NCERT states that the specific excerpt at the center of the controversy was drawn from its older history textbook, Hamare ...

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta assures the Bench that a panel of domain experts will be constituted to examine the curriculum.

NCERT issues "unconditional" apology for withdrawn class 8 book over inappropriate content on judiciary ...

The apology follows concerns raised regarding the chapters portrayal of the judiciary in the chapter IV The Role of Judiciary in our Society; with a sub-chapter titled Corruption in the judiciary.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs a security meeting in the wake of the fast-deteriorating situation in the Middle ...

The recent controversy surrounding a Class VIII NCERT textbook chapter on corruption in the judiciary has triggered an unusually strong response from the Supreme Court of India. The Court termed the ...

In line with the National Education Policy (NEP), the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) released a new Class 8 Social Science textbook on February 23, 2026. The latest ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday imposed a complete ban on further publication, printing or digital dissemination of NCERT class 8 book which includes a section on “corruption in the judiciary” and said ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday banned NCERT's latest political science textbook for Class VIII, describing one chapter as a calculated attempt to erode the credibility of the judiciary. A three-judge ...

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is attempting to retrieve the 38 copies of the now-withdrawn Class 8 Social Science Part 2 textbook that were sold, sources in the ...