India’s Deepika Padukone — who made $10 million — was the only other actress from outside Hollywood to feature in the rankings. The 30-year-old, who came 10th, earns far less than her Tinseltown counterparts for her Bollywood roles, but compensates with more than a dozen lucrative endorsements, Forbes said.
VS PATHANIA:
Inspector General VS Pathania on 30th August took over the charge as 13thCommander of Coast Guard Region (West)
SACHIN TENDULKAR:
Kerala government has appointed Sachin Tendulkar as brand ambassador for anti- liquor and anti-drug campaign in the state. The move was part of the government’s initiative to create awareness among people against alcoholism and drug abuse. The state government has also decided to open up more de-addiction centres for the benefit of the addicted.
SATYANARAYANA:
Former IAS officer J Satyanarayana was on September 6 appointed as part-time chairperson of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), tasked with issuing Aadhaar numbers. The post has been lying vacant following resignation of Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani’s resignation in 2014. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has approved Satyanarayana’s appointment as part-time chairperson of UIDAI, an order issued by Department of Personnel and Training said. Satyanarayana, an IAS officer of 1977 batch belonging to Andhra Pradesh cadre, retired as Secretary, Department of Electronics and Information Technology. Besides him, technocrats Rajesh Jain and Anand Deshpande have been appointed as part-time members of the UIDAI. Jain is founder and Managing Director of netCORE solutions, an Information Technology based firm.Deshpande is founder and Chief Executive Officer of Persistent Systems, a global company specialising in software product development services.
CHIEFS OF SBI, ICICI BANK, AXIS BANK FEATURE IN FORTUNE LIST OF MOST POWERFUL WOMEN OUTSIDE US
State Bank of India (SBI) chief Arundhati Bhattacharya, ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar and Axis Bank CEO Shikha Sharma are India’s top women bankers who have made it to the list of 50 most powerful women based outside the United States. The list was compiled by Fortune magazine. Ana Botin, who is the chief executive chairman of Spanish banking group Banco Santander, claimed the number one spot in the list. Bhattacharya ranked second on the list, while Kochhar claimed the fifth spot. Sharma held the 19th position in the Fortune list of 50 most powerful women international list.
