India

Replace India with “Bharat” in school textbooks, recommends NCERT committee

NEW DELHI — A committee formed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to revise school curriculum has suggested replacing “India” with “Bharat” in textbooks across all classes. According to committee chairperson C I Isaac, the panel has suggested replacing the name “India” with “Bharat” in the textbooks, introducing “classical history” instead […]

Kashmir

GoI blocks 14 Mobile Applications

NEW DELHI — The Government of India on Monday blocked 14 Mobile Applications which were allegedly used by militants to communicate with their supporters and Over Ground Workers (OGW) in Jammu and Kashmir. These apps have been blocked under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. These apps include Crypviser, Enigma, Safeswiss, Wickrme, Mediafire, […]

Asia

Bilawal Bhutto to attend SCO meeting in India in May: Pakistan Foreign Office

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan announced on Thursday that Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari would participate in the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) meeting in India next month. Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahrah Baloch announced it at a weekly media briefing here. “Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will be leading the Pakistan delegation to the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers […]

Politics

Culture of ‘forcing silence’, branding people ‘anti-nationals’ dangerous trend, will finish democracy: Mallikarjun Kharge

NEW DELHI — On the birth anniversary of B R Ambedkar, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday took a swipe at the government, saying the “culture of forcing silence” and branding people “anti-nationals” is a dangerous trend that will finish our democracy and destroy the Constitution. In his message on Ambedkar Jayanti, Kharge also alleged […]