Irrespective of their voting preferences, most voters would find this comparison with ISIS revolting. More specifically, would it persuade anybody who voted for Narendra Modi to change her or his mind? asks Shekhar Gupta.
'Coupled with e-filing procedures it would really enhance the ability of the judiciary to provide speedier justice.'
A faltering economy may have led to a re-think on economic strategy. And Mr Modi might think he is politically strong enough to take some risks. But there could be a minefield ahead, observes T N Ninan.
Dr Sarvjeet Soodan from Jammu and Kashmir cracked the UPSC examinations recently. He tells Mukhtar Ahmad in Srinagar what it took to manage to make in the top 100 and much more.
The change in format is an attempt by the UPSC to choose civil servants with the right aptitude. Here's what to expect.
The two met during a training in Mussorie and it was love at first sight.
'Experience of administration may make a member of civil service a good administrator but not necessarily an able and impartial adjudicator,' observes the Supreme Court.
'We've never really been in the situation of having a difficult time with the Chinese and an increasingly difficult time with the Russians along with a relationship with the Americans which is important.'
Akumjung Pongen, the first Rhodes scholar from Nagaland, shares his inspiring journey.
'Know everything that there is to know about India. Learn about its politics, geography...' A fascinating encounter with Dr Shah Faesal, this year's IAS topper.
"After playing for so many years, probably I had everything, except that one World Cup. In 2021 again I am going to give another try," says Mithali Raj
Scores of National Students' Union Of India activists on Saturday staged a protest outside the residence of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, demanding scrapping of Civil Services Aptitude Test.
Hundreds of Civil Service aspirants clashed with police on Thursday night, burning vehicles, including a police jeep, and pelting stones near main highway by-pass road in North Delhi's Burari area, the police said.
Coming second in the All India Civil Services examination, Prakash Raj Purohit is poised to be a 'yes-we-can' man.
Hercules Singh Munda's father used to open the gates to a forest. Today, Hercules leaves for London to open the gates of his many dreams.
In a Valentine's Day gift to All India Services officers, the government on Tuesday amended rules to mandatorily allow married couples from the IAS and IPS get the same cadre state.
When the Civil Services Bill, 2009, becomes an Act, bureaucrats will no longer be at the mercy of the arbitrary transfers and postings regime that operates currently.The Civil Services Bill, 2009, which envisages an enforceable code of conduct for all bureaucrats through a new Central Public Services Authority, will be piloted immediately after the Budget session of the Lok Sabha.This will provide statutory backing to the conduct of all civil servants.
For audiences craving something new, Axone leaves a good impression, notes Joginder Tuteja.
From the rented home where he paid Rs 500 a month in the 1990s to the flat he will buy from the one crore won on KBC, Ajeet Kumar's personal journey is a story worth cheering for.
The civil services seem to have gone sour under the NDA government. Ministers exercise executive power in a partisan manner. Consequently, a regime of favouritism holds sway over the corridors of power, feels Ram Ugrah.
Lavasa, a career bureaucrat, joined as Election Commissioner on January 23, 2018, and being senior most on the poll panel would have become CEC in April next year after the term of incumbent Sunil Arora ends.
In a coincidence of sorts, Cyberababd police chief V C Sajjanar is at the helm when four accused in the rape and murder of a woman vet were killed on Friday in an alleged encounter, much like he was in Warangal when three men charged with throwing acid on two girls were shot dead by the police.
The 23-year-old woman who was allegedly raped by IAS officer B B Mohanty on Sunday demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the case.
Allaying apprehensions among government servants over the Pay Commission recommendations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said he favoured proper remuneration for the civil and defence services. The Pay Commission has recently submitted its report and some apprehensions have been expressed by certain sections of the civil services on parts of the report, he said, addressing senior officers on the Civil Services Day in Delhi.
If the Modi government is to keep its promise of change, it must bring in fresh faces.
Adapa Karthik, who topped this year's civil services examination, had an 'incomparable determination' to get selected for the service and has even foregone the Harvard research scholarship for this purpose, his teacher and coach P S Raveendran said on Saturday.
Good intentions and elaborate roadmaps apart, there is an urgent need for the Tamil Nadu chief minister to come up with branded schemes like MGR's meal scheme, asserts N Sathiya Moorthy.
Around 200 Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands-cadre officers have threatened to go on mass leave on Thursday in solidarity.
The government reserved all jobs in J-K for the domiciles -- people who have stayed there for at least 15 years. On Wednesday, while laying down the rules for domiciles, the government had reserved jobs up to Group 4 only.
The social media should be used for the welfare of the people and not for self-praise, Modi told bureaucrats.
Bihar lawmaker and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav threw paper confetti at Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Friday.
This is for the first time that the state police have accepted that they have opened fire during the violent protests in the state. At least 17 people have been reported killed.
Addressing bureaucrats on Civil Services Day in New Delhi, he asked them to experiment to bring in change besides increasing engagement with the people for greater results.
The DMK's Stalin, TN Minister D Jayakumar, the BJP's Pon Radhakrishnan... A clutch from the political class pay tribute to T N Seshan on his last journey. A Ganesh Nadar reports.
He quit a lucrative investment banking job in Hong Kong for the love of his country. Now, after acing one of India's most competitive exams, Jaipur boy Gaurav Agrawal is all set to serve his motherland.
With 75 per cent of votes counted, the ND party was leading with 39.6 per cent of total votes heading towards a majority in the 300-member Greek Parliament, while Tsipras' leftist Syriza was behind with 31.6 per cent of total votes, CNN reported.
The central probe agency had on Friday carried out a fresh round of searches in connection with the case, they said.
Unsure of the educational options available to you after Class X? Young Buzz career guidance counsellor Chandra Bali chatted with readers about just that.
In the results announced Friday, April 5, as many as 759 candidates including 577 men and 182 women have been selected.
