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Who Is Ishan Bhatnagar? Bhopal’s UPSC CSE 2025 AIR 5, NLU Delhi Graduate and IRS Officer Trainee

6 March 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

UPSC CSE 2025: Bhopal’s Ishan Bhatnagar Secures AIR 5, Law Graduate from NLU Delhi Clears Exam with Sociology Optional

Bureaucracy News

UPSC CSE 2025: Bihar’s Raghav Jhunjhunwala Secures AIR 4, Muzaffarpur Youth Cracks Exam in Third Attempt

6 March 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

He appeared in the UPSC CSE Examination three times. His journey to success in the UPSC Civil Services...

Bureaucracy News

Meet UPSC CSE 2025 Women Topper Rajeshwari Suve M, Deputy Collector Who Secured AIR 2

6 March 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

UPSC Result 2025: Rajeshwari Suve M Emerges as Women Topper in UPSC CSE 2025. Secures AIR 2, Aspires...

Bureaucracy News

Who Is Akansh Dhull? Panchkula’s SRCC Graduate Bags AIR 3 in UPSC Civil Services Exam 2025

6 March 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

UPSC Topper 2025: Panchkula’s Akansh Dhul Secures Third Rank, Son of BJP Leader Krishna Dhul

UPSC

UPSC Topper 2025: Who Is Dr Anuj Agnihotri? AIIMS Jodhpur Graduate from Rajasthan Secures AIR 1, Shares First Reaction

6 March 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Meet Anuj Agnihotri: Rawatbhata’s AIIMS Graduate Who Topped UPSC Civil Services Exam 2025

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15 IPS Officers Transferred in Tamil Nadu, Davidson Devasirvatham Appointed DVAC Director

2 March 2026

Who Is IFS Taranjit Singh Sandhu? Former US Envoy Appointed Delhi Lieutenant Governor, VK Saxena shifted to Ladakh

6 March 2026

UPSC Civil Services 2025 Final Result Declared: Rajasthan’s Anuj Agnihotri Tops, 958 Candidates Qualify - Check the Result Here

6 March 2026

Videos

Beno Zephine: India’s First 100% Visually Challenged IFS Officer Who Rewrote the Rules of Diplomacy | EXCLUSIVE

2 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Exclusive | From Ridge to River: Prajesh Kanta Jena’s Community-Led Conservation Drive at Palamau

23 February 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From Samagra to SDGs: IAS Officer Dr. Aruna Sharma Digitised Panchayats and Reimagined Inclusive Governance

19 February 2026

Pallavi Priya

Bureaucracy News

UPSC CSE 2025: Six Candidates from Manipur Clear Civil Services Exam; Calvin Ginminlien Zou Tops with AIR 134

6 March 2026

UPSC Results 2025: 30 from Telugu States Crack Civil Services Exam; Scholarship Scheme Helps Telangana Aspirants

6 March 2026

UPSC CSE 2025: 34 Youth from Gujarat Clear Civil Services Exam, SPIPA Emerges as Key Training Hub; Nisar Dishant Amrutlal Tops with AIR 19

6 March 2026

Who Is Ishan Bhatnagar? Bhopal’s UPSC CSE 2025 AIR 5, NLU Delhi Graduate and IRS Officer Trainee

6 March 2026

UPSC CSE 2025 Result Released: Category-Wise Selection List, Vacancy Details; 348 Results Provisional

6 March 2026

UPSC Civil Services 2025 Result Highlights: 958 Candidates Recommended, 659 Men and 299 Women; 11 Women in Top 25

6 March 2026

PSU News

NBCC Flags Off Lifesaving Ambulance for Hanley, Ladakh Under CSR Initiative

6 March 2026

RITES Secures Revised ₹729.28 Crore Railway Electrification Order for Mysuru–Hassan–Mangaluru Corridor

6 March 2026

SECL Wins First Prize for Innovative Stall Showcasing Modern Mining and CSR at Pragatisheel Chhattisgarh

6 March 2026

GRSE Leads India’s Naval Transformation at Sagar Sankalp 2026, Boosting Maritime Strength and Self-Reliance

6 March 2026

IREDA Announces Completion of Tenure of Independent Directors Rohini Rawat and Ram Nihal Nishad

6 March 2026

UPSC CSE 2025 Result Released: Category-Wise Selection List, Vacancy Details; 348 Results Provisional

6 March 2026

CONCOR Appoints Harbrinder Singh Bajwa as Director (Domestic Division) to Boost Freight Operations

6 March 2026

State Bank of India’s Credit Ratings Reaffirmed at AAA/A1+ by India Ratings and CRISIL

6 March 2026

Defence News

From Importer To Export Power: Inside India’s $3 Billion Su-30MKI Super 30 Deal With Armenia

6 March 2026

Explained: What is THONS Loitering Munition and How India Can Become Super Power in Smart Drone-Based Warfare

6 March 2026

India Holds 25% of the World’s Thorium: How This Rare Nuclear Resource Could Help Deliver 100 GW of Clean Power by 2047

6 March 2026

Indian Army Ladakh Forest Department MoU

From Border Security to Biodiversity Protection: Indian Army Signs Key MoU for Ladakh Wildlife Conservation

6 March 2026

Judiciary News

Government Jobs With Zero Marks? Rajasthan High Court Questions Recruitment Standards in State Hiring

6 March 2026

Who is Justice SA Dharmadhikari? Centre Appoints Him as Chief Justice of Madras High Court – Full Profile Explained

6 March 2026

Maharashtra Govt to Approach SC Over Forest Tag on Sindhudurg Land; Court Denies Bail to IPS Officer’s Husband in ₹24.78 Crore Fraud Case

5 March 2026

Arms Licenses Scam Explained: Why the J&K High Court Is Pressuring MHA Over Sanction to Prosecute 8 IAS Officials

3 March 2026

Opinion

Features

“From Precision Decapitation to Cognitive Dominance: Lessons from the Middle East and the Changing Character of War”

Col MV Shashidhar

Features

853 Exits in a Decade: Why Hundreds of IRS Officers Are Walking Away From The Service

Sharad Gupta

Cartoon of the Week

UPSC Stories

UPSC Topper 2025: Who Is Dr Anuj Agnihotri? AIIMS Jodhpur Graduate from Rajasthan Secures AIR 1, Shares First Reaction

6 March 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Meet Anuj Agnihotri: Rawatbhata’s AIIMS Graduate Who Topped UPSC Civil Services Exam 2025

“I Am No Longer Unemployed”: How Aarushi Sharma Turned UPSC Dreams into Reality with AIR 402

6 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

After failing prelims and facing years of uncertainty, Aarushi Sharma kept moving forward. Her five-year...

Missed by One Mark, Became a Judge: How MP's Aryaman Cracked the CGPSC Civil Judge Exam in His First Attempt

Missed by One Mark, Became a Judge: How MP's Aaryamaan Cracked the CGPSC Civil Judge Exam in His First Attempt

3 March 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Aryaman secured Rank 7 in the Chhattisgarh Civil Judge Exam 2024 in his first attempt, turning uncertainty,...

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

Zafarnama Book Review by Dr Sanjeev Chopra

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...

A Dalit Woman’s Truth in a Republic That Promised Equality

21 February 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Ninety years after Mulk Raj Anand’s Untouchable, Sushila Takbhaure’s My Shackled Life reminds us that...

Between Empire and Independence, The Young Qurratulain Hyder Speaks

13 February 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

In Qurratulain Hyder’s universe, satire cuts softly, memory ripples endlessly, and even the faintest...