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Golden Arrows: The IAF Squadron That Fought Kargil From the Skies

10 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

The Golden Arrows played a crucial role in Operation Safed Sagar during the Kargil War, flying dangerous reconnaissance missions and adapting to high-altitude...

Features

A Jantar Mantar Déjà vu in Jharkhand

10 August 2026

Sharad Gupta

Demand for a CBI probe in paper leaks, has brought thousands of job aspirants face-to-face with Jharkhand’s...

Features

NEET to MBBS to PG: Why India’s Medical Education Funnel Keeps Getting Narrower

10 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Written by Mr. P. Sesh Kumar, a retired 1982-batch IA&AS officer, this article takes a critical look...

Beyond Headlines

A Rank Gets You In, Character Makes You Stay: Sanjay Gehlot on Becoming a Better Civil Servant

10 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

Former IRS officer Sanjay Gehlot says clearing UPSC is only the beginning—integrity, empathy, courage...

Beyond Headlines

Dr. Navjot Kaur Khosa: From Gold Medal-Winning Dentist to the Officer Shaping India’s Digital Census

9 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Dr. Navjot Kaur Khosa IAS, a 2012-batch Kerala cadre officer, has built a remarkable career spanning...

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ED Director Rahul Navin Gets One-Year Extension; IRS Officer to Continue Till August 2027 | Know His Career

9 August 2026

Fake IAS Officer With ₹100 Crore Assets Arrested in Bihar; Tesla, Deer Antlers Seized, Doval Link Probed

9 August 2026

Haryana Fast-Tracks Governance Reforms: 21 of 28 Priority Reforms Approved or Under Implementation, Says CS Anurag Rastogi

8 August 2026

Videos

The Man Who Policed Kosovo, Guarded Ladakh and Now Leads Uttarakhand Police | DGP Deepam Seth

8 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

How IPS Akshay Sachdeva Is Building a Smarter and Stronger Sikkim Police

5 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

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

31 July 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Bureaucracy News

IRS Aryendra Pal Singh Promoted as Deputy Commissioner; IDES Officer D Madhukar Naik Gets SAG

10 August 2026

Who Is IFS Naveen Srivastava? India’s Ambassador to Nepal Who Met PM Balen Shah

10 August 2026

Who Is Gyanesh Bharti? 1998-Batch IAS Officer Repatriated to AGMUT Cadre; Andaman & Nicobar Chief Secretary Buzz

10 August 2026

Race For Odisha DGP: Who Is IPS Sanjeeb Panda? Why 1994-Batch Officer Has An Edge

10 August 2026

Who Is Ex-IAS L Khiangte? Former JPSC Chairman Arrested Amid Protests Over Exam Paper Leak

10 August 2026

Who Is IPS Rahul Bansal? From Income Tax Officer to ₹1 Crore Bribery Allegation in Chhattisgarh

10 August 2026

PSU News

NTPC Invites MSEs for One-Year Dry Fly Ash Lifting from Kanti Thermal Power Plant in Bihar

10 August 2026

NLC India Gets IND AAA/Stable Rating on ₹1,102 Crore Loans, ₹12,525 Crore Debt Reviewed

10 August 2026

BEL Bags ₹541 Crore Additional Defence Orders for Communication, Electro-Optics and CBRN Systems

10 August 2026

No Dilution in PSU Strategic Sale List: Centre Sends Clear Message to Ministries

10 August 2026

IIFCL Appoints Ashutosh Choudhury as Government Nominee Director, Succeeds Sanjay Rudra

10 August 2026

MSTC Appoints Statistical Adviser Ms. Santosh as Government Nominee Director on Its Board

10 August 2026

ONGC and Shell Energy India Sign MoU to Expand Deepwater Exploration and Explore LNG Sourcing Opportunities

10 August 2026

HPCL, Assam Rifles and Antogattva Foundation Sign MoU to Launch Project Bright Horizon in Northeast

10 August 2026

Defence News

Chief Admiral Krishna Swaminathan Mauritius Visit

India Mauritius Maritime Partnership: Everything To Know About Admiral Swaminathan's Visit

10 August 2026

HAL Restarts Su-30MKI Production and Prepares Massive ₹60,000 Crore Upgrade Plan

10 August 2026

What Are DRDO KPIs? Parliamentary Panel Recommends Clear Targets And Timelines

10 August 2026

Beyond BrahMos: How Drones And Smart Weapons Are Driving India's Next Defence Export Revolution

10 August 2026

Judiciary News

Why BCI Is Setting Up a National Legal Academy for Lawyers in Goa

10 August 2026

NDPS Act Reform Plea: Why Is the Supreme Court Concerned About Drug Trafficking in India?

10 August 2026

What's Behind the High Court's Statewide SIT Order on Fake Insurance Claims?

10 August 2026

Why Are NRC Identity Cards Still Pending? Supreme Court Seeks Answers From Centre And Assam

10 August 2026

CSR News

HPCL, Assam Rifles and Antogattva Foundation Sign MoU to Launch Project Bright Horizon in Northeast

10 August 2026

CMPDI Partners with Frontline Global Services to Train 60 Jharkhand Youth Under CSR Initiative

6 August 2026

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

Opinion

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A Jantar Mantar Déjà vu in Jharkhand

Sharad Gupta

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NEET to MBBS to PG: Why India’s Medical Education Funnel Keeps Getting Narrower

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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

How Family Sacrifices Helped Pradip Bhandare Achieve His IFS Dream

6 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

After seven Civil Services Mains, three Indian Forest Service Mains, five UPSC interviews and years of...

How IAS Subhankar Bala Cracked UPSC Without Coaching: The Story of AIR 79 and His Five Practical Preparation Tips

5 August 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

IAS Subhankar Bala secured AIR 79 in UPSC CSE through self-study after failing his first mains. He shares...

Why Sandeep Kumar Sahu Believed in Plan B Before Chasing Plan A

4 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Working full-time for nine years, supporting his family and preparing through self-study, Sandeep Kumar...

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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

The Hindi Heartland: Ghazala Wahab’s Provocative Study of Caste, Religion and India’s Changing Politics

8 August 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Ghazala Wahab’s The Hindi Heartland explores caste, religion, politics, history and polarization across...

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...