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Harinder Sidhu appointed as new Australian High Commissioner to India

Indian-origin Harinder Sidhu has been appointed as Australian High Commissioner to India. She replaces outgoing High Commissioner Patrick Suckling. She is second envoy from Australia with Indian roots...

February 12, 2016

Rajendra K Pachauri appointed as Executive Vice Chairman of TERI

Rajendra Kumar Pachauri has been appointed as Executive Vice Chairman of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). The post of Executive Vice Chairman was recently created in TERI...

February 10, 2016

DJ Pandian appointed AIIB Vice-President

Former IAS officer D J Pandian has been appointed vice-president and chief investment officer (CIO) of Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). He is retired IAS officer of...

February 4, 2016

Aruna Sethi appointed as first women head of Indian Cost Accounting Service

Principal Adviser (Cost) Mrs. Aruna Sethi has been appointed as head of Indian Cost Accounts Service (ICoAS). With this, she becomes first lady ICoAS officer to the topmost...

February 4, 2016

Major General Jai Shanker Menon appointed as UNDOF head

Major General Jai Shanker Menon of India has been appointed as the Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF). He was...

February 3, 2016

Saroj Kumar Jha appointed as Senior Director in World Bank

Saroj Kumar Jha has been appointed Senior Director for the Fragility, Conflict and Violence Group in the World Bank. It is a key position in the World Bank...

February 2, 2016

Archana Ramasundram becomes 1st woman DG of Sashastra Seema Bal

Senior IPS officer Archana Ramasundram (58) was appointed as the Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). With this, she became first woman police officer to lead a...

February 2, 2016

K Durga Prasad appointed as DG of CRPF

Union Government has appointed senior IPS officer K Durga Prasad has Director General (DG) of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Decision in this regard was taken by Appointments...

February 2, 2016

Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba takes over as new Commanding-in-chief of WNC

Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba took over as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) of Mumbai headquartered Western Naval Command (WNC) at a ceremonial parade held at INS Shikra. He took...

February 1, 2016

Datta Padsalgikar appointed as Mumbai Police Commissioner

Senior IPS officer Datta Padsalgikar has been appointed as the Commissioner of Police of Mumbai. He will be 40th Police Commissioner of Mumbai. He succeeds Ahmed Javed who...

February 1, 2016

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