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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 in 17 years.

Beyond Headlines

Sukumar Sen: The mathematician who built India’s electoral machinery

23 December 2025

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Sukumar Sen, India’s first Chief Election Commissioner, transformed the bold constitutional promise of...

Beyond Headlines

How Rashtrapati Bhavan Replaced Colonial Memory with Indian Valour

23 December 2025

Pallavi Priya

By replacing colonial-era portraits with those of 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees, Rashtrapati Bhavan has...

Features

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...

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...

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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

Gujarat Government Announces Major IAS Reshuffle: 26 Officers Transferred, Sanjeev Kumar Becomes Principal Secretary to CM

23 December 2025

Who Is Jasjit Kaur, UP IAS Officer? Bijnor DM’s Residence Attached by Court for Unpaid Compensation

23 December 2025

Telangana IAS and IPS Promotions 2025: 14 IAS Officers Promoted to JAG, 2 IPS Officers Elevated to ADG

23 December 2025

IAS Gitanjali Gupta Gets Two-Year NITI Aayog Tenure Extension; IPS Guriqbal Singh Becomes Home Ministry Director

23 December 2025

Ex-IPS Officer K.T. Balakrishna Elected Mysore Race Club Chairman 2025-26 | Career & Achievements

23 December 2025

AP Legislative Council Issues Privilege Notice to IPS Officer Ammireddy Over Controversial Tweet

23 December 2025

PSU News

NTPC’s NETRA to Launch Plasma Gasification-Based Green Hydrogen Plant in Greater Noida

23 December 2025

Leadership Updates: Krishna Kumar Thakur Recommended as Director (Personnel) of NMDC Limited by PESB

23 December 2025

Chhattisgarh Skill Tech 2025: ₹13,690 Crore Investments, GAIL’s ₹10,500 Crore Fertilizer Project Leads

23 December 2025

Delhi Metro Signs MoU with Madhya Pradesh Metro to Deploy Advanced Automatic Fare Collection System

23 December 2025

Coal India to List SECL and MCL in FY27, Unlock Market Value of Subsidiaries Contributing Over 50% of Coal Output

23 December 2025

DMRC Marks National Energy Conservation Day 2025, Launches Sustainable Energy Policy to Boost Green Initiatives

23 December 2025

Leadership Updates: RVNL Appoints Saleem Ahmad as Chairman and Managing Director Till 2029

23 December 2025

MPUVNL Awards Ceigall India ₹550 Crore Contract to Develop 130 MW Solar PV Projects under PM KUSUM-C

23 December 2025

Defence News

Defence Minister Releases DPR Guide for Road Infrastructure Projects to Strengthen Border Roads and National Connectivity

23 December 2025

CRPF Forward Operating Bases Expand Rapidly in Naxal Zones as India Targets 2026 Deadline to End Left Wing Extremism

23 December 2025

HAL 20000-Ton Isothermal Forging Press Attracts Four Major Bidders, A Major Boost to Make in India Vision

23 December 2025

INSV Kaundinya Begins Historic Overseas Journey, Retracing India’s 2,000-Year-Old Maritime Trade Routes

23 December 2025

Judiciary News

CISF Constable Prabhu Nath Yadav Case: High Court Orders Salary Recalculation After Illegal Double Penalty

23 December 2025

IIT Jammu Retrospective Appointment: High Court Slams for Breach of Constitutional Rights, Imposes ₹1 Lakh Exemplary Cost

23 December 2025

Rajasthan Village Naming After Individuals Case: Supreme Court Restores High Court Order, Slams State for Policy Breach

23 December 2025

Rajasthan HC Working Saturday Ruling May Change Court Culture, Bar Warns of Burnout and Systemic Risks

23 December 2025

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

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UPSC Stories

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...

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...

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,...