NCERT issues public apology, withdraws Class 8 textbook after row over judiciary chapter ...

NCERT issues a public apology to the apex court for including 'Corruption in the Judiciary' in the NCERT Class 8 textbooks. Read on to check the complete statement and case backdrop.

In the three days since the NCERT stopped the sale of the Class 8 social science book and started the process to retrieve its copies, it has received 31 of the 38 sold prints, sources in the Education ...

NCERT on Friday issued an advisory asking anyone with copies of the banned class 8 textbook that had a chapter on “judicial corruption” be returned to the council headquarters. In a strongly worded ...

The National Council of Educational Research and Training asked individuals and organisations to return copies of the banned Class 8 book Exploring Society: India and Beyond. The move follows a ...

The NCERT on Friday issued an advisory asking anyone with copies of the banned class 8 textbook that had a chapter on "judicial corruption" be returned to the council headquarters. In a strongly ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday (February 26, 2026) said there was a “deep-rooted conspiracy” behind the “very, very calculated move” to portray the judiciary as a venal institution in a Class 8 Social ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed displeasure over a reference to judicial corruption in a Class 8 NCERT textbook, a move that has prompted the Supreme Court to issue a showcause notice to ...

The body reiterated that it holds the judiciary in the “highest esteem” and recognises it as the upholder of the Constitution and protector of Fundamental Rights. The inclusion of the disputed ...

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Delhi: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is attempting to retrieve 38 copies of its now-withdrawn Class 8 Social Science Part 2 textbook that were sold, sources in ...

The NCERT on Wednesday apologised for "inappropriate content" after facing the Supreme Court's ire over a chapter talking about judicial corruption in a Class 8 textbook and said the book concerned ...

The Part II of the NCERT Social Science Textbook for Class 8 was released on February 23 after a huge delay. The section on “Corruption in the Judiciary” stated that judges are bound by a code of ...