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NCERT apologises for ‘judicial graft’ chapter, pulls out Class VIII book

NEW DELHI: NCERT on Tuesday issued an “unconditional and unqualified apology” and withdrew its recently published Class VIII social science textbook after Supreme Court objected to a chapter discussing corruption and other challenges within the judiciary.In a statement, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) said the book – “Exploring Society: India and...

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Nod to changes to widen transgender definition

NEW DELHI: Cabinet Tuesday approved a proposal to amend the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, seeking to expand the definition of transgender persons in what is being cited as an attempt to make the law more “inclusive” so that all bona fide persons receive benefits and protection.There has been debate over the implementation...

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Made-in-India bullet train to run on Ahmedabad-Mumbai route in 2027

Revised Cost Estimate Under Sanction: Govt NEW DELHI: Now it’s official that railways will run B28, the bullet train being manufactured in India, on the first stretch of Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project that is scheduled to be operational in Aug 2027. The railway ministry informed a parliamentary panel that the national transporter has decided to...

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El Nino may hit India’s monsoon, hotter months ahead, says WMO

Premature To Say Anything For Sure: Experts NEW DELHI: Latest update from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) on the possibility of El Nino episode later this year may be bad news for India’s monsoon. Though, experts said, it would be premature to say anything definitely at this juncture, an El Nino year usually negatively impacts...

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Uttam Nagar violence: Don’t demolish houses of accused till today’s hearing, Delhi HC tells MCD

NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed MCD not to demolish till March 11 the two houses belonging to persons allegedly involved in the Uttam Nagar Holi violence case in which a 26-year-old man was killed.Several people, including a minor, were apprehended in connection with the killing in southwest Delhi. Delhi’s Uttam Nagar On...

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At least six dead, five injured in Switzerland bus fire

At least six people were killed and several others injured after a bus caught fire Tuesday evening (local time) in the town of Kerzers, known in French as Chiètres, in Fribourg canton in western Switzerland, police said.Emergency services launched a major rescue operation at the scene, with local media reporting that a helicopter had been...

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