Bhupesh Baghel appoints DM Awasthi as new Chhattisgarh DGP
NEW DELHI: The newly-elected Congress-led Bhupesh Baghel government in Chhattisgarh has appointed DM Awasthi as new Director General of Chhattisgarh Police. Awasthi, a 1986-batch IPS officer, is currently the Special Director General (Anti-Naxal Operations). He will now head Anti-Naxal Operations, EoW, SIB, ACB. He has replaced AN Upadhyay, who has now been appointed as Chairman of […]
BJP leader from North India given Minister of State rank
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has appointed Mumbai BJP leader Amarjeet Mishra vice-chairman of Maharashtra Film, Stage & Cultural Development Corporation Ltd (MFSCDCL), a post which carries Minister of State (MoS) rank. Education and Cultural Affairs Minister Vinod Tawde is chairman of MFSCDCL, a Maharashtra government undertaking which is commonly known as Film City. In order […]
IB and RAW chiefs get six months extension
NEW DELHI: Intelligence Bureau Director Rajiv Jain and Research & Analysis Wing Secretary Anil K Dhasmana, whose two-year terms end later this month, have been given extensions of six months, a government order said on Friday. Jain’s tenure was to end on December 30 and Dhasmana’s on December 29. The decision to extend the tenure […]
Bharat Bhushan Vyas takes oath of office and secrecy as UPSC member
NEW DELHI:Former IAS officer Bharat Bhushan Vyas took oath of office as member the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Thursday, a government statement said. Vyas, a 1986-batch Jammu and Kashmir cadre officer, was administered oath of office and secrecy by Chairman UPSC Arvind Saxena. A graduate in Botany, 61-year-old Vyas served in state and Centre […]
Shaktikanta Das named new RBI Governor
NEW DELHI: Former bureaucrat Shaktikanta Das on Tuesday was appointed the new governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), a government statement said. He replaces Urjit Patel, who surprisingly resigned from the central bank on Monday. A former civil servant, Das is also a member of the 15th Finance Commission. Das, who retired as […]
Axis Bank appoints Amitabh Chaudhry as MD & CEO
NEW DELHI: Private sector lender Axis Bank on Saturday appointed Amitabh Chaudhry as Managing Director & CEO from January 1, after incumbent Shikha Sharma steps down at the end of this year. Chaudhry, currently the MD & CEO of HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company, has been appointed as MD and CEO for a period of […]
India appoints Krishnamurthy Subramanian as Chief Economic Adviser
NEW DELHI: The government of India on Friday appointed ISB Hyderabad professor Krishnamurthy Subramanian as Chief Economic Adviser for a period of three years. The post of CEA had been lying vacant since Arvind Subramanaian left the finance ministry after a four-year stint earlier this year. “The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved […]
Lalit Kumar Chandel appointed government nominee on ICICI Bank board
NEW DELHI: The government of India has appointed Lalit Kumar Chandel, economic advisor in the Department of Financial Services, as its nominee on the board of ICICI Bank with effect from 4 December, the lender said on Wednesday. Chandel has been nominated as the government nominee director in place of Lok Ranjan, as per the […]
Novartis India MD Milan Paleja to step down
NEW DELHI: Drug firm Novartis India on Wednesday said its Vice Chairman and Managing Director Milan Paleja has decided to step down from company, with effect form 31 May 2019. Paleja has informed the company’s board of his decision to resign as the vice chairman and managing director effective 31 May 2019 for embracing challenges […]
Shajai Jacob joins ANAROCK
NEW DELHI: ANAROCK Property Consultants today announced that Shajai Jacob has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer – GCC (Middle East). Prior to join ANAROCK, he was Executive Director & Head – Marketing (West Asia) at international property consultancy JLL India, He will be based out of ANAROCK’s Dubai office and will have complete oversight […]
A.N. Jha appointed India’s new finance secretary
NEW DELHI: A N Jha, Secretary, Expenditure, has been appointed as India’s new Finance Secretary, a government order said on Monday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi led Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has cleared Jha’s appointment to the post after incumbent Hasmukh Adhia, a 1981-batch Gujarat cadre officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), retired on […]
Bank of Maharashtra appoints A S Rajeev as MD, CEO
NEW DELHI: State-owned Bank of Maharashtra on Sunday announced that A S Rajeev has joined the lender as its Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer. “A S Rajeev has joined Bank of Maharashtra as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer on 2nd December 2018. Prior to this, he was Executive Director of Indian Bank from […]
OYO appoints Rohit Kapoor as CEO of new real estate business
NEW DELHI: Hospitality firm OYO on Tuesday said it has appointed Max Healthcare Executive Director Rohit Kapoor as the chief executive officer (CEO) of its new real estate businesses, effective 6 December. Kapoor will be entrusted with the responsibility to drive new real estate business opportunities which will include exploring new domains and categories and […]
Sunil Arora appointed as Chief Election Commissioner
NEW DELHI: The government of India formally announced the appointment of seniormost election commissioner Sunil Arora as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) on Tuesday. A notification issued by the Law Ministry said the 62-year-old former bureaucrat would take over his new position Sunday. The incumbent CEC, Om Prakash Rawat, demits office Saturday. The Election Commission […]
Sumanta Chaudhuri takes charge as coal secretary
NEW DELHI: Sumanta Chaudhuri took charge as Coal Secretary on Tuesday, an official said. Chaudhuri, a 1985-batch IAS officer from West Bengal cadre, had been named as coal secretary by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on November 17. He replaced Inder Jit Singh. The Department of Personnel and Training had earlier said that Singh […]
Emami Realty appoints Nitesh Kumar as CEO
NEW DELHI: Emami Realty, the real estate arm of Emami group, has appointed Nitesh Kumar as its new chief executive officer (CEO). He was earlier with the Delhi-based real estate firm TDI group. Kumar, who succeeds Kalyan S Ramamurthy, has an experience of 25 years, of which he spent 19 years in the TDI Group. […]