- Monday
29 May 2023
Obituary
Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Badal dies at 95; PM Modi, political leaders pay last respects
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other political leaders paid respects to veteran politician and Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh...
Renowned Northern Irish mountaineer Noel Hanna, famous for climbing Mt Everest 10 times, has died on Mt Annapurna, even as three missing...
Eminent lawyer and former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan dead at 97
Shanti Bhushan, who represented politician Raj Narain in the historic case that led to the annulment of then prime minister Indira Gandhi's...
Brazilian football legend Pele dead at 82
Brazilian football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, famously called Pelé, has passed away aged 82. His agent Joe Fraga confirmed his...
Vikram Kirloskar of Toyota Kirloskar Motor dies
News: One of India's automotive industry stalwarts and Toyota Kirloskar Motor vice chairperson Vikram S Kirloskar has died, the company...
Ex-UP CM Mulayam Singh Yadav dead at 82
The news came that Samajwadi Party founder and former UP chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav passed away on Monday after prolonged illness....
Celebrities pay tribute to noted comedian Raju Srivastava
Popular comedian Raju Srivastava, who had been a part of several comedy shows including 'Comedy Circus', 'The Kapil Sharma Show',...
Britain's longest-serving monarch Queen Elizabeth II dead at 96
Breaking News: Queen Elizabeth II, the United Kingdom's longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral in Scotland aged 96, after reigning...
Ex-Japan PM Shinzo Abe shot while campaigning; dies in hospital
Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe has died in hospital after he was shot at a political campaign event.
Business tycoon Pallonji Mistry dies at 93
Pallonji Mistry, Chairman of Indian conglomerate Shapoorji Pallonji Group, passed away yesterday night in Mumbai at the age of 93.
Canada-based NRI wanted in Jagdish drug case dies of cardiac arrest
Ranjit Singh Aujla alias Dara Muthada, a Canada-based NRI who was wanted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the multi-crore Jagdish...
'KK's demise is a big loss to Indian music industry'
Indian film and music industry colleagues of popular singer KK joined his family in paying their final respects at his funeral yesterday.
Singer KK dies shortly after Kolkata concert
Popular Bollywood singer KK died shortly after a live performance at a concert by Gurudas College at south Kolkata's Nazrul Mancha.
Australian cricket legend Shane Warne dead at 52
Legendary Australian cricketer Shane Warne has died aged 52. He passed away in Koh Samui, Thailand, of a suspected heart attack.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's son Zain has passed away
Microsoft’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Satya Nadella and his wife Anu lost their son Zain on Monday morning. He was 26 years old and...
Dance Doyenne Santha Bhaskar, Aunty Bhaskar to all, passes on at 82
Santha Bhaskar, one of the leading torch bearers of Indian classical dance in Singapore and co-founder of Bhaskar Arts Academy, passed away...
Former journalist Marc Lourdes dies in a road accident in Kota Baru, Malaysia
Former journalist Marc Lourdes passed on in a fatal accident yesterday. 40-year-old Marc left behind his wife and his mother.
Tributes pour in as India bids adieu to ‘nightingale’ Lata Mangeshkar
India’s legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar passed away at the age of 92 in Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital today following multiple organ...
His characters will eternally remain popular: Modi on cartoonist Debnath’s demise
Prominent cartoonist and Padma Shri awardee Narayan Debnath died in Kolkata after battling prolonged illness. He was 96 and is survived by...
PM, celebrities condole death of Kathak legend Birju Maharaj
Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined several other Bollywood actors and singers to condole the demise of legendary Kathak dancer Pandit Birju...
Singaporean Tamil VJ and 90s star Anandha Kannan passes away
Popular Singaporean Tamil video jockey and actor Anandha Kannan passed away last night, according to reports. The 48-year-old was reportedly...
Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui killed during clashes in Afghanistan
Danish Siddiqui, an Indian photojournalist based in Afghanistan was killed while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban...
Veteran Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar passes away at 98
Dilip Kumar, who gave Hindi cinema some of its most enduring classics, died today in Mumbai's PD Hinduja Hospital. He was 98.
Indian Asian Games gold medallist Dingko Singh dies aged 42
India mourned the death of Ngangom Dinko Singh, the bantamweight boxer who won the Asian Games gold in the 1998 edition in Bangkok.
Filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta the celebrated auteur best-known for films such Bagh Bahadur, Tahader Katha, Charachar and Uttara, succumbed to...