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Indrani Mukerjea’s allegations against Chidambarams may be a strategy to save herself

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Not just Rajeev Kumar, 3 more top IAS and IPS officers close to Mamata are being probed

While IAS officer Atri Bhattacharya was questioned last week in Saradha scam, also under the radar are retired IPS officer Surajit Kar Purakayastha & Principal Secretary to CM Gautam Sanyal.

The 6 IAS officers being investigated by CBI in INX Media case

Not just P. Chidambaram and his son Karti, 6 IAS officers are also being investigated in the INX Media case, including one who was RBI governor.

Delhi now produces more IAS officers than Bihar, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka

While the overall intake of IAS officers is declining, 17 candidates from Delhi qualified for the service in 2017-18, up from just four a decade ago.

PM Modi’s CDS announcement leaves IAS fraternity anxious about seniority

Some IAS officers are worried that the new CDS could be senior to the cabinet secretary, as it could upset supremacy of civilian administration over military.

IAS officers from Assam-Meghalaya cadre dominate Modi govt, not UP, Bihar or Gujarat

Officers, however, say that this is because states in the North-East are seen as 'punishment' or 'condemned' postings.

Now, IAS, IPS, IFS officers will have to deposit gifts in museum Modi govt is setting up

Just as PM & ministers’ gifts go into the ‘Toshakhana’, govt proposes a ‘gift museum’ for the ones IAS, IPS & IFS officers receive on official duty.

These IAS officers are scripting stories of change across India & making lives better

IAS officer Hari Chandana Dasari is leading a ‘green’ movement in Hyderabad, while Sikkim commissioner Raj Kumar Yadav ensures supply of power & water to villages.

No more J&K cadre in IAS & IPS if bifurcation goes through, officers will report to Centre

Union Territories don’t get individual cadres in IAS, IPS & forest service, so J&K officers will be subsumed into AGMUT cadre that reports to central govt.

Subhash Garg resignation has few precedents — last senior officer quit 33 years ago

In a major bureaucratic rejig Wednesday, the Modi government transferred finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg to power ministry.

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Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?