The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the appointment of Vikram Dev Dutt as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Air India Asset Holding (AIAHL).
The Kuril Islands dispute between Japan and Russia is over the sovereignty of the South Kuril Islands. These islands are claimed by Japan but occupied by Russia as the successor state of the Soviet Union.
The Reserve Bank on Thursday asked Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) not to create any honorary position or title such as Chairman Emeritus and Group Chairman at the board level as it results in the creation of a shadow authority.