Renowned Punjabi folk singer Gurmeet Bawa has passed away following a prolonged illness. She was 77. The folk artist breathed her last at a city hospital here, said family friend Bhupinder Singh Sandhu. Gurmeet Bawa, the wife of Punjabi folk singer Kirpal Bawa, was best known for her long 'hek' ...

Noted sports commentator and author Novy Kapadia passed away in New Delhi after a prolonged illness. He was 68. The sports journalist was a well-known name among footballing circles in the country and was often referred to as 'the Football encyclopedia'. Kapadia was often called ‘the voice ...

Renowned writer Mannu Bhandari, a doyen of the 'Nayi Kahani movement' in Hindi literature, passed away on Monday, 15 November, at the age of 90. Bhandari was the wife of illustrious Hindi fiction writer late Rajendra Yadav, often credited to be the pioneer of the Hindi literary movement ...

Renowned writer Wilbur Smith (88) passed away at his home in South Africa. During his decades-long career as a writer, Smith authored 49 novels and sold over 140 million copies worldwide in more than 30 languages. In 1964, the author published his first novel, "When the Lion ...

Noted historian and Padma Vibhushan awardee Balwant Moreshwar Purandare, popularly known as Babasaheb Purandare, died at a Pune hospital after a brief illness, a doctor said. Purandare (99) was an authority on the Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Purandare was awarded Padma ...

Former Vice President of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Anand Shankar Pandya. Pandya died on Wednesday night at his residence in Borli, Mumbai. He was over 99 years old. Pandya Ji was a prolific author and public intellectual. He wrote extensively on history, public policy, and spirituality.

FW de Klerk, the former president of South Africa and the last white person to lead the country, has passed away due to cancer. The 85-year-old had been diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. He came to power in 1989 under apartheid, a system of legalized racism, but later became a key figure ...

Former chancellor of GITAM Deemed-to-be University, former Vice-Chancellor of Andhra University, and Padma Shri awardee Koneru Ramakrishna Rao died here after a brief illness. He was 89. He was an internationally recognized psychologist and served as president of the US-based Parapsychological ...

Eminent Cricket Coach and Dronacharya Awardee Tarak Sinha has passed away after a prolonged illness. He was 71. Sinha was felicitated with the lifetime Dronacharya Award in 2018. He is known for training some of India’s finest cricketers like Manoj Prabhakar, Raman Lamba, Ajay Sharma, Atul Wassan, ...

The Former Prime Minister of Afghanistan Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai has passed away at the age of 78. Ahmadzai served as prime minister of Afghanistan from 1995 to 1996 soon before the Taliban took control of the country. Earlier this month, he returned to Afghanistan from India through ...