Selected: P. Chidambaram,as Asia's best finance minister, by the London-based financial publicationEuromoney,in recognition of his "unequivocal commitment to economic reforms". The award was presented to him at the IMF-World Bank meeting in Hong Kong.Appointed: Richard Celeste,former Ohio governor, as US ambassador to India. He succeeds Frank Wisner, who completed his tenure in July. Celeste, a Cleveland-based lawyer, had served as chairman of the American National Health Care campaign in 1993-94.Died: Anoop Kumar,72, Hindi film actor, following a cardiac arrest, in Mumbai. The younger brother of thespian Ashok Kumar and playback singer Kishore Kumar, he often played the hero's comic counterpart in the '50s and '60s. One of his better known roles was in the hilariousChalti ka Naam Gaadi,starring the three Kumar brothers.Appointed: Amit C. Sarkar, executive vice president (industry affairs) ITC, as chairman of the Audit Bureau of Circulation for 1997-98. Formerly the deputy chairman of the bureau's Council of Management, he is also a director of the Tobacco Institute of India and a member of various CII and FICCI committees.Died: Ganesh Man Singh,84, senior Nepali democratic leader, after a heart attack, in Kathmandu. One of the founders of the Nepali Congress, Singh was involved in the historic overthrow of the Rana regime in 1951.Published By: AtMigration Published On: Oct 6, 1997 00:00 IST--- ENDS ---
