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When The Steel Frame Becomes A Glass House, The Tina Dabi case

22 December 2025

Sharad Gupta

Indian Masterminds was founded five and a half years ago with an avowed aim to celebrate excellence in bureaucracy. The accolades received during this...

Features

A Long Road To Police Reforms

22 December 2025

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Good governance and fast economic growth requires good law and order and for that we need an efficient...

Beyond Headlines

From Overburden to Oasis: How SCCL Is Restoring Biodiversity in Telangana’s Coal Mines

22 December 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

SCCL is transforming mine overburden into thriving ecosystems through scientific restoration, native...

Change Makers

From Chaos to Clicks: How SP Shubham Arya Digitised Buxar’s Malkhanas

21 December 2025

Pallavi Priya

Developed by a four-member in-house team, Buxar’s E-Malkhana system has brought order, accountability,...

Change Makers

In Kalagarh Tiger Reserve, a Simple Bus Route is Changing Life for Forest-Edge Villages

21 December 2025

Muskan Khandelwal

How Kalagarh Tiger Reserve introduced a dedicated bus service to protect schoolchildren living along...

Must Read

Who Is Nachiketa Jha? 2003-Batch UP Cadre IPS Officer Appointed Joint Secretary at National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS)

19 December 2025

Who is IFS Nagesh Singh? Senior Diplomat Appointed as India’s Next High Commissioner to Australia

18 December 2025

DoPT Seeks Recall of CAT Order on 360-Degree Appraisal Guidelines in Sanjiv Chaturvedi Case

18 December 2025

Videos

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

How Armed Maoist Guerillas Lost Battle Against The Government

4 December 2025

Sharad Gupta

Bureaucracy News

3-Day IAS Service Meet 2025 Ends on a High Note: Green Team Tops Overall, Cyclothon Highlights Finale

22 December 2025

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Who Is Amit Mohan Mittal? IRS Officer Appointed Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) of Directorate General of Shipping

22 December 2025

Major Boost for Agniveers: 50% BSF Vacancies Reserved, Physical Tests Waived; Other CAPFs to Follow

22 December 2025

Telangana Government Forms 9-Member SIT for Phone-Tapping Case, Prabhakar Rao Custody Extended

22 December 2025

Trichy Study Circle Silver Jubilee: IAS Officers Advise UPSC Aspirants on Discipline, Focus, Time Management, Beyond-Syllabus Preparation

22 December 2025

Kerala SIR: IAS Aishvarya Singh Appointed as Special Roll Observer, Ensures Accuracy in Electoral Rolls

22 December 2025

PSU News

Central Bank of India Appoints Four Statutory Central Auditors for FY 2025–26 After RBI Approval

22 December 2025

SAIL Wins 8 PRSI National Awards for Communication Excellence and Corporate Innovation

22 December 2025

NTPC Invites Tenders for Biennial Maintenance of C&I Systems at Vindhyachal Power Station

22 December 2025

GRSE Wins BCC&I Social Leadership Award 2025 for “Akanksha – Aiming High” CSR Initiative in Kolkata

22 December 2025

IOL Partners with Safran to Manufacture SIGMA 30N & CM3-MR Systems in India, Boosting Make-in-India Defence

22 December 2025

Bank of India to Redeem 9.04% AT1 Bonds Series VI; Record Date Set for 13th January 2026

22 December 2025

GRSE Delivers ASW SWC Anjadip to Indian Navy, Marks Fifth Warship Delivery in 2025

22 December 2025

SJVN Women’s Team Secures Back-to-Back Podium Finish at National Inter-PSU Bridge Tournament

22 December 2025

Defence News

IOL Partners with Safran to Manufacture SIGMA 30N & CM3-MR Systems in India, Boosting Make-in-India Defence

22 December 2025

DRDO and Rashtriya Raksha University Sign MoU to Boost India’s Defence and Internal Security Capabilities

22 December 2025

International Fleet Review 2026: India to Host Historic Global Naval Convergence in Visakhapatnam with 100+ Nations

22 December 2025

Indian Army 9mm Pistol Induction: One Lakh Indigenous Sidearms Set to Redefine Urban Warfare and Counter-Terror Operations

22 December 2025

Judiciary News

Supreme Court on Judicial Transfers: ‘Outstanding Judges Are Shifted Where They’re Needed Most’

22 December 2025

Uttarakhand Forest Land Encroachment Sparks Supreme Court Suo Motu Action to Ban Construction Immediately

22 December 2025

Jharkhand High Court Blood Replacement Ban Aims to End Unsafe Transfusions, Strengthen Public Health System

22 December 2025

Madras High Court Orderly System Case: Judges Question Tamil Nadu Govt as Reports Reveal Illegal Continuation Despite 1979 Ban

22 December 2025

Opinion

Features

When The Steel Frame Becomes A Glass House, The Tina Dabi case

Sharad Gupta

Features

A Long Road To Police Reforms

Indian Masterminds Bureau

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UPSC Stories

How Dr Anjali Garg Turned Medical Experience into Administrative Impact

16 December 2025

Muskan Khandelwal

Dr Anjali Garg’s journey from MBBS to IAS shows how medical experience, empathy, and public health exposure...

“Hello, Mom… You Are Now the Mother of a Deputy Collector!" – The Inspiring Tale of Mona Dangi Who Gave Her Plans a Perfect End

12 December 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

From a small town in Ashoknagar, Mona Dangi achieved MPPSC Rank 12, becoming Deputy Collector, inspiring...

8 Years, 7 Attempts, 1 Dream: How Yogendra Nirmalkar Overcame Failures with Grit & Perseverance to Finally Crack CGPSC

10 December 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Yogendra Nirmalkar cracked CGPSC after 8 years and 7 attempts, demonstrating remarkable grit, perseverance,...

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,...