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NCERT Panel Proposes Renaming India to Bharat in School Textbooks

October 26, 2023 Editor

CI Issac further said that the committee, which is one of the 25 committees formed by the NCERT in 2021 to prepare position papers on various subjects and themes, has further recommended introducing ‘classical history’ instead of ‘ancient history’ in the textbooks A high-level committee for social sciences, constituted by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to revise the school curriculum, has recommended replacing the name ‘India’ with ‘Bharat’ in textbooks and introducing ‘classical History’ instead of ancient History in the curriculum, said committee’s chairperson CI Issac…

India Warns Pakistan Over Kashmir Reference in Israel-Gaza Conflict, Threatens Contempt

October 25, 2023 Editor

The reference came after Pakistan’s UN envoy made reference to Kashmir at the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East. India has said it will treat a reference by Pakistan to Kashmir during a Security Council meeting on the Israel-Gaza situation with the contempt it deserves and will not dignify it with a response. The remarks by India’s Deputy Permanent Representative at the UN, Ambassador R Ravindra, came on Tuesday after Pakistan’s UN envoy Munir Akram made reference to Kashmir at the Security Council meeting on the…

Delhi, Noida, and Gurugram implement GRAP Stage 2 to combat air pollution

October 21, 2023 Editor

Under this, the air quality panel has asked the authorities in the NCR region to increase parking fees to discourage private transport. The air quality in Delhi is likely to dip and enter the “very poor” category on October 23 and 24 due to unfavourable meteorological and climatic conditions, the India Meteorological Department and the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology have said, prompting the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to invoke Stage 2 of the Graded Response Action Plan measures. These anti-pollution measures will be implemented in the entire…

Citing ‘Love Jihad’, Garba Organizers in Ujjain Ban Non-Hindus, Check Aadhaar Cards

October 18, 2023 Editor

Organizers of Garba in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, are reportedly checking Aadhaar cards and enforcing Tilak for male attendees. The organizers of Garba in Ujjain have banned the participation of non-Hindus in the event to allegedly “prevent love jihad”, according to a media report. The organizers, Sankalp Sanskriti Sanstha, are checking the Aadhaar cards of the participants and have also enforced that the male attendees would be “welcomed with a Tilak”, The Times of India reported on Wednesday. The latter requirement is seen as a measure to verify that participants are…

Delhi LG approves Prosecution of Arundhati Roy and Kashmiri Professor Sheikh Showkat Hussain

October 11, 2023 Editor

The case is related to provocative speeches allegedly made by the duo in 2010 Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena has accorded sanction for the prosecution of author Arundhati Roy and a former Kashmiri professor in a 2010 case related to provocative speeches allegedly made at a conference here, Raj Niwas officials said on Tuesday. The FIR against Roy and former professor Sheikh Showkat Hussain was registered following the orders of the Court of Metropolitan Magistrate, New Delhi, they said. “LG V K Saxena noted that prima facie a case…

Election Commission announces poll dates for five states: Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, and Telangana; counting on December 3

October 9, 2023 Editor

Mizoram election on November 7, Chhattisgarh on November 7 and November 17, MP on November 17, Rajasthan on November 23, Telangana on November 30. The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced the schedule for holding assembly elections in five states, including Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram. The election in Chhattisgarh will be held in two phases – the first stage of voting will be held on November 7. The second phase will be held on November 17. The legislative election in Madhya Pradesh will be held…

Manipur: Two houses torched in Imphal West amid fresh violence

October 5, 2023 Editor

The incident took place in New Keithelmanbi in the Patsoi police station area around 10 pm. Two houses were set on fire as fresh violence was reported in Manipur’s Imphal West district on Wednesday night, PTI reported, citing the police. The incident took place in New Keithelmanbi in the Patsoi police station area around 10 pm. According to the police, several rounds of bullets were fired by unidentified miscreants, who fled the spot after the incident. The blaze was brought under control by security forces and fire services personnel, the police…

Delhi Police conducts Raids on Homes of Six Journalists Linked to NewsClick Portal

October 3, 2023 Editor

Raids are underway across multiple locations in the NCR. Newsclick’s journalists are being questioned and their mobile phones and laptops have been seized by the cops. Delhi Police’s Special Cell on Tuesday morning raided the office of news portal NewsClick and the residences of journalists associated with it. According to official sources, the Special Cell has booked the news organisation under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and Sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups) and 120B (punishment for criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code. Sources informed TNIE that…

Assam CM’s controversial statement: BJP doesn’t need Miya votes for next 10 years

October 2, 2023 Editor

Sarma said ‘Miya’ people support him, PM Narendra Modi and BJP, and they can continue to shout slogans in favour of the saffron brigade without voting for them. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said BJP does not need the votes of ‘Miya’ people of ‘char’ (riverine sandbar) areas for the next 10 years, till they reform themselves by leaving aside practices such as child marriage. Sarma, however, said the ‘Miya’ people support him, PM Narendra Modi and the BJP, and they can continue to shout slogans in…

Free Kashmir: JNU Campus Walls Defaced with Separatist Slogans, University Authorities Take Cognizance

October 1, 2023October 1, 2023 Editor

An unknown miscreants allegedly defaced the walls on Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus in Delhi and painted slogans like “Free Kashmir” and “Bhagwa Jalega” (Bhagwa will burn) on them. The varsity administration has not issued any statement on the matter yet. Several walls on the JNU campus were defaced with slogans like, “Free Kashmir”, “Bhagwa Jalega”, “Teri Kabra Khudegi” (Your grave will be dug). The incident comes years after ‘Freedom for Kashmir’ poster appeared in the university. The poster with “Freedom for Kashmir! Free Palestine! Right to Self Determination Long…