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UAE’s Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi elected as President of INTERPOL

The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) has elected a contentious official from the United Arab Emirates as its new president during the international law enforcement body’s annual General Assembly held in Istanbul, Turkey. He replaces Kim Jong Yan from South Korea. In the final round, the UAE candidate received 68.9 per cent of votes cast by member countries. As president, Al Raisi’s […]

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Senior bureaucrat Vivek Johri appointed as Chairman of CBIC

The government has appointed senior bureaucrat Vivek Johri as the Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), with effect from 30th November 2021. He is a 1985-batch IRS (Customs and Indirect Taxes) officer and is currently working as a member in CBIC. He succeeded M Ajit Kumar, who will complete his tenure on 30th

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Harshwanti Bisht appointed as the first women President of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation

Famous mountaineers of Uttarakhand Harshwanti Bisht has the distinction of being elected the first woman president of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF). 62-year-old Bisht secured 60 votes out of a total of 107 votes to be elected to the coveted post on 20 November. In 1981, Bisht scaled the Nanda Devi peak for which she was honored with the

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Petr Fiala appointed as new Prime Minister of Czech Republic

Petr Fiala has been sworn in as the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic by President Milos Zeman with effect from 28th November 2021. He is the chairman of the Civic Democrat party and head of the SPOLU (Together) alliance. He succeeded Andrej Babis. Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe and is bordered by Austria to

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Kuwait reappoints Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah as Prime Minister

Kuwait’s Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid has been reappointed prime minister, state media said on Tuesday and tasked with forming a cabinet that would be the Gulf OPEC oil producer’s third this year in a domestic political standoff. State news agency KUNA said Sheikh Sabah, prime minister since late 2019, was reappointed by an emiri

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Magdalena Andersson elected as first female Prime Minister of Sweden

Sweden’s Prime Minister-elect Magdalena Andersson on November 24, 2021 handed in her resignation hours after being appointed by parliament, after her budget failed to pass and the junior Green Party quit the coalition government. She will replace incumbent Prime Minister Stefan Lofven. Magdalena Andersson is the current Finance Minister of the country. She will assume

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Vinod Tawde appointed as National General Secretary of BJP

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Maharashtra minister Vinod Tawde was appointed as the party’s national general secretary. He is a prominent Maratha leader and has served in several organizational positions in Maharashtra. He has a base in Konkan and Mumbai. Apart from this, Rituraj Sinha and Asha Lakhra have been made National Secretary

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Geoff Allardice appointed as Permanent CEO of the International Cricket Council

Geoff Allardice was appointed as the permanent CEO of the International Cricket Council (ICC) on November 21. Allardice held the position of ICC CEO on an interim basis since March this year. Allardice was serving as interim CEO for more than eight months. He replaces Manu Sawhney who officially resigned from his position in July 2021.

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Maharashtra government to appoint Salman Khan as Covid vaccination ambassador

Veteran Bollywood actor Salman Khan has been appointed as the Covid vaccination ambassador by Maharashtra Government for campaigning and appealing to people to take both the jabs of the COVID vaccine, especially in Muslim-dominated areas. Maharashtra Public Health Minister According to Rajesh Tope, there is hesitation about receiving anti-coronavirus vaccines in Muslim-majority communities, and the government will enlist the help of

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Sourav Ganguly appointed as the chairman of ICC’s Cricket Committee

Sourav Ganguly has been appointed as the Chairman of the ICC men’s Cricket Committee, the global cricket governing body. He will replace Anil Kumble, who stepped down after serving a maximum of a three-year term. Sourav Ganguly was appointed as the president Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in October 2019. Johnny Grave, CEO of Cricket West Indies has been appointed

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