New Delhi (PTI): Anuj Agnihotri has topped the civil services examination 2025, results of which were declared by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Friday.

Rajeshwari Suve M and Akansh Dhull bagged the second and third ranks respectively.

A total of 958 candidates have qualified the examination and are recommended for appointment to different central civil services, the Commission said.

The civil services examination is conducted annually in three stages -- preliminary, main and interview -- by the UPSC to select officers of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) among others.

The candidature of 348 recommended candidates has been kept provisional, the Commission said in a statement.

The Centre had reported 1,087 vacancies to be filled through the civil services examination.

The UPSC has a "facilitation counter" near the examination hall in its campus.

Candidates can obtain any information/clarification regarding their examinations/recruitments on the working days between 10 am to 5 pm in person or over telephone numbers 23385271/23381125/23098543.

"Marks will be available on the website within 15 days from the date of declaration of result," the statement said.

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Mangaluru: Air India Express will introduce a late-night daily flight service on the Bengaluru–Mangaluru–Bengaluru sector starting March 10, 2026.

According to the sources, flight IX 5971 will depart from Bengaluru at 9.25 pm and arrive in Mangaluru at 10.40 pm. The return flight, IX 5972, will depart from Mangaluru at 11.10 pm and reach Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru, at 12.20 am.

The additional service will operate daily and will remain in effect until March 28, 2026.

Meanwhile, Air India Express has cancelled all its scheduled international flights from Mangaluru International Airport (IXE) on March 7 due to the ongoing crisis in the Middle East. 

The Bengaluru–Mangaluru sector already has multiple daily services. Apart from Air India Express, IndiGo also operates flights on this route.