Baloch nationalists to be included in Pakistani textbooks

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 20:25

The government of Pakistan`s Balochistan province plans to include chapters on Pashtun and Baloch nationalist leaders like Akbar Bugti in school textbooks.

Youth Congress workers send history textbooks to Narendra Modi

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 18:07

Youth Congress workers on Wednesday sent a package containing history textbooks to BJP`s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi as a "Diwali gift", claiming it was meant to help him "improve his knowledge" of the subject.

Maratha history downplayed in NCERT textbooks: Maharashtra BJP

Last Updated: Saturday, September 7, 2013, 20:54

Maharashtra unit of BJP alleged that there has been "inadequate" representation of Maratha rulers and social reformers in the NCERT social science and history textbooks and demanded immediate inclusion of their achievements.

Subjects of various religions included in schools: MP govt on Gita row

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 6, 2013, 13:57

The Madhya Pradesh government has clarified that it has also incorporated subjects of other religions in textbooks.

US school under fire for pro-Islam history textbook

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 17:15

A Florida school has come under fire for having plenty of course material on Islam, but not so much on Christianity or Judaism.

Exclusion of Arunachal from text book maps unpardonable: BJP

Last Updated: Sunday, May 19, 2013, 16:15

Arunachal Pradesh has been excluded from the Indian maps in the geography textbooks for Class X published by Maharashtra secondary and higher education board.

Arunachal `missing` from Maharashtra Board textbooks!

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 18:36

For lakhs of 10th class students in Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh is not a part of the country.

Schools closed in Nepal to protest against Indian textbooks

Last Updated: Sunday, February 10, 2013, 19:27

Maoists in Nepal on Sunday forced the closure of 600 schools in Lalitpur district to protest the inculsion of Indian textbooks in the curriculum by a local school.

`Hate content in Pak text books increased manifold`

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 5, 2012, 13:02

This hate material included in text books being used in Punjab and Sindh provinces mainly targets the country`s religious minorities, the NGO said.

Purge hate-filled textbooks, says Pakistani daily

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 4, 2012, 11:01

A Pak daily has sought purging of school curricula for hate material after a panel pointed out that books contain material that would entrench prejudice.

Panel recommendations on removal of cartoons to be examined

Last Updated: Friday, July 6, 2012, 20:49

A national monitoring committee on textbooks will examine a panel`s recommendations on July 14 on removal of certain cartoons from political science book amid indications that NCERT is reluctant to accept them in toto.

Panel set up to examine pol science textbooks

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 21:22

The government has set up a panel headed by former UGC chairman S K Thorat in the wake of the cartoon row to review NCERT`s political science textbooks for schools.