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WAR, REGIME SURVIVAL, AND THE IRANIAN PEOPLE: WHO IS THE CONFLICT REALLY FOR?

20 March 2026

Vijay Shankar Pandey

Former IAS officer Vijay Shankar Pandey examines the Iran conflict, questioning whether the war led by United States and Israel targets national survival...

Video Interview

How Surinder Choudhary Uses Long-Distance Running to Stay Mentally Strong in a High-Pressure Police Career

20 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

2008 batch JKPS officer Surinder Choudhary balances the intense demands of policing with long-distance...

Change Makers

From 1.79% Forest Cover to a Green Revival : How an IFS Officer Transformed Kalaburagi’s Forest Landscape

20 March 2026

Pallavi Priya

In a region with just 1.79% forest cover, the Kalaburagi Forest Division reclaimed 686 acres of encroached...

UPSC Stories

3 Attempts, 2 Failures, 1 Dream: How UP’s Nikita Verma Secured AIR 30 in UPSC CSE 2025 After Failing Twice | Exclusive

20 March 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Failed twice in Prelims, never gave up—Nikita Verma from Ghaziabad cracked UPSC CSE 2025 with AIR 30...

Beyond Headlines

9 Hours, One Life Hanging by a Thread: The High-Stakes Elephant Rescue Led by IFS Shashi Kumar in Jashpur

19 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

IFS Shashi Kumar leads a 9-hour rescue mission in Jashpur to save a collapsed elephant, highlighting...

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UPSC Tightens DGP Appointment Rules, Makes Supreme Court Nod Mandatory for Delay by States

17 March 2026

Industrial Relations Code Amendment Bill 2026

Parliamentary Panel Favours Expanding 360-Degree Empanelment Process for All Central Services Officers

17 March 2026

Rajasthan Transfers 25 IAS and 9 IPS Officers in Major Bureaucracy Reshuffle; Akhil Arora Appointed Additional Chief Secretary, CMO

20 March 2026

Videos

How Surinder Choudhary Uses Long-Distance Running to Stay Mentally Strong in a High-Pressure Police Career

20 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

What Happens After Terror Strikes? Surinder Choudhary Explains the Reality of Counter-Terror Operations

16 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

India’s First Visually Impaired IFS Officer on Diplomacy, Inclusion and Changing the System

12 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Bureaucracy News

CAPF Veterans Demand Full Supreme Court Order on OGAS, Seek Parliamentary Review of CAPF Bill 2026

20 March 2026

Telemedicine Law in India: First Doctor Consultation Can Be Remote, Explains Senior Kerala Cadre IAS Raju Narayana Swamy

20 March 2026

Trinamool Moves Calcutta High Court Against EC Over Bengal IAS-IPS Transfers, Mamata Calls Move “Undeclared Emergency”

20 March 2026

Indian Railways Prematurely Retires 6 Officers Under IREC Rule 1802(a), Signals Zero Tolerance for Negligence

20 March 2026

Ayush Ministry Signs MoU with CISF to Promote Preventive Healthcare, Yoga and Wellness for Personnel

20 March 2026

Haryana Reshuffles Police Administration, Transfers and Promotes 22 IPS and HPS Officers, New Police Commissioners Appointed

20 March 2026

PSU News

Union Bank of India Raises ₹3,000 Crore via Long-Term Bonds for Infrastructure and Affordable Housing

20 March 2026

Power Grid Approves ₹705.30 Crore Investment for Transformers and Reactors to Boost Grid Reliability

20 March 2026

CONCOR Appoints Rahul Agarwal as Part-Time Government Director Following Railway Ministry Order

20 March 2026

Railway Board Appoints Sudeep Prasad as Additional GM at DFCCIL to Strengthen Freight Corridor Operations

20 March 2026

RailTel Secures ₹24.54 Crore East Coast Railway Contract for S&T Maintenance in Khurda Division

20 March 2026

Delhi High Court Clears Way for Removal of HSCC CMD Novman Ahmad; MoHUA Regains Administrative Control

20 March 2026

RailTel Wins ₹159.8 Crore Doordarshan LoI for Cloud-Based Integrated News Room

20 March 2026

Damodar Valley Secures ₹1,014.585 Crore Loan from PFC to Expand Coal Mining & Boost Energy Security

20 March 2026

Defence News

Israel-India Drone Deal: Israeli AI Firm XTEND Signs $11 Million UAV Manufacturing Pact with Indian Partner Rayonix Tech

20 March 2026

India on High Alert: 7 More Warships Sent to Gulf as Navy Strengthens Arabian Sea Presence Amid Hormuz LPG Disruption

20 March 2026

Explained: What is the SAGAR Initiative? India’s Powerful Maritime Strategy to Secure the Indian Ocean Region

19 March 2026

Explained: How Yeoman Marine’s NGOPV Project Is Quietly Strengthening India’s Maritime Dominance

19 March 2026

Judiciary News

Allahabad High Court Rejects Bail Plea of IRS Officer Prabha Bhandari in ₹1.5 Crore GST Bribery Case

20 March 2026

Supreme Court Judgment on Adoptive Mothers Maternity Leave: Key Changes, Impact, and Legal Significance

19 March 2026

Thiruparankundram Deepam Controversy: Madras High Court Halts Contempt Action, Key Hearing Set for April

18 March 2026

Supreme Court Issues Notice to DoPT Secretary Rachna Shah in Contempt Plea Over ITAT Appointment Delay

17 March 2026

CSR News

ECIL Completes CSR Project by Handing Over Retaining Wall at Rastriya Vidya Kendra, Telangana

13 March 2026

NTPC WR-I Launches ₹7.64 Crore CSR Project to Renovate IPD Blocks at N.M. Wadia Hospital, Solapur

13 March 2026

AAI Provides ₹12.29 Crore CSR Support to Balasaheb Deoras Rugnalay in Pune for Healthcare Expansion

12 March 2026

Numaligarh Refinery Wins Dual Honours for Operational Innovation and CSR at Governance Now PSU Awards 2026

11 March 2026

Opinion

Features

WAR, REGIME SURVIVAL, AND THE IRANIAN PEOPLE: WHO IS THE CONFLICT REALLY FOR?

Vijay Shankar Pandey

Features

SC Redefines Creamy Layer Rule, Brings Relief For Many UPSC Aspirants

Sharad Gupta

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UPSC Stories

3 Attempts, 2 Failures, 1 Dream: How UP’s Nikita Verma Secured AIR 30 in UPSC CSE 2025 After Failing Twice | Exclusive

20 March 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Failed twice in Prelims, never gave up—Nikita Verma from Ghaziabad cracked UPSC CSE 2025 with AIR 30...

Who Scored Highest in UPSC Interview 2025? Tejaswini Singh Tops with 225 Marks, Top 5 Profiles & Mark Calculation Explained

18 March 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Tejaswini Singh secured the highest UPSC interview score this year with 225 marks, followed by Anjana...

How Abhijit Banerjee & Esther Duflo Inspired Bhavika Chopra to Crack UPSC

18 March 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Bhavika Chopra secures AIR 25 in UPSC 2025, inspired by Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo. Explore her...

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

Friendship, Caste, and the Reservation Debate in a WhatsApp Age

14 March 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A review of Removed from the WhatsApp: A Bitter Tale of Caste and Reservation by Pankaj Rangari, exploring...

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...