Sanjay Singh, close aide of Brij Bhushan, appointed as WFI president
Former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s aid Sanjay Singh has been elected the new president of the Wrestling Federation of India. The election for the top posts in the Wrestling Federation of India also paves the way for the global wrestling body, United World Wrestling, to lift the suspension it had placed on the WFI. The UWW had suspended WFI for failing to conduct elections with a deadline that they had set in August and India wrestlers competed as neutral athletes in global events over the last few months. The elections were held for 15 posts, including the president, treasurer, secretary-general, and senior vice-president, in the capital city. The twoway race for the presidential post of the Wrestling Federation of India was between former Commonwealth Games Gold medallist Anita Sheoran and Sanjay Singh, the vice-president of Uttar Pradesh Wrestling Federation.
Note:Sports ministry suspends Sanjay Singh-led new Wrestling Federation of India body over ‘hasty’ announcement.
Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sworn in as Kuwait’s new Emir
Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah officially assumed the role of Emir of Kuwait, taking an oath before the Kuwaiti National Assembly. He succeeds the late Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al- Jaber Al-Sabah, who passed away at the age of 86 on December 16. Sheikh Mishal is the 17th ruler of the oil-rich Gulf state.
Kuwait:
- Emir: Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah|
- Capital: Kuwait City
- Currency: Kuwaiti Dinar
Egypt Prez Abel Fattah el-Sisi re-elected for 3rd time with 89% votes
Egyptian President Abel Fattah el-Sisi has been reelected for a third term with over 89% of votes the National Election Authority. Sisis win comes as Egypt struggles with an economic crisis and tensions amid the ongoing war in Gaza, which borders the country’s Sinal Peninsula. Sisi, an ex-army general, will serve his final term from April 2024. Runner-up Hazem Omar, who leads the Republican People’s Party, received 4. 5 percent of the vote.
Egypt:
- Capital: Cairo
- Currency: Egyptian Pound
- Prime minister: Mostafa Madbouly
- Capital: Jerusalem
- Prime minister: Benjamin Netanyahu
- President: Isaac Herzog
- Founded: 1951
- Affiliation: FIDE
- President: Sanjay Kapoor
- Capitals: Colombo, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
- Currency: Sri Lankan Rupee
- Official languages: Sinhala, Tamil
- President: Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Prime minister: Dinesh Gunawardena
- Founded: March 7, 1984;
- Founders: Mike Lazaridis, Douglas Fregin
- Headquarters: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- Capital: Warsaw
- President: Andrzej Duda
- Currency: Złoty
- Capital: Buenos Aires
- Currency: Argentine Peso
- Official language: Spanish
- National sport: Pato
- Capital: Bhopal (Executive Branch)
- Bird: Indian paradise flycatcher
- Districts: 53 (10 divisions)
- Flower: White lily
- Capital: Nava Raipur
- Governor: Biswabhusan Harichandan
- Capital: Aizawl
- Before was: Part of Assam
- As union territory: 21 January 1972
- Formation: 20 February 1987
- Founded: 18 October
- Founder: HM Government
- Headquarters: London, England, United Kingdom
- Director-General: Tim Davie
- Capital: Hyderabad
- Governor: Tamilisai Soundararajan
- Before was: Part of Andhra Pradesh
- Districts: 33
- Formation (by bifurcation): June 2, 2014
- Founders: David Yonce, Donald Yonce
- Headquarters: Texas, United States
- CEO: Sudhakar Ramakrishna
- Subsidiaries: Pingdom, MacsDesign Studio LLC.
- Founded: 1999
- President: Sudhakar Ramakrishna
- Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
- Founded: 17 March 1958
- Secretary-General: Kitack Lim
- Parent organization: United Nations Economic and Social Council
- President: Roger Binny
- Headquarters: Mumbai
- Founded: December 1928
- CEO: Hemang Amin
- Secretary: Jay Shah
- Union territory: 31 October 2019
- Capitals: Srinagar (May–October), Jammu(November–April)
- Lieutenant Governor: Manoj Sinha
- Founded: 2011
- Founders: Byju Raveendran, Divya Gokulnath
- Headquarters: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- CEO: Byju Raveendran
- Director: Divya Gokulnath
- Capital: Wellington
- Governor-General: Cindy Kiro
- Prime Minister: Christopher Luxon
- Currency: New Zealand dollar
Reuven Azar Appointed as Israel’s New Ambassador to India
The Israeli government has appointed Reuven Azar as the new Ambassador to India. Azar’s appointment was approved and he will concurrently serve as the nonresident Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Bhutan, as confirmed by a statement from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He has held positions such as Deputy Ambassador at the Embassy of Israel in Washington, DC, Head of Middle East Research in the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Israel in Amman.
