From Textbooks In Centre's "Rationalisation"
- Saturday June 18, 2022
- India News | Written by Sukirti Dwivedi
As part of syllabus "rationalistion" exercise, the 2002 Gujarat riots and the Emergency imposed in 1975 is among the content that has been dropped from textbooks of classes 6-12.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Bhagavad Gita To Be Part Of School Syllabus For Classes 6 To 12 In Gujarat: Government
- Thursday March 17, 2022
- Education | Reported by Press Trust of India
For students of Classes 6 to 8, the scripture will be introduced in the textbook of 'Sarvangi Shikshan' (holistic education). From Classes 9 to 12, it will be introduced in the form of storytelling in the textbook of the first language.
- www.ndtv.com/education
-
Gujarat Textbooks Have Wrong Date Of Birth Of Legendary Poet: Congress
- Sunday August 29, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Congress on Saturday said the Gujarat government was celebrating the 125th birth anniversary of renowned poet Jhaverchand Meghani but had done nothing over school text books in the state getting his date of birth wrong.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Gujarat Board Class 10 Students Can Opt For An Easier Mathematics Paper: Reports
- Thursday July 15, 2021
- Education | Edited by Mridusmita Deka
According to GSHSEB, Class 10 students will have to study the same textbook and syllabus. Based on their interest and understanding of the subject, students will be able to opt for one of the papers at the time of filling up the Class 10th board exam forms.
- www.ndtv.com/education
-
Hotstar Nukes PM Modi-Centric Episode of Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
- Tuesday February 25, 2020
- Akhil Arora
Hotstar has left out the latest episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, which dealt with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity and several controversies, including PM Modi’s Hindu nationalist beliefs, the RSS’ Hitler ties, dangerous views of those closest to him — Amit Shah and Yogi Adityanath — demonetisation, textbook manipul...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Mayawati Slams "Tweaking" Of BR Ambedkar Slogans In Gujarat Textbooks
- Saturday August 3, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Saturday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Gujarat for reportedly "tweaking" a slogan by BR Ambedkar in a Class 5 Gujarati textbook and demanded that it be restored to its original form immediately.
- www.ndtv.com
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Lord Rama 'Abducted' Sita, Says Gujarat School Textbook
- Friday June 1, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Sita was "abducted" by Lord Rama, says a textbook of Class XII in Gujarat. As the blooper in the English version of Sanskrit subject came to light, the Gujarat State School Textbook Board (GSSTB) today described it as a translation error and ordered an inquiry.
- www.ndtv.com
-
A Committee Chosen By Modi Government To Rewrite India's History: Report
- Tuesday March 6, 2018
- India News | NDTV NEWSDESK (with inputs from Reuters)
During the first week of January last year, a group of scholars gathered in a white bungalow on a leafy boulevard in central Delhi. The focus of their discussion: how to rewrite the history of the nation. The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi had quietly appointed the committee of scholars about six months earlier. Details of its existence...
- www.ndtv.com
-
In Gujarat Schoolbook Blooper, Jesus Christ Is 'Demon'. Inquiry Ordered
- Saturday June 10, 2017
- India News | Written by Rohit Bhan
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.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Gujarat Government Doubles Prices of Textbooks in its Schools
- Wednesday June 10, 2015
- India News | Written by Rohit Bhan
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.
- www.ndtv.com
-
From No Electricity to WiFi and CCTV: How One Man Transformed This Gujarat Village
- Wednesday November 19, 2014
- India News | Reported by Rohit Bhan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
Punsari village, barely 100 km from Ahmedabad, could be a textbook case of development. Closed-circuit cameras, water purifying plants, air-conditioned schools, WiFi, biometric machines - the village has it all. And all of it was done in a matter of eight years, at a cost of a mere Rs 16 crore.
- www.ndtv.com
-
In Gujarat textbooks, Mahatma Gandhi killed in October, Japan nukes US
- Thursday February 20, 2014
- India News | Rohit Bhan
"Japan dropped a nuclear bomb on US during World War 2", "Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on October 30, 1948" - these are just two of the many factual errors in textbooks published by the Gujarat government for state-run schools.
- www.ndtv.com