scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
TopicUPSC

Topic: UPSC

UPSC cancels provisional selection of IAS trainee Puja Khedkar, bars her from future exams

Commission said data of over 15k candidates who cleared exam between 2009 & 2023 studied, and barring Khedkar, no other candidate was found to have availed more attempts than permitted.

Former health secretary Preeti Sudan appointed as new UPSC chairperson

Sudan, currently a member of the UPSC, will take charge Thursday. She has served in various capacities, including Union health secretary for three years till July 2020.

Broke, burnt-out & now bereaving—the crushing cost of UPSC aspirations

UPSC aspiration story isn’t just about 24x7 study. It’s about daily financial stress, penny-pinching, and heavy guilt over parents' loans. Deaths of 3 aspirants have deepened despair

Rau’s IAS was an elite, small-batch institute. Then, competition led to rapid expansion

In 1986, an associate of Dr Rau, VP Gupta, took over and began to herald a new age. His son-in-law, Abhishek Gupta, has been CEO since 2010, qualifying Rau’s as a family business of sorts.

UPSC aspirants’ deaths: 13 coaching centres sealed amid protests, PIL filed, matter reaches Parliament

MCD announces Rs 10 lakh compensation for next of kin & action against unauthorised constructions. 3 students died after library located illegally in basement of Rau's IAS centre flooded.

Hotel brawl, ‘erroneous’ documents. Khedkar case is latest in line of rows involving civil servants

In light of the Puja Khedkar case, ThePrint looks at notable cases of IAS or IPS officers being accused of misusing or flaunting their power, or violating service rules.

Away with ‘unjust prohibition’ — RSS hails lifting of ban on govt employees taking part in Sangh events

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

Three aspirants drown in flooded basement of UPSC coaching centre in Delhi’s Old Rajinder Nagar

Delhi minister Atishi has directed the chief secretary to initiate a magisterial enquiry into the matter, and submit a report within 24 hours.

‘Puja Khedkar story is the opposite of mine’—they cleared UPSC but didn’t get the job

The 8-year-old legal battle has left such candidates fatigued. Many have had a hard time all these years explaining their non-selection to relatives and society.

On Camera

A 2-hour op, precise extradition—what Maduro’s capture tells us about modern US military

Despite multiple agencies being involved, the US could maintain a clear chain of command. This is something India should consider too, as it defines the theatre command structures.

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

S-300, Su-30 jets, T-72 tanks: Inventory of Venezuela’s largely Russian-origin arsenal

Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.