Jaitley’s last rites held with full state honors
New Delhi--The mortal remains of former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, one of the veterans of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), were given the last...
Nirankari spiritual head dies in accident in Canada
New Delhi-- Baba Hardev Singh, spiritual head of Sant Nirankari Mission, died in a road accident in Montreal in Canada, an official of the...
Legendary musician Ghulam Mustafa Khan passes away, music industry pays tribute
Mumbai--Legendary Indian classical musician Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan died on Sunday at his Mumbai residence. Music artistes such as Lata Mangeshkar, A.R. Rahman and...
The great and glorious who left us in 2017
By Vikas Datta
New Delhi--It is the inevitable and unavoidable outcome of human existence but still death seems tough to countenance. Even when it beckons...
Former Lok Sabha speaker Balram Jakhar dies at 92
NEW DELHI--Former Lok Sabha speaker and Congress veteran Balram Jakhar died here on Wednesday morning, his son Sunil Jakhar said. He was 92.
He breathed...
Obituary: Former UP Chief Minister Kalyan Singh – the man who lived life on...
Lucknow-- Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and ex-Governor of Rajasthan, Kalyan Singh, was at one point in time the tallest leader of the BJP in...
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...
Obituary: Renowned artist Yusuf Arakkal passes away
Bengaluru-- Renowned contemporary figurative artist and sculptor Yusuf Arakkal passed away here on Tuesday after prolonged illness, said a family source. He was 71.
Arakkal...
Gujarati playwright Taarak Mehta passes away
Ahmedabad-- Popular Gujarati humourist Taarak Mehta died here aged 88 on Wednesday morning after a prolonged illness, his family said.
A string of politicians, including...
Nightingale of Kashmir is dead at 89
Srinagar-- Legendary Kashmiri singer Raj Begum, the voice that mesmerized millions for over seven decades, died here on Wednesday, family sources said. She was...