Israel:
AICF gets A. K Verma as the new Interim Secretary
The All India Chess Federation (AICF) has appointed Ajeet Kumar Verma as the Interim Secretary. In a communication to the chess administrators AICF President Sanjay Kapoor announced the appointment of Verma as the Interim Secretary. Kapoor said Verma was appointed as the Interim Secretary under the powers vested with him and the latter will hold office till the office bearers for 2024-2027 are elected. Verma is the Secretary, Delhi Chess Association. The position fell vacant on November 15 when Vipnesh Bhardwaj attained the age of 70.
All India Chess Federation (AICF):
SLC appoint Sanath Jayasuriya as full- time ‘Cricket Consultant’
Sri Lanka Cricket appointed former opener Sanath Jayasuriya as the full-time Cricket Consultant for one year to ensure all-round development of the sport in the country. The appointment of Jayasuriya follows the reconstitution of the national selection panel under new lead selector and former opener Upul Tharanga.
Sri Lanka
BlackBerry appoints new CEO, separates IoT & cybersecurity biz
BlackBerry has announced the appointment of John J Giamatteo as its new Chief Executive Officer and as a member of its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Richard (Dick) Lynch, who served as interim CEO, will continue as Board Chair. The company also announced that it will separate the IoT and cybersecurity businesses, and they will operate as fully standalone divisions.
BlackBerry Limited:
Donald Tusk elected as new Prime Minister of Poland
Members of the Polish Parliament backed Donald Tusk to become Poland’s Prime Minister after current leader Mateusz Morawiecki lost a confidence vote in the country’s Parliament. Tusk returns nearly two months after a coalition of opposition parties led by him secured victory in the national election held in October this year.
Poland:
Javier Milei sworn in as new Argentine President
Libertarian economist Javier Milei was sworn in as Argentina’s president, after a resounding election victory fueled by fury over the country’s economic crisis. Argentina’s new leader has sought to repair ties with Brazil, China and the Vatican after hitting out against them during the campaign.
Argentina
Mohan Yadav became new Madhya Pradesh chief minister, Jagdish Devda & Rajendra Shukla named deputy CMs
The Bharatiya Janata Party named Ujjain South MLA Mohan Yadav as the new chief minister-elect. The 58-year-old leader was named as the leader of BJP legislative party at the meeting held at the BJP headquarters in Bhopal. Narendra Singh Tomar, the union minister who resigned after being elected to the assembly, has been named as the new assembly speaker. Outgoing finance minister and two time MLA Jagdish Devda from Mandsaur and outgoing public relation minister MLA Rajendra Shukla from Rewa have been elected as deputy chief ministers. Mohan Yadav, backed by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, served as the higher education minister in the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government.
Madhya Pradesh
Tribal leader Vishnu Deo Sai became new Chhattisgarh CM
BJP appointed Vishnu Deo Sai as the next Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh. A four-time Lok Sabha MP, Sai was made Chhattisgarh BJP chief three times — in 2006, 2011 and 2020. In July this year, Sai was named a member of the BJP national executive.
Chhattisgarh:
Lalduhoma sworn-in as Mizoram chief minister
Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) leader Lalduhoma took oath as the new chief minister of Mizoram. Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Lalduhoma and the ministers. Lalduhoma, who once served as Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s security in-charge, will be the first Mizoram Chief Minister not from either the Congress or the Mizo National Front (MNF). Both those parties ruled the state since its formation in 1987.
