A group of Karnataka Municipal Administrative Service officers moved top court, which sought response from govt within six weeks. Rules were ultra vires, the officers contended.
2019 topper Aswini Kumar Panda, posted as Tehsildar in Jajpur district, allegedly sought bribe & had his driver collect it from a man for giving approval for land mutation, conversion.
The story of UPSC isn’t just that of an exam but about how India defines merit, opportunity and fairness. Over the last 100 years, its journey has been one of constant churn, reforms and resets.
Disciplinary inquiry found judge guilty of misconduct in criminal trials; high court cites limited scope for review, says acquittals without written orders can't be condoned.
Former LBSNAA director Sanjeev Chopra emphasised, at a recent event in Delhi, that strong, independent and ethical civil services are the backbone of a democracy.
On Sardar Patel’s birth anniversary, India’s youngest civil servants will pledge their commitment to constitutional values at the Statue of Unity. He’s the civil services’ patron saint.
RTI response reveals that only 80 of 236 joint secretaries at Centre are from IAS. Officers attribute trend to deliberate attempt under Modi govt to cut the service down to size.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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