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Rajesh Unni takes over as Vice Chair at Maritime Anti-Corruption Network

Captain Rajesh Unni (Founder and CEO of Synergy Group) has been appointed as a Vice-Chair of the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN). Captain Rajesh Unni, one of the world’s leading ship managers and one of India’s largest maritime enterprises, believes shipping is becoming a more transparent industry, but more can and should be done to tackle corruption. In […]

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Alkesh Kumar Sharma assumes charge as new Secretary for MeitY

Alkesh Kumar Sharma (1990 batch IAS of Kerala cadre) has assumed charge as Secretary of Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY). Prior to this, he served as the Additional Secretary and Secretary in Cabinet Secretariat. He was also chairman of Indian Highways Management Company and implemented FASTAG system of toll collection. Minister of Ministry of

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Andy Jassy will be new Amazon’s CEO on July 5^th

Andy Jassy will become the new Chief Executive Officer of Amazon and will assume the charge of the CEO of Amazon on July 5th. The news came as Jeff Bezos revealed he will be formally stepping down as CEO to transition to executive chairman of Amazon’s board. Jassy who is the current CEO of Amazon Web

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Vinay Mohan Kwatra as India’s new Foreign Secretary

Seasoned diplomat Vinay Mohan Kwatra has taken charge as India’s new foreign secretary at a time in New Delhi. A 1988-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, Mr. Kwatra succeeded Harsh Vardhan Shringla who retired from service on Saturday. Prior to this, Mr Kwatra was serving as India’s envoy to Nepal. Who is Vinay Mohan Kwatra He

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Former Amazon Music CEO Sahas Malhotra joins JioSaavn as CEO

JioSaavn has named Sahas Malhotra, a former Amazon Music director and entertainment industry expert, as its new CEO. Previously, Sahas Malhotra worked for Sony Music India and Tips Industries. Sahas Malhotra was the business leader at Tips Music and the marketing director for Tips Film Production at Tips Industries. He is having over 24 years of experience in the entertainment sector, including team development, film marketing, music P&L management, licensing, media planning, music publishing, and product

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Former SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar joins Indifi Technologies as advisor

Former SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar joins Indifi Technologies as advisor – Indifi Technologies announced the appointment of Rajnish Kumar, former Chairman of the State Bank of India (SBI), as an Advisor. In this capacity, Kumar will engage with the management on the company’s growth strategy and provide guidance in the financial services sector. Kumar has had

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Anshul Swami named as MD-CEO of Shivalik Small Finance Bank

Shivalik Small Finance Bank has appointed Anshul Swami as the bank’s managing director and chief executive officer effective from April 26, according to people familiar with the development. The appointment of Anshul Swami was accepted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Swami will replace Suveer Kumar Gupta, who co-founded the bank and guided it through its transformation from an urban co-operative to

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Former SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar joins Indifi Technologies as advisor

Online lending platform, Indifi Technologies has appointed former chairman of SBI, Rajnish Kumar as an advisor. Presently, he sits on the boards of HSBC Asia Pacific, L&T Infotech, Hero MotoCorp and BharatPe. As an advisor, he will engage with the management on the company’s growth strategy and provide guidance in the financial services sector. CEO and Co-Founder of Indifi Technologies:

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NCSC appoints Vijay Sampla as chairperson for the second time

Vijay Sampla has been appointed as the chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) for a second time. President Ram Nath Kovind has approved his appointment. He resigned as the NCSC chairman ahead of the Punjab elections and had contested elections. He is an eminent Dalit politician from Punjab, who began his political career in 1998 as

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TCS’ Krishnan Ramanujam appointed as Nasscom Chairperson for 2022-23

IT industry body National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) has appointed Tata Consultancy Services’ (TCS) Krishnan Ramanujam as its chairperson for 2022-23.Krishnan, who is president – enterprise growth group at TCS, was earlier vice-chairperson of Nasscom. Ramanujam succeeds Rekha M. Menon, Chairperson and Senior Managing Director of Accenture in India, in this role. Nasscom also

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