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Pandya opts out
Ahmedabad, November 24
Mr Haren Pandya, a known detractor of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi who had to face a prolonged suspense on whether he would get the BJP ticket, tonight decided against contesting the Assembly elections. PTI

NCERT textbooks being rectified
New Delhi, November 24
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) Director, Mr J.S. Rajput, on Sunday acknowledged the factual and other errors in the textbooks produced by the council but said they were being rectified. He also denied any political motive behind changing the syllabus, especially of social sciences. PTI