For years, Alaa Abd el-Fattah was one of the West’s most familiar symbols of Arab Spring idealism crushed by authoritarian rule. A blogger jailed for dissent, a hunger-striking political prisoner, and a cause taken up by foreign ministers and human-rights groups, his name came to stand for Egypt’s long democratic winter.That story was meant to […]
President Donald Trump and his top aides have grown increasingly frustrated by the ‘unflattering headlines’ FBI director Kash Patel has recently generated and Trump is considering removing Patel as FBI director, MS NOW reported, citing three people with knowledge of the situation. The name of Andrew Bailey is also being discussed as the new FBI […]
New Delhi/Kolkata, September 6 (Udaipur Kiran): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a chargesheet against Sahara India, its founder late Subrata Roy’s family members, and senior officials of the company in connection with alleged financial irregularities amounting to ₹1.74 lakh crore. According to sources, the chargesheet was submitted before the special Prevention of Money Laundering […]
Bhopal, September 8 (Udaipur Kiran). The Madhya Pradesh government has transferred 14 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, including the collectors of Indore, Jabalpur, Katni, Barwani and Agar Malwa. The General Administration Department issued the transfer orders late on Monday night. According to the official order, Jabalpur Collector Deepak Saxena has been appointed Commissioner, Public Relations […]
Bhopal, September 7 (Udaipur Kiran): Skywatchers are set to witness a rare celestial spectacle tonight, as the longest lunar eclipse since 2022 takes place. At midnight, the moon will appear deep red in colour, popularly known as the “Blood Moon.” This will be the last lunar eclipse of the year and will be visible across […]
(Udaipur Kiran): The Central Government has fixed the retail prices of 42 commonly used medicines, a move aimed at providing relief to patients and curbing overcharging in pharmacies. The order has been issued by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA). Among the medicines included are Meropenem & Sulbactam Injection (Zydus Healthcare) — a broad-spectrum antibiotic […]
New Delhi, September 3 (Udaipur Kiran): The GST Council, in its 56th meeting, approved the removal of the 12% and 28% tax slabs, simplifying the structure to just two rates — 5% and 18%. Bihar Finance Minister Samrat Choudhary, speaking to the media after the meeting, confirmed that the new rates will come into effect […]
Jaipur, 1 September (Udaipur Kiran). The monsoon session of the Rajasthan Assembly began on Monday with heated exchanges. On the very first day, Congress MLAs raised placards and shouted slogans like “Voter thieves, vacate the chair” inside the house. Despite the Assembly Speaker’s appeal to Congress MLAs to maintain peace and uphold the dignity of […]
LPG Price Cut: Consumers have received welcome news as the government has once again reduced LPG gas cylinder prices. The start of September has brought relief for many, with oil marketing companies announcing a cut in the prices of commercial LPG cylinders. The price of the 19 kg commercial cylinder has been slashed by Rs […]
The Rajasthan High Court has cancelled the 2021 Sub-Inspector (SI) recruitment on Thursday. The exam was held for 859 posts, but several trainee SIs were arrested in connection with a paper leak. Justice Sameer Jain’s single bench had reserved the judgment on 14 August after hearing arguments from both sides. In its order, the court […]
