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From Buddha to Bollywood:How India Preserved Its Soul Through Centuries of Change

17 June 2026

Pallavi Priya

Drawing inspiration from Lord Buddha, ancient Indian philosophy, and the evolution of cinema, Madhukar Kumar Bhagat explains why India’s greatest strength...

Beyond Headlines

Mandsaur’s War on Drugs: IPS Vinod Kumar Meena Leads ₹362 Crore Crackdown on Narcotics Networks

17 June 2026

Yash Chaturvedi

Under IPS officer Vinod Kumar Meena, Mandsaur Police launched a major anti-narcotics crackdown, seizing...

Features

Sovereignty First: Why India’s Defence Budget Signals a Strategic Shift in a Dangerous World

17 June 2026

Col MV Shashidhar

From Operation Sindoor to the US-Iran conflict, former Colonel M.V. Shashidhar argues that India’s Defence...

Beyond Headlines

From Operation Sindoor to AI Warfare: Why India Must Rethink National Security

16 June 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Lt Gen Raj Shukla (Retd) argues that while Operation Sindoor marked a strategic turning point, India...

UPSC Stories

6 AM PT, 7 Hours of Classes, 120-Day Tour—and AIR 17: The Story of Ravinandan Gupta

16 June 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Ravinandan Gupta, son of a small shopkeeper from Madhya Pradesh's Singrauli district, secured AIR 17...

Must Read

Major IAS Reshuffle in Kerala: 47 Officers Transferred; B. Ashok Appointed Higher Education Principal Secretary, N. Prashanth Gets Sports

9 June 2026

West Bengal Transfers 18 IAS Officers in Major Administrative Reshuffle; Anup Kumar Agarwal, Nandini Chakraborty Get Key Posts

10 June 2026

Maharashtra Transfers 12 IAS Officers in Major Administrative Reshuffle; Vijay Singhal Gets Dharavi Redevelopment Project Role

17 June 2026

Videos

From Buddha to Bollywood:How India Preserved Its Soul Through Centuries of Change

17 June 2026

Pallavi Priya

Amar Preet Singh: The Fighter Pilot Who Rose from Tejas Trials to Lead the Indian Air Force

13 June 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal: How a Punjab-Born Lawyer Rose to Lead Tamil Nadu Police

10 June 2026

Bhakti Kothari

PSU News

Coal India Partners Bank of Baroda for Corporate Salary Package Offering ₹1.50 Crore Accident Insurance

17 June 2026

Bank of Baroda Gets BBB+/Stable Rating from CareEdge Global for $4 Billion GMTN Programme

17 June 2026

RVNL Wins ₹967.93 Crore Order for 4 Major Railway Bridges on Odisha’s Bhadrak–Vizianagaram Corridor

17 June 2026

RVNL Awards ₹2,666 Crore BharatNet Phase-III Contract to HFCL for Uttar Pradesh (West) Telecom Circle

17 June 2026

BSE Launches India’s First Saatvik Index, Unveils BSE Saatvik 100 for Value-Based Investing

17 June 2026

PESB Recommends SAIL’s Nirmal Kumar Singh for Director (Finance) Post at Mahanadi Coalfields Limited

17 June 2026

RailTel Wins ₹52.57 Crore Disaster Recovery IT Infrastructure Order; Project Set for Completion by January 2027

17 June 2026

Power Grid Wins WR–ER Inter-Regional Transmission Project Under TBCB to Strengthen National Grid

17 June 2026

Defence News

Indian Army Small Arms Maintenance Tender

Indian Army Launches Key Procurement Program to Support Troops in Leh and Ladakh

17 June 2026

Who Will Build India's 87 Advanced Combat Drones? ₹30000 Crore Deal Attracts 10 Firms

17 June 2026

Indigenous Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile Test

DRDO Conducts Successful Trial of Long-Range Cruise Missile Designed for Precision Deep Strikes Beyond 1,000 Km

17 June 2026

India Boosts Self-Reliance: CSIR Licenses 7 Indigenous Technologies and Supports DRDO Quantum Mission

17 June 2026

Judiciary News

Punjab and Haryana High Court Recusal Case

Supreme Court Urges Punjab & Haryana HC Judges to Hear Case Instead of Recusing

17 June 2026

Himachal Pradesh High Court Appointments Case

Supreme Court Collegium Faces Legal Challenge Over Himachal Pradesh High Court Judge Appointments

17 June 2026

Patna High Court Gets 7 New Judges: Full List, Oath Ceremony Details, and Impact

16 June 2026

Big Relief for Private School Teachers: Delhi HC Grants Child Care Leave Rights

16 June 2026

CSR News

MCL Signs ₹17 Lakh CSR MoU for Battery-Operated Patient Transport Vehicles in Odisha, Boosts Rural Healthcare Access

15 June 2026

SECL Launches Model Anganwadi Centre in Bilaspur Under ₹4.72 Crore CSR Push for Early Childhood Education

9 June 2026

NTPL Signs ₹2.97 Crore CSR MoU with Gandhigram Rural Institute to Establish Gandhi Museum in Tamil Nadu

6 June 2026

NCL Signs ₹25 Lakh MoU with Singrauli Administration for Jal Ganga Sanvardhan Abhiyan Water Conservation Project

2 June 2026

Opinion

Features

Sovereignty First: Why India’s Defence Budget Signals a Strategic Shift in a Dangerous World

Col MV Shashidhar

Features

When the state becomes the executioner: Encounter killings and Bulldozer Justice are constitutional crisis India cannot afford to ignore

Vijay Shankar Pandey

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UPSC Stories

6 AM PT, 7 Hours of Classes, 120-Day Tour—and AIR 17: The Story of Ravinandan Gupta

16 June 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Ravinandan Gupta, son of a small shopkeeper from Madhya Pradesh's Singrauli district, secured AIR 17...

From a Two-Bigha Farm to the IPS: How Bhojram Patel Turned Rural Hardship into a Mission of Public Service

From Two-Bigha Farm to IPS Officer: How Chhattisgarh’s Bhojram Patel Turned Rural Hardship into a Mission of Public Service

14 June 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Born in Poverty, Driven by Purpose, and Guided by Values—The Inspiring Journey of a Chhattisgarh IPS...

AIR 357 Shreya Jha on Cracking UPSC CSE 2025: ‘Understand the Exam Before Trying to Conquer It’

10 June 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

AIR 357 Shreya Jha shares her UPSC CSE 2025 success story, preparation strategy, law optional approach,...

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

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...

Where Memory Becomes Poetry

7 June 2026

BP Acharya

A moving anthology where three generations unite through poetry, preserving memories, reflections, and...

Combat Chuckles: Twenty-One Stories That Capture the Human Side of the Armed Forces

6 June 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A review of Combat Chuckles, edited by Ratna Manucha, a delightful collection of military humour, cantonment...