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Modi govt allows IAS, IPS officers to keep gifts received from foreign dignitaries

Previously, the gift were usually deposited with the 'toshakhana' in the external affairs ministry in the absence of any rules regarding receiving and keeping such items.

Why Prepp.in is the best online platform for UPSC, IAS aspirants to up their GK awareness

Prepp.in, an online EduTech startup, has recently launched its daily dose of Current Affairs series for UPSC-IAS aspirants, which has become a huge hit with students.

Put on leave amid calls for FIR, Ayush Sinha not the first IAS officer to buck strict action

Haryana cadre IAS officer Ayush Sinha is at the centre of a controversy for allegedly ordering police men to hit farmers on their heads during a clash in Karnal. 

Haryana govt ‘to launch misconduct inquiry’ against IAS officer behind ‘smash heads’ order

The govt inquiry, it is learnt, will also look into ‘circumstances that led to lathi-charge at Bastara toll point in Karnal’, and ‘assess if there was excessive use of force by police’.

Looking to prep for civil services exam? Here are the best IAS coaching centres in Mumbai

A look at some of the best IAS coaching centres based in Mumbai that are helping aspirants in achieving their life goals.

Fake IAS officer behind Kolkata Covid vaccine ‘scam’ under lens for fake raids, tenders too

Accused Debanjan Deb is believed to have once harboured IAS ambitions, driven by his father who retired as a deputy director of the excise department.

Centre’s Bengal move can make CMs lose faith in AIS, rely more on state services

Law is clear that Modi govt shouldn't have treated former Bengal chief secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay as a central services officer to be transferred at will.

Centre vs states, rules vs convention — who really controls IAS officers

The tug-of-war over former West Bengal chief secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay has triggered a debate over the separation of powers between central and state govts.

7,000 cases/day to 2,600 — how this IAS officer turned it around for Chennai in a fortnight

From starting at-home vaccination for people with disabilities, to a taxi ambulance service, Gagandeep Singh Bedi has stood true to his image as ‘Mascot of Disaster Management’.

PM has no individual powers under NDMA. Notice to Alapan Bandyopadhyay questionable

No part of the functions of the NDMA includes the giving of directions, leave alone requiring individuals to attend meetings at the cost of incarceration.

On Camera

I am a dog lover, but we don’t know how to win the war on strays

We have failed terribly at two important things. One, we are reacting to this issue only emotionally, not logically. And two, we are not asking the right questions.

In NCLAT’s WhatsApp ruling, reminder of India’s cautious view of competition disputes involving Big Tech

WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.