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PERSONS IN NEWS - March 2019

Mar 2019

May 02, 2019

Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria Takes Over

Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria took over as the Vice Chief of Air Staff succeeding Air Marshal Anil Khosla.
Bhadauria was earlier heading the Indian Air Force's Bengaluru-based Training Command. Earlier as a Deputy Chief, he was the chairman of India's negotiating team for 36 Rafale combat aircraft deal with France.
He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and was commissioned in the fighter stream of IAF in June 1980 as the recipient of 'Sword of Honour'.

Masood Azhar as Global Terrorist

Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar was listed as a designated terrorist by the UN Security Council 1267 Committee. Significantly, the reasons for listing did not mention the Pulwama attack of February 14, for which the JeM had claimed responsibility, and which found mention in the latest (February 27) listing request for Azhar.
Nevertheless, the listing is a victory for India in a decade-old diplomatic battle waged primarily by it and supported by its friends at the UNSC, as it would mean a travel ban, arms embargo and asset freeze on Azhar.

May 01, 2019

End of an Era as Emperor Akihito Steps Down

Emperor Akihito of Japan formally stepped down, the first abdication for 200 years in the world's oldest monarchy, as his son Naruhito prepared to take the Chrysanthemum Throne and usher in a new imperial era.
In the "Room of Pine" in Tokyo's Imperial Palace, the popular 85-year-old performed the abdication ritual in the presence of the imperial regalia, an ancient sword and the sacred jewel.

Nandyal MP S.P.Y. Reddy Passes away

Three-time Lok Sabha MP and industrialist SPY Reddy died after prolonged illness at a private hospital.
Reddy was a three-time MP from Nandyal parliamentary constituency in Kurnool, and was a prominent industrialist promoting Nandi group of companies.
Reddy contested recent Lok Sabha elections on behalf of Jana Sena Party floated by actor Pawan Kalyan. He had earlier defected from YSR Congress party into Telugu Desam Party.
He was elected from Nandyal in 2009 on a Congress ticket but switched to the YSR Congress Party for 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
After 2014 parliamentary elections, Reddy joined the Telugu Desam Party but left the party after he did not get Lok Sabha ticket.

Rod Rosenstein Quits

U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who appointed Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller and oversaw his probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and related questions, handed in his resignation.
Mr. Rosenstein was expected to resign after the Mueller probe concluded and after William Barr, the new Attorney-General, had assumed office. The resignation will be effective May 11.

Apr 26, 2019

Ravi Uppal Chairman for Raymond Subsidiaries

Ravi Uppal, chairman and managing director of Steel Infra Solutions Private Ltd., has been appointed as Chairman of Ring Plus Aqua Ltd., and JK Files (India) Ltd., the two subsidiaries of Raymond Ltd.
Gautam Hari Singhania has stepped down from the position of the chairman of Ring Plus.
Previously he had stepped down as chairman of JK Files.
Mr. Uppal had worked with Volvo, ABB, L&T and Jindal Steel and Power.

Indian Envoy to Seychelles

Former army chief General Dalbir Singh was named as the Indian High Commissioner India to Seychelles, an Indian Ocean island nation.
Mr. Singh is expected to take up the assignment shortly.
Gen Singh was the army chief when India carried out surgical strikes against terror launch pads in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in September 2016.
His appointment is being seen as recognition of his achievements when he was the army chief from 2014 to 2016.

Khaira Quits Assembly

Former Aam Aadmi Party leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira resigned as legislator from the Punjab Assembly.
Mr. Khaira, who had floated the Punjabi Ekta Party, said that he decided to resign as a legislator as he would be filing his nomination papers as a candidate of the Punjab Democratic Alliance from the Bathinda parliamentary constituency.

Joe Biden Announces White House Bid

Former U.S. Vice-President Joseph R. Biden Jr. announced that he will run for the office of President in 2020.
Mr. Biden's move has been anticipated for months. The six-term former Senator from Delaware joins a galaxy of 19 Democratic presidential hopefuls, including women and progressives, as well as Hispanic, Asian, African-American, gay and millennial candidates.
Mr. Biden has made two previous bids for the White House (in 1998 and 2008). After losing his 2008 bid, he went on to serve, for two terms, as Vice-President in the Barack Obama administration.

Apr 24, 2019

Sunny Deol Joins BJP

Film star Sunny Deol joined the BJP, and was fielded from the Gurdaspur parliamentary constituency that had previously been held by another cine star, the late Vinod Khanna.
Mr. Deol, however, is not the only celebrity or late recruit awarded with party ticket by the BJP. The party is fighting the largest number of seats it has ever fought since it was founded in 1980, and has spread the net far and wide to snag likely candidates.
Among the celebrity inductees fielded so far are cricketer Gautam Gambhir, Bhojpuri stars Ravi Kishan and Dinesh Yadav alias Nirauwa, singer Hansraj Hans, actress Jaya Prada and Bengali actress Locket Chatterjee. Some celebrity candidates have been repeated from 2014, including actress Hema Malini and Union Minister and musician Babul Supriyo. Those who joined the party just before the polls and given a party ticket include Arvind Sharma of the Congress, A. Manju and Umesh Jadhav.

Apr 23, 2019

Manish Maheshwari Appointed as India MD Twitter

Twitter India appointed Manish Maheshwari, ex-CEO of Network18 Digital, as the Managing Director for its India operations.
Maheshwari will be responsible for driving an integrated business strategy to accelerate Twitter`s audience and revenue growth in the country.

Special Observer for Tripura

The Election Commission has appointed former Deputy Election Commissioner Vinod Zutshi, a retired IAS officer, as a special observer for East Tripura polls.
The Commission had earlier made Mr. Zutshi a special observer, along with retired IAS officer Noor Mohammad and retired IPS officer A.S. Gill, for assessing the ground situation in Jammu and Kashmir and determine the feasibility for holding State Assembly elections there.

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