Delhi: After SC rap, NCERT halts Class 8 textbook to rewrite judiciary chapter

Feb 25, 2026

After the Supreme Court took strong note of references to "corruption in the judiciary" in a Class 8 Social Science textbook, the National Council...

Leading legal voices back Supreme Court action on NCERT chapter targeting the judiciary

Feb 26, 2026

Leading legal luminaries have voiced strong support for the Supreme Court of India after it took suo motu cognisance of a Class 8 NCERT...

"Emergency is darkest chapter of Constitutional journey": BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad

Dec 14, 2024

Speaking to ANI, Prasad said, "Emergency is the darkest chapter of the Constitutional journey of the country. To save one's own Chair, people's...

NCERT withdraws Class 8 Social Science textbook over inappropriate content on judiciary, issues apology

Feb 26, 2026

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has issued an apology and withdrawn the distribution of its newly released Class 8 Social...

SC bans NCERT class 8 chapter on 'corruption in judiciary'; issues show cause notices to education ministry, NCERT

Feb 26, 2026

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi, and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi refused to halt suo motu proceedings despite...

"Supreme Court has justified what it has done": Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on NCERT book judiciary chapter row

Feb 26, 2026

The political row over an NCERT textbook chapter on judicial corruption escalated on Thursday after the Supreme Court imposed a "complete blanket ban" on...