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Topic: IAS offcer

IAS Tina Dabi at center of merit vs casteism row after Priyanka Chaturvedi’s ‘power-drunk bureaucracy’ jibe

Tina Dabi has come under criticism over the 'arrests' of protesting students in Barmer after they called her 'reel star'. Now, the issue has morphed into a row over reservation in the IAS.

7 days on, Haryana IPS officer yet to be cremated. IAS wife vs govt stalemate continues

IAS wife has refused to even identify IPS officer's body at Chandigarh PGIMER. Stalemate causing embarrassment to CM Nayab Saini ahead of PM's rally in Haryana on Friday.

Chennai’s ‘metro man’ to one of Modi’s most trusted, TV Somanathan is more economist than generalist

Somanathan is an IAS officer from the Tamil Nadu cadre. He holds a PhD in economics. Most of his colleagues admit that an academic expert of his kind is rare in the civil services.

How gangrape FIR & a CNG pump in Pune sent ED knocking on doors of top Bihar IAS, ex-MLA

Principal secretary in Bihar's energy department Sanjeev Hans & ex-RJD MLA Gulab Yadav grew close a decade ago in Madhubani. ED money laundering case against duo stems from rape FIR.

Haryana BJP MLA Bhavya Bishnoi’s fiancée to get state posting, deputation gets Khattar govt nod

Pari Bishnoi, currently posted as sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) at Gangtok, says she applied for a deputation because her father is unwell and she wants to be closer to him.

Haryana IAS seeks police protection for family after wife’s complaint against ‘illegal raid’ by ACB

D. Suresh, posted as resident commissioner of Haryana in Delhi, has also sought FIR against ACB's 'illegal' probe against him in connection with allotment of a Gurugram plot in 2019.

After rebuking girl requesting cheap sanitary pads, Bihar female IAS officer alleges ‘defamation’

Harjot Kaur Bamhrah, chairman & MD of Women & Child Development Corp, has written to Press Council of India demanding action against local newspaper for 'false, malicious' report.

IAS couple with dog can be UPSC case study. But don’t miss modus operandi behind transfers

‘Punishment’ postings are not new. If you want to punish an IAS officer through transfer, which has been the practice in several states and now Centre, there is no need to search for ‘hard areas.’

On Camera

How Djokovic & his luck outplayed opponents in major tournaments—walkovers to retirements

By the 2024 US Open, ESPN noted that Djokovic had advanced via opponent retirements or walkovers 16 times at Majors, the most of any male player in the Open Era.

India’s pulses, maize and cereal yields remain below global averages, says economic survey

Expanding high-growth sectors, such as horticulture, agroforestry, dairy, poultry, and fisheries, can further support inclusive economic development, according to the Economic Survey of 2025-26.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.