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Oct 2019

May 20, 2020

Marathi Writer, Playwright Ratnakar Matkari Dead

Veteran Marathi writer and playwright Ratnakar Matkari has died.
Matkari, 81, considered a pioneer of the children''s drama movement in Marathi.
Matkari had tested coronavirus positive.
From story books for kids to plays, his work in Marathi literature was phenomenal.

Dilip Oommen is the New President of India's Largest Steel Association

Dilip Oommen, CEO, Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) has taken over as president of the Indian Steel Association (ISA), the industry body representing large steel manufacturers in India.
He was unanimously appointed as president for the next two years.
Oommen, is a veteran of the steel industry with more than 37 years of experience and an alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.

May 19, 2020

Jack Ma Resigns From SoftBank's Board of Directors

Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma will be stepping down from Softbank Group's board of directors, after serving for nearly 13 years. Ma is expected to resign from the Group's board on June 25, 22020 when the group is scheduled to convene its annual shareholder meeting.
Jack Ma had retired as the Executive Chairman of Alibaba in September 2019. His resignation from SoftBank Group comes as he attempts to pull back from formal business roles to focus on philanthropic activities.

May 18, 2020

Mexican Journalist Killed in 'Armed Attack'

A journalist has been killed in an armed attack in northern Mexico, local authorities say - the third reporter to be killed in the country this year (2020).
Jorge Armenta, the director of media outlet Medios Obson in Ciudad Obregon, was under government protection after receiving death threats.
More than 140 journalists have been killed in Mexico since the year 2000.
Mexico has been described as the deadliest country for reporters outside a war zone by the journalism advocacy group Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

May 17, 2020

Israel Gets First Ethiopia-Born Minister

Israel is set to get its first Ethiopia-born minister, with the nomination of a female MP brought there in a secret operation in the 1980s.
Pnina Tamano-Shata has been chosen by incoming deputy prime minister Benny Gantz, who is forming a unity government with PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israel's Ethiopian-Jewish community often complains of discrimination.
Incidents of police using force against Israelis of Ethiopian origin - including fatal shootings - have led to street protests and clashes in recent years.
The 140,000-strong community is among the poorest in the country and suffers from high rates of unemployment.

Zubair Iqbal Appointed MD J-K Bank

The Jammu and Kashmir administration approved the appointment of senior vice president of HDFC Bank Zubair Iqbal as the new managing director of Jammu and Kashmir Bank.
R K Chibber will continue as the bank''s chairman for the next three years.
Iqbal will have a three-year tenure.

May 16, 2020

Sahitya Akademi winner Debesh Roy Passes Away

Veteran Bengali author Debesh Roy, who was conferred the Sahitya Akademi award for his novel 'Teesta Parer Brittanto', died at a private hospital in Kolkata.
He was born in Pabna in present-day Bangladesh on December 17, 1936. He had five decades of career as a writer.
Besides Teesta Parer Britanta', he will be remembered for books like Borisaler Jogen Mondal , Manush Khun Kore Keno and Samay Asamayer Brittanto . His first book was Jajati.
Roy was 84 and he is survived by his son.

Rajesh Goel Appointed as Director General of NAREDCO

Realtors body National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO) has appointed Rajesh Goel as director general (DG) of the association.
Earlier, Goel was serving as the chairman and managing director, Hindustan Prefab Ltd.
Rajesh Goel is a professional with over 37 years of experience in leading PSUs under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, superannuated in November 2019 as the chairman and managing director of Hindustan Prefab Ltd.
NAREDCO and CREDAI are the two major associations of real estate developers across the country.

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