Ques: Who recently has been elected as new president of Indian news agency Press Trust of India (PTI)?
a. Vineet Jain
b. Hormusji N. Cama
c. Riyad Mathew
d. Vijay Kumar Chopra
Ans: b
Related facts:
- September 14, 2015 Hormusji N Cama, Director of Bombay Samachar, unanimously elected Chairman of the Press Trust of India (PTI).
- Riyad Mathew, Director of Malayala Manorama, elected as Vice Chairman od PTI.
- Cama, succeeds Mahendra Mohan Gupta, Chairman and Managing Director of the Jagran Prakashan.
- The election took place at a meeting of the Board of Directors following the Company’s 67th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in New Delhi.
- Cama has served two terms as president of the Indian Newspaper Society (INS) and is currently the Chairman of the Readership Studies Council of India apart from being on the Board of Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) and Council for Fair Business Practices.
Reference:
http://www.ptinews.com/aboutpti/aboutus.aspx
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/new-board-of-directors-for-press-trust-of-india-pti/article7651495.ece