Abolhassan Banisadr, Iran’s first president after the country’s 1979 revolution, has died in Paris, where he lived for decades after fleeing his country. He was 88. He was elected president in 1980, Banisadr was impeached 16 months after taking office for challenging the growing power ...

National hero of Pakistan and nuclear scientist Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan passed away on Sunday, October 10, at the age of 85 after being hospitalized for COVID-19.  The atomic scientist, Dr. Khan was hailed as a national hero for transforming Pakistan into the world’s first Islamic nuclear power ...

Veteran actor Arvind Trivedi, who was best known for his role of Raavan in the much-loved Ramayan by Ramanand Sagar, passed away. He was 82. He was also part of the political field, as an MP from the Sabarkatha constituency in Gujarat, and Arvind was a Member of Parliament from 1991 to 1996 from ...

Shakti Sinha, former bureaucrat, and academician who was private secretary to late prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, passed away. He was 64. According to sources, Sinha was suffering from high blood pressure and was rushed to RK Hospital in IP Extension when he complained of ...

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah's Nattu Kaka aka actor Ghanshyam Nayak passed away on Sunday following a long battle with cancer. He was 77.  Ghanashyam Nayak was known for playing the role of Natwarlal Prabhashankar Undhaiwala AKA Nattu Kaka in the famous show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. ...

Women's rights activist Kamla Bhasin, known for being a part of the 'One Billion Rising' campaign in South Asia among other important movements, died today. She was 75. she was suffering from cancer. A noted feminist and author, she had been working on issues related to gender, development, peace, ...

Former Delhi Police commissioner Yudhbir Singh Dadwal died on Wednesday night at his Chattarpur home due to age-related illnesses, said police officials Thursday. He was 70. Dadwal, a 1974 batch IPS officer, Dadwal had joined the Delhi Police as an additional deputy commissioner. He became the ...

Former Hindi Newsreader of All India Radio Ramanuj Prasad Singh passed away in Gurugram last night. He was 86. Mr. Singh’s deep voice and relaxed style of reading endeared him to All India Radio listeners from the beginning. He served AIR for 3 decades and became a well-known name among the ...

Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad president Mahant Narendra Giri was found dead. It was in 2016 that Giri first took over as chief of the Akhara Parishad. It was during his tenure that the Parishad released a list of allegedly “fake saints”. In 2019, Giri was elected chief of the ...

The former England striker Jimmy Greaves, one of the game's greatest goal scorers, has died aged 81. He scored 266 goals for Totten ham between 1961-1970 & his 37 league goals in the 1962-63 season remain a club record. He began his career with Chelsea and netted 124 league goals for ...