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A Complaint, A Land Dispute, A Business Dream: How IAS Manjunath Bhajantari is Solving It All in Ranchi

2 July 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From public grievance redressal and land mutation camps to youth entrepreneurship and citizen hearings, 2011 batch Jharkhand cadre IAS officer, Manjunath...

Change Makers

How This IAS Officer Created 18,750 TCM Water Storage Through 5,876 Conservation Works in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli

2 July 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

How IAS officer Avishyant Panda transformed Gadchiroli through scientific water conservation, watershed...

Features

The New Great Game: Power Will Not Be Inherited It Will Be Engineered

2 July 2026

Col MV Shashidhar

As global conflicts reshape supply chains and technology, Colonel M. V. Shashidhar argues that India's...

Beyond Headlines

How YB Khurania Climbed Every Rung of Policing Before Becoming Odisha’s DGP

1 July 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From fighting Maoist violence and leading city policing to guarding India’s borders with the BSF, IPS...

Features

The NEET Bottleneck: How India Is Manufacturing Its Own Doctor Shortage

1 July 2026

Vijay Shankar Pandey

Former IAS officer Vijay Shankar Pandey argues that India's doctor shortage is a result of flawed medical...

Must Read

India Appoints Prem Chand as Ambassador to Cabo Verde, Muanpuii Saiawi as High Commissioner to Samoa | Know Them

24 June 2026

The Curious Case of UPSC PwBD: Supreme Court Backs UPSC, Complaint Seeks Probe Into Nayab Tehsildar Shubham Agarwal's Appointment in UP

23 June 2026

Mahesh Dixit Appointed New IB Director: Meet the Doctor-Turned IPS Officer Leading India's Top Intelligence Agency

Who is IPS Dr Mahesh Dixit? Veteran Intelligence Officer Appointed as India's New IB Chief; Succeeds Tapan Deka

26 June 2026

Videos

How YB Khurania Climbed Every Rung of Policing Before Becoming Odisha’s DGP

1 July 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Igniting National Pride Through Moradabad’s Trishul War Museum

27 June 2026

Sharad Gupta

From History to Heroism: How NDA's First Women Cadets Changed the Academy Forever

26 June 2026

Pallavi Priya

Bureaucracy News

The Curious Case of Disability Quota: DoPT Writes to UP Chief Secretary Over Shubham Agarwal's UPPSC Appointment; Seeks Appropriate Action

2 July 2026

ED Assistant Director Disproportionate Assets Case

Who Was Former IAS Officer Arvind Joshi? ED Attaches ₹22.5 Crore Assets in Money Laundering Case

2 July 2026

Who Is IRTS Officer Prashasti Srivastava? Lucknow Officer Becomes First Woman Sr DCM of NER Varanasi

2 July 2026

Centre Announces Key Appointments: Amit Shukla Gets Extension, Sachin Mittal Named Lokpal Joint Secretary, Dr. N. Kalaiselvi Retained as CSIR DG

2 July 2026

Key Appointments: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri Gets Extension, Umesh V. Waghmare Named DST Secretary, Vivek Aggarwal Gets Tourism Charge

2 July 2026

Who Are Piyush Kumar Pandey and Nidhi Dwivedi? Jharkhand Govt Removes IPS Couple After Law-and-Order Lapses

2 July 2026

PSU News

NLC India Limited Appoints Sanoj Kumar Jha as Interim CMD for 3 Months

2 July 2026

Leadership Updates: Rear Admiral C. Raghuram (Retd.) Appointed CMD of Hindustan Shipyard Limited

2 July 2026

Bank of Baroda Q1 FY27: Global Business Climbs 15.46% YoY to ₹30.51 Trillion, Retail Loans Jump 18.45%

2 July 2026

RailTel Wins ₹16.20 Crore HARTRON Contract to Manage Haryana State Wide Area Network

2 July 2026

Canara Bank Signs MoU with Telangana Government to Offer Salary Accounts for State Employees

2 July 2026

NBCC Bags ₹955.13 Crore Work Orders in Q1 FY2027 Across Major Government Infrastructure Projects

2 July 2026

BEL Appoints Rajnish Sharma as Interim Director (Marketing) After Retirement of VSK Kaipa

2 July 2026

NLC India Renewables Secures 600 MW Solar Project at Jalaun Solar Park in Uttar Pradesh

2 July 2026

Defence News

India Eyes ₹1 Lakh Crore Defence Modernisation with Major DAC Meeting on 3 July

2 July 2026

Tejas Mk1A Modernisation: IAF Plans Advanced Drone Teaming for Future Combat

2 July 2026

3 Top Military Leaders Take Charge: Meet Lt Gen Mohit Malhotra, Lt Gen Sandeep Jain and Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit

