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In a significant administrative reshuffle, the Punjab government on Monday appointed 1992-batch IPS officer and special DGP Sharad Satya Chauhan as the chief director of the Vigilance Bureau. The appointment comes on a day the government also sent a list of eligible officers to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for the selection of the next director general of police (DGP). Chauhan, a batchmate of incumbent DGP Gaurav Yadav, is the senior-most IPS officer presently serving in Punjab. ...Read More >
News Live: Punjab sends 14 IPS officers panel to UPSC for selection of regular DGP The Punjab government has forwarded a list of 14 senior IPS officers to the Union Public Service Commission for shortlisting candidates for the state's Director General of Police post, sources told PTI. Currently, Gaurav Yadav is serving as acting DGP. His name figures among the officers sent, along with Sharad Satya Chauhan, Kuldeep Singh and Harpreet Singh Sidhu, among others holding senior ranks. The move co ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Nearly four years after appointing an acting police chief, the Punjab govt on Monday finally sent a panel of 14 IPS officers to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for the appointment of a regular director general of police (DGP), setting in motion the long-delayed process.The move follows the Supreme Court's Feb 5 directions pulling up states, including Punjab, for continuing with "acting" DGPs and reiterating compliance with the UPSC-led appointment process laid down in the ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 6 (PTI) The Punjab government is learnt to have sent a panel of 14 senior IPS officers to the Union Public Service Commission for shortlisting three candidates for the post of regular Director General of Police in the state, sources said on Monday. At present, IPS officer Gaurav Yadav is the acting DGP (head of the state police force). In the list sent to the UPSC, senior IPS officers having the rank of DGP figured in it. The list comprised names of 1992-batch IPS officer Gaur ...Read More >
The Engineering/Pharmacy Entrance Examination (Computer-Based Test) will be held at selected venues in all Districts in Kerala and in New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru and the UAE. The exam will be held on April 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23, 2026. The exam will be held in a single shift from 2 pm to 5 pm. The printout of the admit card thus obtained will have to be produced at the time of examination. The Admit Card will be issued only to those candidates who have selected the Engineering/ ...Read More >
New Delhi: Students of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 10 and 12 are already eagerly awaiting their results; however,they will not be released just yet. It may still take some time before the CBSE Class 10 and 12 results are declared. Going by the pattern observed in previous years,the CBSE High School and Intermediate examination results are likely to be released between May 10 and May 15. The examination results are expected to be excellent this year as well. However,an ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will conduct the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I) 2026 on April 12 across multiple centres in the country. The Commission confirmed the schedule in an official press note issued on April 1. Candidates appearing for the examination will be required to download their e-admit cards from the official website once released. UPSC has clarified that no paper admit cards will be issued, making it mandatory for candidates to ...Read More >
Lucknow: He was shot seven times in 2009 for exposing a multi-crore scam in Uttar Pradesh's social welfare department. In 2022, he went on to become an IAS officer and made the headlines three years later by doing sit-ups before a group of agitating lawyers. Meet 43-year-old Rinku Singh Rahi, who has now resigned from the service after alleging that he was sidelined. He was serving as the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) in Shahjahanpur in 2025, when he went on an inspection of the tehsil premi ...Read More >
Mumbai, March 31: As Ashwini Bhide, who has 31 years of experience in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), takes charge as the new civic commissioner of Mumbai, she is tasked with handling key infrastructure projects, pre-monsoon preparations, and other civic issues. Her appointment comes two months after the BMC elections, in which the BJP-Shinde Sena alliance won, and a month after the administration presented the massive budget of over Rs 80,000 crore. Track record of delivering key pro ...Read More >
Prayagraj: Women dominated the top spots in PCS 2024, with 319 women (34.22%) making the cut -- the highest in a decade. Delhi's Neha Panchal (33) leads the pack, topping the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) exam. Ananya Trivedi (27) from Rae Bareli secured the second position, while Abhay Pratap Singh (23) from Bijnor stood third in the merit list. Notably, six female candidates feature in top seven ranks. In all, 13 out of the top 20 candidates are women.Of the 932 successful ca ...Read More >
