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Government appoints Tapan Kumar Deka as Director of Intelligence Bureau

Government appoints Tapan Kumar Deka as Director of Intelligence Bureau

The Central government has appointed senior IPS officer, Tapan Kumar Deka as Director of Intelligence Bureau for a tenure of two years from the date of assumption of the charge. He is a 1988 batch Himachal Pradesh cadre IPS officer. He will succeed incumbent Intelligence Bureau Director, Arvind Kumar. He has handled crucial cases such as terrorism in […]

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Ranjit Bajaj appointed as Chairman of Advisory Panel Formed by CoA

Ranjit Bajaj appointed as Chairman of Advisory Panel Formed by CoA

The former owner of I-League side Minerva Punjab FC, Ranjit Bajaj, has been appointed as the chairperson of the 12-member committee formed by the Committee of Administrators (CoA). The CoA took charge of the AIFF, after the Supreme Court removed the Praful Patel led office bearers for not holding elections on time. Aim: To look the day-to-day matters of various

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Dr D J Pandian appointed to lead NDB’s India Regional Office in Gift City

Dr D J Pandian appointed to lead NDB’s India Regional Office in Gift City

Shanghai-headquartered New Development Bank (NDB) of the BRICS countries has appointed former bureaucrat Dr D J Pandian as the Director-General of its India Regional Office in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), the bank announced on Tuesday. Pandian earlier served as the Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of the Beijing-based Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in

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Lisa Sthalekar becomes first female president of FICA

Lisa Sthalekar becomes first female president of FICA

Legendary Australian cricketer Lisa Sthalekar has become the first woman president of the Federation of International Cricketers’ Association (FICA). The 42-year-old former Australia captain was confirmed in the role at the FICA Executive Committee meeting held in Nyon, Switzerland. Her appointment was made at a meeting of the organisation’s executive committee in Switzerland, the first

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Gustavo Petro elected as the first-leftist President of Colombia

Gustavo Petro elected as the first-leftist President of Colombia

Leftist party, Gustavo Petro has won presidential election of Colombia  and becomes the first ever leftist president in the history of country. He defeated construction magnate, Rodolfo Hernandez with a margin of more than 700,000 votes. Petro is a former mayor of capital Bogota and current senator.He was also a former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement.Francia Marquez has become the first

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Ruchira Kamboj named as next Permanent Representative of India to the UN

Ruchira Kamboj named as next Permanent Representative of India to the UN

India on Tuesday named Ruchira Kamboj, a career diplomat with expertise in multilateral organisations, as its next permanent representative to the United Nations in New York. She will succeed TS Tirumurti as the Indian ambassador to the United Nation. Ministry of External Affairs said, Ruchira Kamboj is expected to take up the assignment shortly. During

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Hamza Abdi Barre appointed as PM of Somalia 

Hamza Abdi Barre appointed as PM of Somalia 

Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has appointed a former chairman of the Jubbaland state election commission, Hamza Abdi Barre as the Prime Minister. The 48-year-old Hamza Abdi Barre from the semi-autonomous state of Jubaland replaced Mohamed Hussein Roble. Barre served in a number of public and political roles and from 2011 to 2017 was secretary-general of the Peace and Development Party

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Justice RP Desai appointed as the Chairperson of Press Council of India

Justice RP Desai appointed as the Chairperson of Press Council of India

Former Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai (72-years) has been appointed as the Chairperson of Press Council of India She succeeded former Supreme Court judge Justice CK Prasad, who held the office from 2014 to 2022. She became the first women chairperson of Press Council of India. She was a judge of the Supreme Court from 2011 to

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RBI appointed Anand Mahindra and Venu Srinivasan to RBI Board

RBI appointed Anand Mahindra and Venu Srinivasan to RBI Board

The Central Government has nominated Anand Gopal Mahindra (Chairman of Mahindra group), Venu Srinivasan (TVS Motor’s Chairman), Pankaj Ramanbhai Patel (Zydus Lifescience’s Chairman ) and Ravindra Dholakia (IIM Ahmedabad’s ex-faculty) as part-time non-official Directors on the Central Board of RBI. The appointment will be for a period of four years and effective from June 14. RBI Governor: Shaktikanta

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Arati Prabhakar appointed as the Science Advisor to US President, Joe Biden

Arati Prabhakar appointed as the Science Advisor to US President, Joe Biden

Indian-origin physicist Arati Prabhakar is expected to be named as the scientific adviser to United States President Joe Biden this week. Biden is also expected to nominate Prabhakar as the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology (OSTP). She succeeded Eric Lander. She would be the first woman and the first person of color to

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