Abhishek Singh has been selected as the next Ambassador of India to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. He is presently serving as Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India in Kabul, Afghanistan. He will succeed Rajiv Kumar Napal, who passed away recently.
Jawed Ashraf has been designated as the next Ambassador of India to France. He is currently High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Singapore. He will succeed Vinay Mohan Kwatra.
Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova has declared her retirement from tennis. She clinched her first Grand Slam at Wimbledon in 2004 aged 17 and completed the career slam, all four major titles, by winning the French Open in 2012.
TransUnion Cibil, the largest credit information bureau designated Rajesh Kumar of HDFC Bank as its new managing director and chief executive. He will succeed Satish Pillai
Mastercard Chief Executive Officer Ajay Banga will be resigning at the start of the next year and will be taken over by Chief Product Officer Michael Miebach.
Barry O’Farrell has been selected by Australia as the next high commissioner to India. He will succeed Harinder Sidhu as the high commissioner to India.
GoAir has appointed Vinay Dube, the former chief executive officer (CEO) of Jet Airways, as its new CEO. He will be managing the airline and meeting the goals and long-term growth objectives of the company.
Indian-origin Alok Sharma was named as the new UK Minister in charge of the crunch UN climate talks to be hosted by Britain.
Former Indian Cricket all-rounder Robin Singh was selected as director of cricket of the United Arab Emirates. He was appointed by Emirates Cricket Board after the dismissal of head coach Douglas Robert Brown.
Rishi Sunak has been selected as the Finance Minister of the United Kingdom. He replaced Pakistani Chancellor Sajid Javid. Now three Indian origin Members of Parliament are a part of Britain’s most diverse cabinet led by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.