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Jan 2020

Aug 27, 2020

Computer Pioneer Arnold SpielbergPasses Away

Arnold Spielberg, father of filmmaker Steven Spielberg and an innovating engineer whose work helped make the personal computer possible, died at 103.
Spielberg and Charles Propster designed the GE-225 mainframe computer in the late 1950s while working for General Electric. The machine allowed computer scientists at Dartmouth College to develop the programming language BASIC, which would be essential to the rise of personal computers in the 1970s and '80s.

Aug 25, 2020

Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash Fastest Human Calculator in the World

At the age of 20 Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash won India's first ever gold in the mental calculation world championships.
As per him, maths is a "big mental sport" and his ultimate mission is to "eradicate maths phobia."
Bhanu - as he's known - thinks about numbers all the time and is now the fastest human calculator in the world.
He compares mental maths to sprinting, saying nobody questions people who run fast, but there's always questions around the point of mental maths.
You might think he was born a maths genius, but that's not the case for Bhanu.
It was an accident when he was five which left him bedridden with a head injury for a year that sparked his amazing maths journey.

Aug 23, 2020

Govt. Appoints Ashwani Bhatia as SBI MD

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed Ashwani Bhatia, Deputy Managing Director (DMD), State Bank of India (SBI) as the Managing Director (MD) of SBI, effective from his date of assumption up to the date of his superannuation (May 31, 2022) or until further orders, whichever is earlier. He succeeded PK Gupta, who superannuated on March 31, 2020.
Ashwani Bhatia is currently serving as MD and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at SBI Mutual Fund.
Banks Board Bureau (BBB) headed by B. P. Sharma, former Department of Personnel and Training Secretary, recommended Ashwani Bhatia for the position.
Ashwani Bhatia is the 4th MD of SBI. At present there are 3 other MDs at the bank namely, Arijit Basu, Dinesh Khara and C. S. Setti.

Aug 22, 2020

Rajiv Kumar New Election Commissioner

Former Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar was appointed Election Commissioner. Mr. Kumar will take charge the day Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa leaves his office on August 31. The outgoing Election Commissioner is joining Asian Development Bank as its vice president.
Mr. Kumar is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer of the 1984 batch from Jharkhand cadre.
While Sunil Arora is the Chief Election Commissioner, the other Election Commissioner, apart from Ashok Lavasa, is Sushil Chandra.
Mr Kumar was appointed Finance Secretary in July last year, and his stint ended in February this year. He is known to have worked on key areas of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plan of financial inclusion, through flagship schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana and Mudra loan scheme, among others.

Aug 19, 2020

Rohit Sharma New Brand Ambassador of Sports Eyewear Brand Oakley

Sports eyewear brand Oakley appointed Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma as its brand ambassador. With this partnership, Sharma will sport the brand's performance eyewear on and off the pitch.
As a long-time Oakley supporter, Sharma joins the likes of athletes such as Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh who have endorsed the brand in the past.
Oakley is present in about 2000 retail stores across multi-brand outlets and optical chains such as Titan Eye Plus. The brand, which started operations in India in 2009, is also investing to increase its presence on marketplaces such as Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra, Ajio and Tata Cliq.

Akshay Kumar Only Bollywood Star among Forbes' Highest-paid Actors of 2020

According to an annual tally released by Forbes magazine, wrestler-turned-movie star Dwayne Johnson clung to the top slot on the list of the world's highest-paid male actors for a second straight year.
Johnson, also known by his ring name The Rock, earned $87.5 million from June 1, 2019 to June 1, 2020.
Ryan Reynolds, who co-stars with Johnson in Red Notice, came in second in the Forbes ranking of male stars.
Actor and producer Mark Wahlberg, star of Netflix action comedy Spenser Confidential, finished third with $58 million.
Akshay Kumar was the only Bollywood star in the top 10, landed in sixth place with earnings of $48.5 million. Most of his income came from product endorsements.
Rounding out the list were Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, actors Will Smith and Adam Sandler, and martial-arts star Jackie Chan.

Filmmaker-actor Nishikant Kamat Passes Away

Filmmaker-actor Nishikant Kamat died at the age of 50 in Hyderabad.
In 2004, he made his debut as an actor in Hava Aney Dey and as a filmmaker in 2005 with the commercially successful Marathi film Dombivali Fast. The film won him a National Award. He made his entry into the Tamil film industry with Evano Oruvan (2007) starring R. Madhavan.
The filmmaker also directed Mumbai Meri Jaan (2008), Force (2011), Lai Bhaari (2014), Madaari (2016) and Rocky Handsome (2016).
As an actor, Mr. Kamat was last seen in Vikramaditya Motwane's Bhavesh Joshi Superhero.

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