References to Nehru in school textbook omitted in Rajasthan

Edit Zeenews 08 May 2016
Students of class VIII in Rajasthan schools will no longer study the contribution of Jawaharlal Nehru in their social science textbook as references to the first prime minister have been dropped ... ....

References to Nehru in school textbook omitted in Rajasthan, Congress irked

Edit Zeenews 08 May 2016
Students of class VIII in Rajasthan schools will no longer study the contribution of Jawaharlal Nehru in their social science textbook as references to the first prime minister have been dropped ... ....

References to Nehru in textbook omitted

Edit Deccan Herald 08 May 2016
In a controversial move, references to India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru have been dropped in the new social science textbook for Class VIII in BJP-ruled Rajasthan. The Congress cried foul and accused the Vasundhara Raje government of touching a “new low” by the “shameless act” of omitting references to Nehru in the book while carrying out a revision of textbooks....

Reference to Nehru dropped from Raj text book, Cong fumes

Edit The Times of India 08 May 2016
Jaipur/New Delhi, May 8 () Students of class VIII in Rajasthan's schools will no longer study the contributions of Jawaharlal Nehru to the freedom struggle or post-independence India after references to the first prime minister was dropped from a text book, leaving the Congress fuming and threatening agitation ... In that box, the reference to Nehru said....

References to Jawaharlal Nehru dropped in new Rajasthan school textbook, Congress cries foul

Edit The Times of India 08 May 2016
In a controversial move, references to the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his contributions have been dropped in the new social science textbook for class eight in BJP-ruled Rajasthan. Congress cried foul and accused the Vasundhara Raje government of touching a "new low" by the "shameless act" of omitting references to Nehru in the book while carrying out a revision of several textbooks....

Egypt refers scores to trial over murder of prosecutor

Edit Modern Ghana 08 May 2016
By AFP ... By Khaled Desouki (AFP/File). Cairo (AFP) - Egypt's state prosecutor on Sunday referred 67 people to trial over the assassination of a top prosecutor, a statement said, after authorities accused Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood of involvement ... It did not say when the trial would begin ... Barakat was seen as a staunch opponent of the Islamist opposition and had referred thousands of people to trial ... ....

All references to Jawaharlal Nehru omitted from new Class VIII text books of Rajasthan

Edit DNA India 08 May 2016
--> ... In a news that is likely to stir massive outrage, the new class VIII social science textbooks in Rajasthan have reportedly omitted all references to India's first Prime Minister and noted freedom fighter Jawaharlal Nehru ... Sarojini Naidu also doesn't find a mention ... The book has also dropped the 'Great' reference to Akbar, something the education Minister had 'promised' earlier ... dna Web Team. ....

'Shameless at of government': Congress livid after Nehru goes missing from Rajasthan texbook

Edit DNA India 08 May 2016
Students of class VIII in Rajasthan schools will no longer study the contribution of Jawaharlal Nehru in their social science textbook as references to the first prime minister have been dropped. The references to Nehru have been removed in two chapters in the revised textbook which will be introduced from this academic session for class VIII in schools affiliated to Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (or Ajmer Board)....

Kejriwal summoned in defamation case

Edit The Hindu 08 May 2016
The case has been filed by Delhi Police constable, Harvinder, against the ‘thulla’ remark, allegedly made in reference to the city police personnel by the chief minister in a TV interview last year ... “Using a derogatory and demeaning term like ‘thulla’ to refer to police personnel is equivalent to referring all Delhi Police officials as lethargic and unproductive....

Collector seeks joint action of departments

Edit The Hindu 08 May 2016
District Collector Vekatesapathy S ... Mr ... The Collector said he would refer their demand to the government ... We will refer it to the government after further investigation,” he said. ....

Rachel Roy's files reportedly hacked after 'Becky with the good hair' rumors

Edit Springfield News-Sun 08 May 2016
"Becky with the good hair" should've tried to be "Becky with the good anti-malware" -- that is, if Rachel Roy really is who Beyonce was referring to ... song references me personally....

Azam attacks Governor over Bill on curtailing mayors’ powers

Edit The Hindu 08 May 2016
Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan on Saturday attacked the Governor, who recently referred a Bill to curtail powers of mayors to President Pranab Mukherjee, alleging it was an attempt to defend dishonest people ... Mukherjee for reference,” Raj Bhavan had said on Thursday....

Doug McIntyre: In the PC world, every word can hurt us

Edit LA Daily News 08 May 2016
Attorney General told The Washington Post that the Justice Department would no longer use the terms “felon” and “convict” when referring to felons and convicts. In speeches, social media posts, solicitations or on the Justice Department’s website, felons and convicts will be referred to as “individuals who have been incarcerated” or “persons who committed a crime.”....
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