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3 Attempts, 1 Dream: How Indore’s Ananya Sharma Secured AIR 13 in UPSC CSE 2025 After Two Prelims Failures | Exclusive

9 March 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Ananya Sharma from Indore secured AIR 13 in UPSC CSE 2025 in her third attempt after failing prelims twice. An Economics graduate from Hindu College, her...

UPSC Stories

UPSC 2025 Gujarat Topper: Nisar Dishant Amrutlal’s Four-Attempt Journey to AIR 19 | Exclusive

9 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Born in Mumbai with roots in Kutch, Nisar Dishant Amrutlal secured AIR 19 in UPSC CSE 2025 after four...

ive Women, Five Journeys, One Unbreakable Spirit

Beyond Headlines

From Small Town to Secretariat: The Women Officers Who Changed Their Fate

9 March 2026

Pallavi Priya

This Women’s Day, Indian Masterminds celebrates five extraordinary women who rose from villages and small...

UPSC Stories

UPSC CSE 2025: Patna’s Ujjwal Priyank Bags AIR 10 After Missing Final List Earlier | EXCLUSIVE

9 March 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Patna’s Ujjwal Priyank secured AIR 10 in UPSC CSE 2025 after narrowly missing the final list earlier....

UPSC Stories

From Grocer’s Daughter to UPSC AIR 9: Meet Shamli’s Astha Jain Who Cleared All 3 Attempts, Now Achieves IAS Dream | Exclusive

8 March 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

IPS Aastha Jain secured AIR 9 in UPSC CSE after clearing all three attempts - IPS in 2023, rank 186 in...

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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

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

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: Inspector’s Daughter Ruchi Singh Secures AIR 171, Father Set to Salute Her as IPS Officer

9 March 2026

UPSC CSE 2025: Govt Chauffeur’s Daughter Priyanka Chaudhary from Ghazipur Secures AIR 79, Father Says ‘It Will Be an Honour to Drive Her’

9 March 2026

Karnataka DGP M A Saleem Orders Withdrawal of Police Orderlies from Officers’ Homes, 3,000 Personnel to Return to Core Policing Duties

9 March 2026

UPSC CSE 2025 Results Controversy: UPSC Breaks Silence on Akanksha Singh Rank 301 Confusion, Reveals Truth

9 March 2026

LBSNAA Session: Cooperation Secretary Ashish Kumar Bhutani Addresses IAS Trainees at LBSNAA on Role of Cooperatives in Grassroots Devt

9 March 2026

Rajasthan ACB Intensifies Search for Retired IAS Officer in Rs 9 Billion Jal Jeevan Scheme Scam

9 March 2026

PSU News

OMC Launches 2 Day Cervical Cancer Vaccination Drive for Women Employees Across Head Office and Mining Units

9 March 2026

GAIL India Appoints Rohit Mathur as Government Nominee Director to Strengthen Energy Governance

9 March 2026

NTPC Green Energy Commissions 91.6 MW Second Phase of Ayana Kadapa Solar Project, Total Capacity Hits 9,292 MW

9 March 2026

GRSE Wins Multiple Awards at 15th ICC PSE Conclave 2026, Cmde P.R. Hari Honoured as ‘CMD of the Year’

9 March 2026

Mahanagar Gas Limited Appoints Deepak Gupta as Chairman to Boost CNG, PNG and Clean Energy Initiatives

9 March 2026

NRDC Partners with SS Medical Systems to Boost Infection Control and Biomedical Waste Technology

9 March 2026

REC Limited Pledges ₹11.56 Crore for Sankara Eye Hospital to Boost Eye Care in Saharsa, Bihar

9 March 2026

NLC India Limited Celebrates National Safety Month 2026 with Safety Pledge and Road Safety Rally

9 March 2026

Defence News

Who Was IAF Squadron Leader Anuj Sharma? Brave Fighter Pilot Martyred in Sukhoi-30MKI Crash in Assam

9 March 2026

Philippines Praises India’s BrahMos Missile, Plans Additional Purchases to Boost Coastal Defense

9 March 2026

Make in India Gets Boost: How Varuna 2.0 Antenna will Boost India's Satellite Programme

9 March 2026

India’s Underwater Power to Rise: DRDO’s Indigenous AIP System to Be Installed on INS Khanderi by 2026

9 March 2026

Judiciary News

Bombay High Court Judge Online Credit Card Fraud

Explained: How Cybercriminals Used a Fake APK File to Steal ₹6 Lakh from a Bombay High Court Judge

9 March 2026

Bar Council Elections Monitoring Row: BCI Seeks Supreme Court Intervention Against FIR on Committee Members

9 March 2026

Supreme Court Slams Government Bodies for Ignoring Court Orders, Warns of Criminal Contempt

7 March 2026

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

6 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

3 Attempts, 1 Dream: How Indore’s Ananya Sharma Secured AIR 13 in UPSC CSE 2025 After Two Prelims Failures | Exclusive

9 March 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Ananya Sharma from Indore secured AIR 13 in UPSC CSE 2025 in her third attempt after failing prelims...

UPSC 2025 Gujarat Topper: Nisar Dishant Amrutlal’s Four-Attempt Journey to AIR 19 | Exclusive

9 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Born in Mumbai with roots in Kutch, Nisar Dishant Amrutlal secured AIR 19 in UPSC CSE 2025 after four...

UPSC CSE 2025: Patna’s Ujjwal Priyank Bags AIR 10 After Missing Final List Earlier | EXCLUSIVE

9 March 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Patna’s Ujjwal Priyank secured AIR 10 in UPSC CSE 2025 after narrowly missing the final list earlier....

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

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...

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...