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PERSONS IN NEWS - March 2019

Mar 2019

Jun 02, 2019

Brij Mohan Khaitan Passes Away

Industrialist Brij Mohan Khaitan, who hogged the limelight by acquiring the Indian business of Union Carbide in the 1990s, passed away.
Mr. Khaitan, 92, was the patriarch of the Williamson Magor Group that deals in dry-cell battery, tea and engineering services.
Mr. Khaitan got the Lifetime Achievement Award from the ICC in 2013.

Gehlot Rejects Lalchand Kataria's Resignation

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot rejected the resignation of Agriculture Minister Lalchand Kataria, who had taken the decision in the wake of the Congress's dismal showing in the Lok Sabha election.
As per reports, Mr. Gehlot rejected the resignation and asked Mr. Kataria to continue in office and play his role in good governance.

Leader of Congress Parliamentary Party

United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi was elected leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP).
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh proposed Ms. Gandhi's name, which was unanimously approved by all the MPs.

Jun 01, 2019

Guterres Picks Indian-origin Official for UN Women

Indian-origin official Anita Bhatia, a veteran in strategic partnerships and resource mobilisation, has been appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as the Deputy Executive Director in UN Women, the agency focussed on women empowerment and gender equality.

First Woman Finance Minister since Indira

In the first Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, Nirmala Sitharaman was Defence Minister, the first woman to hold that post since former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who was in charge of the portfolio when she was head of government.
In the second one, Sitharaman is the Finance Minister and she is once again the second woman to hold the post after Gandhi, who held the portfolio when she was PM.
The rise of Sitharaman who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a little over a decade ago, is an example of women breaking the glass ceiling to be in the driving seat of Asia's third largest economy.

May 31, 2019

Maneka Gandhi Likely to be Pro-tem Speaker

Sultanpur MP Maneka Gandhi is likely to be the pro tem speaker of the new Lok Sabha. As the temporary speaker, the former union minister will administer oath to the newly elected MPs and preside over the sitting of the Lok Sabha to elect its speaker.
Maneka was the women and child development minister in the outgoing government, but she did not find a place in the new council of minister.
Maneka is a seven term Lok Sabha MP and the senior most member of the lower house of the parliament after Santosh Kumar Gangwar.

May 30, 2019

Chirag Doshi Resigns

Chirag Doshi, an independent director of Manpasand Beverages resigned in wake of search and seizure proceedings by the Commissioner of Central GST and Customs at various premises of the company.

3M India's New MD

3M India, the Indian subsidiary of Minnesota-based 3M Co., appointed Ramesh Ramadurai as MD with effect from June 1. Mr. Ramadurai takes over from Debarati Sen, who had led the company for the past three years and is now returning to 3M USA as the vice president and general manager for 3M Abrasives Systems Division.

May 29, 2019

Papua New Guinea PM Formally Resigns

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O`Neill formally resigned after losing the support of parliament during weeks of political turmoil in the South Pacific island nation.
O`Neill was met with applause when he announced to parliament that he had delivered his resignation to Governor-General Bob Dadae.

Vidyashankar New Vice-Chancellor of KSOU

Vidyashankar S., professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bangalore Institute of Technology (BIT), has been appointed Vice-Chancellor (V-C) of Karnataka State Open University in Mysuru. The new Vice-Chancellor is likely to take charge on May 30.
Mr. Vidyashankar's name was shortlisted along with three others by the search committee, which was constituted for choosing the Vice-Chancellor.

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