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Mar 07, 2022

Former Army Chief SF Rodrigues Passes Away

Former Indian Army Chief Gen SF Rodrigues (retd) died at the age of 88 at his home in Alto Porvorim, Goa.
He was the Chief of the Indian Army from 1990 to 1993. He was appointed the Governor of Punjab and Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh in November 2004, and remained in office till 2010.
In addition to his more than 40 years in the Indian Army, he served two terms on the National Security Advisory (NSA) Board.

Mukul Arya, India's Representative in Palestine Passes Away

Mukul Arya, India's representative at Ramallah in Palestine, passed away.
Palestinian leadership also expressed shock at the death of Mukul Arya at his workplace.
Arya, a career diplomat, served at the Ministry of External Affairs in Delhi, in addition to serving at the Permanent Delegation of India to UNESCO in Paris and at the Embassies of India in Kabul and Moscow.
He was raised and educated in Delhi, studied Economics at Delhi University and JNU, before joining the Indian Foreign Service in 2008.

Mar 06, 2022

Australian Cricket Legend Shane Warne Passes Away

Australian spin bowler Shane Warne died at the age of 52. He passed away in Koh Samui, Thailand, of 'a suspected heart attack.'
Warne, who made his cricket debut, played 145 Tests for Australia and picked up 708 wickets. In his 194 ODI appearances, Warne pared 293 scalps.
Warne had retired from all formats of cricket in July 2013. He was regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of cricket.
Warne's stellar international career spanned across 15 years and saw him take 708 Test wickets — the most ever for an Australian, and the second-most of all time behind only Muttiah Muralitharan. He was inducted in ICC Hall of Fame in 2013.

Mar 05, 2022

Vidya Balan Becomes Brand Ambassador of Bharti AXA

Actress Vidya Balan became the brand ambassador of Bharti AXA Life Insurance. Vidya Balan embodies the core values of Bharti AXA Life Insurance and would help deepen the narrative of #DoTheSmartThing championed by the brand. Bharti AXA Life has been at the forefront of engaging with new-age customers and empowers them to deal with unpredictability in achieving life goals through assured financial returns on maturity.

Mar 03, 2022

Bollywood Film Critic, Writer Jaiprakash Chouksey Dies

Film critic, writer Jaiprakash Chouksey died at his home in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city. He was 82.
Chouksey has penned scripts and dialogues for several films including 'Shayad' (1979), 'Qatl' (1986) and 'Bodyguard' (2011), and was also involved in writing for television serials.

Feb 27, 2022

Odisha's First Tribal CM Hemananda Biswal Passes Away

Odisha's first tribal Chief Minister as well as last Congress Chief Minister of the state, Hemananda Biswal passed away. He was 82. Biswal, a Bhuyan tribal from Jharsuguda district, served as the Chief Minister twice from 1989 to 1990 and 1999 to 2000. In December 1999, he was again made Chief Minister after erstwhile chief minister Giridhari Gamang was replaced over his failure in relief and rehabilitation measures in the aftermath of the 1999 super cyclone that ripped through the Odisha coast.
Biswal began his political journey as a chairman of Kirimira panchayat Samiti in the Jharsuguda district. He was elected to the Odisha assembly for the first time in 1974 from Laikera constituency. He was elected to the assembly as MLA six times from the same seat. In 2009 he was elected as an MP from Sundargarh.

D2H Ropes in Rishabh Pant as its Brand Ambassador

Dish TV India Limited's DTH brand D2H, brought Rishabh Pant on board as its new brand ambassador. The cricketer will feature in 360-degree brand communication for the next two years. "Our brands are our biggest strength. The close affinity between the D2H brand and Rishabh Pant as brand ambassador will enable deeper engagement of D2H with its target group," Anil Dua, executive director and group CEO, Dish TV India Ltd, said about the association.
Dish TV India Limited is a direct-to-home (DTH) company with brands such as Dish TV, Zing and D2H under its ownership. The company operates using multiple satellite platforms including SES-8, GSAT-15, and ST-2 and has a bandwidth capacity of 1134 MHz. D2H with a range of channel selection aims towards a around the clock customer support. The DTH brand, to target a larger audience base, has expanded its service to regional channels, educational channels and active services, for customers among various age groups, like fitness active, dance active, thriller active, comedy active and kids active, among others.

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