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What Happens After Terror Strikes? Surinder Choudhary Explains the Reality of Counter-Terror Operations

16 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

A gripping look at counter-terror operations in Jammu & Kashmir through the journey of 2008 batch JKPS officer Surinder Choudhary, whose decades of...

UPSC Stories

What Makes UPSC 2025 Top-20 Tick

16 March 2026

Yash Chaturvedi

Behind the ranks of UPSC CSE 2025 lies a story of the quiet emergence of students of arts and engineering...

UPSC Stories

Raised by a Tailor Mother and Fruit-Seller Grandmother, Sanjay S. Achieves AIR 953 in UPSC 2025 | Exclusive

16 March 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Hearing-impaired candidate Sanjay S. secures AIR 953 in the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2025 after...

Beyond Headlines

Precision Sovereignty: Why Defence Indigenisation is No Longer Optional

15 March 2026

Col MV Shashidhar

Modern warfare is driven by technology, supply chains, and digital systems. Explore why defence indigenisation...

UPSC Stories

Raised by a Sanitation Worker After Losing His Parents, Dainampelly Praveen Cracks UPSC with AIR 793 | Exclusive

15 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

After losing both parents and growing up under the care of his sanitation worker grandmother, Dainampalli...

Must Read

India-Indonesia BrahMos Missile Deal Explained: Why Indonesia Chose India’s BrahMos Missile Over Other Global Defence Systems

10 March 2026

UP Govt Transfers 7 IPS Officers, Four District Police Chiefs Changed, Ankita Sharma Appointed New SSP of Badaun

14 March 2026

Major Administrative Reshuffle in UP: Lokesh M Returns as Secretary PWD; 7 IAS and 4 PCS Officers Transferred

14 March 2026

Videos

What Happens After Terror Strikes? Surinder Choudhary Explains the Reality of Counter-Terror Operations

16 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

India’s First Visually Impaired IFS Officer on Diplomacy, Inclusion and Changing the System

12 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Beno Zephine: India’s First 100% Visually Challenged IFS Officer Who Rewrote the Rules of Diplomacy | EXCLUSIVE

2 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

PSU News

Indian Bank Receives AAA Rating from CARE and CRISIL for ₹5,000 Crore Infrastructure Bonds

16 March 2026

Bank of Baroda Wins CII HR Excellence Award for Outstanding HR Practices and Employee Engagement

16 March 2026

RailTel Wins ₹42.63 Crore NICSI Contract for New Core Link Under National Knowledge Network Project

16 March 2026

SAIL Appoints Vinod Kumar Tripathi as Chief Vigilance Officer with Additional Charge for One Year

16 March 2026

RITES Showcases Rail, Metro and Highway Expertise at 2nd India–South Africa Business Conclave in Pretoria

16 March 2026

NMDC and GMDC Sign MoU to Develop Rare Earth Elements Value Chain at Ambadungar in Gujarat

16 March 2026

REC Ltd Declares 4th Interim Dividend of Rs 3.20 per Share for FY 2025-26; Record Date Set as March 20

16 March 2026

HUDCO Launches UiWIN to Support Investment-Ready Urban Infrastructure Projects Across India

16 March 2026

Defence News

Explained: Inside Rolls-Royce’s Orpheus Engine Plan That Could Make India A Super Power

16 March 2026

What Went Wrong With the Tejas Jet? IAF Investigation Reveals Critical Software Glitch

16 March 2026

India Strengthens Missile Shield: Indian Air Force Plans to Add More MRSAM Units for Advanced Air Defence

16 March 2026

India Boosts Fighter Jet Manufacturing as HAL Nashik Installs HIP Facility for Tejas Mk1A Brake Disc Processing

16 March 2026

Judiciary News

Telangana High Court Dismisses LS Chowhan’s Challenge to IPS Promotion Process

16 March 2026

Ganga River Protection Case: Supreme Court Asks Government for Report on Encroachments

16 March 2026

Supreme Court Plans AI-Driven Case Listing System to Improve Transparency and End Manual Bench Allocation

14 March 2026

LPG Supply Controversy: Bombay High Court Issues Notice to Centre Over Distributors’ Demand to Boost Domestic Cylinders

14 March 2026

Opinion

Beyond Headlines

Precision Sovereignty: Why Defence Indigenisation is No Longer Optional

Col MV Shashidhar

Features

IPS Deputation Get An Upper Hand Over CAPF Cadre Officers

Sharad Gupta

Cartoon of the Week

UPSC Stories

What Makes UPSC 2025 Top-20 Tick

16 March 2026

Yash Chaturvedi

Behind the ranks of UPSC CSE 2025 lies a story of the quiet emergence of students of arts and engineering...

Raised by a Tailor Mother and Fruit-Seller Grandmother, Sanjay S. Achieves AIR 953 in UPSC 2025 | Exclusive

16 March 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Hearing-impaired candidate Sanjay S. secures AIR 953 in the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2025 after...

Raised by a Sanitation Worker After Losing His Parents, Dainampelly Praveen Cracks UPSC with AIR 793 | Exclusive

15 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

After losing both parents and growing up under the care of his sanitation worker grandmother, Dainampalli...

Social Media

Watch: First One-Horned Rhino Calf of 2026 Takes Birth at Jaldapara National Park, IFS Officer Shares Rare Footage

3 January 2026

A newborn one-horned rhinoceros calf was spotted at Jaldapara National Park on January 1, 2026. IFS officer...

Rare Night Encounter: IFS Officer Spots Highly Venomous Banded Krait During Forest Patrol, Internet Amazed

29 December 2025

An IFS officer’s night patrol video of a highly venomous banded krait has gone viral, highlighting India’s...

Heroic Karnataka Elephant Rescue: How a 28-Hour “Impossible Mission” Became a Triumph of Wildlife Care, IFS Parveen Kaswan Shares Video

19 November 2025

A trapped elephant was rescued after 28 hours in Karnataka through a massive, expertly coordinated Forest...

Book Reviews

Friendship, Caste, and the Reservation Debate in a WhatsApp Age

14 March 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A review of Removed from the WhatsApp: A Bitter Tale of Caste and Reservation by Pankaj Rangari, exploring...

Sixteen Months, One Unbreakable Spirit: A Cancer Survivor’s Diary

7 March 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A breast cancer survivor’s candid diary chronicles sixteen months of pain, courage, family support and...

Not Just a Letter, But a Moral Indictment of Guru Gobind Singh That Challenged an Empire

27 February 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

In Zafarnama, Guru Gobind Singh pens a fearless moral indictment of Aurangzeb, redefining victory beyond...