The Global Task Force on Pandemic Response, whose steering committee members include Julie Sweet, CEO, Accenture; Andy Jassy, CEO, Amazon; Tim Cook, CEO, Apple; Brian Moynihan, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Bank of America; Raj Subramaniam, president FedEx; and Arvind Krishna, Chairman and CEO, IBM; also announced creation of Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) India Action Group to provide ideas and practical information to CHROs to help their people in India.
Category: Leaders
** Funeral of former Mar Thoma Church head Philipose Mar Chrysostom to be held today
Kerala
** ‘An icon of India’s legal system’: Tributes pour in for Soli Sorabjee
Serving as a legal professional for nearly seven decades, Sorabjee occupied the office of the Attorney General of India twice — first from 1989-90 and then from 1998-2004.
** Air Marshal Sandeep Singh takes charge as chief of South Western Air Command
A key player in the induction of Su-30 MKI aircraft in the Indian Air Force, Air Marshal Sandeep Singh was commissioned in the Fighter Stream on December 22,1983.
** Thayil Kandathil Mammen Varghese, chief editor of Manorama Weekly, passes away
** Delhi’s veteran football administrator and Hindustan FC owner DK Bose dead
** Former Attorney General of India Soli Sorabjee passes away
He appeared in several historic cases, including the Kesavananda Bharati case or the Basic Structure Doctrine case.
Eminent jurist and former Attorney General of India Soli Sorabjee passed away on Friday due to COVID-19 complications.
Mr. Sorabjee was born on March 9, 1930 in erstwhile Bombay to a Parsi family. He was a product of the St. Xavier’s College and the Government Law College. He was admitted to the Bar in 1953.
Leo Vardarkar – Ireland’s Youngest Prime Minister : 2017
Leo Eric Varadkar (aka) Leo de Varad, Irish Politician and Physician became head of the Irish Government and at 38 years of age, youngest Prime Minister to hold office.
- Served as Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister)
- Leader of the political party ‘Fine Gael’
- Minister of Defence (2017-2020)
- Minister of Transport, Tourism & Sport (2011-2014)
- Minister for Health (2014-2016)
- Minister for Social Protection (2016-2017)
- Teachta Dala, Dublin West (2000)
- Deputy Mayor – Fingal County Council
- Member – Fingal County Council
- First Taoiseach of Indian Heritage.
- First Irish government leader of Indian origin
Education:
- Graduate – Medicine : School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin
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British Indian Nikhil Rathi Appointed HM Treasury’s – Chief Executive of FCA : June 2020
Nikhil Rathi appointed Chief Executive Officer of UK’s financial watchdog – Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Assignments held:
- Private Secretary to the UK Prime Minister
- CEO – London Stock Exchange (LSE) plc
- Director – International Development – London Stock Exchange Group
India elected non-permanent Member of UN Security Council : June 18th, 2020
India was elected with 184 votes out of 193 votes of the General Assembly.
India won unopposed. Other members elected alongside India are Mexico, Ireland, and Norway. One seat still open.
The 2 year tenure starts on January 01st.