Gita Gopinath to take on new role at IMF as First Deputy MD

New Delhi, 3/12:In a major development,Indian-American Gita Gopinath, the chief economist of International Monetary Fund, is being promoted as IMF’s First Deputy Managing Director, the fund announced Thursday.     She would replace Geoffrey Okamoto who plans to leave the Fund early next year. Gopinath, who was scheduled to return to her academic position at…

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Maharashtra government suspends Param Bir Singh

Mumbai, 2/12:In a major development, Maharashtra Government on Thursday suspended former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh and initiated disciplinary proceedings against him over “certain irregularities and lapses”, an official said.     The suspension order was approved the day Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray was discharged from a private hospital here after undergoing a spine…

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Northeast East Coast Railway cancels 95 trains for three days over cyclone threat

Kolkata, 2/12:The East Coast Railway on Thursday said it has cancelled operation of 95 trains for three days from Thursday in the wake of predictions of a cyclonic storm hitting the Odisha coast.   As a precautionary measure for the safety of passengers, 95 mail and express trains originating from different places and passing through…

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Punjab: Kejriwal’s reply to CM Channi ‘s Black English comment said- my color is black, but no intention

Chandigarh,2/12:  The war of words between Aam Aadmi Party convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has intensified. Kejriwal and his supporters were called black Englishmen by CM Channi, after which Kejriwal, who reached Punjab on Thursday, retaliated saying, ‘My complexion may be black but my intention is not…

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Infosys chief Nandan Nilekani came out in support of Cryptocurrency, explained the reason

New Delhi, 2/12: Infosys Chairman Nandan Nilekani said that crypto assets are worth considering and can be used to bring about greater financial inclusion. Nilekani said this at the Reuters Nect Conference.   Financial inclusion means providing financial services to the backward and low income people of the society. Along with this, those people should…

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