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Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh---- Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh on 31 January took charge as

the Regional Director for WHO South-East Asia Region

Michael Rogers ---- U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated Vice-Admiral Michael

Rogers, a Navy cyber-warfare specialist, to be the next Director of the National Security

Agency (NSA).

Smt Aruna M Bahuguna, IPS---- The Union Government appointed IPS Aruna Bahuguna

as chief of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad.

Sunanda Pushkar(52)---- The wife of the Union Minister Sashi Tharoor on 17th January

2014 was found dead in a luxury Leela Palace hotel room in Delhi

Anjali Devi (86) ---- Veteran actor Anjali Devi died of a cardiac arrest in Chennai on 13th

January

Suchitra Sen (82) ---- Famous Bengali actress Suchitra Sen died in Kolkota on 17 January

2014

Justice A.K. Ganguly--- Former Supreme Court judge, Justice A.K. Ganguly, who has been

accused of sexual assault by a law intern, resigned on 5th January from the West Bengal

Human Rights Commission (WBHRC)

Arup Raha---- A veteran fighter pilot, on 31 December, took over as the 24th chief of the

Indian Air Force succeeding Air Chief Marshal N A K Browne

T.C. Narendran (69)---- Internationally known insect taxonomist and recipient of the E.K.

Janaki Ammal National Award of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, died of a heart

attack here on 31 December

Suresh Das ----The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research is set to get a new head

Suresh Das, with its Director-General Samir K. Brahmachari demitting office on 31st

December

-R. Chandrashekhar----The National Association of Software and Service

Companies(Nasscom), Indian IT industrys trade body, announced on 5 January that former

telecom secretary R Chandrashekhar has formally taken over as the president of the

organization, succeeding Som Mittal who served between 2007 and 2013

General Bikram Singh--- Army Chief General Bikram Singh on 30 December, took over as

the new Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (CoSC) to succeed Indian Air Force Chief Air

Chief Marshal NAK Browne, who is superannuating on December 31, 2013



Dinesh Sarraf---- Dinesh Sarraf appointed as next Chairman and Managing Director (CMD)

of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)

Janumaddi Hanumath Sastry (88) ---- Well-known Telugu author Janumaddi Hanumath

Sastry passed away at Kadapa on 28 February

Prokash Karmakar (81) ---- Eminent painter, passed away in Kolkata.

Kapil Sibal-----Music album entitled Raunaq, written by Kapil Sibal, the Union Minister of

Communications and Information Technology was launched by Salman Khan on 27th

February 2014

Abdul Basit---- Pakistan appointed Abdul Basit as Pakistans high commissioner to India

on 17 February 2014

Sid Caesar (91) ---- who pioneered TV sketch comedy during the 1950s as the star died on

14 February

Amar Kant(89)----- Hindi writer, died due to ill health at his residence in Allahabad in Uttar

Pradesh on 17 February 2014

Rishang Keishing(94)---- The oldest Parliamentarian of India decided to retire on 21

February 2014

Kiran Kumar Reddy---- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister (CM), Kiran Kumar Reddy

resigned from the post on 19 February 2014.

R.K.Tiwari ---- R.K.Tiwari was appointed as the new chairman of Central Board of Direct

Taxes (CBDT) on 9 February 2014

Balu Mahendra (75)----Renowned film director Balu Mahendra died in Chennai on 13

February 2014 due to cardiac arrest

Marco Lambertini---- the global conservation organisation, WWF (World Wide Fund for

Nature) on 6 February 2014 appointed Marco Lambertini as Director-General (DG) of the

WWF International

Satya Nadella---- Satya Nadella was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of

Internet Giant Microsoft by the Board of Directors of Microsoft on 4 January 2014.

Juthika Roy (93) ---- Legendary bhajan singer Juthika Roy passed away in Kolkata on 6

February 2014

R. Sridharan----The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), has elected R.

Sridharan as its new President and Vikas Y. Khare as its Vice-President



Ajay Shriram---- Industry body CII has elected Chairman and senior Managing Director of

DCM Shriram Limited Ajay Shriram as its President

K. C. Chakrabarty---- Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has resigned

on 20 March, three months ahead of the completion of his term.

