Employment News 25 to 31 October 2013

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RBI hikes Repo Rate by 0.25 percent

Current Rates:

1. Repo Rate – 7.75%

2. Reverse Repo Rate – 6.75%

3. CRR – 4%

4.SLR – 23%

5. Bank Rate – 8.75%

6. MSF – 8.75%

P.S. Raghavan appointed as the next Russian Ambassador

P.S. Raghvan was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Russia on 28 October 2013.

At present, Raghvan, the IFS of 1979 batch is serving as the current Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

He will succeed Ajai Malhotra, who will retire on 30 November 2013. 

Ashok Amritraj gets Soul of India award

Tennis player-producer Ashok Amritraj, who has produced 109 Hollywood films, was presented with the 'Soul of India Award' for his outstanding achievements in the film industry.

Leading NRI industrialist Dr Rami Ranger presented the award to the 57-year-old producer at the Indian Journalists Association's Diwali Dinner held at the Bombay Palace here last night.

Mrs Paul, wife of Dr Virendra Paul, formally launched Amritraj's book 'Advantage Hollywood' on the occasion. 

Amritraj has produced 109 Hollywood films. His hits, starting with 'Double Impact' in 1991, have included 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance', 'Bandits', 'Machete and Premonition'.

The latest, 'Life of Crime', starring Jennifer Aniston and Tim Robbins, closed the Toronto Film Festival and opened the one in Abu Dhabi on October 24.

In addition to his work in the entertainment business, Amritraj spends much of his time on his philanthropic endeavours. He lives in Los Angeles, California, with his wife and two children.

India and Peru Signed MoUs to Strengthen Bilateral Cooperation

India and Peru signed 4 documents/Mous on during the official visit of the Vice President of India, Mohammad Hamid Ansari to Peru on 29 October 2013.

The Vice President of India visited Peru to celebrate the 50th year of establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

India and Peru signed documents in the field of education, defence cooperation, in the fields of Museum Development, Conversation of Movable Cultural Property and Dissemination and Promotion of Cultural Heritage.

The Vice President of India held detailed discussions with the President of the Republic of Peru, Ollanta Humala Tasso and the first Vice President of Peru, Marisol Espinoza and the Minister of Foreign Affairsof Peru, Ms. Eda Rivas Franchini.

Government of India to Appoint Arup Raha as Chief of the Indian Air Force

The Government of India on 29 October 2013 decided to appoint Air Marshal Arup Raha as the next Chief of the Air Staff. 

He will take the charge after the retirement of present Chief of the Air Staff NAK Browne on 31 December 2013.

Air Marshal Arup Raha is presently the Vice Chief of Air Staff.

Arup Raha was commissioned into the IAF on 14 December 1974 in the Fighter Stream of the Flying Branch. During a career spanning over nearly 39 years, he has held various command, staff and instructional appointments. 

He has served as Air Attache at the Embassy of India, Ukraine. Besides various technical courses, Air Marshal Raha has done National Defence College, Staff College, Strategic Nuclear Orientation Course and Junior Commanders’ Course. 

He has commanded Central Air Command and Western Air Command. He is one of the Honorary ADCs to the Supreme Commander.

Panel set up to study division of assets between Telangana, AP

The Centre has constituted a high-level committee headed by former CRPF Chief, K Vijay Kumar, to look at the division of assets and the administrative framework which would be required when Telangana is created upon bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.

The committee, which will visit Hyderabad tomorrow, will interact with professionals, State Government officials and government bodies before preparing its report.

It will also look at various options regarding the division of assets between the new state of Telangana and the residuary one of Andhra Pradesh, official sources said.

The said GoM, which has met twice, has already held detailed discussions regarding the sharing of river waters, power, distribution of assets and demarcation of boundaries.

It will also look into the legal and administrative measures required to ensure that both the Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Governments can function efficiently from Hyderabad as their common capital for 10 years.

