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Fumio Kishida sworn in as 100th Prime Minister of Japan

Japan’s parliament elected former foreign minister Fumio Kishida as the new prime minister on October 04, 2021. Kishida replaces his predecessor, Yoshihide Suga. The 64-year-old Kishida received 257 votes, from 249 parliament members to be sworn in as the 100th Prime Minister of the country. He replaces Yoshihide Suga, who submitted his resignation along with his entire […]

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Amish Mehta Takes Charge as new MD & CEO of CRISIL

Amish Mehta will take over as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of CRISIL Ltd, an S&P Global Company, effective October 1, 2021. He has replaced Ashu Suyash. Crisil is owned by S&P. In his new role, Amish will steer the company’s Indian and global businesses, and their efforts to deliver high-quality analytics, opinions, and solutions

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Najla Bouden Romdhane appointed as first woman Prime Minister of Tunisia

Najla Bouden Romdhane has been appointed as the first-ever female Prime Minister of Tunisia on September 29, 2021. Najla Bouden Romdhane is a 63-year-old geologist with little experience in politics. She is a geologist by profession and professor at the Tunis National School of Engineering. Critics fear she may not be able to stand up to President Kais

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Ranveer Singh appointed as brand ambassador for NBA India

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has named Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh as its brand ambassador for India. Noticing his love for sports, the National Basketball Association (NBA) has now named him as its brand ambassador for India. In this capacity, Ranveer will now work with the NBA to help grow the league’s profile in India throughout its landmark 75th Anniversary Season

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Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari takes over as “The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS)”

Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari PVSM AVSM VM ADC took over as The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) at a ceremony at Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan). He is the 27th CAS. He succeeds Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria. Prior to this appointment, he served as the 45th Vice Chief of the Air Staff since July

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PK Purwar to continue as MTNL CMD till Oct 2022

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet extended the additional charge of PK Purwar as chairman and managing director of loss-making telecom firm MTNL for a period of one year till 14-10-2022. Purwar also holds the position of chairman and managing director of debt-ridden firm BSNL. The government has already announced the merger of BSNL and

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Padmaja Chunduru appointed MD, CEO of National Securities Depositories

Padmaja Chunduru has been appointed managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of National Securities Depositories (NSDL). Her appointment has been ratified by the shareholders of NSDL at its meeting held on September 29, the company said in a release. She has replaced GV Nageswara Rao as the MD & CEO of NSDL.

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