Non-vegetarians lie, indulge in sex crimes, NCERT textbook says
Yet another textbook in a CBSE school has sparked a controversy by allegedly insinuating that non-vegetarians lie, cheat and commit crimes, with the Government terming it as ‘unfortunate’ and asking s
‘Anti-Tamil’ cartoon on anti-Hindi stir sparks row
Even before the dust could settle on the B.R. Ambedkar cartoon controversy, another toon in NCERT books has evoked protest.
MDMK general secretary Vaiko has taken exception to depiction in class 12
Activists protest removal of Ambedkar's cartoon from textbooks
Activists and students here on Saturday opposed the government's decision to withdraw Ambedkar's cartoon from NCERT textbooks.
At a protest meet organised by People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL
No humour please, we are Indians!
In 1923, iconic Bengali humorist Sukumar Ray described a curious race of beings ‘who were scared to laugh’. With the government forced to apologise for a 1949 cartoon on Jawaharlal Nehru and B.R. Ambe
Cartoon row: Four accused sent to police custody
Four persons allegedly involved in the ransacking of the office of former NCERT advisor Suhas Palshikar in the wake of the row over B.R. Ambedkar's cartoon have been sent to two days police custody by
Cartoon issue generates heat in LS
The issue of controversial cartoons in textbooks generated heat in the Lok Sabha on Monday with members demanding immediate action in the matter saying the sketch has hurt sentiments of a section of t
Sibal opposes cartoons on political class in textbooks
Under attack over the cartoon row, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal on Monday acknowledged that cartoons on the political class should not find a place in textbooks as they influence the impressionable minds
Toon row: Ex-NCERT adviser’s office ransacked
A group of persons on Saturday ransacked the office of Prof Suhas Palshikar, who resigned as NCERT adviser in the wake of the row over cartoon of B.R. Ambedkar in school text books.
NCERT advisor's office ransacked over cartoon
Republican Party of India activists ransacked the office of an NCERT advisor, Suhas Palshikar, here on Saturday, a day after he resigned in the wake of a row over a cartoon on B.R. Ambedkar in a schoo
NCERT surveys shows improvement in overall learning
Two rounds of National Learners' Achievement Surveys conducted by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) have revealed improvements in overall learning, the government said