India's Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) are grappling with over 93,000 vacant posts, raising concerns about law enforcement capabilities and prompting intensified recruitment efforts by the government. IMAGE: All photographs: ANI PhotoKey PointsOver 93,000 posts are vacant in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles, with the CRPF and CISF having the highest number of vacancies.The government asserts that the CAPFs are effectively managing their responsibilities despite the ...Read More >
India's Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) are grappling with over 93,000 vacant posts, raising concerns about law enforcement capabilities and prompting intensified recruitment efforts by the government. IMAGE: All photographs: ANI PhotoKey PointsOver 93,000 posts are vacant in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles, with the CRPF and CISF having the highest number of vacancies.The government asserts that the CAPFs are effectively managing their responsibilities despite the ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 11 (PTI) More than 93,000 posts are lying vacant in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. In a written reply to a question, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai presented vacancies data in the paramilitary forces, showing that the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has the highest number of vacancies at 27,400, followed by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) with 28,342 vacant posts. ...Read More >
The government announced that 1992-batch IPS officer OP Singh would continue as officiating DGP until further orders and posted Kapur as the Chairman of the Haryana Police Housing Corporation. The Haryana government late Sunday evening formally relieved Director General of Police Shatrujeet Kapur of his responsibility as the DGP, two months after he was sent on leave amid controversy surrounding the alleged suicide of senior IPS officer Y Puran Kumar. The government, however, announced that 19 ...Read More >
In a meticulously planned murder, a woman, her ex-boyfriend, and his friend allegedly killed her live-in partner, a UPSC aspirant, and set his body ablaze to conceal the crime. The trio attempted to stage the scene as a domestic accident, but CCTV footage and a subsequent investigation led to their arrests. In one of Delhi's most macabre crimes this year, police have arrested a 21-year-old woman, her ex-boyfriend, and his friend for allegedly killing her live-in partner -- a UPSC aspirant -- an ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi Police have arrested a 21-year-old woman, her former boyfriend, and his friend for allegedly killing her live-in partner, a UPSC aspirant, and setting his house on fire to make it look like an accident. The incident took place earlier this month in north Delhi's Timarpur area, reported Times of India. The accused have been identified as Amrita Chauhan, her ex-boyfriend Sumit Kashyap, 27, and his friend Sandeep Kumar, 29, all residents of Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. They were arre ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi Police have solved the murder case of a 32-year-old UPSC aspirant, whose charred body was found in his flat in Gandhi Vihar area, by arresting three persons, including his live-in partner and her former boyfriend, a senior official said on Monday. A team from Timarpur police station of North District has arrested Amrita Chauhan (21), who is studying BSc in Forensic Science, her former boyfriend Sumit Kashyap (27), an LPG distributor, and their friend Sandeep Kumar (29). All are ...Read More >
Delhi: A woman killed her partner in Delhi's Gandhi Vihar with the help of her former lover and a mutual friend. This case initially seemed to be an ordinary AC blast causing a fire accident. However, Delhi Police investigated the matter and made a shocking revelation. The case that was initially disguised as a normal fire accident later unfolded as a planned murder. The killing was carried out by three people. They included the live-in partner of the victim, her ex-boyfriend, and a friend. The ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A 21-year-old woman, her ex-boyfriend and his friend have been arrested for allegedly killing her live-in partner, a UPSC aspirant, in north Delhi's Timarpur earlier this month and staging it as a fire incident.According to police, she planned the murder as she suspected he possessed a hard disk containing "objectionable" videos and photographs of her.The accused - Amrita Chauhan, her ex-boyfriend Sumit Kashyap (27) and his friend Sandeep Kumar (29) - hail from UP's Moradabad, where t ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): A student suffered burn injuries to both of her hands while trying to protect her face in an alleged acid attack by three men, Delhi Police said on Sunday. The victim has demanded justice from the goverment and the culprits behind bars. The accused managed to flee from the spot. The attack took place on Sunday when the victim was on the way to Laxmi Bhai College in northwest Delhi's Ashok Vihar. Also Read | Delhi Shocker: UPSC Aspirant Murdered in Gandhi Vi ...Read More >
Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 27 (ANI): A massive fire broke out in a scrap warehouse in Pawansur Colony under the Bhaodapur police station area of Gwalior. The situation was controlled by the fire department, and there were no casualties. Additional Superintendent of Police, Anu Beniwal, says, "We had received information about a fire breaking out in a warehouse. The fire has been brought under control... The police force and the SDRF team are present at the incident site. More tha ...Read More >
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], October 27 (ANI): Ajoy Kumar Singh, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Health, Jharkhand on Sunday highlighted that HIV tests can miss recent infections (window period: up to one month) and new tests can shorten this window to one week. Speaking with ANI, Singh said the government plans to procure machines to shorten HIV detection windows and health officials are reviewing and tightening blood transfusion protocols. Also Read | Delhi Shocker: UPSC Aspirant Mu ...Read More >
Darbhanga (Bihar) [India], October 27 (ANI): Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) National President Mukesh Sahni asserted that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar cannot be given the responsibility of the state as he is struggling with health issues. He also urged voters to give young politicians a chance to take over. "There is a wave of change in the entire state. In 2005, people felt he should be given a chance... In 2010, he indeed did development in the state. In 2015, he became CM with Lalu Yadav's sup ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Oct 24 - Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology; Earth Sciences and Minister of State for PMO, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh said that the past decade has witnessed a remarkable transformation in government recruitment, with the total number of appointments made through the Staff Selection Commission, Railway Recruitment Board and UPSC rising from about 7.22 lakh in the p ...Read More >
He urged eligible candidates to make full use of the scheme and strive for excellence with determination and confidence.Earlier, the Commissioner Secretary, Higher Education, Bhanu Prabha highlighted that under the REWA 2.0 scheme, Rs 1.18 lakh -- covering both coaching fees and accommodation expenses -- will be provided to 40 candidates each from Leh and Kargil, including one seat per district for persons with disabilities, for a duration of six months. Ladakh Lt Governor Kavinder Gupta on Sat ...Read More >
Terming it a "good development", a bench of justices P S Narasimha and A S Chandurkar disposed of the pleas of some civil service aspirants who had sought direction to the UPSC for disclosure of answer keys, cut-off marks and marks of the candidates appearing in civil service preliminary examination. "There is some news we have read," Justice Narasimha said at the outset of the hearing. Senior advocate Jaideep Gupta, who was appointed as an amicus curiae to assist the court in the matter, refe ...Read More >
Dehradun, India | October 7, 2025 -- In a landmark achievement that redefines excellence in defence education, Doon Defence Dreamers (DDD) -- one of India's most reputed institutes for NDA coaching in Dehradun -- has announced a historic milestone of 710+ written selections in NDA/NA (II) 2025. This record-setting result, verified through the official UPSC NDA result, marks the highest-ever single-session performance since the academy's inception in 2014. This achievement not only cements DDD's ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 3: The latest episode of Two Much with Kajol and Twinkle on Prime Video was nothing short of unfiltered fun as Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan joined Kajol and Twinkle Khanna for an hour packed with laughter, nostalgia, and unfiltered banter. The duo reminded us why they've always been Bollywood's perfect on-screen pair -- effortlessly lighting up the couch with their camaraderie and quick wit. Conceptualised and produced by Banijay Asia, the show premiers a new episode ev ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) UPSC Chairman Ajay Kumar on Wednesday said that cheating and use of fake certificates in any government job recruitment examination by the candidates is "unacceptable" and it can cause long-term career damage to them. In a first-of-its-kind virtual town hall, he asked candidates to avoid "going that path", which may attract the strictest action, including debarment from appearing in any examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for three years. ...Read More >
New Delhi: Senior IAS officer Archana Singh is currently the talk of the town. Following a glitch at PM Narendra Modi's rally, the state government immediately removed her from her post. She has now been placed on a waiting list. She was the Secretary of the Rajasthan Information Technology and Communications Department. PM Modi's rally was held in Banswara, Rajasthan, on September 25. Let's learn more about IAS Archana Singh. During the PM's public meeting, a technical glitch occurred, causing ...Read More >
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