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Explore the major changes in NCERT’s new Class 9 Social Science textbook for 2026-27. Learn why educators are debating the omission of Preamble terms and the introduction of the 1975-77 Emergency curriculum.

More than 5,100 people in Germany died from heat-related causes this year until the end of June, the Robert Koch Institute reports. But how can researchers prove that someone died because of soaring temperatures?

Parliament has adjusted imperial succession laws in the country, seeking to ensure the royal line endures, but maintained the bar on women emperors. A popular princess, Aiko, would be next in line if sex was no issue.