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India’s Cultural & Sports Capital

3 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

A robust infrastructure has kickstarted Gujarat’s growth story in cultural and sports arenas as well

Beyond Headlines

Guarding India’s Final Frontier: How ISRO’s Indigenous AI-Powered Cyber Defence Platform Won the NAeG 2026 Gold Award

3 August 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

An Indigenous Innovation That Is Quietly Protecting India's Space Missions from Invisible Cyber Threats....

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Why Sanjay Gahlot Left the Indian Army to Serve the Nation Through the IRS

3 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

Former Army Captain and IRS officer Sanjay Gehlot reflects on leadership, integrity, voluntary retirement...

Beyond Bureaucracy

How Gujarat Built India's Most Powerful Industrial Machine

2 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

How a biennial global summit - Vibrant Gujarat - that changed the rules of investment forever.

Features

When India's Constitutional Guardians Speak, Why Does Nobody Listen?

2 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

India's constitutional watchdogs can expose irregularities, but without Parliament, institutional follow-up...

Must Read

ACC Approves Second One-Year Extension for Railway Board Chairman & CEO Satish Kumar Till August 2027 | Know Him

Who Is IRSME Officer Satish Kumar? First Dalit Railway Board Chairman & CEO Gets Second One-Year Extension from ACC

28 July 2026

Govt Constitutes Nandan Nilekani-Led Panel for NTA Reforms; S

Meet the Members of the NTA Reform Panel Constituted by PM Modi Under Nandan Nilekani - From Infosys Co-Founder to Former ISRO Chairman, IPS Officer & IAS Veterans

27 July 2026

Who is IAS D Thara? Modi Govt Splits MoHUA, Creates Department of Capital Development, Appoints Her First Secretary

24 July 2026

Videos

G.S. Rao: The IPS Officer Who Helped Shape Future Cops And Now Leads Tripura Police

31 July 2026

Bhakti Kothari

IPS Sumit Ramteke on the Cases That Changed His Career and Shook Organized Crime | Video Interview

28 July 2026

Bhakti Kothari

How NAFED is Strengthening Farmers, Markets and Food Security

25 July 2026

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Bureaucracy News

Who Is IFS Sana Fayaz? First Woman from Kashmir Valley to Join Indian Forest Service Wins 5 Top IGNFA Awards

3 August 2026

Who Is A S Rajeev? Former Bank of Maharashtra MD Takes Charge as Acting Central Vigilance Commissioner

3 August 2026

Who Is IFS Vishwesh Negi? Senior Diplomat Appointed India’s Next Ambassador to Iran Amid Rising West Asia Tensions

3 August 2026

Manipur Chief Secretary Puneet Kumar Goel Likely to Get Service Extension Beyond August 31 | Know Him

3 August 2026

Meet Varsha Ashok Aglawe: First Woman to Lead Geological Survey of India in Its 176-Year History

3 August 2026

Indian Railways Recommends Premature Retirement of 5 Group 'A' Officers Under Public Interest Rule, Reaffirms Zero Tolerance Against Corruption

3 August 2026

PSU News

NBCC Hands Over ₹334 Crore Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Government Medical College & Hospital in Chamba

3 August 2026

IREDA Q1 FY27 Results: PAT Jumps 37% YoY to ₹337 Crore, Loan Book Crosses ₹94,851 Crore

3 August 2026

PFC Transfers Two Renewable Energy Transmission SPVs to Apraava Energy and Power Grid

3 August 2026

BEL Signs MoU with Esri India to Boost Defence GIS and GeoAI Capabilities Under Make in India Initiative

3 August 2026

MOIL Appoints Ajay Kolte as Deputy General Manager (Materials) and Head of Department

3 August 2026

GRID-INDIA Signs MoU with ALIMCO to Provide Assistive Devices to Persons with Disabilities

3 August 2026

WCL Launches Moringa Nutrition Programme for 2,000 SAM and MAM Children in Chhindwara

3 August 2026

CONCOR Appoints Ajit Kumar Panda as Chairman and Managing Director, Succeeds Sanjay Swarup

