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Why even an ex-IAS officer like Shah Faesal sympathises with murderers of his kith and kin

Every 2-3 years Kashmir has a collective call of conscience. Most entertaining are the ones from wannabe conflict entrepreneurs selling pipe dreams.

An IAS officer known for corruption crackdown in UP now in focus for all the wrong reasons

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

Shah Faesal quits IAS: Right for officers to join politics early or wait till retirement?

After nine years in civil services, Kashmiri IAS officer Shah Faesal quit to join politics. In a social media post, Faesal said he took...

Kashmiri IAS officer Shah Faesal resigns, to contest Lok Sabha polls

Shah Faesal, who was an IAS topper from Jammu and Kashmir, is set to join the National Conference and is eyeing the Baramulla seat.

Rahul Gandhi writes to IAS officer Shah Faesal, says ‘troubling that govt is singling you out’

Congress president says show cause notice unbecoming of any government, lauds officer for raising issue.

Should an IAS officer be free to air views on social media or is it unbecoming behaviour?

A departmental inquiry has been initiated against Kashmir cadre IAS officer Shah Faesal for tweeting about rape culture in South Asia. Experts weigh in.

Facing inquiry for tweet, IAS officer says didn’t mortgage freedom for monthly salary

A prominent Twitter commentator, Shah Faesal said the probe was an opportunity to start a debate on 'primitive' service rules.

Political slugfest over J&K gag order; opposition calls it tyrannical

National Conference has accused the PDP-BJP government of portraying the government employees as ‘terrorists’

On Camera

Why Tejashwi Yadav failed—Bihar changed, RJD didn’t

RJD, once a prominent representative of Mandal politics, now finds itself in a political era where welfare, good governance, and new aspirations are overshadowing old caste equations.

As govt starts rolling back Quality Control Orders, a look at adverse impact they had, mainly on MSMEs

Between 2016 and 2025, around 700 QCOs were issued by the government. Now, it has withdrawn 69 of them.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.