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Topic: IPS officers

Transfers of IAS-IPS officers in poll-bound states shows ECI’s highhandedness

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

The big fat IPS wedding people just can’t stop talking about

IPS KK Bishnoi and IPS Anshika Verma’s palatial Jodhpur wedding missed a key truth—power complicates tradition and personal joy.

New CAPF bill has one purpose—protect IPS officers’ career at the cost of security forces

The proposed law is going to be another “Shah Bano” moment, as it reverses the Supreme Court ruling.

IPS deputation will block promotions for CAPF officers

In CAPFs, where each level acts as a bottleneck, filling a top post with an external IPS officer effectively freezes the ranks below.

Dropped as DGP after Haryana suicide row, Shatrujeet Kapur gets top job in ITBP

1990-batch IPS officer will serve as Indo-Tibetan Border Police chief until 31 Oct. He was in the headlines after his name cropped up in connection with suicide of IG Y Puran Kumar.

HC asks Telangana to explain why IPS officers hold IAS posts. Case could stir up the services’ net

Decision on the petition could have far-reaching consequences on a practice that isn’t uncommon across the country, and has been a flashpoint between IAS and IPS officers.

Gujarat Dy CM Sanghavi, 30 IPS officers embark on two-day review of villages along Pakistan border

Sanghavi is expected to review a few key areas, including infrastructure, sanitation, healthcare, education, safety, and security during his visit to the bordering areas.

Haryana Police confronts caste beneath the khaki — divide out in the open for the first time

Retired bureaucrats from Dalit community say IPS officer Y Puran Kumar’s experiences weren’t different from their own, whether it's untouchability, slurs, or humiliation over quota.

In Andhra Pradesh, 2 IAS officers’ protracted wait for postings under Naidu govt, 4 IPS in same quandary

While the 2 IAS officers, including current senior-most one in cadre, await postings for over a yr, 2 others who retired Monday were reposted in same positions as ex-officio secretaries.

Record 16 IPS officers to be posted to conflict-ridden Manipur as Centre cites ‘backlog’

The postings to Manipur from 2024 batch are twice the number posted in the state in 2023 & 4 times those posted in 2022. Police officers hint at strategic shift as ethnic unrest continues.

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Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.