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Dec 2018

Jun 26, 2020

Priyanka and Anurag among 50 Ambassadors for 45th Edition of TIFF 2020

Priyanka Chopra and filmmaker Anurag Kashyap named among the 50 ambassadors for the 45th edition of Toronto International Film Festival(TIFF) 2020, which is to be held virtually. The festival will take place from September 10-19 with physical screenings and drive-ins, digital screenings, virtual red carpets, press conferences and industry talks.
This is the first time TIFF will launch a digital platform for the festival, offering new opportunities to connect with audiences beyond Toronto.
TIFF has partnered with Shift72 to develop the online platform.
Other ambassadors are Ava DuVernay, Taika Waititi, Nicole Kidman, Martin Scorsese, Nadine Labaki, Alfonso Cuarón and Tantoo Cardinal among others.

Jun 25, 2020

TMC Lawmaker Tamonash Ghosh Dies

Trinamool Congress legislator Tamonash Ghosh, who had tested positive for the coronavirus disease died. He was 60.
Tamonash Ghosh was a 3-time MLA from Falta and party treasurer since 1998.
Mr. Ghosh represented Falta Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal.

Jun 24, 2020

Justice Rajesh Shukla Sworn-in as New Gujarat Lokayukta

Retired Gujarat High Court Judge Justice Rajesh Shukla was sworn-in as the fifth Lokayukta of the state by Governor Acharya Devvrat.
The post of the state anti-corruption ombudsman was lying vacant since the retirement of Lokayukta D P Buch in December 2018.
Born in 1956, Justice Shukla was elevated as Additional Judge of the High Court of Gujarat in November 2007 and appointed as a permanent Judge in May 2009.
He retired from the service at the Gujarat HC in December 2019.

Former MP & Journalist Vishwa Bandhu Gupta Passes Away

Former MP and a veteran journalist Vishwa Bandhu Gupta, who was nicknamed as Balloon Man passed away in Delhi. He was born in Bhingar, Bombay Province, British India.
He was associated with the National Congress party and became the Member of Parliament (MP) in April 1984.
He represented Delhi in Rajya Sabha from 1984 to 1990.
He served as the Vice-President and District President of Delhi Congress.
He was the President of All India Newspaper Editors Conference (AINEC) and one of the founding members of the Press Club of India (PCI).

Jun 23, 2020

Natarajan Chandrasekaran Re-nominated as a Part-time Non-Official Director on RBI Central Board

As per a notification from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Chairman of the Board of Tata Sons, Natarajan Chandrasekaran has been re-nominated as a Part-Time Non-Official Director on RBI Central board for 2 years from March 2020 or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
The government had 1st nominated him as the Director on RBI Central board for 4 years from March 4, 2016.
The Natarajan Chandrasekaran joined Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in 1987, he became its Chief Executive Officer from 2009-17 , prior to which he was Chief Operating Officer (COO) and executive director of TCS
He served as the chairman of Tata Motors and Tata Global Beverages(TGB). He has also served as the Chairperson of the Information and Communication Technology Industry Governors at the World Economic Forum, Davos in 2015-16.

IFTAS Appoints T.Tabi Sankar as Chairman and N. Rajendran as CEO

The Indian Financial Technology & Allied Services (IFTAS), wholly owned subsidiary of Reserve Bank of India appointed T. Rabi Sankar as the Chairman and Dr. N. Rajendran as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Mr. Shanka is a member of committees including Expert Committee on Integration of Commodity Spot and Derivative Markets (established by the Government of India), Working Group on Establishing Viable Capital Markets and Working Group on Dollar Funding Markets (established by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS))
Mr. Rajendran holds a PhD in Computer Science and experience in technology management, cybersecurity, strategizing, people and technology management.
He worked as the chief architect in the creation and implementation of Unified Payments Interface (UPI).

Jun 22, 2020

Padma Shri Awardee Vidyaben Passes Away

Social worker and National Award winner Vidyaben Shah passed at her residence in the national capital. She was 98.
Vidyaben was the first non-official to head the New Delhi Municipal Council in the 1970s and was also the president of the Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW) between 1976 to 1979 and then from 1985 to 1994.
A pioneer in the field of child welfare, she established the first Bal Bhavan in Rajkot in the 1940s and as a university student, she participated in the Quit India Movement. She was awarded the Padma Shri in 1992 and received the National Award for outstanding services in the field of child welfare in 1986.

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