3 August 2026

Defence News

Will Thailand Buy India's BrahMos Missile? Here's Everything You Need To Know

3 August 2026

What Is The Tri-Services Future Warfare Course 2026? Key Details, Objectives And Focus Areas

3 August 2026

How The Indian Navy Plans To Fight Future Naval Battles With A Layered Missile Network

3 August 2026

85th AFHQ Civilian Services Day: Rajnath Singh Unveils Bold Vision To Strengthen Defence Through Military-Civil Integration

3 August 2026

Judiciary News

Supreme Court Wetland Verification Order

Supreme Court Questions Arunachal Govt's Cooperation in CBI Probe, Summons Top Bureaucrats

3 August 2026

Kerala HC Questions IPS S. Sreejith's DGP Promotion Amid Pending Corruption Allegations, Asks 'What's the Hurry?'

3 August 2026

Kerala High Court Clarifies Akshaya Centre Reservation Rules: No Mandatory Quota For Women Or PwDs

3 August 2026

Orissa Cheque Bounce Case: Orissa High Court Rules Magistrate Must Decide Maintainability Before Proceeding

3 August 2026

CSR News

GRID-INDIA Signs MoU with ALIMCO to Provide Assistive Devices to Persons with Disabilities

3 August 2026

WCL Signs MoU with Zilla Parishad Gadchiroli to Launch Project Poshit for Maternal Nutrition

1 August 2026

Western Coalfields to Provide ₹2 Crore CSR Aid for Sevanand School Development in Koradi

1 August 2026

WCL Signs MoU with Nagpur Municipal Corporation to Support Lake Restoration and Conservation

31 July 2026

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Features

When India's Constitutional Guardians Speak, Why Does Nobody Listen?

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Why India's Constitutional Guardians Often Lose Their Bite

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Beyond Bureaucracy

How Gujarat Built India's Most Powerful Industrial Machine

2 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

How a biennial global summit - Vibrant Gujarat - that changed the rules of investment forever.

How AI, Blockchain and Quantum-Ready Tech Are Transforming India's PDS

28 July 2026

Sharad Gupta

For seven decades, India’s Public Distribution System (PDS) was synonymous with leakage, ghost...

Politics Without Politicians? How Retired IRS Officer Sanjay Gahlot Wants to Reimagine Democracy

24 July 2026

Pallavi Priya

Drawing from decades in the Army and the Indian Revenue Service, retired IRS officer Sanjay Gahlot explains...

UPSC Stories

The UPSC Strategy That Changed Everything for AIR 602 Deepak Baghel

26 July 2026

Bhakti Kothari

UPSC CSE 2025 AIR 602 Deepak Baghel shares how self-study, simplifying preparation, learning from setbacks,...

How an IIT-BHU Graduate and Former NVIDIA Engineer Abhay Raghav Turned a 3-Mark Setback into Success

26 July 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Read how Abhay Raghav, an IIT-BHU graduate and former NVIDIA engineer, secured AIR 19 in UPSC IFS 2025...

CSE 2025 AIR 562 Nitesh Chose India Over an American Dream and Reached Civil Services After Six Attempts

21 July 2026

Bhakti Kothari

UPSC CSE 2025 AIR 562 Nitesh's inspiring journey from a small village in Madhya Pradesh to IIT Bombay,...

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

A Novel That Questions Identity, Technology and the Meaning of Being Human

1 August 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

Amrita Mahale’s Real Life masterfully weaves together parallel universes, wildlife, AI and human relationships...

‘My Last Autobiography’: A Moving Meditation on Ageing, Memory and the Will to Live

25 July 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Forty-three years after its original publication, Rajendra Banahatti's Akherche Atmacharitra finds renewed...

IAS Divya Mittal's New Book 'The Crafted Genius' Offers a Complete Blueprint to Crack UPSC Civil Services Exam

How IAS Divya Mittal's New Book 'The Crafted Genius' Offers a Complete Blueprint to Crack the UPSC Civil Services Exam

19 July 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

From building the right foundation in school to mastering the interview, IAS officer Divya Mittal's first...