Mizoram:
4 Union Ministers get additional charges after Narendra Tomar 2 other Union Ministers resign
President Droupadi Murmu has accepted resignations of Union Ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, Prahlad Singh Patel and Renuka Singh Saruta after they won in recent assembly elections. As per a Rashtrapati Bhawan communique, Arjun Munda has been assigned the charge of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, in addition to his existing portfolio. This ministry was headed by Tomar. Shobha Karandlaje, Minister of State has been given charge of the Minister of State in Ministry of Food Processing Industries, in addition to her existing portfolio in place of Patel. Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State, for IT a has been assigned the charge of the Minister of State in Ministry of Jal Shakti, in addition to his existing portfolios. The ministry was also headed by Patel. Dr. Bharti Pravin Pawar, Minister of State, has been given charge of the Minister of State in Ministry of Tribal Affairs, in addition to her existing portfolio. She replaces Singh.
India-born media veteran Dr Samir Shah selected as new BBC chairman
India-born media executive, Dr Samir Shah, has been announced as the UK government’s preferred candidate to take over as the new BBC chairman. Dr. Shah was honoured with a Commander of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in 2019 for services to television and heritage. He will replace Richard Sharp, who had been forced to resign after his communication with former prime minister Boris Johnson came under scrutiny.
BBC:
Revanth Reddy is the new Chief Minister of Telangana
Telangana Congress chief Revanth Reddy has been named as the next chief minister of Telangana. Revanth Reddy is a Lok Sabha MP and a two-time MLA, also having represented in the assembly of undivided Andhra Pradesh in 2009 and later in Telangana assembly in 2014.
Telangana
SolarWinds India appoints Abhijit Banerjee as Managing Director
SolarWinds, a leading provider of simple, powerful, and secure IT management software, appointed Abhijit Banerjee as new managing director of its India operations, including the region of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) which is comprised of countries such as Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
SolarWinds:
India re-elected to International Maritime Organisation with highest vote tally
India was re-elected to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council with the highest tally. India’s re-election falls under the Category of 10 states with “the largest interest in international seaborne trade”, alongside Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is the leading authority that regulates the maritime industry, which supports global trade, transportation, and all marine operations.
International Maritime Organization
Air Marshal Makarand Ranade takes over as Director General at Air HQ
Air Marshal Makarand Ranade assumed the appointment of Director General (Inspection and Safety) at Air HQ New Delhi. Prior to his present appointment, he was the Senior Air Staff Officer at HQ Western Air Command, New Delhi. The Air Marshal was awarded Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry) in 2006 and Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2020. He succeeds Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor who superannuated on 30 November 2023 after more than 38 years of distinguished service.
Rahul Dravid Returns As Head Coach As BCCI Announces Extension of Contracts
Rahul Dravid will continue as India’s head coach as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the extension of contracts for the coaching staff of Team India (senior men). The BCCI has also extended the contracts of the other members of the support staff, including batting coach Vikram Rathour, bowling coach Paras Mhambrey, and fielding coach T Dilip.
BCCI:
Atal Dulloo is new J&K chief secretary
The Ministry of Home Affairs has appointed Atal Dulloo as the new chief secretary of Jammu and Kashmir consequent upon the retirement of the incumbent A. K. Mehta. Dulloo, a 1989-batch IAS officer of the Union Territories or Arunachal Pradesh- Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory Cadre, will assume charge as chief secretary of Jammu and Kashmir from December 1.
Jammu and Kashmir (Union Territory):
Edtech firm BYJU’S appoints Jiny Thattil as Chief Technology Officer
Edtech firm BYJU’S has appointed senior vice president for engineering Jiny Thattil as its Chief Technology Officer. Thattil takes over from Anil Goel, who is leaving the company after three years as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
BYJU’S:
Christopher Luxon swears in as New Zealand’s prime minister
Christopher Luxon has been sworn in as New Zealand’s prime minister. The swearing-in ceremony was presided over by Governor-General Cindy Kiro.
New Zealand:
Gen Avais Dastgir made Pakistan Army’s Chief of General Staff
Lt Gen Avais Dastgir, who was recently promoted to three star rank, has been named Pakistan Army’s 38th Chief of General Staff. The CGS, second in influence only to the army chief, oversees operational and intelligence matters, with the Directorates of Military Operations and Military Intelligence under his command.