M Rajeshwar Rao: The Reserve Bank has appointed M Rajeshwar Rao as Executive Director (ED) following G Mahalingam’s voluntary retirement from the central bank.

Donald Trump: Billionaire-turned-politician Donald Trump has been elected the 45th President of the United States. The Republican Party candidate secured the support of 276 of the 538 members of the Electoral College, beating Democratic Party rival Hillary Clinton.

Kamala Harris: California’s Attorney General Kamala Harris became the first India-American to win the U.S. Senate seat from the state. Harris defeated fellow Democrat Loretta Sanchez from her own party.

Guy Ryder: Guy Ryder is re-elected as the Director-General (DG) of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) for another five-year term. He will assume the post the on 1 October 2017.

Narinder Batra: Narinder Batra has become the first Indian to be elected the President of the International Hockey Federation.