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Four months on, Yogi govt on the hunt for new police chief. Acting DGP is ‘frontrunner’

After Mukul Goel was shunted from DGP post in May, Devendra Singh Chauhan was appointed acting DGP. UP govt has now submitted list of around 40 IPS officers to UPSC for consideration.

Stations, gymkhanas, bungalows—New book takes Indian Railways past beyond KBC, UPSC questions

Vinoo N. Mathur’s book, which took 10 years in the making is a tour de force of the history and the architectural styles of railway buildings.

‘Outsider tag, hostile IAS lobby’ to blame? Modi govt sees 2nd lateral hire exit since 2020

Of 12 domain experts hired for the civil services as lateral entrants in 2019 & 2021, 9 are in service. There's also been a dip in applications for lateral entry posts.

‘What Next’ for UPSC-negatives? Indians with wasted youth don’t want to return empty-handed

While the passionate preparatory struggle of India's UPSC aspirants is widely acknowledged, their years after the negative result is spent in quiet solitude, loss of esteem, even shame.

For IAS exams, it’s important to know what not to study. Working like a donkey won’t help

In ‘Win All Your Battles,’ Vishwas Nagre Patil writes about what it takes to become an IPS officer.

‘Earn people’s goodwill’ — former Delhi L-G Tejendra Khanna’s advice to UPSC aspirants in new book

Khanna was speaking at the launch of his book ‘An Intent to Serve - A Civil Servant Remembers’ in New Delhi’s India International Centre.

‘All is well’ after 8 years of Modi govt, and the real reason Mona Lisa was ‘defaced’ at Louvre

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

‘My idealism let me down’ says former J&K IAS officer Shah Faesal, hints at possible return

Faesal, 1st UPSC topper from J&K, resigned in 2019 citing 'rising intolerance' in India. According to sources in administration his re-induction process has started, but he is yet to get post.

IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS should have specific civil service entrance exams. At least discuss it

Would it not make sense if the Prelims and compulsory Mains were common to all, but service-specific papers introduced for IAS, IPS, IFS and Revenue Services?

On Camera

Trump’s 28 points for Ukraine add up to a no-go at peace

Two questions are pertinent: Why does the Trump administration keep making the same mistakes on the peace proposal? And what does a hurried peace plan mean on the ground?

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

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.