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Vishwavir Ahuja re-appointed as MD and CEO of RBL Bank

Posted By: Pratiyogita Kiranon: January 24, 2021In: Appointment/ Election, PersonalitiesNo Comments

Vishwavir Ahuja has been re-appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of RBL Bank. He has been re-appointed for a period of three years, with effect from June... Read more

Nazhat Shameem Khan elected as President of UN Human Rights Council

Posted By: Pratiyogita Kiranon: January 21, 2021In: Appointment/ Election, International, PersonalitiesNo Comments

Nazhat Shameem Khan has been elected as the President of UN Human Rights Council for 2021 during 15th annual meeting of Human Rights Council through a secret ballot process. She won 29 votes... Read more

Sandeep Aggarwal appointed as new TEPC chairman

Posted By: Pratiyogita Kiranon: January 20, 2021In: Appointment/ Election, PersonalitiesNo Comments

Sandeep Aggarwal has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Telecom Equipment and Services Export Promotion Council (TEPC). He will take over from Shyamal Ghosh, ex-Telecom Secretary. Mr... Read more

Indian-American Garima Verma named digital director in Office of the First Lady

Posted By: Pratiyogita Kiranon: January 20, 2021In: Appointment/ Election, International, PersonalitiesNo Comments

Incoming First Lady, Jill Biden has named Indian-American Garima Verma as her digital director and Michael LaRosa press secretary, the Biden transition team has announced. She served as audi... Read more

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw among three new Vice-Chairs of USIBC

Posted By: Pratiyogita Kiranon: January 20, 2021In: Appointment/ Election, International, PersonalitiesNo Comments

Three top corporate leaders has been selected as the Vice-Chairs of 2021 Global Board of Directors of US-India Business Council (USIBC) with immediate effect Three newly appointed VCs are: K... Read more

Faustin-Archange Touadera elected as President of Central African Republic

Posted By: Pratiyogita Kiranon: January 13, 2021In: Appointment/ Election, International, PersonalitiesNo Comments

Faustin-Archange Touadera (63 years) has been re-elected as the President of Central African Republic with more than 53% votes. Central African Republic Presidential election were held in De... Read more

Indian-American Raj Iyer becomes US Army’s first Chief Information Officer

Posted By: Pratiyogita Kiranon: January 12, 2021In: Appointment/ Election, PersonalitiesNo Comments

Indian-American Dr Raj Iyer has taken over as the first Chief Information Officer of the US Army, after the Pentagon created the position in July 2020. Equivalent in rank to a three-star Gen... Read more

Justice Hima Kohli sworn in as Chief Justice of Telangana High Court

Posted By: Pratiyogita Kiranon: January 10, 2021In: Appointment/ Election, Personalities, States, Telangana/ Andhra PradeshNo Comments

Justice Hima Kohli has been sworn-in as the Chief Justice of Telangana high Court. His oath has been administered by Telanagana’s Governor Tamilesai Sounderarajan at a ceremonial programme,... Read more

Alexander Ellis appointed as new British High Commissioner to India

Posted By: Pratiyogita Kiranon: January 09, 2021In: Appointment/ Election, International, PersonalitiesNo Comments

Alexander Ellis (53 years) has been appointed as the new British High Commissioner to India with effect from January 2021 . He succeeded Sir Philip Barton. Mr Ellis will take up his appointm... Read more

Karan Bajwa to head Google Cloud in Asia Pacific

Posted By: Pratiyogita Kiranon: January 09, 2021In: Appointment/ Election, PersonalitiesNo Comments

Google Cloud has announced the elevation of Karan Bajwa as its new leader for the Asia Pacific. Presently, Bajwa leads Google Cloud in India. He will lead all regional revenue and go-to-mark... Read more