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Tuesday, April 15, 2025
TopicUPSC bhaiyas

Topic: UPSC bhaiyas

73 Prelims, 43 Mains, 8 interviews—this 47-year-old won’t stop until he is a civil servant

Aspirants have come and gone but Pushpendra Shrivastava remains confined in his one-room flat in Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar. His next test is the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission interview.

Some UPSC aspirants don’t quit Mukherjee Nagar even after failing. They become the bhaiyas

The bhaiyas are almost always young men who simply don’t know how to disengage from the UPSC preparation cycle.

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AIADMK-BJP truce hides old wounds and new ambitions

BJP still seems to view AIADMK as a potential Shiv Sena in the making—a party it could fracture at some stage and then acquire a large part of its vote base.

V is not for victory, but volatility—what is VIX & why are Trump’s tariffs roiling the ‘fear gauge’

Over the last week, volatility indexes (VIX) across the world have surged, with the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and the India VIX surging by 120 and 65 percent, respectively.

In wake of Jamnagar crash, a look at chequered legacy of IAF’s SEPECAT Jaguar

For over 4 decades, the low-flying fighter bomber has been a key element of IAF's capabilities. But engine shortcomings, outdated systems & a series of crashes have marred its legacy.

US and China are 2 clashing elephants. India can’t be the grass under their feet

Donald Trump brought clarity on his trade war with a 90-day hiatus for the rest of the world while he upped tariffs to 145...