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Wednesday, July 23, 2025
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Topic: IPS officers

Not just 3 cops, Bengal ranks low on list of states sending IAS, IPS officers to Centre

Bengal has sent just 8 IAS officers to the Centre out of the minimum 78 it is supposed to. Similarly, only 12 IPS officers are on central deputation from Bengal's estimated quota of 86.

Principal Secy Amitabh Gupta, blamed for Wadhawans’ trip during lockdown, is Pune Police chief

Gupta's new posting, is among the transfer of 50 other IPS officers by the Maharashtra govt, which said that 41 officers have been given new assignments.

Mamata transfers top IPS officers, including director of her own security

The BJP says these transfers were made keeping next year’s assembly elections in mind, but senior civil servants called it a ‘routine’ organisational rejig.

All ministries to list IAS, IPS, other officers with ‘doubtful integrity’ for early retirement

Ministries have been told to maintain registers, which will contain the performance review of officials in the 50-55-year age bracket and those who have completed 30 years in service.

‘Singham’ Annamalai — the IPS officer, engineer & MBA who studied Islam to fight terror

Annamalai Kuppuswamy, a 2011-batch IPS officer of the Karnataka cadre, joined BJP in Delhi Tuesday. He says he's a big fan of the PM and BJP is the only party that inspires him.

Language test for UPSC — less than 5% IAS, IFS officers take civil services exam in Hindi

Data from Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration underscores oft-made argument that civil services exam remains inaccessible to a majority of non-English speaking candidates.

Modi govt plans to use IAS, IPS, IRS officers with MBBS degree in fight against Covid

Govt officials say a lot of IAS officers will be needed for Covid-response work and if they know the medical stream, it will be helpful.

CRPF begins inquiry against top officer who accused IPS of bias after being transferred

Cadre officers say the IG-rank officer had raised questions about transfers, and alleged there are different policies for CRPF and IPS.

Why PM Modi is just like Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei

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

Muslim IAS-IPS officers’ Covid-19 appeal to community: Don’t give anyone reason to blame you

About 80 serving & retired officers have urged Muslims to practice social distancing, and cited the Quran to say courting disease through negligence is a 'sin'.

On Camera

Pakistani accomplices, shootouts, sealed chargesheet—how the 7/11 blasts case fell apart

After 19 years, the Bombay High Court finally held what governments and intelligence services have long known: The men sentenced for their role in the bombings had nothing to do with it.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Indian firm sets up titanium, superalloy plants to meet global need. Safran, Dassault, BAE line up

PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.