Month: April 2023

References to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad have been removed from the new class 11 political science textbook by the NCERT. In the class 11 political science textbook’s first chapter a line has been revised to omit Azad’s name from the constituent assembly committee meetings. In the tenth chapter of the same textbook, the reference to Jammu and Kashmir’s conditional accession has also been deleted. The portions referring to Gujarat riots have also been dropped from class 11 sociology textbook, months after NCERT removed the reference to the 2022 communal violence…

US President Joe Biden has nominated Indian-American executive Ajay Banga to become the next President of the World Bank. This is in line with the traditional practice of the US holding the presidency of the World Bank. All 13 Presidents of the Bank so far have been US citizens, except one who served as the acting president in 2019. US is the single-largest shareholder in the Bank, holding 16.35% of total capital subscription and over 15% of the votes. The US also has veto power over certain changes in the…

North Korea fired a new model of long-range ballistic missile, triggering a scare in northern Japan. “So far we assess that they fired a new type of ballistic missile with an intermediate or intercontinental range, we’re still analysing details, An official said”. The United States “strongly condemned” in a statement and suspects it as  a long-range ballistic missile test. “North Korea has been working to build more solid-fuel missiles, which are easier to store and transport, and can be launched with almost no warning or preparation time”. said a senior…