Capri Global Capital Ltd (CGCL) has appointed industry veteran Raj Kumar Ahuja as its Group Chief Financial Officer.

Raj Kumar Ahuja is a finance professional with nearly 30 years of experience in a multi-product environment of varied industries, Ahuja will be leading the financial operations at CGCL while optimizing the strategic expansion of the business.

The company said his wide-ranging knowledge of procurement and commercial, legal, compliance risk, legal, secretarial, audit, the strategic and regulatory aspects will contribute to achieving the business goals.
Before joining CGCL, Ahuja has served as Senior Group President and Group Chief Financial/Strategic Officer at Yes Bank.
He is a qualified rank holder Chartered Accountant and ICWA qualified.

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NIEM has given skilled event managers and raised the standard of events in our country and gave a very dynamic and elite outlook to events in India

In April 2000, Asia’s first event institute – NIEM the Institute of Event Management gave the first Indianised course on event management and now completes 20 years of a glorious period of achievement and service to one the largest entertainment industry – the Indian event management industry. For the first time, our students could professionally study events and then join as completely trained professionals.

The students were ready and polished as along with excellent classroom teaching and workshops by eminent event personalities, NIEM gave them huge training on India’s topmost live events and also backed them to organize their own events to learn how to do a complete event, this specialized training on live events happened for the first time in the world for an event course. This made NIEM students fully ready for placements. NIEM has given skilled event managers and raised the standard of events in our country and gave a very dynamic and elite outlook to events in India. NIEM’s efforts have been well received by the event industry, students, parents and teachers. The media has come out and praised these efforts.

A lot of efforts, research and hard work has gone into making NIEM the brand it is. NIEM would ever be thankful for the creative and elite event industry which gave practical experience to the students, the faculty with its rich knowledge of the event industry, the reputed speakers who took efforts to guide the NIEM students and the press, students, teachers and parents who supported this effort. Says the dean Dr Hoshi Bhiwandiwalla that ‘NIEM will always be grateful for all the help and support we got from event industry and many others, but NIEM grew as an unbeatable brand only because year after year the NIEM students played a big role to make NIEM the event leaders that we are’.

NIEM has a lot of plans to improve, innovate and research and make better syllabus, more workshops, increased training, great placements and every effort to support and cater to the needs of the mega Indian event and entertainment industry. NIEM seeks your support to join this gigantic movement to make India the centre hub of world events and entertainment. 

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MX TakaTak’s vision is to create success stories of fame, increased fandom and eventual fortune for its community of content creators

“MX TakaTak has made me a part of a reality show, and for me there can be nothing greater than that,” Says Rizwan Khan, Fame House Participant

The thriving community of content creators on digital have won the hearts of millions of Indians with their easy to watch short format videos. At the forefront of innovation in this space, MX TakaTak’s vision is to create success stories of fame, increased fandom and eventual fortune for its community of content creators that is brought alive by the MX TakaTak Fame House.

7 Days, 1 House and India’s top influencers as inmates – this unique reality show, with all the elements for unadulterated entertainment, sees 18 influencers put under one roof to create, collab and chill. These 18 participants got a chance not only to collaborate and create engaging content, but also to grow their fanbase by millions and walk away even more famous because of this reality show that can be watched by MX Player’s large viewer base.

Rizwan Khan is a hobby actor with a huge fan-following on MX TakaTak – a short video platform, and we caught up with the rising star to find out what his experience has been like at the MX TakaTak Fame House.

Excerpts from the interview…

You forte is acting, how did you think of showcasing your talent on Social Media? What has the journey been like?

People think that a video I posted went viral and I became a star overnight, but it is not like that. It has been a long journey filled with struggle. I have harboured this dream of wanting to become a model or an actor since I was in the 8^th standard. Everyone kept telling me that it needs a lot of support from others and you need good financial backing, but I wanted to prove everyone wrong by doing it on my own mettle.

I tried various platforms and have been @riz_xtar right from the beginning. I had to give it up in between because our financial condition was not very good, and I did odd jobs from selling tickets and popcorn at theatres to mascoting outside shops for mobile brands. I used to use the #joker because I believe, “Life to joker jaisi hi hai, dar dar thokar, dar dar mazak,” and soon started being called Joker. I used to make short videos and post in my spare time on social media. After I joined MX TakaTak right from the initial days, I have enjoyed a good following. So TakaTak has helped me scale new heights.     

Can you share your experience of being a part of the Fame House with us? 

It was outstanding. I had never thought I will ever be a part of a reality show! MX TakaTak has made me a part of a reality show, and for me there can be nothing greater than that. It actually sunk in the day after I reached Goa that I am a part of a reality show and motivated me. I decided right there that I will surely prove myself before I leave Fame House.

Did your followers increase after your stint at the Fame House? By how much did it grow?

My following rose from 1.1M to 2.7M on TakaTak in the  short span of time after Fame House.

Did you get endorsements post the show? If, yes, which brands have approached you?

Yes, not only after joining Fame House but even before that I was approached by an online shopping portal called Bulbul for shoes and branding. A lot of marketing firms have contacted me to sign me up and offers are still pouring in, but I have refused their offers as I don’t want to ever go into the employee mode again. There two types of people, those who enter movies and those who make their own movies, I want to be from that category. I want to write my own destiny.   

