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APPOINTMENTS(INDIA)
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Sr. no
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Newly Appointed
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Post
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1.
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Rajan S Katoch
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Director of the
Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Note: Term Extended
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2.
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Amitava Ghosh
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Snapdeal
VP-engineering
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3.
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Rekha Menon
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Chairman of
Accenture India
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4.
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appoints Anindya
Basu
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MD of Accenture
India
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5.
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Governors of Bihar
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Ram Nath Kovind
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6.
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Governors of HP
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Acharya Dev Vrat
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7.
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Sanjay Jalona
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MD and CEO for
L&T Infotech
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8.
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Om Prakash Rawat
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Election
Commissioner of India
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9.
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Former Cabinet
Secretary, Ajit Seth
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Chairman of the
Public Enterprises Selection Board
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10.
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Kishor Piraji
Kharat
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IDBI MD and CEO
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11.
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P S jayakumar
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MD and CEO of Bank
of Baroda (BoB).
Note: This is the first time that Union government
has appointed the two candidates from the private sector to head the Public
Sector Banks (PSBs).
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12.
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Rakesh Sharma
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MD and CEO of
Canara Bank.
Note: This is the first time that Union government
has appointed the two candidates from the private sector to head the Public
Sector Banks (PSBs).
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13.
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Ashwani Lohanii
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Air India CMD
Note:
succeeded Rohit Nandan
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14.
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Amitabh Mattoo
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Appointed as
Advisor to J&K CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
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15.
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Amol Palekar
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appointed chairman
of India’s Oscar jury
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16.
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Justice Madanlal
Laxmandas Tahaliyani
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New Lokayukta of
Maharashtra.
Note: Administered the oath from the Governor Vidyasagar
Rao
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17.
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Rana Kapoor
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MD and CEO of YES
bank
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18.
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Dilip Vengsarkar
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President of
cricket statisticians body
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19.
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Al Rajwani
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NEW
APPOINTMENTS(WORLD)
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Sr. no
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Newly Appointed
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Post
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1.
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Indian-American
AtulKeshap
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U.S. Ambassador to
Sri Lanka and Maldives
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2.
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Raffi
Freedman-Gurspan
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Recruitment
director for presidential personnel in the White House Office of Presidential
Personnel, LGBT groups and the White House
Note: First openly transgender staff member in
White House.
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3.
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Sebastian Coe
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IAAF president
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4.
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Athletics
Federation of India President AdilleSumariwalla
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Elected as one of
the members of the prestigious Council of the IAAF
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5.
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RanilWickremesinghe
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Prime Minister of
Sri Lanka
Note: President(SL)MaithripalaSirisena
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