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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicUnion Public Service Commission (UPSC)

Topic: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)

IAS trainee Puja Khedkar’s ‘false’ OBC certificate highlights ‘lapses’ in UPSC, DoPT verification process

The 2023 batch IAS officer had allegedly submitted an OBC non-creamy layer certificate. Centre has constituted a committee to inquire into the matter and verify her candidature claims.

Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan — why state PSC exams are on perpetual delay mode

From the government failing to provide vacancy exam calendar, to state commissions introducing errors in question papers, PSC exams test the patience of aspirants.

No luck in 2021, cleared IPS next year – Aditya Srivastava tops IAS, wants to serve Uttar Pradesh

Srivastava celebrated his achievement with batchmates in the National Police Academy, Hyderabad here he is training for Indian police services. But he did not want to miss his swimming class.

Family support, safety, study material a click away — what’s driving more women to take UPSC exam

In a span of 15 years, the number of women UPSC applicants has nearly quadrupled, outpacing the growth in total applicants. Women now make up a third of all applicants.

Train shooting puts focus on RPF. All about the force & what it does

Formed under Railway Protection Force Act, RPF's primary role is to ensure passengers' security. It's also responsible for protection of goods-sheds and goods-wagons at stations.

Month after UPSC prelims results, aspirants want lower cut-off for aptitude test & eventual scrapping

Aspirants moved tribunal claiming civil services aptitude test included questions not part of syllabus. Saying it gives an edge to engineering graduates, they want it scrapped in coming years.

How Chonira Belliappa Muthamma, India’s 1st woman career diplomat, took on a male-dominated system

Muthamma is credited to be the first woman to join the Indian Foreign Services in 1949. She served as India’s ambassador to several countries & fought for her rights in SC.

Not a ‘mix-up’ — UPSC claims duo forged documents to pose as civil service exam rank-holders

UPSC said in a statement that it would take 'penal action' against Ayesha Makrani & Tushar Brijmohan for 'fraudulently' claiming that they had been selected for the civil services.

On Camera

India’s most consequential decade & chronicling it as part of the dream team of journalism

You’d think the decade of 1985-95 is long over. Not really. The issues that erupted in that decade are still shaping Indian conversations.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.