Indian Environment Minister Anil Dave is dead
New Delhi--Union Environment Minister Anil Dave, a committed environmentalist who had worked on green projects including conservation of the Narmada river, died here on...
Father of wheat revolution D.S. Athwal passes away in US
Ludhiana-- Often called the 'Father of Wheat Revolution', agriculture scientist Dilbagh Singh Athwal has passed away in the US, a Punjab Agricultural University (PAU)...
Indian-American Executive and Wife Gunned Down by Daughter’s Ex-Boyfriend in California
SAN JOSE — Indian Americans Naren Prabhu, vice president of engineering at Juniper Networks, and his wife, Raynah Sequeira Prabhu, were gunned down this...
Tribute: Kishori Amonkar: An incomparable voice, an eclectic innovator
By Vikas Datta
Medicine's loss was music's gain. She had planned to cure ailments of the body, but fate planned her to instead to minister...
Large numbers converge to pay tribute to legendary Hindustani classical singer Kishori Amonkar
By Quaid Najmi
Mumbai--A large number of doyens of classical music and the entertainment industry, admirers and others converged on Tuesday to pay tribute and...
Classical singing legend Kishori Amonkar passes away at 84
Mumbai-- Renowned classical singer Kishori Amonkar passed away shortly before midnight, family sources said here on Tuesday.
She was 84 and breathed her last at...
Hit by a drunk driver, 39-year-old Kailash Bolar dies at the scene; friends raise...
ATTLEBORO, MA—Thirty-nine-year-old Kailash Bolar, who took a cab at Boston’s Logan International Airport to return home, was hit by a drunk driver and died...
Tribute: A mighty poet and playwright, Derek Walcott’s death is a striking reality
By Saket Suman
New Delhi-- The passing away of Nobel prize winning poet Derek Walcott, the best known writer from the Caribbean internationally, is a...
Obituary: Void caused by sports journalist M.L. Kaul’s demise hard to fill
By Veturi Srivatsa
New Delhi-- Few knew his full name because he went by his by-line M.L. Kaul. Those were the days when it was...
Malayalam film director Diphan dead at 47
Kochi--Film director Diphan passed away at a private hospital here on Monday, according to film industry sources.
Aged 47, Diphan was not keeping well for...
