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PERSONS IN NEWS - March 2019

Mar 2019

May 14, 2020

V. Vidyavathi becomes new DG of Archaeological Survey of India

IAS officer V. Vidyavathi is appointed as the new Director-General of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) effective from 12th May, 2020. She is a 1991 batch Karnataka cadre officer.
Vidyavathi will be serving in the rank of Additional Secretary to the Government of India. Her appointment is confirmed by the order of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Manoj Ahuja Appointed New CBSE Chief

Odisha cadre IAS Manoj Ahuja has been appointed the new chairman of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
Ahuja is currently working as Special Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Department of Personnel and Training.
Ahuja will replace Anita Karwal as the chairman of the CBSE.

Akhil Kumar Re-inducted into NADA Disciplinary Panel

Former Commonwealth Games gold-winning boxer Akhil Kumar has been re-inducted into the National Anti-Doping Agency's Disciplinary Panel. Akhil, who is also serving in Haryana Police as ACP Gurugram, was formerly in the panel from 2017 to 2019.
The Arjuna award-winning Olympian is among the most accomplished names in Indian boxing and has also been the government observer for the sport between 2017 and 2019.

May 13, 2020

Former National Table Tennis Champion Manmeet Singh Walia Passes Away at 58

Former national table tennis champion Manmeet Singh Walia, who was suffering from rare ALS disease for nearly two years, has died in Montreal, Canada.
Manmeet was 58 and is survived by his wife and two daughters.
One of the finest and consistent performers in the '80s, Manmeet became the national champion in 1989 when he beat S Sriram in the men's singles final in Hyderabad.
He had represented the country at multiple international events after making his debut at the Asian Championships in 1980 along with eight-time national champion Kamlesh Mehta.

May 12, 2020

Grammy winning-singer Betty Wright dies at 66

Iconic soul and R&B singer Betty Wright has died after a battle with cancer. She was 66. The Grammy winner passed away in her hometown Miami, Florida.
Wright, whose real name was Bessie Regina Norris, was born in 1953. She started singing as part of her siblings' musical group called the 'Echoes of Joy', but she rose to fame in the 1970s. The singer was a member of the gospel ensemble until they parted ways when she was 11, leading her to embrace R&B music.

Narinder Batra's Term as FIH President Extended to May 2021

Narinder Batra will remain President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) until May 2021. The FIH said in a statement while announcing the postponement of the 47th FIH Congress that the terms of Batra and the Executive Board members which were due to end in October 2020 have now been extended.
The Presidential election for the world body had been due to take place at this year's Congress in New Delhi but it has now been pushed back in the wake of COVID-19 crisis.

May 11, 2020

Seinfeld Star and Father of Actor Ben Dies Aged 92

Born in New York in 1927, Stiller spent many years in a comedy team with his wife Anne Meara, who died in 2015.
Comedian Jerry Stiller, best known for his recurring role as George Costanza's father on TV's Seinfeld, has died aged 92, his actor son Ben has confirmed.
His other roles included Arthur Spooner in TV sitcom The King of Queens.
Stiller appeared with son Ben in several film comedies, among them Zoolander, Zoolander 2 and The Heartbreak Kid.

Ratan Khatri, Matka King of 60s-90s, Dead

Ratan Khatri, considered by many as among the pioneers of betting in India, has died. Khatri, 88, died after a brief illness at his home in Navjeevan Society in Mumbai Central area.
Hailing from a Sindhi family, Khatri came to Mumbai from Karachi in Pakistan when he was a teenager during the partition in 1947. Famous for his 'Matka King' sobriquet, Khatri is credited with transforming matka (a form of gambling that originated in Mumbai in 1962) into India's biggest betting racket and established a nation-wide gambling network that lasted for decades under his control.

Edu-Tech Firm ELSA Corp Appoints Indian Cricketer Ajinkya as its Brand Ambassador

ELSA Corp (English Language Speech Assistant Corporation) India, the education technology company based out of the US (United States), has appointed Indian Test team vice-captain Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane as its brand ambassador for India, Middle East, ANZ (Australia & New Zealand) and SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation).
Now Rahane will work with company's mobile app 'ELSA Speak' to popularize it among Indian people who want to better their English pronunciation.

May 10, 2020

Historian Hari Sankar Vasudevan dies of Covid-19 in Kolkata

Noted historian Hari Sankar Vasudevan died of Covid-19 at a private hospital near his residence at Salt Lake on the eastern outskirts of Kolkata. He was 68 and is survived by his wife, historian Tapati Guha Thakurta.
Vasudevan was an expert on European and Russian history and India-Russia relationship. He was a professor at Calcutta University. He graduated from Cambridge University, where he also completed his post-graduation and PhD. He authored many books.

Little Richard: Rock 'n' roll pioneer dies

Pioneering rock 'n' roll singer Little Richard has died at the age of 87.
Little Richard's hit Good Golly Miss Molly made the charts in 1958. Other well-known songs include Tutti Frutti and Long Tall Sally.
The Beatles, Elton John and Elvis Presley all cited him an influence. The singer was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.
He died of bone cancer in Tullahoma, Tennessee.

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