It's only in CAPFs — BSF, CRPF, ITBP, SSB, and CISF — that a young officer joining as an Assistant Commandant sees no future beyond the middle rungs despite having all the qualities.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court judgement ordering the progressive reduction of IPS officers in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) could adversely impact national...
The Supreme Court has given its seal on treating CAPFs as organised services for all purposes, recommending progressively reducing the number of IPS officers deputed to the forces.
The CRPF officer has denied allegations of impersonation. The controversy comes amid a longstanding campaign among CAPFs to seek parity with IPS officers.
Let’s not mince words in condemning IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar's unprofessional comments about the integrity of CRPF, over which IPS wants to retain its stranglehold.
Airshows are thrilling spectacles of aviation skill and engineering marvels. But they carry inherent risks as the crew is pushing the aircraft, and themselves, to perform at the edges of the envelope.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
*The Great IPS Judicial Dream*
Imagine, in the not-so-distant future, the **Indian Police Service (IPS)** sooner or later will one day decide. “Why stop at running the police and CAPF? Let’s run the courts too!” After all, they already enjoy top posts everywhere else.
### The Grand Proposal
– Supreme Court of India: 34 esteemed judges. High Courts: 1,114. That makes **1,148 big chairs to fill**.
– The IPS, ever modest, claim **just 17 out of 34 Supreme Court seats (a humble 50%)**, and assure everyone, “Hey! That’s only **1.5% of the total judges in India!**”
*The Great IPS Judicial Dream*
Imagine, in the not-so-distant future, the **Indian Police Service (IPS)** sooner or later will one day decide. “Why stop at running the police and CAPF? Let’s run the courts too!” After all, they already enjoy top posts everywhere else.
### The Grand Proposal
– Supreme Court of India: 34 esteemed judges. High Courts: 1,114. That makes **1,148 big chairs to fill**.
– The IPS, ever modest, claim **just 17 out of 34 Supreme Court seats (a humble 50%)**, and assure everyone, “Hey! That’s only **1.5% of the total judges in India!**”