UPSC CSE 2024: 20 candidates from Karnataka among 1,009 selected nationwide
Bengaluru: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Tuesday announced the results of the 2024 Civil Services Examination (CSE), with 1,009 candidates qualifying for prestigious All India services. Among them, 20 aspirants from Karnataka have secured ranks and will be joining various civil services.
R. Ranga Manju emerged as the state topper, securing an impressive 24th rank in the all-India list. Close behind was Dr. Sachin Basavaraj Guttur, who secured the 41st rank. Other successful candidates from the state include Vibhore Mendiratta (389th rank), B.M. Meghana (425th), Dr. Madhavi (446th), and Prativa Lama (461st).
The list further includes Rahul C. Yaratnali (462nd), Paramitha Malakar (477th), Dr. Bhanuprakash (523rd), Abhishil Jaiswal (538th), A. Madhu (544th), Varun K. Gowda (565th), Bharat Siyaram (567th), Swaptil Bhagal (620th), Sampreet Santosh (652nd), Nikhil M.R. (724th), T. Vijay Kumar (894th), Hanumanthappa Nandi (910th), Dhanya K.S. (982nd), and Mohan Patil (984th).
Dr. Sachin Basavaraj Guttur, a doctor by profession, hails from Kodiyala Hospet village in Ranebennur taluk of Haveri district. He secured his remarkable rank in his fourth attempt after training at a private coaching centre in Bengaluru.
Meanwhile, Iragsandra A. Madhu from Kolar district, who secured the 544th rank, holds a B.Sc. degree in Agriculture.
Remarkably, he pursued his UPSC preparation without attending any academy, studying independently for four years. His early education was in a government school in his village, followed by schooling at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Chikkaballapur.
This year, a total of 9,92,599 candidates applied for the UPSC Civil Services Examination. Out of them, 5,83,213 appeared for the preliminary examination held on June 16.
Of those, 14,627 qualified for the mains, which were conducted in September. After the interview round, 1,009 candidates were finally selected for various services, including IAS, IPS, and IFS.
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Sensex, Nifty trade flat in volatile trade amid geopolitical tensions
Mumbai, May 8 (PTI): Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty began the day on an optimistic note on Thursday but later turned volatile, a day after India launched missile strikes on terrorist hideouts in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir.
Investors stayed on the sidelines amid rising geopolitical tensions.
In a strong retaliation to the Pahalgam massacre, India's armed forces early on Wednesday destroyed nine terror sites including that of Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Taiba in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) using deep strike missiles in a 25-minute-long "measured and non-escalatory" mission.
The 30-share BSE benchmark gauge climbed 181.21 points to 80,927.99 in early trade. The NSE Nifty went up by 32.85 points to 24,447.25
However, later both the benchmark indices faced volatile trends and were trading flat. The BSE benchmark Sensex traded 24.31 points lower at 80,730.57, and the Nifty quoted 32.20 points down at 24,382.20.
"In the current context of uncertainty investors may wait and watch the developments on the India-Pak tensions," VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments Limited, said.
From the Sensex firms, Tata Motors, Power Grid, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Axis Bank, Adani Ports, IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Finance, and State Bank of India were among the biggest gainers.
Eternal, ITC, Maruti, HDFC Bank, and Reliance Industries were among the laggards.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth Rs 2,585.86 crore on Wednesday, according to exchange data.
In Asian markets, South Korea's Kospi, Japan's Nikkei 225, Shanghai's SSE Composite index and Hong Kong's Hang Seng were trading in the positive territory.
US markets ended higher on Wednesday.
Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.70 per cent to USD 61.55 a barrel.
After gyrating between highs and lows during the day on Wednesday, the 30-share BSE benchmark ended 105.71 points or 0.13 per cent higher at 80,746.78. The 50-issue Nifty of NSE advanced by 34.80 points or 0.14 per cent to settle at 24,414.40.
