Earl Cameron, one of the first black actors to forge a successful career in British film and television, died aged 102.
Cameron first appeared on screen in the 1951 film Pool of London, in a rare starring role for a black actor.
Cameron was an inspirational man who stood by his moral principles.
Cameron was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.
His other screen credits include 1965 Bond movie Thunderball and Doctor Who.
As an artist and actor he refused to accept roles that demeaned or stereotyped the character of people of colour.
Jul 03, 2020
Chola MS General Insurance Gets New MD
The Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company promoted V. Suryanarayanan, President and COO of the company as the new Managing Director (MD). He succeeded S. S. Gopalarathnam.
S. S. Gopalarathnam, who joined the Murugappa Group in 1979 served the company for around 41 years in finance and marketing function retired in July.
S. S. Gopalarathnam, started Cholamandalam MS General Insurance in 2002 as a founding member.
Suryanarayanan served in Cholamandalam Investments and Finance for 10 years and moved to Chola MS as the CFO in 2006 and became the President and COO in April 2019.
Saroj Khan Passes Away
Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan died of a cardiac arrest at the age of 71.
Saroj was admitted to Mumbai's Guru Nanak Hospital last month after she complained of trouble in breathing. She had tested negative for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
She was fondly called 'Masterji' by stars whom she choreographed, Saroj directed over 2000 songs in her long and storied career.
Born in 1948, Saroj Khan started her career as a child artiste at the age of 3. Graduating to a back-up dancer in the 1950s, she worked with choreographer B Sohanlal.
She started working as a choreographer with Geeta Mera Naam (1974), but it was while working with Sridevi and Madhuri Dixit in the 80s and 90s that her career touched new heights.
Rattan Lal and Dr. Uma Lele from India Named by UN Chief to Scientific Group for 2021 Food Summit
Antonio Guterres, Chief of United Nations, named Prof. Rattan Lal and Dr. Uma Lele (Agricultural experts) from India as members of International Scientific group to offer foremost scientific evidence for sustainable food systems for global food summit 2021.
UN Secretary General, Gutters will Convene the Food Systems Summit in 2021, as a critical contribution to the decade of Action to deliver 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
It aims to raise awareness about the food system challenges to be solved by the nations and to change food systems to provide safe and nutritious food around the globe.
Prof. Lal is an Indian-American soil scientist.
Dr. Uma is from the International Association of Agricultural economists (IAAE).
Jul 02, 2020
Shrikant Madhav Vaidya Takes Charge as IOC Chairman
Shrikant Madhav Vaidya took charge as the new chairman of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).
Prior to his elevation, Vaidya was the Director (Refineries) on the IOC Board, since October 2019. He succeeded Sanjiv Singh, who superannuated from the services of the Corporation on June 30.
Concurrently, Vaidya will also be Chairman of Chennai Petroleum Corporation, a stand-alone refining subsidiary of IOC and Indian Oiltanking Ltd. Vaidya who is on the board of Ratnagiri Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd will be taking over as its Chairman and will also be Director on the Board of Petronet LNG.
Indra Mani Pandey India's Next Permanent Representative to UN
Diplomat Indra Mani Pandey was appointed as India's next Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other international organisations in Geneva.
Pandey, a 1990-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, is currently serving as an additional secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
He is expected to take up the assignment shortly. Pandey succeeds Rajiv K. Chander in Geneva.
In his nearly three-decade career, Pandey served in Indian missions in Damascus, Cairo, Islamabad, Kabul, Muscat and Geneva.
Jul 01, 2020
K. K. Venugopal Reappointed as Attorney General of India
K. K. Venugopal was reappointed as the Attorney General for India for one year.
His present three-year term ended on 30th June.
Venugopal, a leading lawyer of the country, had succeeded Mukul Rohatgi as the Attorney General in June 2017.
Ravinder Bhakar Assumes Charge as CEO of CBFC
Ravinder Bhakar, a 1999 batch officer of Indian Railway Stores Service (IRSS), has taken over as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Central Board of Films Certification (CBFC). Prior to his appointment as CEO, CBFC, Mr. Bhakar was posted as the Secretary & Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railways.
Bhakar is a Mechanical engineer from MNIT, Jaipur. In his distinguished career as an Indian Engineering Services officer, Bhakar has rich experience of holding many important posts in Indian Railways. He is also recipient of many prestigious awards, including the National award from Minister of Railways for outstanding service & General Manager Award both in Western Railways (WR) & Central Railways (CR) for exemplary service. He has also played a key role in various modernisation drives in WR and CR and was closely associated in developing modern PR techniques, implementation of electronic procurement, formulation of various multi-modal logistics plans & transport management.
Sachin Ashok Sharma Takes over as Secretary to GM of Western Railway
Sachin Ashok Sharma (IRTS) took charge of Secretary to General Manager of Western Railway from outgoing Secretary to GM/WR and Chief Public Relations Officer Ravinder Bhakar who has joined as Chief Executive Officer of Central Board of Film Certification.
Sharma is an officer of the Indian Railways Traffic Service of 2009 batch and has worked in important assignments pertaining to train operations in previous positions as Senior Divisional Operations Manager of Nagpur and Bilaspur Railway Divisions under South East Central Railway. His role as SR.DOM/Bilaspur particularly holds distinction for having made an all time record of highest freight loading & earning by any division over Indian Railways.
Jun 30, 2020
Kannada Novelist Geetha Nagabhushan Passes Away
Veteran Kannada Novelist Geetha Nagabhushan passed away at the age of 78 due to cardiac arrest in a private hospital at Kalaburagi. She was born on 25th March 1942 in Savalagi village, Kalaburagi.
She started as the Lecturer and retired as the Principal of Nagareshwar College in Kalaburagi.
She served as the Chairperson of Karnataka Sahitya Academy
She chaired the 76th Akhil Bharat Kannada Sahitya Sammelan, at Gadag in 2010.
She got an honorary doctorate from the Gulbarga University.
Most of her works challenged the patriarchal approach and discrimination against woman.
She wrote around 50 short stories including Avva Mattu Itara Kathegalu and Jwalantha, 27 novels including Baduku, Hasimamsa Mattu Haddugalu, 12 plays, collection of poems and research works.
She won the Karnataka Rajotsava Award in 1998.
She won the Kendra Sahitya Academy in 2004 for her novel "Baduku" and became the first Kannada woman to bag the award.
She was the first woman to win Nadoja Awards of Kannada University Hampi in 2004.
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