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RBI names R Gandhi, Ananth Gopalkrishnan addl directors on YES Bank Board

Posted By: Pratiyogita Kiranon: March 25, 2020In: Appointment/ Election, PersonalitiesNo Comments

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) appointed R Gandhi and Ananth Narayan Gopalakrishnan as additional directors to the board of private sector lender YES Bank for a period of two years. This wi... Read more

Legendary country music singer Kenny Rogers passes away

Posted By: Pratiyogita Kiranon: March 25, 2020In: Death, PersonalitiesNo Comments

Legendary country music singer Kenny Rogers (81-years) has passed away. He was best known for global hits such as “Lucille”, “Lady”, “The Gambler” and... Read more

Indian football Legend P K Banerjee passes away at 83

Posted By: Pratiyogita Kiranon: March 25, 2020In: Death, PersonalitiesNo Comments

Legendary Indian footballer P K Banerjee died in Kolkata after battling prolonged illness. The 1962 Asian Games gold-medallist was conferred with Arjuna award and Padma Shri. He scored 65 in... Read more

World Boxer champion Roger Mayweather passes away

Posted By: Pratiyogita Kiranon: March 23, 2020In: Death, PersonalitiesNo Comments

Former World Boxer champion Roger Mayweather (58 years) passed away. He had a record of 59-13, with 35 knockouts. He won titles at 130 and 140 pounds in an 18-year career that began in 1981.... Read more

Veteran journalist Patil Puttappa passes away

Posted By: Pratiyogita Kiranon: March 21, 2020In: Death, PersonalitiesNo Comments

Veteran journalist and former Rajya Sabha member Patil Puttappa passed away due to age-related ailments. Puttappa represented Karnataka in the Rajya Sabha for two terms. He was also the firs... Read more

Karan Bajwa becomes new MD of Google Cloud India

Posted By: Pratiyogita Kiranon: March 21, 2020In: Appointment/ Election, PersonalitiesNo Comments

Google appointed Karan Bajwa as Managing Director (MD) of Google Cloud in India. He will advise Google Cloud’s work with the local developer ecosystem and India-based Global System Int... Read more

Former SBI chief Arundhati Bhattacharya hired as CEO of Salesforce India

Posted By: Pratiyogita Kiranon: March 21, 2020In: Appointment/ Election, PersonalitiesNo Comments

Former State Bank of India (SBI) chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya will head the India operations of US cloud-based service provider Salesforce.com Inc. She is likely to join the company in... Read more

Marathi actor Jairam Kulkarni passes away

Posted By: Pratiyogita Kiranon: March 20, 2020In: Death, PersonalitiesNo Comments

Noted Marathi Actor Jairam Kulkarani (88-years) passed away due to old-age related ailments. He had acted in more than 150 films, including ‘Chal Re Laxya Mumbaila’, ‘Ashi Hi Banwabanwi’, ‘T... Read more

Ravinder Singh Dhillon appointed PFC CMD

Posted By: Pratiyogita Kiranon: March 20, 2020In: Appointment/ Election, PersonalitiesNo Comments

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has cleared the appointment of Ravinder Singh Dhillon as Chairman and Managing Director of Power Finance Cor... Read more

Veteran actor Imtiaz Khan, brother of Amjad Khan, passes away at 77

Posted By: Pratiyogita Kiranon: March 19, 2020In: Death, PersonalitiesNo Comments

Veteran Bollywood actor and filmmaker Imtiaz Khan recently passed away in Mumbai at the age of 77. He was famous for acting in several movies including YaadonKiBaaraat, Dharmatma and Dayavan... Read more