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Dhanendra Kumar

Dhanendra Kumar (1946-2026) was a civil servant who was the first chair of Competition Commission of India (CCI). Kumar formerly served as executive director at World Bank.

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Edmondson railway ticket

The Edmondson railway ticket was a system for recording the payment of railway fares and accounting for the revenue raised, introduced in the 1840s. It is named after its inventor, Thomas Edmondson, a trained cabinet maker, who became a station master on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway in England.

Securities & exchanges

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

Rakesh Radheyshyam Jhunjhunwala (5 July 1960 – 14 August 2022) was an Indian billionaire investor, stock trader, and Chartered Accountant. He began investing in 1985 with a capital of ₹5,000, with his first major profit in 1986. At the time of his death, he had an estimated net worth of US$5.8 billion, making him the 438th richest person in the world. He was a partner in his own asset ma

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Whitewashing (beauty)

Whitewashing in beauty is a term used to describe the alteration of the appearance of non-white people in fashion, digital photography, mass media, marketing, and advertising to make them appear whiter. Whitewashing can include altering skin tone through digital retouching or skin-whitening products, changing hair texture through chemical treatments to conform to beauty standards associa