Aditi Khanna-----The Indian Journalists' Association (IJA) in London on 19 March, elected

a woman president and general secretary for the first time in its 67-year history

Nandan Nilekani----- Nandan Nilekani resigned as chairman of the Unique Identification

Authority of India (UIDAI) on 13 March 2014

Soma Mondal---- Soma Mondal on 12 March 2014 was appointed as the first woman

director (commercial) of Navratna Public Sector Unit (PSU) National Aluminium Company

Ltd (NALCO).

Tony Benn (88) ---- The totem of the British Left who spearheaded the movement against

the Iraq war, died on 14 March

Krishna Chaudhary, IPS--- Krishna Chaudhary, IPS presently working as DG, Fire

Services, Civil Defence & Home Guards has been appointed to the post of Director General,

Railway Protection Force

J. S. Sarma(65)----Former Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Chairman J. S.

Sarma, an advocate of telecom sector reforms, has passed away on 28th February in

Hyderabad

Michael Hudson McHugh---- The Supreme Court of India on 29th April 2014 appointed

former judge of the High Court of Australia, Michael Hudson McHugh as the third arbitrator

to resolve the dispute between the Central government and Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance

Industries Ltd (RIL) on KG basin

Mexico celebrated the 100th birth anniversary of late Nobel Laureate Octavio Paz

Justice G Rohini (58) ---- President of India on 11 April 2014 approved the name of Justice

G Rohini (58) for appointment as the Next Chief Justice of Delhi High Court. With this, she

will become the first women Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.

EC confirmed Amir Khan as its National Icon for Lok Sabha election 2014

Gabriel Garcia Marquez (87) --- Renowned Latin American author Gabriel Garcia

Marquez, passed away in Mexico on 17 April 2014



Admiral RK Dhowan---The Government on 17 April appointed Admiral RK Dhowan as the

Chief of the Naval Staff.

Arvind Mayaram--- Economic Affairs Secretary Arvind Mayaram has been designated as

Finance Secretary

Hotelier S. S. Chatwal pleaded guilty for violating US federal election laws

Justice R. M. Lodha --- Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha, Judge of the Supreme Court, is going

to be appointed as the Chief Justice of India with effect from 27th April, 2014.

Ratan Tata --- Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus of the Tata Group on 11 April, become the

only Indian member who was honoured to be inducted into the Chinas high profile Boao

Forum's 15 member board.

Sanjaya Baru ---- Sanjaya Baru, who was the media advisor of the Prime Minister

Manmohan Singh between 2004 and 2008 released his memoir book titled The Accidental

Prime Minister-The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh

D K Pathak---- Government has appointed senior IPS officer D K Pathak as the new

Director General of the country's largest border guarding force BSF

Nancy Powell---- US ambassador Nancy Powell has resigned

R. Gandhi---- R. Gandhi on 3rd April, appointed as Deputy Governor of the RBI

Malavath Purna (13) --- Malavath Purna of Andhra Pradesh on 24th May, became the

youngest female climber to scale the Mount Everest. It is a historic feat for Indian

mountaineering. Purna was accompanied by Sadhanapalli Anand Kumar (16)

Saurabh Chandra ---- Petroleum Secretary Saurabh Chandra will be the next Cabinet

Secretary, replacing Ajit Seth who retires next month.

Smt. Anjali Prasad----Smt. Anjali Prasad who had been appointed Ambassador/ Permanent

Representative of India to the World Trade Organization on 26 May presented her

Credentials to Director General of WTO, Mr. Roberto Carvalho de Azevedo in Geneva.

S Narsing Rao--- Coal India chairman and managing director S Narsing Rao on 27 May

resigned to his post, seeking to play a key role in the new state of Telengana

Mukul Rohatgi----senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi will be the new attorney general (AG) of

India

Ajit Doval (69)---- Former Intelligence Bureau Chief Ajit Doval, was on 30 May appointed

as the National Security Adviser



Hinduja Brothers emerged richest in UK

Sajai Singh appointed as President of International Technology Law Association

Rajiv Mathur(64)-----Former IB chief, on 22 May took over as the new Chief Information

Commissioner in the Central Information Commission.

Russi Mody (96) --- The former Chairman of Tata Steels died on 16th May 2014 in Kolkata.

Lt General Dalbir Singh Suhag---- Union Government on 13th May 2014 appointed

Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag as the 28th Chief of Army Staff (COAS).

