Palestinian leaders in the Israeli-occupied West Bank met this week for the first gathering of its kind in years. Their mission: to allow Mahmoud Abbas, the aging Palestinian Authority president, to appoint a longtime loyalist to a newly-minted senior position. On Saturday night, Mr. Abbas formally named Hussein al-Sheikh, a close confidant, as his deputy….
Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, announced late Saturday the formation of a caretaker government that will lead the country through a crucial transition as it emerges from more than 50 years of dictatorship under the Assad family’s iron-fisted rule. Mr. al-Shara, who led the coalition of rebel forces that overthrew the Assad regime, appointed a…
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday appointed Andrii Hnatov as the new Chief of the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, as the country looks to restructure and strengthen its military amid ongoing combat in Russia’s Kursk region and increasing pressure in Donetsk. Hnatov replaced Anatoliy Barhylevych, who held the position since February 2024. The…
DJ Daniel, a courageous 13-year-old brain cancer survivor, has achieved a remarkable feat by being sworn in as an honorary agent of the United States Secret Service. Despite a daunting prognosis in 2018, he has surpassed expectations for over six years. His inspiring journey includes multiple honorary law enforcement roles, realising his dream of becoming…
Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) announced the appointment of Winselow Tucker as president and general manager for Lilly India, effective immediately. Winselow will lead all of Lilly’s operations in India, including the Lilly India commercial organisation and the Lilly Capability Centre India (LCCI) in Bengaluru and Hyderabad, says a company statement.In a related move, Vineet…
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday named retired Major General Eyal Zamir as the chief of staff of Israel’s armed forces after his predecessor announced his resignation last month, taking responsibility for failing to stop Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack. “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz have agreed this evening on…
BENGALURU: LTIMindtree has named its former president, Venugopal (Venu) Lambu, as CEO designate and director effective Friday, with a five-year tenure. Operating from London, Lambu represents a rare instance of a senior executive returning to assume the CEO position at his former company. He has joined the board of directors at LTIMindtree.A three-decade IT veteran,…
Sitanshu Kotak. (Pic Credit – X) The Indian cricket team is set to receive an addition to the support staff as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to add Sitanshu Kotak, currently the India A head coach, as the batting coach. Kotak will join head coach Gautam Gambhir from the…
Sitanshu Kotak. (Pic Credit – X) The Indian cricket team is set to receive an addition to the support staff as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to add Sitanshu Kotak, currently the India A head coach, as the batting coach. Kotak will join head coach Gautam Gambhir from the…
NEW DELHI: The Finance Ministry on Tuesday inducted two new members in the governing council of the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Trustee Ltd (NIIFTL) which provides strategic guidance on a number of matters including investment of the corpus of NIIF. The new members are SBI Chairman C S Setty who replaced his predecessor Dinesh…