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Rahul Dravid appointed head coach of Indian men’s cricket team till 2023 ODI World Cup

Former captain Rahul Dravid has been appointed as the head coach of the Indian men’s cricket team by the BCCI. Recently, he applied for the job formally, after the BCCI invited applications, and his appointment was a foregone conclusion. The former right-handed batsman has been appointed for a period of two years till the 2023 […]

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Barclays’ new chief is India-born CS Venkatakrishnan

Mysore-born CS Venkatakrishnan has replaced Jes Staley as Barclays CEO after the latter stepped down. Jes Staley stepped down from Barclays, which is Britain’s third-biggest bank by market value, after a probe into his relationship with financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. As chief risk officer, Venkatakrishnan put in place processes that proved instrumental in

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Arun Chawla named as Director-General of FICCI

Industry chamber Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry said Arun Chawla has been appointed as its new director-general. Chawla will assume charge with immediate effect. He joined Ficci in 2011 and is currently the deputy secretary-general of the chamber. He joined the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry in 2011 and

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Centre appoints former SC Judge Ashok Bhushan as NCLAT Chairperson

OVER 19 months after the post was left vacant by the retirement of the then chairperson, Justice S J Mukhopadhaya, in March 2020, the Centre appointed retired Supreme Court Judge, Justice Ashok Bhushan, as the full-time chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), for a period of four years or until he attains

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Yezdi Nagporewalla named as new CEO of KPMG India

KPMG India has a new Chief Executive Officer in Yezdi Nagporewalla for a four-year term commencing on February 7, 2022, and ending on December 31, 2026. Nagporewalla will replace the current Chairman and CEO, Arun M. Kumar, who completes his five-year term on February 6, 2022. With the new appointment, KPMG India has split the

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Gov. approves reappointment of Shaktikanta Das as Governor of RBI for three more Year

Gov. approves reappointment of Shaktikanta Das as Governor of RBI for 3 more Year

The government has reappointed Shaktikanta Das as the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) governor for three more years. The re-appointment is effective from December 10, 2021, or until further orders, whichever is earlier. The decision was approved by the appointments committee of the cabinet late. Mr. Das assumed the charge as the 25th governor of RBI on

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Indian-origin Anita Anand appointed as National Defence Minister of Canada

Anita Anand, a Canadian politician of Indian origin, was appointed as the defence minister of the country on October 26, 2021, in Justin Trudeau’s Cabinet following a reshuffle, reported PTI. She is only the second women to be appointed as Canada’s National Defence Minister, after Kim Campbell in the 1990s. The 54-year-old Anita Anand replaces long-time

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Union govt appoints veteran banker K V Kamath appointed as chairperson of NaBFID

The finance ministry appointed veteran banker K.V. Kamath as the chairman of the newly constituted development finance institution National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID). Kamath is a well-known banker in India and is the first head of the New Development Bank (NDB). NaBFID is a newly set up development financial institution (DFIs) in India. It has

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RBI approves appointment of Baldev Prakash as MD & CEO of J&K Bank

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved the candidature of Baldev Prakash as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Jammu and Kashmir Bank for a period of 3 years from the date of taking charge or April 10, 2022, whichever is earlier, the bank said, reported Kashmir Reader. The actual date of appointment of Baldev

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Supreme Court appoints Panel to Probe Pegasus Use in India

Supreme Court has appointed a three-member committee to look into allegations of unauthorized surveillance using Pegasus, spyware developed by Israeli firm NSO Group. The three-member expert panel, supervised by a retired SC judge, will also ascertain details of people targeted by the military-grade Israeli spyware. Committee members: Naveen Kumar Chaudhary, Prabaharan P, Ashwin Anil Gumaste. It will

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