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I&B secretary Apurva Chandra takes additional charge of Telecom Department
The Hindu
Secretary for Information and Broadcasting Apurva Chandra has been given additional charge of the Department of Telecommunications
Secretary for Information and Broadcasting Apurva Chandra has been given additional charge of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet said in an memorandum on Monday.
K. Rajaraman, hitherto the Telecom secretary, has been tapped to head the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), a regulator for IFSCs such as the one in GIFT city, Gujarat; the sole one in existence as of now.
The appointment will stand until a permanent successor to Mr. Rajaraman is named. Mr. Rajaraman took charge as Telecom secretary in October 2021, and is an IAS officer from the 1989 batch in the Tamil Nadu cadre.
Mr. Chandra has been I&B secretary since August 2021, before which he was with the Ministries of Labour, Employment and Defence.
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Pakistan coach Gary Kirsten stated that “not so great decision making” contributed to his side’s defeat to India in the Group-A T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. The batting unit came apart in the chase, after being well placed at 72 for two. With 48 runs needed from eight overs, Pakistan found a way to panic and lose. “Maybe not so great decision making,” Kirsten said at the post-match press conference, when asked to explain the loss.