Ivory Coast PM, Presidential Candidate Amadou Coulibaly Dies
Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, the presidential candidate of Ivory Coast's ruling party, died just days after returning from two months of medical treatment in France, where he previously had undergone a heart transplant.
Mr. Coulibaly's death throws the upcoming presidential election into disarray, raising concerns about who now will represent the party of President Alassane Ouattara, who is required to step down after his second term.
Mr. Ouattara's party has been in power since post-election violence a decade ago left some 3,000 people dead after then-President Laurent Gbagbo refused to acknowledge his defeat in a runoff vote.
Initially, there was speculation that Mr. Ouattara would try to extend his rule, but he eventually said he would not run and threw his support behind Mr. Coulibaly.
Veteran Actor Jagdeep Passes Away
Veteran actor-comedian Jagdeep, best known for his role as Soorma Bhopali in "Sholay" passed away. He was 81.
The actor, real name Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jafri, was not keeping well.
Jagdeep appeared in around 400 films but it is his role as Soorma Bhopali in 1975 film "Sholay" that is etched in audiences' minds even today.
He also played memorable roles in "Purana Mandir" and in "Andaz Apna Apna" as Salman Khan's father.
Better known by his stage name Jagdeep, the actor also directed the movie "Soorma Bhopali" with his character as the protagonist.
Luxury Ride Signs Singer Sukhbir Singh as its Brand Ambassador
Luxury Ride signed singer Sukhbir Singh as its brand ambassador. He will soon be seen in a full-fledged marketing campaign besides being leveraged across its upcoming brand and product communication initiatives.
Sukhbir Singh is nicknamed as Prince of Bhangra.
His 1st album is New Stylee, which won the 1996 Channel V Awards in three categories namely, Best Debut Album, Best Male Vocalist and Best Music Video (for "Punjabi Munde")
Other albums include, Gal Ban Gayi and Hai Energy among others. He has sung the song 'Dil laga' from Dhoom 2 and with Canadian band Josh.
Luxury Rides is a chain of pre-owned, multi-brand luxury car showrooms. Its pre-owned luxury car portfolio includes Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, Volvo, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mini Cooper, and others.
Jul 08, 2020
Ennio Morricone, Italian Composer Passed Away
Two times Oscar winner, Ennio Morricone, Italian Composer passed away at the age of 91 in Campus Bio-Medico, a clinic in Rome, Italy, where he was admitted due to a broken femur. He was born on 10th November 1928 in Rome, Italy.
At the age of 12 he joined Rome's conservatory and started studying trumpet and later joined the orchestra of Academy of Santa Cecilia.
He worked for theatres and radios and worked with Italy's popular pop stars from 1950s to 1960s.
He got his first credit for the feature film, Il Federale in 1961.
He worked as a composer for 500 films, television programmes, songs and orchestras.
He became famous through his scores for Spaghetti Westerns starring Clint Eastwood directed by Sergio Leone.
Sijo Kuruvilla George Becomes Member of Centre's Committee on Science and Tech Policy
Sijo Kuruvilla George, the CEO of start-up village and founder of Re-think Foundation has been selected as a member of Central Government's Expert Committee on Science and Technology Policy led by Harkesh Mittal (also heads the department of Science and Technology).
The Science, Technology and Innovation Policy 2020 is a formation by the Department of Science and technology and principle Scientific advisor of union Government.
It is the fifth science and technology policy in the country.
Sijo kuruvilla is the only member from Kerala, as a part of the eight member panel.
The committee is updating the existing 2013 policy to encourage scientific innovations.
The policy changes in the area of entrepreneurship including space, health, and atomic physics are considered.
Sijo is a part of an expert committee to initiate the first phase of policy making.
Jul 07, 2020
Injeti Srinivas New Chairman of IFSCA
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the appointment of Injeti Srinivas as chairman of the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA).
The former corporate affairs secretary and 1983-batch IAS officer of the Odisha cadre will head the IFSCA for a period of three years.
While at the helm of the ministry of corporate affairs (MCA), Srinivas was instrumental in pushing through significant reforms in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) and the Companies Act.
The IFSCA was established by the finance ministry in April 2020 as the unified authority to regulate all financial services in International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs) in the country.
Thierry Delaporte Takes Charge as Wipro CEO and MD
Thierry Delaporte took charge as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of IT services major Wipro.
In January this year, Wipro had said that its CEO and Managing Director Abidali Z Neemuchwala had decided to step down from the company. Abidali Neemuchwala relinquished his position as CEO and MD on June 1.
Rishad Premji was overseeing the day-to-day operations of the company until July 5.
Thierry Delaporte was the Chief Operating Officer of Capgemini Group and a member of its group executive board. During his 25 year career with Capgemini.
Jul 06, 2020
Earl Cameron: British Film and TV Star Dies
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).
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