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Chief secretary proposes, CM Yogi disposes — How IPS lobby got better of IAS in Uttar Pradesh

Order issued by chief secretary on 30 August said DMs would preside over law & order meetings. It was withdrawn next day after police officers took up matter with CM, it is learnt.

‘Weakening DGP’s post’ — IPS backlash after additional secretary transfers 31 J&K police officers

Making these appointments, until now, has been prerogative of DGP. Former top cops say this will 'disturb hierarchy' & it is police chief who knows 'strengths & weaknesses' of personnel.

Rs 2.5 lakh ‘settlement’, but nightmares persist — how ‘tortured’ Assam worker ‘moved on’

After alleging she was beaten and confined in a Haryana IPS officer’s house last year, Assam domestic worker accepted a 'settlement' to ‘move on’, her parents claim.

Two Karnataka women officers transferred after public spat over ‘private photos’, conduct

IPS Roopa Moudgil accused IAS Rohini Sindhuri of violating All India Services (Conduct) Rules by 'sending pictures' to 3 male colleagues. Sindhuri termed it 'vilification campaign'.

Bihar IG accuses senior of abusing him in Bihar, focus on Nitish & officers over meltdowns

Vikas Vaibhav tweets accusing DG Shobha Ohatkar of abusing him & gets show-cause notice. As CM expresses displeasure, focus in now on growing controversies of IAS, IPS officers.

IPS in short supply for Centre — BJP-ruled states fail to hit central deputation quota

West Bengal, Haryana, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh have lowest CDR utilisation while non-BJP led Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Kerala top the list with higher than required percentages.

Month before retirement, IPS officer who led Ishrat Jahan probe dismissed from service

New Delhi: A month before he was due to retire, IPS officer Satish Verma — who was part of the Special Investigation Team (SIT)...

‘My career will be finished’—The story of Bihar’s first IPS woman officer

In 'Madam Sir', Manjari Jaruhar writes about becoming the first woman from Bihar to join the country's elite police cadre.

Under Modi govt, IAS appointments to joint & additional secy posts have shrunk by over 50%

Civil servants say this fall is part of a growing trend that reflects the government's attempt to break 'babu dominance' and address the crunch of IAS officers available for deputation.

4 senior batchmates superseded by Tapan Deka to IB chief post seek ‘respectful rehabilitation’

Like Deka, Anish Dayal Singh, Manoj Yadav, Manoj Lal & Amitabh Ranjan are from the 1988 batch of IPS. They are nominally senior to Tapan Deka.

On Camera

India’s think tanks double up as lobbyists, give no disclosures. Hurt policymaking

Many 'independent' reports, intended to shape policies, are sponsored by industry groups or entities with deep pockets and vested interests. This process must become transparent.

Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.