Kerala restores deleted NCERT syllabus; Security forces on high alert for August 15; more

Kerala's Education Minister, V Sivankutty, revealed that the revised school curriculum for the state will incorporate the previously omitted content from the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). This updated curriculum is scheduled to be introduced in educational institutions following the Onam break in September. Last year, the NCERT conducted a "syllabus rationalization" initiative, resulting in the removal of specific sections, such as lessons on the Gujarat riots, Mughal courts, the Emergency, Cold War, and the Naxalite movement. The NCERT attributed its decision to factors like "overlapping" and "irrelevance" of these portions.

Pakistan-based terror outfits Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) are planning to target security establishments and public places like railway stations on August 15, according to sources. The intelligence inputs shared with security agencies stated that Delhi is a "prime target" for these terror organisations. Following the inputs, security forces in the city have been put on high alert after multiple intelligence inputs about terror strike plans in Delhi during the Independence Day celebrations.