M V Dhekane takes over as Director of IISU

Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 4: M V Dhekane takes over as Director of IISU . Noted scientist M V Dhekane has assumed the office of Director, ISRO Inertial Systems Unit (IISU), Department of Space, at Vattiyoorkavu here. Dhekane, who is the seventh director of IISU, took charge on July 1, an official

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Monetary Policy Panel Formation At Final Stage: Report

New Delhi: Formation of the Monetary Policy Committee entrusted with the task of deciding interest rates is at an advanced stage and the government will soon appoint members of the high-level panel. "The appointment process is at a very advanced stage. There are no roadblocks left. Members can be announced in the next month as candidates have been short-listed," sources said. The six-member Committee will

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Former Flipkart VP Michael Adnani joins Styletag as CEO

Former Flipkart Vice President Michael Mehran Adnani has joined Styletag, an online women's curated fashion platform, as its chief executive officer. Adnani will spearhead the company's operations and helm its evolution as it enters into a new phase of growth and expansion, Styletag said in a statement. He was earlier the Vice President of Flipkart and headed the strategic brand alliances for the e-

Centre slammed over Chetan Chauhan’s appointment as NIFT chief

The appointment of cricketer Chetan Chauhan as Chairman of premier fashion designing institute(NIFT) drew more condemnation of the Modi government today from opposition parties which said it was “shocking” and that it raised questions on the prime minister’s transparency. Separately, former India cricket captain Bishen Singh Bedi said the appointment “defies all logic”. Sponsored:

Virginia Raggi becomes first ever female mayor of Rome

ROME: Italy's centre-left government was Monday counting the cost of stinging local election reverses that saw female mayors from the populist Five Star Movement elected in Rome and Turin. Virginia Raggi's triumph in Rome made her the first female leader of the capital in its more than two and a half millennia of existence. And it was a win based on exactly the kind of pro-change platform and mood

Nissan appoints Lavanya Wadgaonkar as vice-president in Asia, Oceania

Nissan has appointed Dr. Lavanya Wadgaonkar as the company's Vice President of Regional Communications, Asia and Oceania (A&O) for Nissan Motor Asia Pacific (NMAP), effective June 2016. In her new role, Wadgaonkar will lead A&O communications and will be focused on strengthening the reputation of the company and its brands through maximizing Nissan's presence in

Bipin R Patel appointed as President of Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Businessman Bipin R Patel was on 18 June 2016 appointed as the President of Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) for the term 2016-17. He succeeds Rohit J Patel. The decision in this regard was taken during the annual general meeting (AGM) of the GCCI. In another development, Shailesh Patwari was appointed as the Senior Vice-President of the chamber.

YU announces senior appointments

YU, the new age technology brand and the fully owned subsidiary of Micromax, has announced three senior level appointments, strengthening its core team responsible for future expansion and growth. The company has appointed Bharat Singh Malik as the Vice President of Service, Deepak Dahiya as Head of Sales -South and West region and Chandra Kishore as the Head of Sales-North and East region.  The move is aimed at

Is the appointment of Parliamentary Secretary unconstitutional?

Delhi is not the only State where the post of Parliamentary Secretary has been challenged. Various High Court judgments in the past have deemed the appointment of Parliamentary Secretaries unconstitutional and have ruled against such appointments. On Tuesday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal reacted strongly to the President’s rejection of proposed legislation by the Delhi government to exempt the post

Satya Pal Jain appointed as part time member of 21st Law Commission

Additional Solicitor General of India and former Parliamentarian Satya Pal Jain was appointed as a part-time member of the 21st Law Commission of India. His appointment is in addition to present charge as an Additional Solicitor General of India. About Satya Pal Jain Satya Pal Jain is a noted constitution lawyer and senior BJP leader. He also had served as the Dean of the Law Faculty of Panjab University and presently is

V. Vaithilingam elected as Speaker of Puducherry Assembly

Congress leader and former Chief Minister V. Vaithilingam was elected unopposed as the Speaker of the 14th Puducherry legislative Assembly. Besides, pro-tem Speaker VP Shivakozhuthu was declared elected unopposed as the Deputy Speaker. V. Vaithilingam had served Chief Minister of the Union Territory twice. For first time he was in office from 1991 to 1996 and for second time again from 2008-2011. He was the

Sanjay Pugalia joins Quint as President & Editorial Director

Sanjay Pugalia has joined Raghav Bahl and Ritu Kapur’s The Quint, as President & Editorial Director, the Quint & Bloomberg Quint confirm industry sources.Pugalia recently moved from the Network18 group after 12 years, he was Editor of CNBC Awaaz and CNBC Bajar as reported by exchange4media exclusively

Pugalia’s focus will be getting a robust Hindi digital version for Quint up and running.The group started its

DDB Mudra West ropes in Kapil Tammal as Executive Creative Director

Bolstering the creative strength of the agency, DDB Mudra West has brought in Kapil Tammal as Executive Creative Director. Kapil would be based out of Mudra House, Mumbai and will be reporting to Rahul Mathew, Creative Head, DDB Mudra West. Kapil Tammal joins DDB Mudra West from Scarecrow Communications where he was one of the founding employees and has been instrumental in the agency’s

20:20 MSL appoints Rina Sen Goel as Special Advisor- Entertainment, Consumer Practice

20:20 MSL, part of MSLGROUP – PublicisGroupe's flagship strategic communications and engagement consultancy has announced the appointment of Entertainment and Lifestyle PR industry veteran Rina Sen Goel as Special Advisor to its Consumer, Lifestyle and Entertainment practice. Goel who comes with a rich experience of 25+ years across journalism and PR, will work closely with teams across the offices of 20:20

Dr Subhash Chandra dons political hat; wins RS seat from Haryana

Dr Subhash Chandra, the chairman of Essel Group of Companies, was elected to the Rajya Sabha on Saturday in a closely contested election held in seven states. The ruling BJP party backed Dr Chandra for his Rajya Sabha berth. In Saturday's elections for 27 seats, the media baron contested as an independent candidate from Haryana. On May 24, when Dr Subhash Chandra stepped down as director and non-

Major General Per Lodin appointed head of UNMOGIP

Major General Per Lodin from Sweden was appointed as chief military observer and head of the UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP). His appointment was approved by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. He will succeed Major General Delali Johnson Sakyi of Ghana whose two-year term completes on July 2, 2016. About Per Lodin Previous to this appointment he was

Major General Per Lodin appointed head of UNMOGIP

Major General Per Lodin from Sweden was appointed as chief military observer and head of the UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP). His appointment was approved by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. He will succeed Major General Delali Johnson Sakyi of Ghana whose two-year term completes on July 2, 2016. About Per Lodin Previous to this appointment he was

Tana Nikam Tara inducted into AICTE

ITANAGAR, Jun 10: Engineer Tana Nikam Tara of Arunachal has been selected as one of the members of the All India Board of Town and Country Planning under the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The nine member board, most of who are expert in town planning will be headed by Professor Chetan Vaidya, Director, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi.The term of new member will be