NCERT halts Class 8 textbook distribution over judiciary chapter error

IANS | February 25, 2026 11:57 PM

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has temporarily halted the distribution of its newly released Social Science textbook for Class 8 after certain inappropriate textual material and an error of judgement were found to have inadvertently appeared in Chapter 4, titled “The Role of Judiciary in our Society” (pages 125–142).

AI for inclusive growth: Overcoming the urban-rural gap

Mayank Chandra | February 25, 2026 9:44 PM

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) If the India AI Impact Summit 2026 has taught us anything, it is that artificial intelligence is no longer just a catchphrase used by business leaders and techies. It is increasingly being presented as a tool for development, which must address real-world issues rather than being used for theoretical and technological goals.

ED attaches Anil Ambani’s Rs 3,716 crore house in Mumbai

IANS | February 25, 2026 7:16 PM

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached the Rs 3,716.83 crore worth posh Pali Hill residential property ‘Abode’ of Anil Ambani in Reliance Communications Ltd’s bank fraud case, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday.

‘Those inclined towards robbery kept UP in darkness’: CM Yogi Adityanath in Tokyo

IANS | February 25, 2026 7:07 PM

Tokyo, Feb 25 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is on a visit to Japan. Addressing a gathering of Indian diaspora in Tokyo, he said that previous governments kept the state in “darkness” due to their inclination towards corruption and lawlessness, asserting that his government brought UP “into the light” by all-around improvement in law and order, infrastructure and power supply.