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Haj Committee of India elects AP Abdullahkutty as chairperson

Haj Committee of India elects AP Abdullahkutty as chairperson

AP Abdullahkutty has been elected as the chairperson of the Haj Committee of India, while for the first time, two women have been chosen as its vice chairpersons. Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi congratulated the new office-bearers and expressed happiness about the election of two women – Munnawari Begum and Mafuja Khatun – as vice chairpersons. […]

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Capgemini CEO Ashwin Yardi appointed UNICEF's YuWaah board co-chair

Capgemini CEO Ashwin Yardi appointed UNICEF’s YuWaah board co-chair

UNICEF’s YuWaah(Generation Unlimited) has appointed Ashwin Yardi (CEO of Capgemini in India) as its co-chair. He will be a co-chair along with Yasumasa Kimura (the UNICEF Representative). YuWaah aims to work on improve skilling, community development and economic opportunity for young people. It is a platform that brings young people together with the private sector, governments, and international and

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As Co-Chair, Ashwin Yardi, CEO of Capgemini India, joins the UNICEF YuWaah Board

As Co-Chair, Ashwin Yardi, CEO of Capgemini India, joins the UNICEF YuWaah Board

YuWaah (Generation Unlimited India) in India announced that Ashwin Yardi, CEO of Capgemini in India, comes on board to be the co-chair of YuWaah, effective immediately along with Yasumasa Kimura, UNICEF Representative a.i who is the co-chair of YuWaah.   KEY POINTS: The YuWaah Board would now function as a decision-making body and consist primarily

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Suman Bery to replace Rajiv Kumar as NITI Vice Chairman

Suman Bery to replace Rajiv Kumar as NITI Vice Chairman

Noted economist Suman Bery has been appointed as Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman with effect from May 1, 2022. He was appointed after Rajiv Kumar stepped down from the post. The Government accepted his resignation. Kumar, an eminent economist, took over as vice chairman of Niti Aayog in August 2017 after the then VC Arvind Panagariya exited the govt think-tank. Niti Aayog came into existence on January

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Aditya Birla Capital appoints ICICI bank's Vishakha Mulye as the next CEO

Aditya Birla Capital appoints ICICI bank’s Vishakha Mulye as the next CEO

Aditya Birla Capital has appointed Vishakha Mulye as its next Chief Executive Officer. Mulye is currently the executive director in charge of corporate banking, proprietary trading, markets and transaction banking. Mulye replaces Ajay Srinivasan who will now take up another role within the Aditya Birla Group. In her prior roles, she was the head of ICICI Lombard and

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Ajay Kumar Sood named as Principal Scientific Advisor to GoI

Ajay Kumar Sood named as Principal Scientific Advisor to GoI

Ajay Kumar Sood, a member of the Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, has been appointed to the post for a period of three years to succeed renowned biologist K VijayRaghavan. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Sood as Principal Scientific Advisor to the government. The PSA’s office aims

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Lt Gen. Manoj Kumar Katiyar

Lt Gen. Manoj Kumar Katiyar named as next DG of Military Operations

Lieutenant General Manoj Kumar Katiyar has been appointed as the next Director-General of Military Operations. He would be taking over the new office on May 1. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Lieutenant General Katiyar was commissioned in the 23rd Battalion of the Rajput Regiment in June 1986. He is presently the General Officer Commanding

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