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The ‘tyranny’ of IPS officers over us will now end, say CAPF officers

PM Narendra Modi’s government finally granted the status of an organised cadre services to the Central Armed Police Forces, ending many years of humiliation.

IAS officers shouldn’t fear us, we’re here only to help, say lateral entrants

Candidates recruited by UPSC as part of the Modi govt’s lateral entry scheme say their appointments will supplement the system, not disrupt it.

Lateral entry will not help improve governance. Comprehensive human resource management will

Expertise can be outsourced but leadership can’t, and for that Modi government will have to turn to IAS, which should look past UPSC tests.

Modi govt to recruit 40 more domain experts in second push for lateral entry

The Modi government recruited nine domain experts earlier this year who will be appointed as joint secretaries for a 5-year period.

5 reasons why IAS officers are alarmed by Modi govt’s lateral entry push

Civil servants raise concerns over lack of representation of reserved communities and questions over accountability and specialisation.

Modi govt could revisit plan to allot IAS, IPS cadre after foundation course

The changes, which includes an expansion of the lateral entry scheme, are part of a DoPT plan that it will share with the PMO this week. 

Modi govt set to appoint 9 lateral entrants as joint secretaries by June-end

The experts shortlisted by the UPSC for lateral entry into the IAS will undergo a 3-week training programme at the Indian Institute of Public Administration.

UPSC has shortlisted lateral entry aspirants, but no one knows when they’ll be appointed

Nine private sector experts were shortlisted by the UPSC in April after the Modi govt announced the lateral entry scheme last July.

IAS, IPS 2017 batch to get cadres afresh as Delhi HC scraps ‘arbitrary’ allocation

IAS & IPS officers of the 2017 batch had moved court after they were denied their chosen cadres, while the same cadres were allocated to those lower in merit.

Modi govt struggles to fill IAS-IPS vacancies but UPSC recruitment falls by nearly half

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

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Game theory in modern Indian relationships. First person to demand more loses

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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.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.