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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
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Topic: IAS

The importance of being MK Singh, Yogi’s ‘low-key’ right hand, now power centre in IAS circles

Singh was appointed UP chief secretary in June but he has been a key member of Adityanath’s core team since the chief minister was re-elected for a second term in 2022.

Saini govt shuffles 44 IAS officers in overnight order, Sumita Misra is new Haryana home secretary

Last week, chief minister had replaced his predecessor ML Khattar’s picks with his own choices in CMO. Senior civil servant Ashok Khemka comes to Anil Vij’s transport department.

Karnataka: IAS Rohini Sindhuri, IPS Roopa Moudgil’s 3-yr public spat to culminate in court face-off

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

Election body transfers Maharashtra top cop Rashmi Shukla weeks before assembly polls

Mumbai: The Election Commission of India has ordered the immediate transfer of the Maharashtra Director General of Police (DGP) Rashmi Shulka and ordered the...

IAS raided in Jharkhand liquor probe had served as chief electoral officer, Hemant Soren’s secy

Vinay Kumar Choubey was allegedly part of syndicate that caused losses to state exchequer. ED also searched premises linked to Jharkhand excise department joint commissioner.

IAS state cadre spends time in comfortable capitals. AGMUT officers are ever ready to move

From the officers’ viewpoint, the best part is that the cadre controlling authority is the Ministry of Home Affairs, while in all other cadres, it is the state government.

What’s the IFS vs IAS row in MP about? A look at its genesis, latest trigger & related 2000 SC ruling

In June this yr, MP govt ordered involvement of district collectors in forest officers' appraisal process. ThePrint recaps what the matter in SC is & what IFS officers, govt have said.

Railways, revenue, accounts—an eclectic group of services gains focus under Modi govt as IAS sway dips

Ten years into the Modi government, non-IAS officers form the clear majority at the level of joint secretaries, but a lack of domain expertise remains a concern.

ED raids 4 locations linked to tainted Bihar IAS officer. ‘Batchmate sought help to sort govt matters’

In the raids on locations linked to Sanjeev Hans, about Rs 85-90 lakh cash, 13 kg of silver bullions & incriminating documents like details of hawala transactions were seized, it is learnt.

Proactive PMO, hostile bureaucracy, how Modi govt’s lateral entry scheme has fared so far

While some lateral entrants feel a sense of achievement, number of officers recruited is considered too small to have an institutional impact. Now, its future hangs in balance.

On Camera

India has 30 days to pull off fast reform. Hold crash meeting of Centre & state

In India, we are accustomed to glacial change. We love appointing Committees to ‘look into’ reform. Unfortunately for us, the rest of the world moves fast.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.