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The Government has appointed seasoned bureaucrat and gas sector expert Anil Kumar Jain as the new chairman of the oil and gas sector regulatory body, PNGRB, an official order said.

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The 28-year-old writer Arinze Ifeakandu has won the £20,000 Swansea University Dylan Thomas prize for a “kaleidoscopic reflection of q***r life and love in Nigeria”. The prize, which recognises literary works by authors aged 39 or under, is one of the most prestigious awards for young writers.

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On November 12, 2021 Senior Fellow at the United Nations Foundation and former President of the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), Dr. Geeta Rao Gupta, was nominated by President Biden for the role of Ambassador at Large for Global Women’s Issues at the U.S. Department of State.

Author and translator Musharraf Ali Farooqi, who translated Siddique Alam's The Kettledrum and Other Stories from Urdu to English, has won the inaugural edition of the Armory Square Prize for South Asian Literature in Translation.

The 1986-batch, Karnataka cadre Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Praveen Sood has been appointed the head of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), as per a government order released on Sunday (May 14). A Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led high-powered selection committee was involved in the process.

Cochin Port has bagged Sagar Shreshta Award of Ministry of Ports Shipping & Waterways for best performance among all Indian Major Ports for best turnaround time in non-container port category, during the year 2022-23.

Union Minister for Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal has given the award to M. Beena, Chairperson, Cochin Port Authority at a function held in New Delhi.

Santiniketan, the home of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in West Bengal, has been recommended for inclusion in UNESCO’s World Heritage List.

Santiniketan is a renowned cultural and heritage place located in Birbhum District, West Bengal, India. It holds historical significance and is known for its association with Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.

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Elon Musk has confirmed that Linda Yaccarino is the new Twitter CEO who he has appointed. Musk further revealed that Yaccarino will primarily focus on business operations.

India is set to get its first pod taxi between Noida International Airport in Jewar and the Film City. As per Uttar Pradesh Index, the Yamuna Authority has given the go-ahead to the nation's first Personalised Rapid Transit project's revamped DPR and Bid document.

During a match against the Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens, he set a new record by scoring the fastest 50 in IPL history, achieving this feat in just 13 balls.

Telangana has become the first state in the country to launch a state robotics framework with a vision to create a sustainable robotics ecosystem.

This is aimed at promoting innovation, entrepreneurship, and research and development to position Telangana as a leader in the field of robotics.

Information Technology and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao launched the robotics framework, the sixth such framework launched by the Emerging Technologies Wing of the ITE&C Department.

Indian triple jumper Praveen Chithravel set a new national record with an effort of 17.37 metres on his way to winning a gold medal in the Prueba de confrontacion 2023 athletics meet in Havana, Cuba.

Rathendra Raman, a 1995 batch Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer, on Tuesday took over as the new chairman of the Kolkata Port, now known as Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SMP).

UP CM Yogi Adityanath given Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar award for creating a fear-free state MLC Lalji Prasad Nirmal receives the award from former President Ram Nath Kovind.

CHENNAI: The Indian Space Research Organisation on Wednesday successfully carried out the first test of a semi-cryogenic engine at the newly commissioned semi-cyrogenic integrated engine and stage test facility at the Isro propulsion complex (IPRC) in Mahendragiri, Tirunelveli district.

Varanasi Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport: Apart from books on Kashi, the lounge`s library has a collection of literature and books in many international languages besides books of youth authors published under the Prime Minister Yuva Yojana.

Under the One Station One Product' (OSOP) scheme of Indian Railways, 728 stations are covered with 785 OSOP outlets in 21 States and 3 Union Territories across the country so far. Ministry of Railways launched this scheme in March, 2022.

Prof. R. Srianand, Director, IUCAA, said, “We at IUCAA are delighted that Prof. Jayant Narlikar has been conferred with the Govind Swarup lifetime achievement award of the ASI for the year 2022.

Haryana state cabinet has approved the introduction of a Rs 5 cow cess per liquor bottle as a part of the state's new excise policy. The new excise policy was approved in the cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday evening.

The GMR Hyderabad International Airport has achieved a global feat by recording the most punctual airport in the world. A recently released report by aviation analytical firm, CIrium, stated that the airport recorded 90.43 percent on-time performance.

Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana has been roped in to galvanise the Indian team and cheer for the athletes headed to the Special Olympics for people with intellectual disabilities scheduled to be held in Berlin from June 16 to June 25.

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on May 10 launched the Ayushman Assam Scheme in Guwahati.

Sportswear retailer Puma has appointed Karthik Balagopalan (42) as the new Managing Director of PUMA India. He earlier served as Global Director Retail and e-commerce at the company.

He will succeed Abhishek Ganguly, who worked for PUMA’s Indian business for 17 years and has been the Managing Director of PUMA India since 2014. Ganguly is set to pursue a career as an entrepreneur in his own venture, the company said.

Alia Bhatt has been named the first Indian global ambassador for Gucci, the Italian luxury house, and will make her first appearance as the brand's latest global ambassador at the Gucci Cruise 2024 show, to be staged in Seoul next week.

Japanese experts will train 1,000 Indian engineers before they begin working on Mumbai Ahmedabad High Speed Rail corridor. The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train will use the ballast-less Slab Track system, like the Japanese Shinkansen high speed railways, commonly known as the J Slab track system.

VISA has introduced CVV (Cardholder Verification Value) free online transactions for domestic tokenised credentials in India. The move is in line with the Reserve Bank of India's guidelines on tokenisation, which came into effect last year. The company aims to make domestic card-not-present (CNP) tokenised transactions faster while ensuring safer and more secure transactions for its consumers.