The statement released by the BPSC in January calls Priyatam Kumar Priya, who faces a five-year ban, a ‘failure’. It has brought public shame to the aspirant.
Students involved in legal challenges were successful Civil Services Examination candidates whose OBC (non-creamy layer) status was rejected based on parents’ salaries.
Decision on the petition could have far-reaching consequences on a practice that isn’t uncommon across the country, and has been a flashpoint between IAS and IPS officers.
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.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
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