India' s richest woman Savitri Jindal is new Haryana Minister

The country’s richest woman, Savitri Jindal, was Tuesday inducted as a minister in the Haryana cabinet by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.

This is the second time that she has become a minister in the Hooda government. She was earlier a minister of state in the 2005-09 Hooda government.

Ms. Jindal is a legislator from the ruling Congress from Hisar assembly constituency and is the mother of industrial tycoon and high-profile parliament member Naveen Jindal (Lok Sabha member from Kurukshetra).

She was listed by a leading business publication as the country’s richest woman as she lords over a multi-billion rupee steel and power sector empire and is the chairperson of the Jindal Group.

Her name also figures in the Top-100 richest people in the world.

Priyanka Chopra, the Bollywood Actress Became the Global Brand Ambassador of Guess

Priyanka Chopra, the Bollywood actress became the global brand ambassador of American fashion brand Guess in the last week of October 2013.

She will endorse the brand from 2014. With this, Priyanka Chopra, who started her filmy career with the Tamil film Thamizhan, joined the league of Paris Hilton, Drew Barrymore and Claudia Schiffer as the brand ambassadors of Guess. 

Ryan Adams, Canadian rock star and a photographer also shot the first campaign of Priyanka Chopra for Guess in its signature black and white collection. This will be released in November 2013. 

Only other Indian actors who have been signed by the global brands as international brand ambassadors include Shahrukh Khan for Tag Heuer and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan for L'Oreal.

IOC (Indian Oil Corporation) won the 48th Bombay Gold Cup

Indian Oil Corporation on 27 October 2013 defeated Air India 5-3 to win the 48th Bombay Gold Cup hockey tournament at the MHA stadium, Mumbai.

Indian Oil Corporation and Air India the teams were level at 2-all till the end of first half. Arman Qureshi scored the first goal for Air India to put AI 1-0 up in the 23rd minute which was neutralised V Raghunath of IOC, scored a goal in the 26th through a penalty corner.

Prabodh Tirkey scored the second goal for Air India and put it 2-1 ahead in the 33rd minute. IOC bounced back and equalised when Deepak Thakur scored for the team in the last minute of the first half.

Sunil was given the man of the tournament award and received a cheque for 5000 rupees from newly appointed chief national coach Terry Walsh at the end of the tournament.

Rajendra Yadav, the Noted Hindi Writer Passed Away at 84

Rajendra Yadav, the noted Hindi writer passed away on 28 October 2013 at Mayur Vihar, Delhi because of prolonged illness. He was 84 years old. 

He was a pioneer of Hindi literary movement known as Nayi Kahani in the 60s. 

He re-launched Munshi Premchand's magazine HANS, which he himself had been editing since 1986.

Pret Bolte Hain was his first novel and it was published in the year 1951. This was the first Hindi novel to try to shock orthodox Indian cultural traditions.

Pret Bolte Hain written by Rajendra Yadav was adapted into the movie of the same title, Sara Akash, by Basu Chatterjee in 1969.

Vijay Soni a noted Painter and theatre personality dead

Vijay Soni, a noted painter and theatre personality died on 27 October 2013 in New Delhi.

The 76 year old Vijay Soni was battling with Parkinson disease for past 12 years. He is survived by his wife Aanita Soni, two daughters and three grandsons. 

Vijay Soni travelled for studying the innovative methods of theatre to America and Europe in 1960s and beginning of 1970s. 

He polished his skill as a theatre director while he was at the Bread and Puppet Theatre, Odin Theatre in Stockholm and the Theatre Laboratory of Jerzy Grotowski at Wroclaw 

Nokia tested Android on Lumia phones

Nokia could switched loyalty to Google's Android operating system IN 2014

A Nokia team reportedly began testing Android OS on the company's Lumia handsets long before the company signed the dotted line on acquisition by Microsoft of its mobile business.

Nokia had plans of unveiling an Android-powered Asha device in 2014.

If nokia use android then after two years it will surpass the samsung. Because in hardware no comparision of nokia with samsung.

It could have been a game changer for mobile industry.