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Joe Biden Administration To Appoint 4 Indian-Americans As Advisors
The US President Joe Biden is going to appoint four Indian-Americans, Smita Shah, Ajay Bhutoria, Sonal Shah and Kamal Kalsi as advisory commissioners. The appointments made for President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific slanders (AANHPI) community, will work for their policies and ways to strengthen the community. Notably, the commission will work with private, public, non-profit organisations to work for… read-more
Tags: Indian origin, White House, Joe BIden, US Government, President
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French Fashion House Chanel Appoints Indian-Origin Leena Nair As CEO
India-origin Leea Nair has been appointed as a new global Chief Executive Officer of the French fashion house Chanel on December 14. The French company called her a ''visionary leader''. Thanking Chanel for the role, Nair said, ''It's a company that believes in the freedom of creating.'' Before joining Chanel, the 52-year-old Nair had been working with Unilever as the Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO) for 30 years.
Tags: Chanel, French fashion house, Indian origin, CEO, Unilever
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Parag Agrawal To Replace Jack Dorsey As Twitter's New CEO
Twitter will reportedly appoint Parag Agrawal, who has an Indian origin, as its new CEO. Parag will take over the position in the company following the exit of its co-founder and current CEO Jack Dorsey. Parag is an IIT Mumbai alumnus and has completed PhD in Computer Science from Stanford University. He joined Twitter in 2011 and "he's been my choice for some time,'' said Dorsey.
Tags: Twitter, CEO, IIT Bombay, CEO Jack Dorsey, Indian origin
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Anita Anand Appointed As Canada's New Defence Minister; Indian-Origin
Indian-origin politician, Anita Anand has been appointed as Canada's new defence minister by the Canadian PM, Justin Trudeau. According to reports, Anita will be replacing Harjit Sajjan, who will now be serving as the minister of the international development agency. "My top priority is to make sure that everyone in the armed forces feels safe and protected, and that they have the supports that they need," she said.
Tags: Canada, Defense Ministry, Indian origin, Women In Politics, World news
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Indian Descendent Arrested In London For Killing His Mother
A man of Indian descent, Shanil Patel has been arrested for allegedly murdering his mother Hansa Patil's. Reportedly, the 31-year-old accused had been presented at the Wimbledon Magistrates' Court in London on November 27. Earlier on November 25, when Hansa was reported dead with a head injury, Shanil was arrested soon at his residence in Greenford. Moreover, police have been deployed in the residential area to investigate the murder.
Tags: murder, Indian origin, london
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Biden Announces COVID-19 Task Force; Indian-origin Doctor To Lead It
President-elect Joe Biden on November 9 announced his 13-member COVID-19 task force, which will be jointly led by Indian-American Dr Vivek Murthy. Two more Indian-origin doctors will also be part of the task force: Atul Gawande and Celine Gounder. The team will consult with officials and recommend Biden on steps to curb COVID-19 spread. It will also reach out to the communities facing deprivation as Biden sees the pandemic an important battle… read-more
Tags: Joe BIden, Covid-19, Covid Task force, Indian origin, Vivek Murthy, Coronavirus, USA
Courtesy: Times of India
