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Rinku Singh Appointed KKR's Vice-Captain For IPL 2026 Season KKR have appointed Rinku Singh as their vice-captain for IPL 2026, a deserved reward for his eight years of service to the franchise, and potentially a sign of things to come. [1]

Nepal PM-designate Balen Shah releases new video song on eve of swearing-in The 35 year old released the track on Thursday, with the new video song featuring scenes from his election campaign. [2]

PoliticsRapper-turned-mayor Shah's party set to prevail in Nepal election Voters weary of status quo opt for change with new centrist group Balendra Shah, a rapper-turned-politician and the prime ministerial candidate for the Rastriya Swatantra Party... [3]

AFP Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah unseated former Nepal prime minister KP Sharma Oli in his own constituency, Election Commission data showed Saturday, with his party also seemingly headed for a landslide victory nationally. [4]

Ken Shibusawa, the great-great-grandson of Eiichi Shibusawa, is founder and chairman of Commons Asset Management, and CEO of Shibusawa and Company. [5]

Not surprisingly for a country obsessed with politics and gossip, the appointment of India's new central bank chief has already spawned reams of newsprint and hours of television talk-time on what makes Urjit Ravindra Patel tick. [6]

Since his appointment in 2016, Urjit Patel has been what you might expect from a central banker: cautious and quiet, a man who picks his words with care. The last few weeks could hardly have been more different for the Reserve Bank of India governor. [7]

NEW DELHI -- Indian banker K.V. Kamath may not be a big name in the world of international finance, but he has been chosen to lead the New Development Bank, also known as BRICS Bank, a Chinese government initiative. [9]

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[1] MM news18.com · 2026-03-24 · 45% match

Rinku Singh Appointed KKR's Vice-Captain For IPL 2026 Season

Rinku Singh Appointed KKR's Vice-Captain For IPL 2026 Season KKR have appointed Rinku Singh as their vice-captain for IPL 2026, a deserved reward for his eight years of service to the franchise, and potentially a sign of things to come.

[2] MM www.hindustantimes.com · 2026-03-26 · 39% match

Nepal PM-designate Balen Shah releases new video song on eve of swearing-in

Nepal PM-designate Balen Shah releases new video song on eve of swearing-in The 35 year old released the track on Thursday, with the new video song featuring scenes from his election campaign.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-03-08 · 43% match

Rapper-turned-mayor Shah's party set to prevail in Nepal election

PoliticsRapper-turned-mayor Shah's party set to prevail in Nepal election Voters weary of status quo opt for change with new centrist group Balendra Shah, a rapper-turned-politician and the prime ministerial candidate for the Rastriya Swatantra Party

[4] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2026-03-08 · 41% match

Rapper-turned-politician Shah unseats former Nepal PM in own constituency

AFP Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah unseated former Nepal prime minister KP Sharma Oli in his own constituency, Election Commission data showed Saturday, with his party also seemingly headed for a landslide victory nationally.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-28 · 39% match

The BOJ must define a strategy for its ETF holdings -- not just its sales

Ken Shibusawa, the great-great-grandson of Eiichi Shibusawa, is founder and chairman of Commons Asset Management, and CEO of Shibusawa and Company.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-08-24 · 51% match

Chaitanya Kalbag -- RBI's Patel: an insider, a hawk, an enigma

Not surprisingly for a country obsessed with politics and gossip, the appointment of India's new central bank chief has already spawned reams of newsprint and hours of television talk-time on what makes Urjit Ravindra Patel tick.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-11-06 · 49% match

Urjit Patel must stick to his guns

Since his appointment in 2016, Urjit Patel has been what you might expect from a central banker: cautious and quiet, a man who picks his words with care. The last few weeks could hardly have been more different for the Reserve Bank of India governor.

[8] MM news18.com · 2019-12-23 · 47% match

Aakash Biswas

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2015-05-19 · 45% match

Behind India's last-minute rethink

NEW DELHI -- Indian banker K.V. Kamath may not be a big name in the world of international finance, but he has been chosen to lead the New Development Bank, also known as BRICS Bank, a Chinese government initiative.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-08-21 · 41% match

Modi handpicks monetary policy hawk to succeed Rajan

MUMBAI -- Urjit Patel, a deputy governor at the Reserve Bank of India, has been appointed as the central bank's next governor.

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