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Who Are the UPSC Rank 1 Toppers from 1996 to 2000? Careers and Postings Explained

27 December 2025

Muskan Khandelwal

Meet the UPSC Rank 1 toppers from 1996 to 2000—Sunil Kumar Barnwal, Devesh Kumar, Bhawna Garg, Sorabh Babu, and Vijayalakshmi Bidari—and trace their IAS...

Beyond Headlines

Rashmi Shukla and the Changing Face of Indian Policing

27 December 2025

Pallavi Priya

Rashmi Shukla made history as Maharashtra’s first woman DGP, bringing decades of state and central policing...

UPSC Stories

From Ordinary to Iconic: The Untold Journeys of India’s UPSC Rank 1 Toppers (1990–1995)

26 December 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

UPSC toppers from 1990–1995 transformed ordinary beginnings into extraordinary public service careers,...

Beyond Headlines

Veer Bal Diwas: When Children Taught a Nation the Meaning of Courage

26 December 2025

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Veer Bal Diwas commemorates the martyrdom of the Sahibzadas while honouring today’s young achievers through...

Features

Moving into AI Age: Guiding the Disruption

26 December 2025

Anurag Goel

As Artificial Intelligence outperforms humans in cognitive tasks, the traditional link between intelligence,...

Must Read

Who Is IPS Kim Sharma? The ‘Lady Singham’ of Bihar Promoted to IG Amid Controversies

26 December 2025

Centre Directs IAS Officers to Submit Property Details on Time or Face Disciplinary Action

26 December 2025

Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Who Is Anu Garg? IAS Officer Set to Become Odisha’s First Woman Chief Secretary

25 December 2025

Videos

From Newsroom to The Hague: The Many Lives of Diplomat Venu Rajamony

25 December 2025

Pallavi Priya

When Numbers Guide Governance: The Story of ICAS Officer Shakeel Maqbool

15 December 2025

Pallavi Priya

Listening To Music Ad Nauseum After Fighting Criminals In Jharkhand

8 December 2025

Sharad Gupta

Bureaucracy News

Major AGMUT Cadre Reshuffle: 76 IAS, DANICS and 9 Adhoc DANIPS Officers Transferred; Shurbir Singh Named Secretary, Finance

27 December 2025

After SC Push, Centre Directs CAPFs to Review Group A Cadres Within 1 Month

27 December 2025

Praveen Prakash leadership lecture BARECA

Who Is Praveen Prakash? Retired Andhra IAS Officer Claims Threats Under Naidu Government

27 December 2025

Jharkhand to Appoint New DGP: Anil Palta, Prashant Singh, MS Bhatia Eligible, 5 Days Remaining

27 December 2025

Delhi HC GST Cut on Air Purifiers Ruling

Delhi HC Quashes 20-Year-Old Compulsory Retirement of 72-Year-Old CISF Officer Over Sexual Harassment Allegations

27 December 2025

Jharkhand IPS Amol Vinukant Homkar Appointed as IG in CRPF, Centre Seeks Early Release from Jharkhand

27 December 2025

PSU News

Central Coalfields Limited Appoints Ajay Kumar as Director (Technical – P&P) to Strengthen Project Execution

27 December 2025

PNB Reports Massive ₹2,434 Crore Loan Fraud by Former Promoters of SREI Group Firms to RBI

27 December 2025

IRCTC Awards ₹2.25 Crore AI Surveillance Contract to Provigil Surveillance for Kitchen Monitoring

27 December 2025

POWERGRID Hands Over ₹12.25 Crore Advanced Medical Imaging Systems to HBCHRC New Chandigarh

27 December 2025

REC Reviews ₹28,407-Crore RDSS Implementation and Solar Scheme in Rajasthan

27 December 2025

RailTel Wins ₹19.83 Crore International Data Centre Project in Ethiopia from MEA, Completion by 2029

27 December 2025

NBCC, Delhi Government Settle Decades-Old Ghitorni Land Dispute, Paving Way for ₹8,500-Crore Project

27 December 2025

SJVN Women’s Team Clinches Gold and Bronze Medals at 28th Inter-CPSU Carrom Tournament in Hyderabad

26 December 2025

Defence News

Indian Army Invites Industry for 20 Tactical RPA Programme for Plains and Himalayan Operations

27 December 2025

Explained: Why France Is Closely Tracking India’s Pinaka Mk3 Rocket Artillery Programme

27 December 2025

Advanced BrahMos Missile Production Gets Green Signal as India Expands Supersonic Strike Power after OP Sindoor

26 December 2025

Meet Shravan Singh, PM Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2025 Winner Who Helped Soldiers During Operation Sindoor

26 December 2025

Judiciary News

GSTAT Fully Operational: Bench Allotments Completed for 83 Members Nationwide to Strengthen GST Dispute Resolution

27 December 2025

Supreme Court Strengthens Service Law, Upholds CISF Constable Dismissal for Second Marriage

27 December 2025

Court Orders Are Supreme: Allahabad High Court Says Top State Officer Faces Contempt for Failure to Implement Court Orders

27 December 2025

Punjab Forest Crisis: High Court Orders Total Prohibition on Tree Cutting, Cites Just 3.67% Forest Cover

27 December 2025

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UPSC Stories

Who Are the UPSC Rank 1 Toppers from 1996 to 2000? Careers and Postings Explained

27 December 2025

Muskan Khandelwal

Meet the UPSC Rank 1 toppers from 1996 to 2000—Sunil Kumar Barnwal, Devesh Kumar, Bhawna Garg, Sorabh...

From Ordinary to Iconic: The Untold Journeys of India’s UPSC Rank 1 Toppers (1990–1995)

26 December 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

UPSC toppers from 1990–1995 transformed ordinary beginnings into extraordinary public service careers,...

UPSC CSE 2024: Neelesh Kumar Becomes First Civil Services Selectee from Seoni in 17 Years

23 December 2025

Muskan Khandelwal

Neelesh Kumar, AIR 621 in UPSC CSE 2024, becomes the first civil services selectee from Seoni district...

Social Media

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...

IFS Officer Shares Video of Tiger Reserve Guide’s Leaf-Whistling Talent, Internet Tries to Guess the Tune

17 November 2025

Jaldapara National Park Guide Shows Extraordinary Leaf-Whistling Skills, Goes Viral

Who is IPS Shalabh Sinha? The Bastar SP Whose Kishore Kumar Rendition Took Social Media by Storm

14 November 2025

IPS officer Mr. Shalabh Sinha’s soulful performance of “Rimjhim Gire Sawan” at Dalpat Sagar goes viral,...

Book Reviews

Charlie’s Boys: A St Columba Memoir That Chronicles Delhi’s Lost Schoolboy Era

19 December 2025

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A window into middle-class Delhi of the 1970s–80s—power cuts, Ambassador cars, banned Coca-Cola, and...

Part 2: The Legacy of Pratap & Vir Pratap: A Powerful Chronicle of Punjab’s Freedom-Era Journalism

16 December 2025

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

This review revisits Bhagat Singh, Gandhi and the defiant legacy of Pratap, uncovering lesser-known nuances...

Part 1 : The Legacy of Pratap & Vir Pratap: A Powerful Chronicle of Punjab’s Freedom-Era Journalism

8 December 2025

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A gripping account of a newspaper that chose courage over compromise — chronicling India’s freedom struggle,...