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Gudelli Srujana: How a Mazdoor’s Daughter Turned Setbacks Into Strategy in UPSC Journey | Exclusive

10 April 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From repeated prelims failures to Rank 55, Gudelli Srujana’s UPSC journey is a story of smart preparation, emotional control, and rising stronger through...

Beyond Headlines

Re-thinking Punishment through Jan Vishwas

10 April 2026

Yash Chaturvedi

The Jan Vishwas Bill, 2026 marks a significant shift from criminalisation to monetary penalties, but...

Beyond Headlines

A Life Lost, A System Exposed: Sand Mafia’s Deadly Reach in Morena

9 April 2026

Pallavi Priya

A 35-year-old forest guard’s killing in Morena lays bare the growing nexus of illegal sand mining, weak...

Features

Married at a Young Age, Mother of Three, Officer at 40: The Inspiring Journey of Deepa Bhati

9 April 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Deepa Bhati’s inspiring journey from a young married woman and mother of three to clearing the UP PCS...

Features

Social Media Epidemic Of Mental Illness Causing Global Disaster In Younger Generation

9 April 2026

Vijay Shankar Pandey

The governments must consider a complete ban on addictive social media design features for users, criminal...

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CAPF Promotion Stagnation Explained: How One IPS Posting Can Affect Constables to Senior Officers

24 March 2026

Who Is IAS M Sai Kumar? ECI Appoints Senior Tamil Nadu IAS Officer as New Chief Secretary

8 April 2026

Who Is IAS Anurag Yadav? UP Principal Secretary Removed as Election Observer After Clash With CEC Gyanesh Kumar

9 April 2026

Videos

Nemesis of Law-breakers, in Cities & Forests

29 March 2026

Sharad Gupta

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

PSU News

RITES Ltd. Unveils India’s First Refurbished Metro Trainset with Advanced IP-Based Passenger Information System

9 April 2026

CONCOR Appoints Rahul Agarwal as Part-Time Government Director Following Railways Directive

9 April 2026

PNB Signs MoU with EPFO to Provide Salary Account Benefits and Banking Services to Employees

9 April 2026

NCL Signs MoU to Build ₹13.29 Crore Sports Complex in Singrauli Under CSR Initiative

9 April 2026

PESB to Interview Eight Candidates for CONCOR CMD Post on April 18, 2026

9 April 2026

BHEL Signs Technology Collaboration with E2S Korea to Strengthen Excitation Systems for Synchronous Generators

9 April 2026

BPCL Appoints Sanjay Khanna as CMD to Strengthen Refinery Expansion and Sustainable Energy Initiatives

9 April 2026

BEML Launches India’s First Long Reach Excavator with Dredge Pump to Boost Inland Waterway and Coastal Projects

9 April 2026

Defence News

Explained: How Indian Army Close Air Support Is Becoming a Game-Changer in Modern Warfare

10 April 2026

GCAP 6th-Gen Fighter Program: Why India Is Choosing Observer Status Over Full Partnership

10 April 2026

Exercise Brahmastra: Indian Army Demonstrates Apache Helicopters’ Precision Strike Capability with Hellfire Missiles

10 April 2026

Operation Him Setu: How India Pulled Off a 48-Hour Mega Rescue of 1,400+ People in Disaster-Hit Sikkim

10 April 2026

Judiciary News

NCERT Textbook Controversy Deepens: 51 Scholars Urge President Droupadi Murmu to Review Supreme Court-Linked Decision

10 April 2026

Allahabad HC Judge Yashwant Varma Resigns Amid Cash Row, Impeachment Probe Underway

10 April 2026

Explained: Why Supreme Court Pulled Up UP IAS Officers in Meerut Illegal Building Case and Called It an Eye-Opener for All States

9 April 2026

Explained: Why Karnataka High Court Said Singing Full ‘Vande Mataram’ in Schools Is Not Compulsory

9 April 2026

CSR News

DVK Foundation Launches Scholarship Programme for EWS Students at BGIS Vrindavan

31 March 2026

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

Opinion

Features

Social Media Epidemic Of Mental Illness Causing Global Disaster In Younger Generation

Vijay Shankar Pandey

Features

From Talks to Turbulence: Why the Hormuz Crisis Is India’s Strategic Stress Test

Col MV Shashidhar

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UPSC Stories

Gudelli Srujana: How a Mazdoor’s Daughter Turned Setbacks Into Strategy in UPSC Journey | Exclusive

10 April 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From repeated prelims failures to Rank 55, Gudelli Srujana’s UPSC journey is a story of smart preparation,...

5 Attempts, 4 Interviews, 1 Breakthrough: The Story Behind Sakshi Jain’s AIR 37 | Exclusive

8 April 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From Chartered Accountant to AIR 37 in UPSC CSE 2025, Sakshi Jain’s journey is a powerful story of strategy...

One Shared Dream: How Two Sisters-in-Law Cracked UP PCS 2024 Together - Akriti Shukla Became Deputy SP, Shreya Sharma CTO

8 April 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Akriti Shukla and Shreya Sharma, sisters-in-law from one family, studied together, supported each other...

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

The Sky Husband: Where the Spiritual and the Everyday Become One

28 March 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

God speaks to us through our dreams, says the wise woman Hami. Her neighbour Mimi has learned this truth,...

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...