IDFC FIRST Bank has inked Amitabh Bachchan as its brand ambassador. With this, Amitabh Bachchan has become the first ever brand ambassador of the bank.
Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Haryana cadre Surjit Singh Deswal took over the additional charge of Director General (DG) of Border Security Force (BSF). Deswal, a 1984-batch IPS officer, is currently the Director-General of Indo-Tibet Border Police. He has succeeded Director-General Vivek Johri, who has been appointed Director-General of Madhya Pradesh Police.
Nupur Kulshrestha becomes the first woman to be promoted as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Indian Coast Guard. She recruited in Indian Coast Guard in 1999. The Indian Coast Guard is a multi-mission organization, conducting round-the-year real-life operations at sea.
Bimal Julka is declared as the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of India. President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath of office to Bimal Julka as CIC. The oath ceremony was organized at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Sudhir Bhargava was the former CIC of the country retired on January 11, 2020.
RBI Deputy Governor N S Vishwanathan has declared his resignation due to health issues. He was first appointed as the Reserve Bank’s deputy governor for a three-year term in 2016, following which he was reappointed for one year. Vishwanathan has worked under three governors Raghuram Rajan, Urjit Patel and Shaktikanta Das.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has selected the current Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey as the new Finance Secretary. He will take over the current Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar. Ajay Bhushan Pandey had earlier worked as the chief executive officer of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the organization behind the Aadhaar.