MX Takatak has taken the initiative to make a star out of you? What do you think about it? 

I thought it was a great initiative. They managed to get so many influencers under one roof. Whether good or bad, we got to know so many things about each other along with an opportunity to collaborate and create content.

Did you learn any new skills at the Fame House or do you think your original skills were enhanced? Did you get to learn anything new from anyone?

The world is such that people are nice to you on your face but behind your back they say bad things about you. So, I used to hang around more with the production unit and try and understand what they do and learn things from them rather than hanging out with the other influencers.

Any Fan /Follower moment post Fame House you would like to share?

I had told my fans that I am going to be a part of a reality show, but nobody believed me till it went live on the 18^th. I go by the name of @riz_xtar and my fans have a hashtag for me – #xstarmy. They are crazy and you will see their comments and likes everywhere. I consider my fans to be like my family and share everything with them. In return I get a lot of love and adulation from them.

Did you make any friends /enemies at the Fame House?

I think I can be a better enemy than a friend, so I did make quite a few enemies out there. Actually, I don’t make friends that easily.  

What was your most memorable moment at the Fame House?

(Laughs) I will be remembered as the guy who instigated the girls to fight. A lot of things then unfolded behind the scenes that I would not like to share with anyone.

Witness his journey in one of the biggest races for fame & recognition, with an MX Exclusive Series – MX TakaTak Fame House Season 1.

Watch the show now – https://bit.ly/FameHouseOnMXPlayer

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The DDC elections in J&K were carried out for the first time after the state of Jammu and Kashmir was demoted to a Union Territory. Check out this space for live updates.

SRINAGAR (J&K) –

The fate of nearly 4,200 candidates for the 280 District Development Council (DDC) seats in Jammu and Kashmir will be made public today, as counting of votes began in the morning for the eight-phased polls held for the first time in the Union Territory.

Officials in the State Election Commission said that a total of 4,181 candidates, including over 450 women, were in the fray for the 280 DDC seats.

The elections to this three-tier of the Panchayati Raj system were held for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir and were the first mass polls after the abrogation of provisions of Article 370 in August 2019.

The polling was held in eight phases, beginning November 28 and ending on December 19 as 51 per cent of the 57 lakh eligible voters exercised their franchise in the elections, which were largely peaceful.

Seven Kashmir-centric mainstream political parties, including the National Conference and the People’s Democratic Party, contested the polls in an alliance under the banner of People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) which was formed for the restoration of Article 370.

The Congress was initially a part of the PAGD but distanced itself from the alliance as the BJP targeted the opposition party for being in league with the ‘Gupkar Gang’. Although, the Congress went alone in the last seven phases, it is widely believed that its understanding with the PAGD remains intact.

The PAGD is expected to emerge as the single largest grouping at the hustings, followed by the BJP in a close second position while the Congress is expected to fill the third position.

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National Mathematics Day marks the birth of the magnificent self-taught Indian mathematician Srinivas Iyengar Ramanujan.

Mathematics and India have strong ties since ancient times. Various scholars like Aryabhata, Mahavira, Brahmagupta, Ramanujan, and many more. Srinivasa Ramanujan showed signs of self-learning from an early age. He was an unfolding genius from a very young age and he has contributed immensely to mathematical analysis, fractions, infinite series, number theory, etc. To celebrate mathematics, every year 22nd December is observed as National Mathematics Day in India.

History

On 22nd December 2012, the then Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh declared this day as National Mathematics Day. This day is also the Birth Anniversary of the great mathematician Srinivasa Iyengar Ramanujan. He was the brilliant mathematician behind the inspiration for Mathematics day. In 2012, for the first time, National Mathematics Day was observed across India.

Significance and Celebration

The motive behind celebrating this day to spread awareness among the people about the importance of mathematics for the development of humanity. In India, various steps are taken to motivate the younger generations to learn mathematics. To celebrate this special day, various educational events are organized in schools and universities. There are mathematics camps held in which teachers are given training and provided teaching materials as well. Research in mathematics is also promoted among the students and teachers. 

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As per Vaccine codeveloper Sputnik V, the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine, will be “highly effective” 

Sputnik V, the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine, will be “highly effective” against the new strain of coronavirus found in Europe, said Kirill Dmitriev, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Russian Direct Investment Fund, the company which codeveloped the vaccine.

“According to our information, Sputnik V will be as highly effective against the new strain of the coronavirus found in Europe as against the existing strains. Sputnik V has been showing its efficacy over a period of time despite the previous mutations of S-protein,” he said, according to Sputnik V’s Twitter handle. Dmitriev added that it would jointly work with AstraZeneca, another vaccine manufacturing company, to combat the new mutation strain of the COVID-19.

“Joint work with such a pharmaceutical giant as AstraZeneca is becoming particularly important today, in light of combating the new mutating strains of the coronavirus,” he said

The RDIF CEO also said that the Sputnik V has been registered for use in Belarus. Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Sputnik V is over 95 per cent effective.

Taking to Twitter, Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) cited Putin saying that some health specialists have claimed that the vaccine’s protection level reaches up to 96-97 per cent.

Russia became the first country to register the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine on August 11, named after Russia’s first satellite. 

Also Read: Russia will manufacture COVID-19 vaccine in India

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