# India

Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar appointed Chairperson of Lokpal

Justice Lingappa Narayana Swamy, Justice Sanjay Yadav, and Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi were named judicial members of Lokpal through a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique issued this evening.

Statesman News Service | New Delhi | February 27, 2024 7:50 pm

Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar appointed Chairperson of Lokpal

The President on Tuesday appointed Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar, a former judge of the Supreme Court of India, chairperson of the Lokpal.

Justice Lingappa Narayana Swamy, Justice Sanjay Yadav, and Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi were named judicial members of Lokpal through a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique issued this evening.

Mr Sushil Chandra, Mr Pankaj Kumar and Ajay Tirkey will be non-judicial members of the anti-corruption ombudsman.

# India

HC notice to Odisha govt on removal of chairperson, members of women panel

The Department of Women and Child Development which conducted the performance review of the chairperson and members had found the Commission's performance unsatisfactory.

# World

Will meet fair amount of people from Capitol Hill: Sam Pitroda gives details of Rahul Gandhi’s DC leg of US trip

Chairperson of the Indian Overseas Congress, Sam Pitroda said that Rahul Gandhi and he would be meeting a "fair amount of people" from Capitol Hill.

# India

Hindenburg report: SEBI Chairperson must resign, says Jairam Ramesh

Last week, the US-based short seller alleged that "Buch and her husband Dhaval Buch had stakes in obscure offshore entities used in the Adani money siphoning scandal." The couple has dismissed the Hindenburg report.