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On the Recent Changes Made by NCERT in School Textbooks: Statement by Concerned Historians

Below we publish the statement issued by many prominent historians on April 7THE recent decision of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to drop entire chapters from the history textbooks for class 12, as well as from other classes and to delete statements from other textbooks is a matter of deep concern.

Karnataka: ‘Gujarat Model’ Boomerangs on BJP?

LAST week, the Karnataka election scene witnessed a significant development with the revolt and resignation of Jagadish Shettar, Laxman Savadi, and several other senior leaders, including two MPs, who joined other parties. Jagadish Shettar, a former BJP CM and six-time MLA, was asked to retire from electoral politics, which he refused, leading to his resignation from the party along with his followers. He has now accepted the Congress' invitation to be their candidate from his constituency, despite his background in the RSS and BJP.

Left and Secular Forces Must Take Lead in Combating Communal Threat in Bihar

THE BJP and its affiliates in Bihar have turned to their usual strategy of creating communal tensions to polarise people along religious lines, following a setback in Bihar politics and feeling isolated. This is all in preparation for the 2024 parliamentary elections.The central home minister, Amit Shah, has made frequent visits and delivered provocative speeches targeting minorities, emboldening Bihar BJP leaders to make hate speeches on various pretexts.

AIDWA to Hold Rally on Oct 5 against ‘Modi Sarkar, Anti-Women Sarkar’

THE first central executive committee (CEC) meeting of the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) after the 13thall India conference at Thiruvananthapuram was held onApril 7-9, in Jaipur. It was well attended, with 86 out of 100 CEC members and three out of three invitees from 23 states being present. A central secretariat meeting was held prior to the CEC on April 7which was attended by 30 out of 34 members.

Kerala: Success Story of an Alternative Path

THE economic activities of the state government during the financial year 2022-23 can be considered commendable despite the negative attitude of the central government and the imposition of economic sanctions. In March alone, the Kerala government spent Rs 22,000 crore from the treasury on various governmental activities, and funds were made available for all developmental and welfare activities without hindrance. Due to the measures taken by the central government, the state experienced a revenue shortfall of approximately Rs 40,000 crore during this financial year.

TN: A Strong Resolution in Assembly Sees Governor Backtracking

WITHIN hours after the Tamil Nadu Assembly adopted a resolution moved by the Chief Minister MK Stalin urging the union government and the president to immediately issue appropriate instructions to Governor RN Ravi to give assent to the bills passed by the assembly “within a specific period”, the Tamil Nadu governor granted assent to the re-adopted ‘Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Bill, 2022.’It is interesting to note that only last Thursday (April 6), Governor RN Ravi said during an interaction with civil service aspirants at Raj Bhavan that, “if a g

Kerala Becomes First State to Complete Social Audit of MGNREGA Works

The Social Audit Unit held 15,942-gram sabhas in every single ward of rural LSGs to audit projects worth Rs 4,000 crore completed through MGNREGA.

KERALA has become the first state in the country to complete a total social audit of the works carried out under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in the state. The audit was held in the wards of each rural local self government (LSG) in Kerala through gram sabha meetings.

Karnataka: Left to Project Alternative Policies

The BJP high command finally announced the first list of 189 candidates on April 11th late at night, after being subjected to hectic lobbying, threats, pressure tactics by candidates, and even senior leaders, as well as endless consultations, discussions, and postponements for several days. Eight sitting MLAs have been denied tickets, and most of them are unhappy, with some, including Minister S Angara, expressing their discontent openly.

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