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Dec 2019

Aug 06, 2020

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar Passes Away

Senior Congressman and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar passed away. He was 88.
Mr. Patil Nilangekar had the briefest run as Chief Minister of Maharashtra, serving in that capacity for less than a year between June1985 and March 1986 after controversial circumstances forced him to resign.
He resigned from the post when the Bombay High Court passed strictures against him after fraud was alleged in the results of the MD examination in 1985 "at his behest" to help his daughter and her friend get through.
A powerful cooperative leader from Latur, his grandson Sambhaji Patil is a BJP MLA and was the labour minister in the Devendra Fadnavis-led government.
Shri Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar was a stalwart of Maharashtra politics. He served the state diligently, especially working for the welfare of farmers and the poor.

Aug 05, 2020

John Hume: Nobel Peace Prize Winner Passes Away

The Nobel Peace Prize winner and prominent Northern Ireland politician John Hume died aged 83.
One of the highest-profile politicians in Northern Ireland for more than 30 years, he helped create the climate that brought an end to the Troubles.
He was a founding member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) in 1970 and led the party from 1979 until 2001.
Mr Hume played a major role in the peace talks, which led to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.
He was widely admired for his steadfast commitment to peaceful, democratic politics during three decades of violence in Northern Ireland.

Aug 04, 2020

Rajesh Kumar New Manipur Chief Secretary

Senior IAS officer Rajesh Kumar was appointed the new Chief Secretary of Manipur.
Kumar, who was the additional Chief Secretary, is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1988 batch, belonging to the Manipur cadre.
J. Suresh Babu retired as the Chief Secretary of the state on his scheduled superannuation from government service.

Nippon Life India AMC Appoints Parekh Ashvin as Independent Director

Nippon Life India Asset Management (NAM India), asset manager of Nippon India Mutual Fund (NIMF), appointed Parekh Ashvin, as Independent Director for 5 years.
Parekh brings with him more than 40 years of rich experience in business and operational strategies in banking, insurance, asset management and para-banking Institutions across the Indian sub-continent, US, Europe and Australia. He was Senior Partner of Ernst & Young before his retirement and most recently, served as the Chairman of National Pension Scheme.

Aug 03, 2020

UP Minister Kamal Rani Varun Passes Away

Uttar Pradesh minister Kamal Rani Varun, who had earlier tested positive for the novel coronavirus, died due to the infection in Lucknow. She was 62.
Kamal Rani Varun, who served as Minister of Technical Education, is the first minister in Uttar Pradesh to die after contracting coronavirus.
Kamal Rani was MLA from Ghatampur in Kanpur. In the past, she was also a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha twice.
Kamal Rani was the only woman cabinet minister in UP following Rita Bahuguna Joshi's resignation after getting elected to the Lok Sabha.

Aug 02, 2020

Rajya Sabha Member Amar Singh Passes Away

Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh died at a Singapore hospital. Singh had been undergoing treatment at the hospital for several months. He was 64.
Leaders across the political spectrum condoled Amar Singh's death.
The flamboyant businessman-politician, who once counted India's most influential icons from industry, politics and Bollywood among his closest friends, had been a key player in the cut and thrust of Indian politics till about a decade ago. Back in 2008, he also helped the then Manmohan Singh government survive a crucial trust vote that eventually led to his arrest three years later. He was accused of offering bribes to three BJP MPs to get them to support the UPA.
It was a chance encounter with Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav on a flight back in 1996 that led him to enter politics. He joined as its general secretary and soon became Mulayam Singh Yadav's crisis manager and the face of SP in Delhi's power circles.

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