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“I’m Still Not Able to Process It”: IIT Delhi Graduate Akshit Bhardwaj on Securing AIR 12 in UPSC 2025

10 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

At just 23, IIT Delhi graduate Akshit Bhardwaj secured AIR 12 in UPSC CSE 2025 in his first attempt, turning an early prelims failure into a carefully...

UPSC Stories

UPSC AIR 18 Sruthii R Reveals Her Prelims, Mains and Interview Preparation Strategy | EXCLUSIVE

10 March 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Sruthii R secured AIR 18 in UPSC CSE 2025. Read her inspiring journey, preparation strategy, interview...

UPSC Stories

3 Attempts, 1 Dream: How Indore’s Ananya Sharma Secured AIR 13 in UPSC CSE 2025 After Two Prelims Failures | Exclusive

9 March 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Ananya Sharma from Indore secured AIR 13 in UPSC CSE 2025 in her third attempt after failing prelims...

UPSC Stories

UPSC 2025 Gujarat Topper: Nisar Dishant Amrutlal’s Four-Attempt Journey to AIR 19 | Exclusive

9 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Born in Mumbai with roots in Kutch, Nisar Dishant Amrutlal secured AIR 19 in UPSC CSE 2025 after four...

ive Women, Five Journeys, One Unbreakable Spirit

Beyond Headlines

From Small Town to Secretariat: The Women Officers Who Changed Their Fate

9 March 2026

Pallavi Priya

This Women’s Day, Indian Masterminds celebrates five extraordinary women who rose from villages and small...

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Who Is IFS Taranjit Singh Sandhu? Former US Envoy Appointed Delhi Lieutenant Governor, VK Saxena shifted to Ladakh

6 March 2026

UPSC Civil Services 2025 Final Result Declared: Rajasthan’s Anuj Agnihotri Tops, 958 Candidates Qualify - Check the Result Here

6 March 2026

UPSC Civil Services 2025 Result Highlights: 958 Candidates Recommended, 659 Men and 299 Women; 11 Women in Top 25

6 March 2026

Videos

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

2 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Exclusive | From Ridge to River: Prajesh Kanta Jena’s Community-Led Conservation Drive at Palamau

23 February 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From Samagra to SDGs: IAS Officer Dr. Aruna Sharma Digitised Panchayats and Reimagined Inclusive Governance

19 February 2026

Pallavi Priya

PSU News

CARE Ratings Reaffirms HAL’s AAA/Stable and A1+ Ratings for ₹6,050 Crore Bank Facilities

10 March 2026

ONGC Appoints IAS Vinod Seshan as Government Nominee Director for Three-Year Term

10 March 2026

OMC Launches 2 Day Cervical Cancer Vaccination Drive for Women Employees Across Head Office and Mining Units

9 March 2026

GAIL India Appoints Rohit Mathur as Government Nominee Director to Strengthen Energy Governance

9 March 2026

NTPC Green Energy Commissions 91.6 MW Second Phase of Ayana Kadapa Solar Project, Total Capacity Hits 9,292 MW

9 March 2026

GRSE Wins Multiple Awards at 15th ICC PSE Conclave 2026, Cmde P.R. Hari Honoured as ‘CMD of the Year’

9 March 2026

Mahanagar Gas Limited Appoints Deepak Gupta as Chairman to Boost CNG, PNG and Clean Energy Initiatives

9 March 2026

NRDC Partners with SS Medical Systems to Boost Infection Control and Biomedical Waste Technology

9 March 2026

Defence News

Exercise LAMITIYE 2026: India and Seychelles Strengthen Strategic Defence Cooperation Through Joint Tactical Drills

10 March 2026

Manual of Security Instructions 2026 Explained: Key Security Changes Every Defence Official Must Know

10 March 2026

Defence Forces Vision 2047 Explained: How India Plans to Modernise Its Military and Strengthen National Security by 2047

10 March 2026

SIPRI Report: Why India Is Still the World’s Second-Largest Arms Importer Despite Indigenous Defence Push

10 March 2026

Judiciary News

Who Decides What Is ‘Fake’? Supreme Court to Decide Future of Government Fact-Checking Powers

10 March 2026

India May Get Vaccine Side Effect Compensation Scheme After Supreme Court Directive to Centre

10 March 2026

Bombay High Court Judge Online Credit Card Fraud

Explained: How Cybercriminals Used a Fake APK File to Steal ₹6 Lakh from a Bombay High Court Judge

9 March 2026

Bar Council Elections Monitoring Row: BCI Seeks Supreme Court Intervention Against FIR on Committee Members

9 March 2026

Opinion

Features

“From Precision Decapitation to Cognitive Dominance: Lessons from the Middle East and the Changing Character of War”

Col MV Shashidhar

Features

853 Exits in a Decade: Why Hundreds of IRS Officers Are Walking Away From The Service

Sharad Gupta

Cartoon of the Week

UPSC Stories

“I’m Still Not Able to Process It”: IIT Delhi Graduate Akshit Bhardwaj on Securing AIR 12 in UPSC 2025

10 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

At just 23, IIT Delhi graduate Akshit Bhardwaj secured AIR 12 in UPSC CSE 2025 in his first attempt,...

UPSC AIR 18 Sruthii R Reveals Her Prelims, Mains and Interview Preparation Strategy | EXCLUSIVE

10 March 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Sruthii R secured AIR 18 in UPSC CSE 2025. Read her inspiring journey, preparation strategy, interview...

3 Attempts, 1 Dream: How Indore’s Ananya Sharma Secured AIR 13 in UPSC CSE 2025 After Two Prelims Failures | Exclusive

9 March 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Ananya Sharma from Indore secured AIR 13 in UPSC CSE 2025 in her third attempt after failing prelims...

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

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...

A Dalit Woman’s Truth in a Republic That Promised Equality

21 February 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Ninety years after Mulk Raj Anand’s Untouchable, Sushila Takbhaure’s My Shackled Life reminds us that...