Shah Rukh Khan: featured on the cover page of magazine Forbes Middle East

Nabam Tuki----Veteran Congress leader Nabam Tuki was sworn-in as the eighth Chief

Minister of Arunachal Pradesh for the second consecutive term

Ashwin B. Pandya---- Ashwin B. Pandya was appointed as the Chairman of the Central

Water Commission & ex-officio Secretary of the Government of India

N Srinivasan---The veteran nuclear scientist died on 18th May 2014

Sunil Bharti Mittal---- Bharti Enterprises founder and Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal will co-

chair this years edition of the World Economic Forum on Africa

Indian-American student Akhil Rekulapelli won National Geographic Bee Championship

Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy died in Hyderabad

on 9th May.

Sushma Swaraj became the first woman External Affairs Minister of India

Indias first voter Shyam Saran Negi on 7th May cast his vote at a polling booth at his native

place here

David Bergvinson: David Bergvinson will be the next director general of the International

Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

Jean-Claude Juncker--- Jean-Claude Juncker has been named as the next president of the

European Commission

Jean-Claude Juncker--- Jean-Claude Juncker has been named as the next president of the

European Commission



Vishal Sikka appointed as the new CEO of Infosys

A.K. Dubey: A.K. Dubey was appointed as Chairman of Coal India Limited on 25th June

Justice V K Rajah---- Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam on 25 June appointed

Justice V K Rajah as the eighth Attorney-General of Singapore

Rajeev Topno---- Rajeev Topno was appointed as Private Secretary to Prime Minister

Narendra Modi

M. Shashidhar Reddy--- The Vice Chairman of National Disaster Management Authority

(NDMA) on 17 June 2014 resigned from his post.

Kodela Siva PrasadaRao--- Kodela Siva PrasadaRao of Telugu Desam Party, on 20th June

2014 was elected as the first Assembly speaker of Andhra Pradeshafter bifurcation

Dilip Kumar--- The Substance and the Shadow, the biography of 91-year-old-thespian

Dilip Kumar was released on 10 June 2014 in Mumbai

Ranjit Kumar--- Senior Supreme Court advocate Ranjit Kumar was on 7th June appointed

as the Solicitor General.

Lieutenant General (Retd.) Abhijit Guha----A retired Indian Army Lieutenant General, has

been appointed member of a UN expert panel on peacekeeping that will advice the U.N on

how to use new technologies and innovations in that field.

Madhuri Dixit---Madhya Pradesh State government appointed Madhuri Dixit as the brand

ambassador of maternal and child health campaign - Mamta Abhiyan

Gopinath Munde---Union Rural Development Minister, Gopinath Munde of BJP died in a

road accident in Delhi on 3 June 2014

Kathleen Stephens--- Kathleen Stephens on 6 June 2014 took charge as US interim

Ambassador to India.

TV GOPALAKRISHNAN: Eminent Carnatic musician and acclaimed mridangam exponent

T V Gopalakrishnan has been chosen for the Sangita Kalanidhi award of the Music Academy

for 2014.

SANGITHA KALANIDHI AWARD: Sangeetha Kalanidhi or Sangita Kalanidhi s the title

awarded yearly to an expert Carnatic Musician by the Madras Music Academy.

SMITA GUPTA: Smita Gupta has been selected for the prestigious Prem Bhatia Award for

political reporting

DURGA PRASAD: Durga Prasad has been elected as President for the Institute of Cost

Accountants of India for the year 2014-15



SUNDARAM SANKARAN: Sundaram Sankaran, a former World Bank official and a well

known journalist, has passed away.

Nadine Gordimer: Gordimer, who won Nobel Prize for Literature in 1991, died on July 13th

Prasad Bhatt: Environmentalist and social activist Chandi Prasad Bhatt was presented the

Gandhi Peace Prize by President Pranab Mukherjee on 15th July

Bashar Al-Assad: Bashar al-Assad has been sworn in for a third term as Syria's president

Beniwal: Gujarat Governor Beniwal was transferred to Mizoram. Rajasthan governor

Margaret Alva takes additional charge of Gujarat.

Vakkom Purushothaman: Nagaland Governor Vakkom B. Purushothaman tendered his

resignation. Purushothaman is the first politician-turned-governor to resign.

HR Khan: The Government on 3rd July re-appointed Harun Rashid Khan as the Deputy

Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.

Pavan Pal Kaushal: Infrastructure lending company IDFC has appointed Pavan Pal Kaushal

as Chief Risk Officer effective July 1.

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