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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!

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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

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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

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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

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