Purge hate-filled textbooks, says Pakistani daily
September 4th, 2012 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 4 (IANS) A Pakistani daily has sought the purging of school curricula for hate material after a panel pointed out that books contain material that would entrench prejudice ... Read more...
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Uproar in Lok Sabha over Ambedkar cartoon
May 11th, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) A cartoon on Dalit icon Dr. B.R. Ambedkar printed in an NCERT textbook created a storm in the Lok Sabha Friday with some ... Read more...
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Pakistani textbook says 9/11 happened last year!
May 9th, 2012 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 9 (IANS) Shocking Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa lawmakers with its factual errors, a Pashto textbook for Class 5 students says the 9/11 terror attack happened in 2011 and the ... Read more...
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Hindustan Times launches programme for underprivileged children
April 19th, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) English daily newspaper Hindustan Times said Thursday it has launched an initiative which will help in education of over 1 million underprivileged children in the ... Read more...
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‘New class 10 ICT textbook with animation and GIS’
February 27th, 2012 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 27 (IANS) For the first time in the country, class 10 students in Kerala would be taught cartography using the detailed geographical information system (GIS) and will also ... Read more...
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18,000 free textbooks seized in Bangladesh
November 15th, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 15 (IANS) Police in Bangladesh have seized 18,000 textbooks meant to be distributed free of cost and arrested three people for trying to sell them.The books of the ... Read more...
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Chinese city removes sex textbook from shelves
September 1st, 2011 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, Sep 1 (IANS) Shanghai city has removed from its shelves a textbook on sex education for primary school children because it accidentally arrived prematurely, a media report said.The printing ... Read more...
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China launches first book on marine life
August 30th, 2011 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 30 (IANS) China Tuesday published its first "systematic" textbook on marine life, a media report said.The book was launched in Qingdao coastal city in eastern Shandong province, Xinhua ... Read more...
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Practicing retrieval is best tool for learning: Study
January 25th, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 25 (ANI): Instead of rereading or reviewing the same textbook or other material, it is better to practice retrieval to ensure better learning, according to a new research."We continue to ... Read more...
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Lucknow teacher booked for assaulting student
October 30th, 2010 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 30 (IANS) A schoolteacher here has been booked for beating a nine-year-old student who suffered ear injuries and was taken to hospital as he fainted, police said Saturday.Ashutosh Kashyap, a ... Read more...
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PSLV’s success shows India’s proficiency: Chavan
July 12th, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The successful launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), carrying five satellites, is proof of the country's proficiency in space science, Science and Technology Minister ... Read more...
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Indian publishing firm wins textbook contract in Ethiopia
March 21st, 2010 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
By Groum Abate
Addis Ababa, March 21 (IANS) Ethiopia's ministry of education has awarded Indian media house Laxmi Publications a contract to print and distribute textbooks and teacher training guides.The ministry had issued ... Read more...
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Karl Rove says that he did no dirty tricks while campaigning
March 9th, 2010 - 9:55 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Mar 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Karl Rove who was the senior advisor to President George W. Bush said in an interview to Matt Lauer, that he didn’t employ any dirty ... Read more...
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Girl dies after being beaten by teacher
December 24th, 2009 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 24 (IANS) A teacher of a government-run primary school in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya district has been arrested after he allegedly beat up a seven-year-old girl student who died after she ... Read more...
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Kama Sutra is just a ‘word’ in Florida school
October 2nd, 2009 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 2 (IANS) Kama Sutra, the Indian tome of love, is creating one huge stir in Florida with a school in Lee county choosing to teach it as a vocabulary word.
A ... Read more...
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Class 12 CBSE students find maths paper easy but lengthy
March 21st, 2009 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Students of Class 12 of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Saturday were not satisfied with the mathematics paper. Many found it easy but lengthy.
"The ... Read more...
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Drunk man jumps into sea, rescued
January 13th, 2009 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 13 (DPA) An Australian cruise ship in the South Pacific Tuesday had to turn a full circle to pick up a drunken passenger who jumped overboard after an all-night party.It ... Read more...
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Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell’’s 6yr-old son diagnosed with artery disease
December 23rd, 2008 - 6:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 23 (ANI): Brian Littrell has revealed that his six-year-old son has been diagnosed with atypical Kawasaki Disease, an inflammation of the arteries that typically afflicts children.The former Backstreet Boys ... Read more...
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Ashes glory better than cash: Bell
October 23rd, 2008 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 23 (ANI): Englands middle order Batsman Ian Bell has insisted that reclaiming the Ashes next summer means more than becoming one of Englands million dollar men.The batsman has the ... Read more...
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Religious groups ask Kerala to withdraw text book
June 24th, 2008 - 12:54 am ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 23 (IANS) Several religious groups cutting across political affiliations Monday met Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan to demand the recall of a class VII text book, which they allege tries ... Read more...
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Nuclear-capable Agni-1 successfully test fired
March 23rd, 2008 - 7:46 pm ICT by admin
(Lead, changing dateline)New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The nuclear-capable Agni-1, a strategic 700-km range surface-to-surface missile, was successfully test fired from the Island Launch Complex off Dhamra in Orissa Sunday, the defence ... Read more...
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