IMF's 1st Female Chief Economist Gita Gopinath To Quit In 2022
Gita Gopinath who is known as the first female chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has decided to leave the organisation in January 2022. Following the resignation, Gopinath will again join the Economics Department of Harvard University. Announcing the development, IMF's Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva thanked Gopinath for ''her tremendous impact on the global crisis lender's work''. Notably, Gopinath had joined… read-more
Tags: IMF, Chief Economist, Harvard University, Resignation
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Jharkhand CM Affirms Adivasis As Nature Worshippers, Not Hindus
Responding to a question whether Tribals are Hindus, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren stated, "Adivasis were never Hindus and they never will be". "Adivasis are nature worshippers," he added. Moreover, he highlighted his demand for a separate column for Adivasis in the next census to safeguard culture of 32 communities. He further informed that his government will set up a university for tribals.
Tags: Jharkhand, Hemant Soren, Harvard University, Annual India Conference, Tribal University, Census
Courtesy: The Indian Express
Former NDTV Journalist Nidhi Razdan Duped For Job At Harvard
In a shocking revelation, Former NDTV journalist Nidhi Razdan has claimed that she was victimised for a job at Harvard. In a statement on Twitter, Nidhi said she became "the victim of a very serious phishing attack". She added that the attack was well "sophisticated and coordinated" and she had lost all her personal information to the scammers. Earlier in June 2020, Nidhi announced on her tweet that she had received an offer to join Harvard… read-more
Tags: Brifly Exclusive, Nidhi Razdan, NDTV, Harvard University, Phishing Attack
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