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Nov 14, 2020

Japanese Astrophysicist Masatoshi Koshiba Passes Away

Japanese astrophysicist Masatoshi Koshiba, a co-winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in physics for confirming the existence of elementary particles called neutrinos, passed away at the age of 94. He was a distinguished professor at the University of Tokyo.

Nov 13, 2020

Jerry Rawlings Ghana's Former President Dies

Ghana's former President Jerry John Rawlings died at the age of 73.
He led two coups, first in 1979, before twice being elected President in multiparty polls.
A charismatic figure, he first seized power railing against corruption and was responsible for executing several former heads of state for their alleged graft and mismanagement.
He was also seen as a champion of the poor, but came to be criticised for alleged human rights abuses.

Nov 12, 2020

Bahrain's Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Passes Away

Bahrain's Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa, the world's longest serving Prime Minister and a staunch ally of neighbouring Saudi Arabia and the United States, passed away at the age of 84.
Sheikh Khalifa was a dominant figure in the Gulf island's politics for much of his near half century in power.
Khalifa, the uncle of King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, had served as Prime Minister since the Sunni Muslim-led island kingdom declared independence from Britain in 1971, almost half a century. The al-Khalifa family has ruled since 1783.

Nov 11, 2020

Indian Diplomat Vidisha Maitra in UN Advisory Committee

Indian diplomat, Vidisha Maitra has been elected to the UN's Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ). The election was a tightly contested one but Maitra won with 126 UN members supporting her candidature for the only post for the Asia-Pacific group while 64 voted for the opposing candidate who was from Iraq.
India has been a member of the committee since its inception in 1946. India's win in this committee comes as India also prepares to take a seat as one of 10 non-permanent members in the UN Security Council for a two year period starting 1 January 2021.

A. K. Singh to Head Petronet LNG

Indian Oil Corp (IOC) director-pipelines Akshay Kumar Singh will be the new Managing Director and Chief Executive of the country's biggest gas importer, Petronet LNG Ltd. He will replace Prabhat Singh who completed his 5-year term.
Petronet is a joint venture of IOC, GAIL, Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and BPCL. The four state-owned firms hold 12.5 per cent stake each in the company whose chairman is the Oil Secretary. Petronet operates liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at Dahej in Gujarat and Kochi in Kerala.

Nov 10, 2020

Omaxe Appoints Retail Veteran Benu Sehgal as President

In an effort to strengthen its leadership team, Omaxe has appointed Benu Sehgal, a veteran in retail, mall management, amusement, media and entrepreneurship as president - retail.
She will be responsible for retail and commercial projects of Omaxe.
Benu Sehgal has over 23 years of experience in senior positions in organisations like Ambience, DLF Utilities, International Recreation Parks, B4U Television Networks, and Whistling Woods International.

Veteran Author Father Valles Pases Away

Veteran author and columnist Father Carlos Gonzalvez Valles SJ, also known as Father Valles, passed away at the age of 95.
He distinguished himself in diverse areas such as mathematics and Gujarati literature. He was also passionate about serving society.
Saddened by his demise, the priest also translated many mathematical concepts into Gujarati and coined special terms for them. He contributed regularly to Suganitam, the first mathematical review in an Indian language.
In 1960, the author penned a book titled Sadachar, which was published with the help of his mother. He also wrote for a monthly called Kumar and won its annual Kumar Prize for best writing. Besides, he also wrote in the Sunday supplement of Gujarat Samachar in a column called 'Navi Pedhine' or 'the new generation'.

Aloke Singh New CEO of Air India Express

Air India Express appointed Aloke Singh as its new Chief Executive Officer. Singh has taken charge at airline's corporate headquarters in Kochi, Kerala.
Aloke Singh has three decades of diverse experience in air transport and travel, with leadership roles in Air India, Alliance Air and a Gulf-based national carrier.
Before taking on the current assignment at Air India Express, Singh was associated with an aviation advisory and consulting firm in New Delhi. He also co-founded a travel venture as an entrepreneur.
Singh holds an MBA from Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi and has attended London School of Economics on a Chevening Fellowship.

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