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Sunday, January 4, 2026
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Topic: UPSC

Manoj Soni — once India’s youngest V-C, now monk who gave up UPSC chairmanship for ‘spiritual pursuit’

Soni's resignation comes weeks after NTA chief Subodh Kumar Singh's removal over NEET controversy, and amid the raging row over IAS trainee Puja Khedkar.

12 attempts, fake certificates—Puja Khedkar case shows how far Indians can go for power

Khedkar is everything that can possibly go wrong vis-a-vis induction into UPSC and the desperation of Indians to crack the exam, even if it means a dozen attempts and unfair means.

FIR against Puja Khedkar, in notice on seat cancellation, UPSC says she took exam 12 times

UPSC found that trainee IAS officer sat for civil services exams more times than rules permitted by faking her identity. She has been given 2 weeks to respond to show cause notice.

Union Coal Ministry launches NIRMAN scheme for minorities appearing for UPSC

Financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh for qualifying candidates to be provided.

Jains in Old Delhi pose as Muslims to buy goats, ‘rescue’ them from Bakrid sacrifice

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

Byju’s, StudyIQ, UPSC Wallah made millions online. Now they are all in concrete classrooms

These online institutes now entering the offline space charge around Rs 1 lakh for GS course; established offline players such as Vision IAS and Drishti IAS charge Rs 2-2.5 lakh.

IITian built an AI bot that scored 175 in UPSC prelims. Can change how aspirants study

PadhAI attempted 94 questions out of 100. It scored between 170 and 185 marks. OpenAI’s ChatGPT scored only 75 marks in the same exam and didn’t clear the cutoff.

CRPF suspends Arjuna awardee DIG Khajan Singh over allegations of sexual harrasment

Khajan Singh, who is currently stationed in Mumbai, has yet to provide a statement and has been granted 15 days to respond to the dismissal notice.

Indian civil services is short on women. It’s not the govt’s fault

Not only do fewer women apply for the Indian civil services examination, but they also tend to withdraw from the race as they age.

3 IPS trainees crack top 5 in civil services

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

On Camera

Wall Street carries big expectations this year after best run since 2009

The concern is not that 2025’s rally was irrational, but that it may be difficult to repeat. Outlooks remain anchored to AI investment and growth without reigniting inflation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

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.