NEW DELHI: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Wednesday cancelled the provisional candidature of Puja Khedkar, who was facing accusations of cheating and forgery.The UPSC found Puja Khedkar of violating rules and debarred her from all the future exams and selections.“The UPSC has examined the available records carefully and found her guilty of acting…
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Manorama Khedkar, the mother of constroversial IAS officer Puja Khedkar, was sent to 14-day judicial custody by a Pune court. NEW DELHI: Manorama Khedkar, the mother of constroversial IAS officer Puja Khedkar, was sent to 14-day judicial custody by a Pune court in a case concerning alleged criminal intimidation tied to a land dispute. Manorama…
NEW DELHI: In the midst of the row over trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar allegedly misusing the disability quota, a case has surfaced of a candidate with muscular dystrophy being denied any service despite having cleared the civil services four times.Kartik Kansal, who studied mechanical engineering in IIT Roorkee, is currently a scientist in Isro,…
NEW DELHI: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Friday initiated criminal action against IAS officer Puja Khedkar for fraudulently availing attempts beyond the permissible limit by faking her identity by way of changing her name, her father’s and mother’s name, her photo/signature, email ID, mobile number and address. The UPSC has filed an FIR…
India’s civil services are like a steel frame that has rusted, and needs to be restored to its original lustre, says former RBI Governor Duvvuri Subbarao. According to a PTI report, in his recently published book, “Just A Mercenary?: Notes from My Life and Career,” Subbarao asserts that India’s civil services require reform and reinvention….
NEW DELHI: Telangana’s Donuru Ananya Reddy achieved an extraordinary feat, securing the third rank nationwide in her debut attempt at the UPSC exam. After securing the feat, she expressed her deep admiration for cricket legend Virat Kohli.Her remarkable success not only marked a personal triumph but also ignited aspirations to serve in the Indian Administrative…
BENGALURU: The Covid-19 pandemic ended many sportspersons’ careers but for Bengaluru shooter Tejas Krishna Prasad, who was among the Tokyo Olympics probables, the disruption came as a blessing in disguise as he pursued his dreams to become a civil servant. On Tuesday, the air rifle marksman cleared the Civil Services Examination and was ranked 243.“Being…
LUCKNOW: Aditya Srivastava had to sacrifice his passion for cricket and give up a high-paying job, before his years of hard work paid off, securing him the top rank in UPSC civil services examinations in his third attempt.Talking exclusively to TOI from Hyderabad, Aditya, an electrical engineering graduate from IIT-Kanpur, exclaimed it was “unbelievable” for…
