Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and Twitter, expressed his belief that former US President Donald Trump would win the 2024 election by a "landslide victory" if he were to be indicted by Manhattan prosecutors. This came in response to a Fox News report which discussed the possibility of Trump being taken into custody and brought to court. Tru…
On Sunday, as reported by South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, a short-range ballistic missile was launched by North Korea towards the Sea of Japan from the Tongchang-ri area in North Pyongan province at 11:05 am (0205 GMT). In response to the launch, the South Korean military is maintaining a high state of readiness in collaboration with the …
Lalit Kumar Gupta, who is was serving as the Director of Cotton Corporation of India Limited (CCI), is appointed CMD of CCI on March 17.
Gupta has a wealth of experience in the finance sector and has been associated with CCI for over 25 years since joining the organization in August 1994. He has completed his MBA in Marketing from ITM Business S…
Kartiki Gonsalves' documentary follows the lives of Bomman and Bellie, members of the Kattunayakan tribe who live in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve with their baby elephant, Raghu. The film explores the family's daily routine and their close relationship with Raghu, who was separated from his herd after his mother died from electrocution. The…
Sony Music Entertainment India (SME) has appointed Vinit Thakkar as the new Managing Director of the company. Thakkar will lead SME's operations in one of the world's fastest-growing music markets and collaborate with regional and global teams to enhance the company's strategic partnerships and identify fresh growth opportunities f…
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, a private sector life insurer, announced on Thursday that its board of directors has approved the appointment of Anup Bagchi as the next managing director & CEO of the company, with NS Kannan set to superannuate from service in June. Bagchi, who is presently the executive director of ICICI Bank and a non-e…
In a press release, it was announced that M Jagannath has been appointed as the Managing Director of the Life Corporation of India (LIC) following a notification by the Government of India (F. NO. A-11011/11/2022-Ins.I dated 13th March 2023). M Jagannath assumed the position on March 13 and will serve in this role until his superannuation or…
Deepak Mohanty has been named as the new chairman of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) by the Indian government, succeeding Supratim Bandyopadhyay whose term expired in January. Mohanty, a former executive director of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), previously served as a member of PFRDA. Additionally, Mamta Shank…
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has chosen Kavilmadam Ramaswami Parvathy to be the resident coordinator in Tajikistan. Parvathy previously served as the leader of the World Food Programme's relief efforts in Turkey after the destructive earthquakes last month. According to a spokesperson for Guterres, the UN is committed to ac…