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SC stays axing of cheating charges against 8 Haryana officers provisionally elevated to IAS. A 20-yr saga

Stay on HC order puts question mark on promotions of 8 officers named in a 2023 chargesheet for alleged irregularities in their original 2002 selection to Haryana Civil Services.

How Khurpenchh became the UPSC watchdog online

Run anonymously by engineers from Uttar Pradesh, the popular X account scrutinises UPSC aspirants and civil servants and their tall claims on social media.

UPSC to now release answer key after civil services prelims—‘a long-overdue reform’

While UPSC aspirants welcome the move, they also want the commission to publish the marks after the preliminary examination.

The pressure of being an IAS—UPSC aspirants faking selection from UP to Bihar, Jharkhand

There have been multiple incidents of fraud involving aspirants posing as successful candidates reported ever since the UPSC results were announced.

Cleared UPSC CAPF exam but no force allocation—459 candidates waiting endlessly

Nine months after clearing the UPSC CAPF exam, hundreds of candidates still don’t know if they are in BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP, or SSB. ‘This is very unprofessional and disheartening’

UPSC declares results earlier than usual; Rajasthan doctor tops, 3 women among top 10

Of the 958 recommended, 180 cleared for IAS, 55 for IFS, 150 for IPS, 507 for the Central Group ‘A’ services and 195 for Group ‘B’ services.

5 reasons to lower eligibility age for taking civil services exam. UPSC needs young people

Those who join beyond the age of 30 have limited chances of making it to the apex scale, irrespective of the service they join.

UPSC changes rules on number of attempts for selected candidates. Window has narrowed

The updated rules seek to put an end to the multiple attempts tradition, allowing for only one improvement exam.

A UPSC aspirant faced a riddle in his interview. It featured JP Morgan and a diamond necktie

Many on X didn’t believe the question was real. Others saw it as part of a shift in the interview board’s approach, with more focus on decision-making and interpretation.

UPSC to ensure no PwBD candidate denied centre of choice for examination

Move aims to ease logistics for PwBD candidates by guaranteed seats even at popular centres like Delhi, Patna and Lucknow; commission to increase capacity at centres.

On Camera

Centre cuts excise duty by Rs 10/litre to absorb global oil shock, levies export tax to steady supply

Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman & Hardeep Puri say govt effort meant to shield consumers from oil shock. Nayara Energy had raised pump prices Thursday

India’s fourth S-400 system ready in Russia, undergoing final testing before delivery

The system was to delivered in March but will now reach the Indian shores by May, or June. The fifth S-400 will be delivered in the last quarter of this year.

The Vishwaguru delusion, mine vs yours, is ruining our view of the world

One side thinks India is punching way above its weight. The other thinks Modi has undermined India and it punches below its strength. Both are wrong.