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Rush your review of ‘dying’ civil services so we can trim them, Modi govt tells ministries

Cadre reviews, although routine, are imperative for govt to trim down bureaucracy, remove redundant services, and merge the ones that can be.

UP govt to provide free coaching classes for NEET, JEE, UPSC exams from 16 February

Aimed at supporting poor students, UP govt says the 'Abhyudaya' coaching centres will provide lectures and study material, which will be made available online too.

No extra attempt for UPSC aspirants who missed exam in 2020 due to Covid, Centre tells SC

The top court bench posted the plea of a civil services aspirant for hearing on 25 January and asked govt to file an affidavit during the period and serve it to the parties.

Free Covid vaccines for 3 crore — who all will get vaccines? when will they hit stores?

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

UPSC can avoid merit list row. Separate exams for Services, training-based selection

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's daughter featured in the second list. Does the UPSC’s policy of declaring results in two instalments benefit reserved categories?

Selection to UPSC can’t be whimsical, norms need to be followed, says Delhi High Court

Hearing a plea against cancellation of of interviews by the selection committee, the court said state's failure in following discipline can lead to misgovernance.

Supreme Court refuses to postpone civil service exam slated for 4 October

The apex court also refused to consider plea for clubbing the exams of 2020 with next year's saying it will have a cascading effect.

Why UPSC is insisting on holding civil service exam on 4 October despite aspirants’ protests

Worried about rising Covid-19 numbers, aspirants have filed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking a postponement of the exam, but UPSC has cited JEE & NEET exam to stick to the date.

Attempts being made to project a nationalist channel as anti-national — Sudarshan TV to govt

I&B ministry sent show cause notice to the channel on 23 September, saying its 'UPSC jihad' show violated the programme code. The channel filed a 950-page reply to the notice.

SC asks UPSC about arrangements for civil services prelims amid Covid-19, floods

Opposing a plea for the postponement of the exams, the UPSC counsel told the apex court that the date was fixed for 31 May and cannot be deferred again.

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.