On progress towards inverse Galois problem over rationals I have heard that Progress towards the Inverse Galois problem over $\mathbb{Q}$
is very well documented for sporadic groups ($M_{23}$ is the only case open) and for $PSL_n(q)$.
From where I can read more about these results in details. Like papers, articles, books, etc.
 A: All the sporadic groups except for $M_{23}$ and $M_{24}$ are realized over $\mathbb{Q}$ using the rigidity criterion. This technique is explained in all three main textbooks on inverse Galois theory:


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*Jean-Pierre Serre - Topics in Galois theory

*Helmut Volklein - Groups as Galois Groups

*Gunter Malle & B. H. Matzat - Inverse Galois theory


For example Volklein explains some of the details applied to the case of $M_{12}$ and the Monster group $M$, while Malle & Matzat present simplified proofs of much more sporadic groups. In the case of the the Monster, you might want to look at Thompson's classic paper:


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*John G. Thompson - "Some finite groups which appear as $\mathrm{Gal} (L/K)$, where $K ⊆ \mathbb{Q}(μ_n)$" (1984)


There's also this very informative answer here at MO by user Wanderer.
The case of $M_{24}$, which escapes rigidity, is realized in:


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*B. H. Matzat - "Rationality Criteria for Galois extensions" (1987)


The progress on $\mathrm{PSL}_n(q)$ is less uniform. Volklein in his book covers his own regularity result in the case of $n$ even and $n \geq q$, using weak rigidity and braiding action. He also looks at the $\mathrm{PSL}_2(q)$ case, for which Serre (chapter 5) is also a good reference.
There's of course plenty of other results and special cases known. Malle-Matzat is by far the more comprehensive and includes most of the references that you might need.
