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NCERT textbook revision: Hitler references dropped, Congress’ Partition stand tweaked NEW DELHI: The revised NCERT Class 8 Social Science textbook, released after the Supreme Court ordered the withdrawal of an earlier edition over a controversial chapter on the judiciary, has introduced several other changes, including revisions to its account of the Congress’ stand on the…

NEW DELHI: Five Indonesian Air Force fighter jets escorted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aircraft out of Indonesian airspace on Wednesday as he departed Jakarta for Australia after concluding his three-day state visit.According to visuals shared by news agency PTI, PM Modi acknowledged the fighter jets from inside the aircraft as they escorted his plane.Before his…

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday wrote to 29 automobile manufacturers, seeking a written clarification on the impact of E20 ethanol-blended fuel on vehicle mileage and engines safety and asked them to respond within seven days.Addressing a press conference, Kejriwal said he had sent separate letters to Maruti Suzuki India,…

NEW DELHI: Congress on Wednesday termed the ministry of environment as “Pravachan mantralay (ministry of sermons)” after the Centre removed four officials from environment minister Bhupender Yadav’s office.In a post on X, Congress member of Rajya Sabha and former environment minister Jairam Ramesh took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and claimed that all…

Her remarks came hours after Prabhas Mondal, one of the prime accused in the case, was shot dead NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday criticised the West Bengal Police after one of the main accused in the rape and murder of an 12-year-old girl in Baruipur was killed in a police encounter,…

Located on the island of Java, Prambanan is Indonesia’s largest Hindu temple complex and the second-largest in Southeast Asia Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday visited the historic Prambanan Temple complex in Indonesia alongside President Prabowo Subianto, offering prayers at the nearly 1,000-year-old Hindu shrine dedicated to the Trimurti — Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu and…

Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay New Delhi: Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed a plea by DMK seeking an order restraining Tamil Nadu CM Joseph Vijay from making statements on the Karur stampede and told the party not to use the judicial forum as a political platform to proceed against an adversary. It also asked…

Over the past 12 years, the Modi government has backed the restoration and conservation of ancient temples. NEW DELHI: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit the UNESCO-listed Prambanan Temple in Indonesia on Wednesday, the visit will signify a broader diplomatic approach that has increasingly placed India’s shared civilisational heritage at the centre…

New Delhi: Calling the independence of the legal profession as important as the independence of the judiciary, Supreme Court Tuesday said the former must remain self-regulated. External agencies or institutions could not record adverse findings and opinions about the professional standing of advocates, the court said, as this was the exclusive domain of the Bar…

New Delhi: Govt will carry out extensive testing of E25 (petrol blended with 25% ethanol), evaluate reports and consult all stakeholders before taking any decision on its roll out.Amid growing concerns over the impact of E20 fuel on vehicle mileage and performance, and possibility of E25, petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri said the govt is…