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- India
SC extends protection to former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday extended till March 17 protection from arrest to former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, accused of cheating and wrongly availing OBC and disability quota benefits in…
- Education and Career
UPSC extends date to apply for civil services prelims exam till Feb 18
New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has extended the last date to apply for civil services preliminary examination 2025 till February 18. The civil services examination is conducted annually by…
- India
SC protects sacked IAS officer Pooja Khedkar from arrest till Feb 14
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday protected former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, accused of cheating and wrongly availing OBC and disability quota benefits in the civil services examination, from arrest till…
- News
UPSC cheating case: Puja Khedkar seeks pre-arret bail, moves SC
New Delhi: Former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, accused of cheating and wrongly availing OBC and disability quota benefits in the civil services examination, has moved the Supreme Court for anticipatory bail. A…
- India
Ex-IAS trainee officer denied pre arrest bail in UPSC cheating case
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Monday, December 23, refused to grant anticipatory bail to former Ex-IAS trainee officer Puja Khedkar in the criminal case lodged against her for alleged cheating and…
- India
Rozgar Mela: PM Modi to distribute 71,000 appointment letters on Monday
New Delhi: PM Modi will distribute more than 71,000 appointment letters to newly appointed recruits on Monday (December 23). The event will be held at around 10.30 a.m. through video conferencing. He…
- Telangana
Telangana’s UPSC support programme yields results, 20 clear Mains
Hyderabad: In a remarkable achievement, 20 candidates from Telangana have successfully cleared the UPSC Mains 2024 examination after receiving financial support through the state’s Rajiv Civils Abhaya Hastam programme. This innovative scheme…
- India
Delhi HC issues notice to Puja Khedkar on UPSC’s perjury claim in anticipatory bail case
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice to Puja Khedkar on a plea filed by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) alleging that the now-sacked IAS official committed perjury…
- Telangana
TG RTC buses to ply to and from UPSC exam centers between Sept 22-29
Hyderabad: The Telangana Government State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) has arranged RTC buses for the upcoming UPSC exams 2024 scheduled to be held between September 20 and 22 and September 28 and…
- India
UPSC aspirant ends life by jumping from 8th floor of building in Thane
Thane: A 28-year-old civil services aspirant allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the eight floor of a building in Thane city of Maharashtra, police said on Sunday. The incident took place at…
- India
Centre sacks Puja Khedkar from Indian Administrative Service
New Delhi: The central government has discharged Puja Khedkar from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) with immediate effect, over a month after the Union Public Service Commission cancelled her selection, official sources…
- India
Puja Khedkar submitted 2 disability certificates, suspect fraud: Delhi Police in HC
Mumbai: In another status report submitted to the High Court in the national capital, the Delhi Police have contended that former controversial Maharashtra IAS Probationary Officer Puja M.D. Khedkar has submitted two…
- India
UPSC adopts Aadhaar-based authentication for candidates’ verifications
New Delhi: In an unprecedented move, the Centre has allowed the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to utilise Aadhaar-based authentication to verify candidates’ identities voluntarily, both at the time of registration and…
- India
Centre takes U-turn on lateral entry positions, asks UPSC head to cancel ad
Union Minister Jitendra Singh sent a letter to the chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Tuesday, asking him to cancel the recent advertisement for lateral entry positions. The letter…
- India
Concept of lateral entry was introduced during UPA rule: Union Minister
New Delhi: While the opposition parties are criticising the Union Public Service Commission’s (UPSC) recent notification for recruiting Joint Secretaries, Directors, and Deputy Secretaries through ‘lateral entry’, claiming that it undermines the…
