Current Affairs- 13 March 2019

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1. Axis Bank appoints Rakesh Makhija as non-exec chairman for 3 years

Private sector lender Axis Bank has appointed Rakesh Makhija as its non-executive chairman for a term of 3 years, with effect from July 18.

He will replace Sanjiv Misra, whose term as the bank's non-executive (part-time) chairman expires on July 17, the bank said in a regulatory filing.

एक्सिस बैंक ने राकेश मखीजा को गैर-कार्यकारी चेयरमैन नियुक्त किया

निजी क्षेत्र के एक्सिस बैंक ने राकेश मखीजा को तीन साल के लिए बैंक का गैर - कार्यकारी चेयरमैन नियुक्त किया। उनकी नियुक्ति 18 जुलाई से प्रभावी होगी।

बैंक ने शेयर बाजार को दी सूचना में कहा कि वह संजीव मिश्रा की जगह लेंगे। मिश्रा 17 जुलाई को सेवानिवृत्त हो रहे हैं।

2. GoDaddy partners with ICC as official sponsor for Cricket World Cup 2019

Website hosting company GoDaddy announced its partnership with International Cricket Council (ICC) as official sponsor for the upcoming men's cricket World Cup.

क्रिकेट विश्वकप 2019 के लिए गोडैडी ने आधिकारिक प्रायोजक के रूप में आईसीसी के साथ साझेदारी की

वेबसाइट होस्टिंग कंपनी गोडैडी ने आगामी क्रिकेट विश्व कप के लिए आधिकारिक प्रायोजक के रूप में अंतर्राष्ट्रीय क्रिकेट परिषद (आईसीसी) के साथ अपनी साझेदारी की घोषणा की है।

3. Pakistan elected OIC body's deputy chairman

Pakistan has been elected as the deputy chairman of the general body of the Parliamentary Union of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), an influential grouping of 57 countries, majority of which are Muslim-dominated.