2 July 2026

India Gets a Powerful Surveillance Boost With IIT Delhi-DRDO Tactical Aerostat

1 July 2026

Judiciary News

Madras High Court Dismisses Savukku Shankar's Plea Seeking CBI Probe Against IPS Officer A. Arun

2 July 2026

Justice Gautam Patel Threat Case: Bombay High Court Seals Mumbai Police and MEA Probe Reports

2 July 2026

Supreme Court Fake Legal Precedents Ruling

Supreme Court Orders BCI to Frame AI Rules After Fake Legal Citations Surface

2 July 2026

Madras 17 PA Recruitment Controversy: Supreme Court Declines Urgent Hearing on Madras HC Verdict

2 July 2026

CSR News

NLC India Signs ₹21.40 Lakh CSR MoU with Auroville Foundation for Electric Vehicles to Promote Green Mobility

1 July 2026

NTPC Dadri Wins Multiple National Awards 2026 for CSR, Sustainability, Fly Ash Use and Rajbhasha Excellence

27 June 2026

NMDC Distributes 1,613 Fruit Saplings in Chhattisgarh Under CSR Drive to Boost Rural Livelihoods

24 June 2026

RECPDCL Extends ₹1.25 Crore CSR Support to Kargil to Boost Education, Healthcare and Water Infrastructure

20 June 2026

Opinion

Features

The New Great Game: Power Will Not Be Inherited It Will Be Engineered

Col MV Shashidhar

Features

The NEET Bottleneck: How India Is Manufacturing Its Own Doctor Shortage

Vijay Shankar Pandey

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Beyond Bureaucracy

From 73 Kg to Peak Fitness: How Chhattisgarh IAS Awanish Sharan Rebuilt His Body, Health and Mind Through Relentless Discipline

30 June 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

2009 batch IAS officer Sharan transformed his body and health through discipline, strength training,...

Make In India Defence: Imports Are Now the Exception, Says Defence Secretary

24 June 2026

Anil Kumar

Defence Secretary RK Singh speaks on India's defence modernisation agenda and the drive to raise defence...

New Age Warfare: Drones, Missiles and Layered Defence Dominate India’s Military Planning

20 June 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Defence analyst Nitin Gokhale explains how drones, missiles, theatre commands and indigenous weapons...

UPSC Stories

From a Farmer's Daughter to BPSC Rank 1: How UP's Shraddha Pandey Topped Bihar Through Self-Study & a Smart Strategy

28 June 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

A daughter of Uttar Pradesh, Shraddha transformed setbacks into success, clearing UPPSC and then topping...

From Village to Victory: Viral Sharma Cracks UKPCS with Rank 7, Clears BPSC, Reaches UPSC Interview & Refuses to Stop Chasing IAS

26 June 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Despite multiple setbacks, the NIT Allahabad graduate never gave up. Preparing largely from his village...

How Nikit Singh Cracked Civil Services, Wrote a Book, and Faced the Exam Hall Bleeding

26 June 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From preparing in Indore to securing AIR 491 in UPSC CSE 2025, Nikit Singh’s journey is a story of grit,...

Social Media

Odisha IPS Officer Calls for Accountability, Says Indians’ Conduct Abroad Could Affect Visa Policies

1 June 2026

‘Visa Rules Getting Tougher’: IPS Officer Arun Bothra Warns Against Indians’ ‘Uncouth’ Behaviour Abr...

IIT Roorkee Alumnus and IFS Officer Himanshu Tyagi Explains Why Tigers Sleep 16–20 Hours a Day

9 May 2026

“Tigers Understand Calorie Math Better Than Humans,” Says 2020-Batch IFoS Officer Himanshu Tyagi

“We Will Pay a Heavy Price”: IFS Officer Warns as Bengaluru Faces Unusual Heat

28 April 2026

Bengaluru Heatwave Sparks Concern as IFS Officer Flags Deforestation and Urbanisation Impact

Book Reviews

Colour My Grave Purple (And Other Stories) Book

Haunted by History, Carried by the Brahmaputra: An Anthology That Bridges Assam's Many Worlds

28 June 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

Shehnab Sahin's Colour My Grave Purple (And Other Stories) is reviewed by Yauvanika Chopra as an ambitious...

Rahul Pandita’s Haunting Tale of Exile, Love, and Loss

20 June 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A powerful review of Rahul Pandita’s novel exploring exile, fractured identities, fleeting love, and...

Sita Was Never Silent: How Sita’s Veil Reimagines the Goddess as a Symbol of Strength

13 June 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

Blending mythology, philosophy and feminism, Sita’s Veil reclaims Sita as a figure of strength, agency...