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Atanu Chakraborty gets RBI nod as part-time chairman of HDFC Bank
NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has confirmed the appointment of Atanu Chakraborty as the part-time chairman of HDFC Bank.
The privately-owned bank, on Friday, confirmed that former economic affairs secretary Atanu Chakraborty will be the part-time chairman of the bank for a period of three years, with effect from 5 May or the date of his taking charge, whichever is later.
Once appointed as part-time chairman, HDFC Bank will become the second private sector lender to have a former bureaucrat at this post. ICICI Bank had previously appointed former petroleum secretary and additional secretary in the ministry of finance GC Chaturvedi as its chairman.
A meeting of the board of directors of HDFC bank will be convened in due course inter‐alia to consider the appointment of Atanu Chakraborty as the part-time chairman and additional independent director, the bank said in a regulatory filing.
Chakraborty is a 1985 IAS officer in the Gujarat cadre. He retired from the post of secretary of the department of economic affairs in April 2020. Before that, he had worked as secretary of the department of investment and public asset management (DIPAM).
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CNN-News18 to host Kolkata Town Hall on Hooghly River
‘Bhalobasa Bengal Inspiring Bharat’ event on April 20 brings cultural icons, trailblazing women and leaders aboard a cruise to celebrate Bengal’s enduring influence.
MUMBAI: Bengal is about to make fresh waves on the Hooghly and this time the current is pure conversation. CNN-News18 is taking its iconic Town Hall format to the waters of the iconic Hooghly River on 20 April 2026 with a special edition titled ‘Bhalobasa Bengal – Inspiring Bharat’. The floating event will celebrate the state’s rich cultural legacy and how its ideas, creativity and spirit continue to shape the rest of the country.
The unique riverside setting draws on Bengal’s history as a cradle of reform, art and intellectual thought. The speaker line-up mirrors that diversity: cultural heavyweights Mithun Chakraborty and Sreenanda Shankar will share the stage with trailblazing “Devis” such as Tanya Sanyal (India’s first woman firefighter in aviation), Ipsita Chakraborty (Kolkata’s first woman bartender) and Reshma Nilofer Visalakshi (Nari Shakti awardee and marine pilot). Music will flow through the celebrated pianist-vocalist duo Sourendro and Soumyojit, while public life and governance will be represented by Smriti Irani, Leander Paes, Saira Shah Halim, Keya Ghosh, Rekha Patra, Roopa Ganguly and Babul Supriyo.
CNN-News18, editorial affairs director, Rahul Shivshankar, said the event honours voices that carry Bengal’s legacy forward. Smriti Mehra, CEO – English & Business News, Network18, added that Bengal’s stories resonate far beyond its borders, especially as the state heads into polls.
From the first woman to battle flames in the skies to legendary actors who shaped Indian cinema, the gathering promises a rich mix of inspiration, courage and candid dialogue. In a city where culture has always flowed as freely as the river itself, CNN-News18 is turning the Hooghly into a floating forum for ideas that matter.
Tune in on 20 April on CNN-News18, CTV and YouTube to catch Bengal’s heartbeat in full flow.
