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Jul 13, 2020

Veteran Gujarati Writer and Journalist Nagindas Sanghvi Passes Away

Qatari author and Padma Shri awardee Nagindas Sanghvi passed away at the age of 100. He was awarded the Padma Shri in January 2020.
Nagindas Sanghvi was born on March 10, 1920 in Bhavnagar. He did BA within the well-known Shamaldas Faculty in Bhavnagar. He served as a professor in three faculties in Mumbai from 1951 to 1980. Nagindas Sanghvi use to put in writing Tad and Phad Katar for Divyabhaskar.
He has written 'Gujarat: A Political Evaluation', 'Mahamanav Shri Krishna', 'Gujarat at Cross Street', 'Narendra Modi: A Political Journey', 'Gita Vimarsh', 'A Transient Historical past of Yoga', 'Sardar Patel: A Devoted Life'. (Gujarati translation of Rajmohan Gandhi's English ebook in Gujarati), 'Gandhi: The Agony of Arrival the South African Years', 'Ramayana's Distance Journey', 'Gita Navi Najre', 'Faith and Society', 'Salting Democracy'.

Jul 12, 2020

Elon Musk Becomes World's Seventh Richest Man

According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Elon Musk's net worth soared past Warren Buffett as the Chief Executive Officer of Tesla Inc became the seventh richest person in the world.
Musk`s fortune rose by $6.07 billion following a 10.8% jump in the electric carmaker`s stock.
Buffett`s net worth dropped earlier this week when he donated $2.9 billion in Berkshire Hathaway stock to charity.

Jul 11, 2020

Baushuan Ger Taiwan's New Ambassador to India

Taiwan named senior diplomat Baushuan Ger as its new representative to India while his predecessor Tien Chung-kwang has been promoted to the post of Deputy Foreign Minister.
Baushuan's appointment was part of personnel changes announced by Taiwan's foreign ministry. Tien served as Taiwan's representative to India for more than seven years.
Baushuan is expected to take up his post in India in September. He is currently director general of the department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs in Taiwan's foreign ministry and has served in the US and the UK.
Tien will replace Hsu Szu-chien as Deputy Foreign Minister. Hsu has been appointed as deputy secretary-general of Taiwan's National Security Council.

Advisory Committee on Mutual Funds under the Chairmanship of Usha Thorat

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the regulator of the securities and commodity market in India, has reconstituted the committee advising it on matters related to regulation and development of the mutual fund industry by including five new members.
The new 20 member committee will be chaired by Usha Thorat, former Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
The previous 15 members panel that formed in 2013 was headed by Janki Ballabh, former Chairman of SBI.

Jul 10, 2020

Cognizant India Chairman Ramkumar Ramamoorthy Resigns

Ramkumar Ramamoorthy, Chairman and Managing Director at Cognizant India resigned after 22 years in the company.
In a major reshuffle, Cognizant also replaced the head of global delivery Pradeep Shilige and brought in former Accenture executive Andy Stafford as the new head of delivery.
Ramamoorthy, who was elevated as the Chairman last year (2019), is the latest among the series of top level exits Cognizant has seen in the last one year.
The Teaneck, New Jersey-headquartered IT services firm has over 200,000 employees in India.

Rajesh Verma New Chairman of IEPFA

The government appointed corporate affairs secretary, Rajesh Verma, as the chairman of the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA).
The appointment was a routine change following Verma's appointment as MCA secretary after Injeti Srinivas retired from the MCA post in April. The post of the chairman of the IEPFA is held by whoever is the current MCA secretary.
As per the notification, Anil K. Sharma, executive director of the Reserve Bank of India, P. S. Narasimha, senior advocate and Gopal V. Kumar, actuary and economist, were also appointed as members of the IEPFA.
The IEPFA was established in September 2016 to make refunds of shares, unclaimed dividends, matured deposits/debentures from the Investor Education Protection Fund to investors and to promote awareness among investors.

Jul 09, 2020

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.

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