Madras High Court stays appointment of former Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary Girija Vaidyanathan as NGT member
NEW DELHI: The Madras High Court on Friday stayed a Union Environment Ministry order, appointing former Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary Girija Vaidyanathan as an expert member of the southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The first bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy granted the injunction while passing interim orders […]
Saurabh Garg appointed UIDAI CEO, Sanjeev Kumar to be Airports Authority of India chief
NEW DELHI: Senior bureaucrat Saurbah Garg has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) as part of a bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Thursday. Garg is at present serving in his cadre state Odisha. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer. The Appointments Committee of […]
Cipla board approves reappointment of Umang Vohra as MD & Global CEO
NEW DELHI: Pharma major Cipla on Tuesday said its board hasapproved the re-appointment of Umang Vohra as the Managing Director and Global CEO of the company for a further period of five years. The board of directorshas considered and approved the re-appointment ofUmang Vohra, Managing Director, designated as ‘Managing Director and Global Chief ExecutiveOfficer’ of […]
Clover Infotech appoints Kunal Nagarkatti as CEO; Siddharth Deshmukh as COO
NEW DELHI: Clover Infotech, a leading digital transformation partner to global conglomerates and leading Indian BFSI customers, has announced the appointment of Kunal Nagarkatti as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company and Siddharth Deshmukh as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) effective 1st April 2021. Founder MD Javed Tapia will now be the Chairman […]
Mango hires Vaani Kapoor as its first brand ambassador for India
NEW DELHI: Spanish fashion brand, Mango, along with its franchise partner, Myntra, announces its association with Bollywood sensation, Vaani Kapoor, as its first brand ambassador in the country. The actress’ first campaign with the brand for their spring-summer collection will set the stage for the brand to further strengthen its leadership position in the massive […]
Hemant Nagrale takes charge as Commissioner of Mumbai Police
NEW DELHI: Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Hemant Nagrale on Wednesday assumed charge as the new Mumbai Police commissioner, just hours after the Maharashtra government transferred Param Bir Singh as director general, Home Guards. Addressing a press conference after assuming office, Nagrale said that he will make sure the Mumbai Police regains its glory […]
STL appoints Chris Rice as CEO for Access Solutions Business
NEW DELHI: STL – Sterlite Technologies Ltd today announced the appointment of Christopher Rice as the Chief Executive Officer for its Access Solutions Business. Chris’s appointment reflects STL’s strong focus on driving growth and innovation in the access segment. Leveraging 25 years of experience in optical communications and system integration, STL is now expanding its […]
Piramal appoints Saurabh Mittal as CTO
NEW DELHI: Piramal Capital and Housing Finance Ltd. (PCHFL), a subsidiary of Piramal Enterprises Limited today announced the appointment of Saurabh Mittal as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of its Retail Finance business. In this role, Saurabh will lead technology strategy towards building a world-class Tech and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-led lending business, creating a cloud-native cutting-edge […]
Arun Kumar Singh appointed Bihar Chief Secretary
NEW DELHI: Senior IAS officer Arun Kumar Singh was on Sunday named as the next Chief Secretary of Bihar. According to a notification issued by the general administration department, the 1985-batch officer will replace incumbent Deepak Kumar who retired a year ago and completed his year-long extension on this day. Singh was earlier posted […]
CBDT Chairman Pramod Chandra Mody gets further extension for three months
NEW DELHI: The re-appointment of Pramod Chandra Mody as Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has been extended for a further period of three months, said Department of Personnel and Training, the Government of India on Sunday. Mody is a 1982-batch Indian Revenue Service officer, was appointed as the CBDT chief in […]
Sitaram Kunte appointed Maharashtra chief secretary
NEW DELHI: Senior IAS officer Sitaram Kunte was on Saturday appointed chief secretary of Maharashtra succeeding Sanjay Kumar. He was presently additional chief secretary (home). Kunte, a 1985 batch officer, who has previously served as Mumbai’s municipal commissioner, shares a good rapport with the chief minister. He has handed several departments in the Maharashtra Government. He […]
Indian-origin Preeti Sinha to lead United Nations Capital Development Fund
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations (UN) Capital Development Fund has appointed Indian-origin investment and development banker Preeti Sinha as its Executive Secretary, whose focus will be on providing micro-finance assistance to women, youth, small and medium-sized enterprises in under-served communities. Sinha commenced her tenure as UNCDF Executive Secretary, the highest leadership rank in the institution, […]
Jharkhand gets new DGP, State Election Commissioner
NEW DELHI: Jharkhand on Friday got a regular Director General of Police (DGP) and State Election Commissioner after the gap of nearly a year. Niraj Sinha, a 1987 batch IPS officer, who was named as new DGP replacing M V Rao assumed office at the State police headquarters. The State home prison and disaster management […]
Praveen Sinha appointed acting CBI chief
NEW DELHI: CBI Additional Director Praveen Sinha, a 1988-batch Gujarat cadre IPS, has been appointed acting chief of the agency till a decision on a new director is taken to succeed Rishi Kumar Shukla who retired on Wednesday after a two-year fixed stint. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]
ILC Group appoints Nihit Kumar as General Manager & Head – Marketing
NEW DELHI: An emerging leader in Delhi NCR’s real estate leader, ILC Group, has announced the appointment of Nihit Kumar as the General Manager & Head – Marketing. Backed by a full-stack experience of over 15 years in brand strategy, events, promotions, product launch and digital amplification, Nihit’s role will be aimed at implementing a […]
HP hires Sarabjit Baveja as chief strategy, incubation officer
SAN FRANCISCO:PC and printer major HP Inc has appointed Sarabjit Singh Baveja as Chief Strategy and Incubation Officer who will lead the strategy, corporate development and new business incubation efforts focused on driving new sources of growth and long-term value creation. Baveja, who joins HP from Bain & Company, will work closely with the executive […]