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Mar 2019

Dec 27, 2019

Hemant Soren to Take Oath as Jharkhand CM on December 29

Jharkhand Governor Droupadi Murmu will administer the oath of office to chief minister-designate Hemant Soren at 2 pm on December 29.
Chief Secretary DK Tiwari called on Soren at his Kanke Road residence during the day and handed him the invitation for the ceremony.
The JMM-Congress-RJD alliance stormed to power in Jharkhand on December 23, ousting the BJP in yet another state in the Hindi heartland after the saffron party's stupendous performance in the Lok Sabha elections.
The three-party alliance bagged 47 seats in the 81-member state Assembly. The JMM won 30 seats, Congress 16 and the RJD one.
JVM(P), with its three MLAs, has extended 'unconditional support' to Soren to form the government. The BJP clinched 25 seats, AJSU Party two, the CPI-ML(Liberation) and the NCP one each and others two.

Dec 24, 2019

Harsh Vardhan Named Next Foreign Secretary

India's ambassador to the US, Harsh Vardhan Shringla, was named by the government as the next foreign secretary and he will take over from incumbent Vijay Gokhale in January. Shringla, who took over as the envoy in Washington in January, is a career diplomat who was seen as a frontrunner for the top post for several months.
During a diplomatic career spanning 35 years, Shringla has served as the high commissioner to Bangladesh and ambassador in Thailand. He has also headed the UN political and Saarc divisions in the external affairs ministry. A graduate of St Stephen's College in Delhi, Shringla speaks French, Vietnamese and Nepalese and has published papers on conflict prevention, economic diplomacy, and India-Bangladesh relations.

Dec 22, 2019

Emanuel Ungaro: French Fashion Designer Emanuel Died

French fashion designer Emanuel Ungaro died in Paris aged 86.
Ungaro was the son of Italian immigrants who trained under Spanish designer Cristobal Balenciaga.
He founded his fashion house in the 1960s and described himself as a sensual obsessive - with a reputation for bold colours and prints.
Ungaro sold the label to Silicon Valley businessman Asim Abdullah in 2005.

Dec 21, 2019

Anand Mahindra to Step Down as M&M Executive Chairman

Anand Mahindra will hold the role of non-executive chairman from the earlier post of executive chairman effective from 1 April 2020.
As part of its rejig of the top management of the company, Pawan Kumar Goenka was re-appointed the managing director and also given the additional responsibilities of the chief executive officer, effective from 1 April, 2020.
Anish Shah would replace Goenka as the managing director and CEO on April 2, 2021. Goenka is set to retire after his term ends.
Shah will join M&M board as deputy managing director and group CFO, replacing V.S. Parthasarathy, the current CFO.

Dec 20, 2019

P&W Appointed Ashmita Sethi as India Biz MD

Aircraft engine-maker Pratt and Whitney (P&W) appointed Ashmita Sethi as the Managing Director of its India division. Sethi had resigned from her position of director for communications and corporate affairs at Boeing India a few weeks ago. Palash Roy Chowdhury, who served as the Managing Director of P&W's Indian division for around eight years, put in down his papers in July.

Atul Karwal Appointed as Director of National Police Academy

Atul Karwal, a 1988 batch IPS officer, was appointed as the Director of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy in Hyderabad.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the proposal of Ministry of Home Affairs for appointment of Karwal, presently working as ADG, CRPF as Director, SVP NPA by temporarily downgrading the post to the level of Additional Director General for a period up to 05.12.2021, i.e. the date of combined deputation tenure of Karwal or until further orders whichever is earlier.

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