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** Times 40 Under 40: Celebrating the game changers

Times 40 Under 40 honoured and applauded 40 of the brightest corporate leaders, emerging entrepreneurs, artists, sportspersons, musicians and business professionals across south India under 40.

Here’s the list of Times 40 under 40:

Pulkit Agrawal (CEO And Co-founder), Bimal Kartheek Rebba (Coo And Co-founder) Arun Lodhi (Cto And Co-founder), Trell
Basavaraj Puttappa, Founder & CEO, Zeva Astras
R Nanda Kumar, Proprietor, Regalos
Aviva Bidapa, Fashion Designer
Govindraj Srinivas, Director, Drona Edu
Dr Swagatesh Bastia, Co-Founder, Alleviate Pain Management Clinic
Dr Ramachandra Reddy Yeluri,
etc..

** Indian American becomes youngest executive director of Orange County Democrats

In January 2021, the Democratic Party of Orange County elevated former political director Ajay Mohan to serve as executive director.

** Coming soon: a biopic on Hiralal Sen

Arun Roy’s film shines a light on an inspiring journey of India’s first film-maker.

I want to convey that a Bengali made India’s first documentary, India’s first ad film, India’s first bioscope and his name is Hiralal Sen. How did we forget that as a Bengali?

** Mary Kom appointed as chairperson of AIBA champions and veterans committee

** UK to receive 10 mn AstraZeneca Covid vaccine doses from India’s Serum Institute

SII, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, is mass producing the AstraZeneca vaccine, developed with Oxford University, for dozens of poor and middle-income countries.

** Mysuru’s Ambaari double-decker bus, inspired by London’s Big Bus, hits the road

The Ambaari double-decker bus is an open-roof customised bus inspired by the London’s Big Bus model. The double-decker bus is based on the Eicher bus chassis. It stands 15 feet tall. It has a capacity of 40 seats, divided equally between the upper and lower decks. The lower deck has air conditioning facility.

** In a first, IAF to participate in Exercise Desert Flag VI in UAE

The exercise is scheduled from March 3 to 21 at the Al-Dhafra airbase in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

** Neera Tanden withdraws nomination to lead budget office

Her strongly worded tweets were central to the opposition to her candidacy from Senators on both sides of the aisle.

The Biden administration will stop pursuing the nomination of Indian American Neera Tanden for Director of the powerful Office of Management & Budget (OBM), after Ms. Tanden wrote to the President withdrawing her nomination on Tuesday.

** WAN-IFRA names The Hindu Group ‘Champion Publisher of the Year 2020’

The awards are presented in recognition of outstanding work done by news publishers, in digital media

The Hindu Group won two golds and two silvers at WAN IFRA’s South Asian Digital Media Awards, culminating in being named ‘Champion Publisher of the Year’, owing to the highest tally on the points table.

** KIA bags award for best airport by size, region for fourth year

KIA bags award for best airport by size, region for fourth yearKIA had earlier received ACI’s Airport Health Accreditation (AHA) and the first-ever World’s ‘Voice of the Customer’.

The Kempegowda International Airport has been judged the Best Airport by Size and Region in the category of 25-40 million passengers per annum at the Airports Council International’s Airport Service Quality (ACI-ASQ) Awards 2020.