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Shanti Sethi appointed Kamala Harris’s defence advisor

Indian-American Navy veteran Shanti Sethi has been appointed as USA Vice President Kamala Harris’s Defence Adviser. Shanti Sethi is the first Indian-American commander of a major US Navy combat ship. Shanti Sethi commanded the guided-missile destroyer, USS Decatur, from December 2010 to May 2012. She joined the Navy in 1993. Recently, US Senate has confirmed the appointment of Ketanji Brown Jackson(the first Black […]

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Jasleen Kohli appointed as MD and CEO of Digit Insurance

Digit Insurance has appointed Jasleen Kohli as the company’s new managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) with effect from April 20, 2022. She succeeds Vijay Kumar who retired from the company on April 19, 2022. She served as chief distribution officer (CDO) at Digit, where she was responsible for all of the company’s sales and distribution channels. Digit Insurance

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India Pulses and Grains Association named Bimal Kothari as Chairman

India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), the apex body for India’s pulses trade and industry, has appointed Bimal Kothari as the new Chairman with immediate effect. Kothari takes over from Jitu Bheda, who was the IPGA chairman since 2018. Kothari, one of the key founding members of the association, has been the Vice-Chairman of IPGA since 2011 when it was

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K N Vyas gets one-year extension as Atomic Energy Commission Chairman

The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet has granted one year extension to Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas. The extension in service to Vyas for a period of one year beyond May 3, 2022 or “until further orders”. This is the second extension for Vyas, he was first appointed to the post in September 2018. Awards: The

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Andrew McDonald appointed as Australia’s new head coach

Andrew McDonald has been appointed as the head coach of the Australian men’s cricket team and has signed an agreement for a four-year contract. McDonald has joined the Australian set up as an assistant in 2019. McDonald takes over the role of Justin Langer who resigned from messy circumstances in February. He led the team to a 1-0 Test

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BCCI Secretary Jay Shah appointed as Member Board Representative of ICC Cricket Committee

BCCI secretary Jay Shah has been appointed to the ICC Cricket Committee as the Member Board Representative while Mahela Jayawardene was reappointed as Past Player represent. Meanwhile, former Sri Lankan cricketer Mahela Jayawardene has been reappointed as Past Player representative. The two appointment were announced during the ICC Board Meeting held in Dubai on April 10, 2022.

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Harsh V Shringla appointed as India’s G20 Chief Coordinator

Foreign secretary Harsh V Shringla, who will retire at the end of this month, was Saturday appointed as India’s chief G20 coordinator, as the country assumes G20 presidency later this year after the Summit in Indonesia and prepares to host the 2023 event amid an emerging geo-political order. G20 chief coordinator is a secretary-level post. It must be noted

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Shehbaz Sharif elected as 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan

Shehbaz Sharif was sworn-in as the new Prime Minister of Pakistan on Monday, bringing to an end the political uncertainty that had gripped the country since a no-confidence motion was introduced against his predecessor Imran Khan on March 8. The 70-year old Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Chief will succeed Imran Khan, who has been removed by a no-trust vote

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Eminent scholar-academician Manoj Soni new UPSC chairman

Currently a Member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Dr Manoj Soni has been appointed the chairman of the country’s premier government recruiting agency. He has been associated with the Swaminarayan sect’s Anoopam Mission, at Mogri in Anand district, since a young age and received diksha (initiation) as a nishkarma karmayogi (selfless worker) on Jan 10, 2020. Dr Soni has

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RBI approves 2-yr extension of Murli Natarajan’s tenure as MD-CEO of DCB Bank

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the re-appointment of Murli M Natarajan as the managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of DCB Bank for a period of two years, from April 29, 2022 to April 28, 2024. Natrajan has been serving as the managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of DCB

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