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Revised edition of Singapore’s Statute Book, with simpler language of the laws, to launch end-December

SINGAPORE: Over about six years, 30 law drafters combed through thousands of pages of Singapore’s statutes to update them and make the language more understandable to the public. The process is now ...
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NCERT textbook revised; Congress’ partition stance tweaked, Hitler references removed

The revised edition of the NCERT Class 8 Social Science textbook has introduced several changes, including modifications to ...
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NCERT revises Partition narrative, adds Savarkar, and removes Hitler references

NCERT has revised its Class 8 social science textbook, altering Partition narratives, adding VD Savarkar's Swaraj demand, and ...

NCERT textbook revision: After Supreme Court rap over judiciary chapter, Hitler references removed, Congress' stance on Partition revised

NCERT has released a revised Class 8 Social Science textbook following a Supreme Court directive. The new edition removes a ...

Contentious chapter row: NCERT’s revised class 8 textbook hails judiciary

A little over four months after the Supreme Court ordered the withdrawal of NCERT’s controversial Class 8 Social Science textbook for its contentious remarks on the judiciary, the organisation ...

Revised NCERT textbook: Congress position on partition tweaked; added Savarkar claim, dropped Hitler reference

The NCERT class 8 social science textbook, which was revised following a controversy for allegedly defaming the judiciary, ...