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IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS should have specific civil service entrance exams. At least discuss it

Would it not make sense if the Prelims and compulsory Mains were common to all, but service-specific papers introduced for IAS, IPS, IFS and Revenue Services?

The Ambedkar musical is not just about Babasaheb, it’s a nod to Kejriwal’s politics too

‘Who were the shudras,’ a digital screen asks you when you sit to see Babasaheb – The Grand Musical. It’s part of Delhi government’s tribute to Ambedkar.

RSS-BJP take-over attempt or blind opposition to reform? A road divides heart of Auroville

Established as a lab of universal collaboration, Auroville finds itself caught in a clash between residents & authorities — and even among different residents — over its evolution.

In seven sentences, CWC statement shows what’s wrong with Sonia-Rahul’s leadership

Who's responsible for the Congress' plight today? Sonia Gandhi, couldn’t have been more emphatic in conveying the message — not the Gandhis.

80,000 seats, 7 lakh takers — inside story of why thousands of aspiring Indian doctors fly abroad

Even students who score in 90th percentile of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) cannot always get a medical seat in India because of a huge demand-supply mismatch.

India vs Pakistan military lesson from Ukraine — generals must let leaders know defence reality

India needs to learn the military lesson of Ukraine conflict: Rolling the tanks is a roll of the dice.

Heirloom recipes to home baking — 3 entrepreneurs are serving the Parisian experience in India

It’s expensive and makes no concessions for taste buds ruined by decades of exposure to artificial flavours and industrial quantities of refined sugar. But incredibly, it’s working.

Round the world with no tech or company, India-born sailor is risking it all for love of sport

Gaurav Shinde had to weather plenty of storms before qualifying for Golden Globe Race, which involves circumnavigating the globe without using any technology devised after 1968.

Between consent and coercion: The women powering India’s ‘desi porn’ revolution

From OnlyFans to devar-bhabhi web shows, India’s desi adult performers are monetising their own sexuality and capitalising on male desire.

Want to know about Ukraine-Russia war history? Start watching their films

The Russia-Ukraine war has a spillover into the film industry. The content represented in films like 'Donbass', 'Atlantis' deserves attention.

On Camera

NTA was supposed to rescue exams from ‘Munna Bhais’. Now it’s part of the problem

National Testing Agency’s charter is to assess the 'competence of candidates' for admission and recruitment, but NEET and UGC-NET firestorms have put its own competency in question.

How a provision in trade deal with UAE has led to a surge in India’s gold imports

New Delhi: Indians are once again flocking to gold — both physical and digital — in a bid to hedge against economic uncertainty, high...

China does a Galwan in South China Sea, Coast Guard carries spears and knives

Pictures had emerged of Chinese soldiers carrying rifles and iron rods with machete-like heads in the vicinity of India’s forward locations on the southern bank of Pangong Tso in 2020.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.