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With Stitches and a 26-Day-Old Baby Outside, a Mother Clears MPPSC: The Story of Varsha Patel

24 November 2025

Muskan Khandelwal

Read the inspiring story of Varsha Patel, who cleared MPPSC Rank 11 while recovering from stitches and appearing for her interview with her 26-day-old...

Beyond Headlines

IPS Dr Santosh Singh: The Scholar-Officer Whose Book on UN Peacebuilding Earns National Acclaim

23 November 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

IPS Dr Santosh Singh’s new book Institutionalization of Peacebuilding, published nationally, explores...

Be Inspired

‘Every Posting Is A Classrom For IAS Officer Arpit Gupta’

23 November 2025

Pallavi Priya

In one of the most remote tribal belts of Madhya Pradesh, IAS Arpit Gupta is proving that governance...

Book Reviews

Pulwama to Balakot: The Untold Story Behind India’s Boldest Counter-Strike

22 November 2025

Indian Masterminds Bureau

This isn't just a retelling of the horrific Pulwama terror attack and the retaliatory Balakot airstrike....

UPSC Stories

Meet IAS Smit Panchal a First-Generation Graduate Who Secured AIR 30

22 November 2025

Muskan Khandelwal

The inspiring UPSC journey of IAS Smit Panchal: from Gujarati-medium beginnings and financial hardship...

Must Read

Who Is Senior IRS Rakesh Gupta? The Officer Appointed DGIT (Vigilance) and CVO at CBDT

20 November 2025

ACC Clears Major IAS Reshuffle; 7 Senior Officers, Including Srivatsa Krishna and Atish Chandra, Get New Appointments

21 November 2025

Meet India’s First Woman Law Secretary ILS Dr Anju Rathi Rana, Now Regularised as Law Commission Member-Secretary | Her Trailblazing Career

21 November 2025

Videos

Escaped Narrowly In Naxal Ambush, Got Injured In Communal Riots, This IPS Officer Is Living Under Constant Fire

20 November 2025

Sharad Gupta

Inside IPS Abhishek Yadav’s Mission to Build a Smarter, Kinder Police Force in Pilibhit

17 November 2025

Bhakti Kothari

Decoding India’s Internal Security Challenges with A UPSC Guru

14 November 2025

Sharad Gupta

Bureaucracy News

Shielding Youth: Haryana DGP O P Singh Orders Strong Action Against Artists Promoting Maverick, Gang Lifestyles

24 November 2025

Rajasthan Fast-Tracks Governance: Three New IAS Officers, Including Tikam Chand Bohra, Join Revenue Board to Boost Efficiency

24 November 2025

Public Alert: Fake Facebook IDs Target UPSC 2021 Topper and IAS Officer Shruti Sharma, Thousands of Followers Misled Online

23 November 2025

IAS Officers Indian Administrative Services

8 IAS Officers Under Scanner: MHA Mulls Prosecution Sanction in Multi-Crore Jammu & Kashmir Gun Licence Scam

23 November 2025

Who Is IAS Jasjit Kaur? The UP Bureaucrat at the Heart of a Controversial Caste Certificate Case Triggering HC Intervention

23 November 2025

Mobile Theft Control in UP: Bulandshahr Climbs to 8th Rank Under DIG Kalanidhi Naithani’s Tech-Driven Push | Know How CEIR Tracks and Recovers Stolen Phones

22 November 2025

PSU News

ONGC Awards Rs 197.59 Crore Nhava Jetty Revamp Contract to RKEC Projects to Strengthen Strategic Supply Infrastructure

24 November 2025

RRVPNL Sanctions Rs 42.23 Crore Contract for Construction of New 132 kV Grid Sub-Station in Rajasthan

24 November 2025

Bank of Baroda or Women in India (BCWI) 2025

Bank of Baroda Recognised as a Top Employer for Women in India 2025 for Inclusive and Empowering Workplace

24 November 2025

SMFCL Approves ₹25,000 Crore Capital Mobilisation Plan to Boost India’s Maritime Infrastructure and Shipbuilding

24 November 2025

NAPS Participates in State Level Special Vendor Development Program

NPCIL’s Narora Atomic Power Station Engages SC-ST and MSE Entrepreneurs at State Level Vendor Development Program

24 November 2025

Leadership Updates: Petronet LNG Limited Sees Board Change as Muker Jeet Sharma Ends Three-Year Term as Independent Director

24 November 2025

RVNL Bags Major ₹180.77 Crore North Eastern Railway Project for Upgrading 2x25 kV Traction and OHE Infrastructure

24 November 2025

Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd

GRSE Promotes Aparajita Ghosh to Chief General Manager (Finance) Effective November 18, 2025

24 November 2025

Defence News

Indian Navy to Commission Indigenous ASW Vessel ‘Mahe’ , Boosting Coastal Defence Capabilities

23 November 2025

New Delhi hosts 7th Colombo Security Conclave NSA meeting, expands Indian Ocean security partnership, Welcomes Seychelles as Full Member

22 November 2025

NCC 78th Raising Day: Tri-Service Girl Cadets Join Defence Secretary in Homage to Fallen at National War Memorial

22 November 2025

Balancing Border & Biodiversity: Ladakh Approved 16 Defence Infrastructure Project, Sets New Template in Green Development

22 November 2025

Judiciary News

Justice Surya Kant Chief Justice of India

Historic Moment: Six Nations’ Chief Justices Attended Swearing-in of CJI Surya Kant at Rashtrapati Bhavan

24 November 2025

6 Nations Gather as 53rd CJI Justice Surya Kant Takes Charge: India’s Most Global CJI Oath Ceremony Unfolds Today

23 November 2025

Forest Protection Reinforced: Supreme Court Secures Future of Central Empowered Committee for Forest Oversight

22 November 2025

Who is IPS Balveer Singh? Madras High Court Stays Trial in Custodial Torture Cases – Know the Details

22 November 2025

Opinion

Opinion

Prayoga: Where Research Meets Social Impact in Education

Anil Swarup

Features

Society@2035: The Reimagined Human Story

Anurag Goel

Cartoon of the Week

UPSC Stories

Meet IAS Smit Panchal a First-Generation Graduate Who Secured AIR 30

22 November 2025

Muskan Khandelwal

The inspiring UPSC journey of IAS Smit Panchal: from Gujarati-medium beginnings and financial hardship...

From Interview Rejections to Rank 1: How Devesh Kumar Sahu Topped CGPSC 2024 in His 4th Attempt (Exclusive)

22 November 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

From repeated interview failures to Rank 1, Devesh Kumar Sahu’s CGPSC 2024 journey shows how discipline,...

The Boy Who Was Told He Would Fail - Now a 2021-Batch IPS Officer

19 November 2025

Pallavi Priya

IPS Mohibullah Ansari’s life proves that success in UPSC doesn’t belong to “geniuses” — it belongs to...

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

Pulwama to Balakot: The Untold Story Behind India’s Boldest Counter-Strike

22 November 2025

Indian Masterminds Bureau

This isn't just a retelling of the horrific Pulwama terror attack and the retaliatory Balakot airstrike....

A Journey to Find the Oldest and Most Legendary Trees in India

15 November 2025

Indian Masterminds Bureau

This insightful review is penned by Ms. Yauvanika Chopra, Associate Director, The New India Foundation,...

Hindutva, Hind Swaraj, and the Search for India’s Soul

9 November 2025

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

The cover page of Makarand Paranjape’s meditation on Hindutva and Hind Swaraj has a deep red background. Veer...