Published on: January 2, 2023
Snippets: 3 JANUARY 2023
Snippets: 3 JANUARY 2023
- Shri Anil Kumar Lahoti has taken over the charge of new Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Railway Board (Ministry of Railways).
- Air Marshal Pankaj Mohan Sinha assumed command of the Indian Air Force’s Western Air Command
- CRPF DG Sujoy Lal Thaosen takes additional charge as BSF DG
- BSE appoints Sundararaman Ramamurthy as MD, CEO
- Global Family Day is Celebrated every year on January 1, it starts the new year with a positive message of unity to the world. The theme for 2023 is “working toward a better future.”
- Pope Benedict XVI passed away recently
- Grammy-winning singer Anita Pointer died due to cancer. One of the founding members of R&B group The Pointer Sisters, she delighted fans across the world with hits, including “I’m So Excited,” “Jump,” and “Fire.”
- Croatia switched to the euro and entered Europe’s borderless zone. The Balkan nation bid farewell to its kuna currency and became the 20th member of the eurozone. It is also now the 27th nation in the passport-free Schengen zone.
- The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named Rishabh Pant as fast bowler and Jasprit Bumrah as Team India’s top Test performer in 2022. Suryakumar Yadav and Bhuvneshwar Kumar were named as top performers in T20s by the board.
- Koustav Chatterjee becomes latest entrant to India’s Grand Master club.
- Hazarika won the women’s 59kg gold medal in the National weightlifting championships at Bhubaneswar
