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The 1987 batch IAS officer of the Chhattisgarh cadre took over as the commerce secretary at a time when India was still grappling with the second wave of Covid-19

In her biography, Haley says she is proud of being an underdog. It is not clear if the Republicans are ready to back underdogs just yet

2022 ended with further ignominy for former ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar, the promoter of NuPower Renewables

Lt Gen Anil Chauhan is known to express his views frankly, not necessarily adopting the conventional approach

Five years on, Bulchandani has shattered the glass ceiling for good

His career in politics began after he won the students' election as an undergrad and became the youngest president

In his new job, Sood will have to complete a task his predecessor started: getting the government to sign off on a new Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy (STIP) on which work was begun in 2020

Whether Bhattacharya would be content with what could turn out to be a largely ceremonial role in a crucial ministry, remains to be seen

Limaye joined NSE in July 2017 after a long stint at IDFC, an institution set up to boost infrastructure development by channelling private sector investments

Ramkrishna was the third woman to head an exchange in the Asia-Pacific region after Sri Lanka's Colombo Stock Exchange and China's Shenzhen Stock Exchange

On the JNU campus, Congress sympathisers were seen as social deviants

Maurya started his political career in the RSS and the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) in Allahabad

Chaudhary is ambitious, but is realistic enough to know his limitations

Alemao was first elected MLA on a Congress ticket in 1989

As an MP, Yadav has done important legal work on compensatory afforestation to wetland development and genetically modified crops

Chaudhuri became the chairman on April 7, 2011, a month after O P Bhatt retired, and his term ended on September 30, 2013

Malik has often courted controversies as governor - from Bihar, J&K and Goa to Meghalaya. He is now targeting the BJP and the Centre over various issues, including farm laws

Amit Khare's role in the case that sent Lalu Prasad to jail was almost incidental

The important aspect of any lender is collections and repayment of dues. Sharma joined the bank as an advisor for the recovery. His experience in recovery will come in handy for the Srei group

Goenka has never discussed how he feels about losing the company that he spent so much time building. Or about needing outside approval to run a company that was one-fifth owned by him and his family