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Mt Annapurna climb: Northern Irish mountaineer Noel Hanna, 10-time Mt Everest summiteer, dies at Camp IV

Renowned Northern Irish mountaineer Noel Hanna, famous for climbing Mt Everest 10 times, has died on Mt Annapurna, even as three missing...

Global

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...

India

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...

Other Sports

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...

Corporate

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....

India

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',...

India

Indian President Murmu in London for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral

Indian President Droupadi Murmu is in London to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and offer condolences on behalf of the Indian...

UK

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...

UK

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.

Global

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.

India NRI Stories

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...

USA NRI Stories

India Gate’s Amar Jawan Jyoti flame merges with National War Memorial

Amar Jawan Jyoti News: Nearly after 50 years, the flames of India Gate’s Amar Jawan Jyoti will be merged today with the eternal flame at...

India

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.

Global

Buddhadeb’s 'Bagh Bahadur' Pavan Malhotra pays a tribute to 5-time National Film Award winning auteur

Filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta the celebrated auteur best-known for films such Bagh Bahadur, Tahader Katha, Charachar and Uttara, succumbed to...

Entertainment Analysis & Commentary

Pranab Mukherjee - One of India's premier statesmen

The 13th President of India (2012-2017), served the nation in various capacities over a political career spanning five decades.

Global

In Memoriam: Arun Jaitley, the all-rounder politician

Arun Jaitley was one of the most versatile and competent leaders of India and his contributions to our nation will be remembered for years...

Global Analysis & Commentary