Centre bans Islamic State, hunts for sympathisers

"We have banned this organisation (ISIS) as a first step. I will like to inform (the House) that the group has been banned under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act," he said during the Question Hour.
  
The Home Minister said the group has been proscribed under the provisions of UAPA that relates to organisations listed in the Schedule to the U N Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism (Implementation of Security Council Resolutions) Order, 2007 made under section two of the United Nations (Security Council) Act, 1947 and amended from time to time.
  
Noting that the government took cognisance immediately after ISIS activities began to spread in different parts of the world, Singh said ISIS has been prohibited.

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Students be not put to difficulty due to Sanskrit in KVs: SC

Observing that "no student should be put to difficulty" due to introduction of Sanskrit in the mid session, a bench of justices A R Dave and Kurian Joseph asked Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi to take instructions on the issue and brief it on December 16.
  
The court direction came after advocate Reena Singh, appearing for a group of parents of Kendriya Vidyalaya students, submitted that a student has to complete three-year language course before he is allowed to appear for the board exams.
  
She said that due to change in language in mid-session, the students will not be able to complete the three-year course in Sanskrit and they will be barred for appearing in the Board exam.
  
"Chaos will prevail when students of class VIII, who have been studying German language for almost two-and-half years, will now have to study Sanskrit as third language. How are they going to complete the course of 3 years? That means they cannot appear in the 10th class CBSE board exam without fulfilling the condition of the CBSE curriculum 2014," she said.    

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