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27 July 2026

Sharad Gupta

The success of the Cockroach Janata Party has inspired a new generation of digital protest groups, signalling a dramatic shift in how young India seeks...

Be Inspired

How Pune Police Turned a Potential Flashpoint into a Lesson in Trust

27 July 2026

Pallavi Priya

While criticism mounted over the handling of student protests in Delhi, Pune Police took a different...

Beyond Headlines

How Gujarat Brought Back a Lost Voice of Gir: The Extraordinary Return of the Indian Grey Hornbill After 60 Years

27 July 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Four consecutive years of successful breeding, scientific planning, relentless monitoring and a determined...

Features

Possible Solutions To Paper Leaks (Part 2)

27 July 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

A minister's resignation may satisfy political accountability, but India's paper leak crisis will persist...

Beyond Headlines

From Ration to Revolution

26 July 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

How India is building an intelligent Public Distribution System (PDS). Secretary Food & Public Distribution...

Must Read

Who Is IAS Ashok Barnwal? 1991-Batch Officer Appointed New Madhya Pradesh Chief Secretary After Anurag Jain

23 July 2026

Who Is IAS Anurag Jain? MP Chief Secretary Appointed CEO of NITI Aayog

22 July 2026

Who Is GS Rao? Senior IPS Officer Given Additional Charge as Tripura DGP After Anurag Dhankar's Death

21 July 2026

Videos

How NAFED is Strengthening Farmers, Markets and Food Security

25 July 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Why Bishwanath Sinha Was Chosen to Lead Kerala's Bureaucracy

23 July 2026

Bhakti Kothari

IPS Rajeev Krishna: The Engineer Who Rose to Lead Uttar Pradesh Police as DGP

18 July 2026

Bhakti Kothari

PSU News

Leadership updates: NHPC Appoints Paresh Rasiklal Ranpara as Director (Personnel) for Five-Year Term

27 July 2026

Coal India Q1 FY27 Results: Revenue Rises 7.8% to ₹46,255 Crore, PAT Hits ₹8,850 Crore; Declares ₹5.50 Dividend

27 July 2026

HUDCO Q1 FY27 Results: Net Profit Rises 35% to ₹851 Crore, Revenue Up 26.5%; ₹1.25 Interim Dividend Announced

27 July 2026

BEL Q1 FY27 Results: Revenue Jumps 25% to ₹5,533 Crore, PAT Rises 8% as Order Book Reaches ₹72,258 Crore

27 July 2026

PNB Partners with UP Government to Provide Insurance and Cashless Medical Benefits to 1.25 Lakh Employees

27 July 2026

Canara Bank Q1 FY27 Results: Net Profit Rises to ₹4,856 Crore, Plans $1.3 Billion NRI Deposit Drive

27 July 2026

SCOPE, GIZ and MoEFCC Partner to Drive Industrial Decarbonisation Through India-Sweden LeadIT Initiative

27 July 2026

GAIL Signs MoU with North Eastern Railway to Provide PNG Connections to 700 Railway Quarters in Varanasi

27 July 2026

Defence News

Kargil Vijay Diwas: Jitendra Singh Targets Partition, Says PoJK Retrieval Remains Pending

27 July 2026

Rajnath Singh Warns Pakistan on Kargil Vijay Diwas: ‘If Talks Happen, They Will Be Only on PoK’

27 July 2026

Project Kusha Takes a Big Leap: DRDO Prepares Longer-Range M2 and M3 Interceptor Tests

27 July 2026

114 Rafale Jets for India: Dassault Plans New Make in India Model to Avoid Past MMRCA Problems

27 July 2026

Judiciary News

Telangana HC Directs Chief Secretary to Relieve IPS Officer A.V. Ranganath from HYDRAA Commissioner Post | Know Him

27 July 2026

UP Custodial Death Case: Allahabad High Court Summons UP Home Secretary Over Non-Compliance

27 July 2026

NEET Protest: Supreme Court Raises Concern Over Police Action on Students, Calls for Independent Probe

27 July 2026

Article 222 and Collegium System: Government Details How High Court Judges Are Transferred

26 July 2026

CSR News

NCL Signs ₹11.71 Crore CSR MoU to Build 8-Km Road in Singrauli, Boost Rural Connectivity

23 July 2026

MCL to Build 5 Km BT Roads in Odisha’s Angul with ₹5.35 Crore CSR Support for Better Connectivity

22 July 2026

WCL Partners with Narayana Institute Nagpur to Provide Free JEE Coaching Under Project TARASH

18 July 2026

REC Limited to Set Up 20 Smart Classrooms in West Bengal Government Schools, Benefiting 1,500+ Students

17 July 2026

Opinion

Features

Does Every Issue Needs a Janata Party?

Sharad Gupta

Features

Possible Solutions To Paper Leaks (Part 2)

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Cartoon of the Week

Beyond Bureaucracy

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...

Rising Devotee Footfall Calls for Smarter Temple Management

4 July 2026

Yash Chaturvedi

From the chaos of stampedes to AI-powered surveillance and predictive planning, India's temples are gradually...

India’s Health Shift: NFHS-6 Show Gains in Access, Gaps in Outcomes, and Emerging Risks

3 July 2026

Yash Chaturvedi

NFHS-6 reveals India has made significant gains in maternal care, immunisation, nutrition, and health...

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

‘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...

How Giants Revives Sumi Naga Mythology Through an Extraordinary Coming-of-Age Tale

18 July 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

Blending Sumi Naga mythology, coming-of-age storytelling and profound reflections on truth, courage and...