Veteran filmmaker, Abdul Gaffar Nadiadwala, fondly known as Gaffarbhai, has been passed away at the age of 91 due to cardiac arrest. He was known for his films including Mahabharat (1965), Jhutha Sach (1984), Lahoo Ke Do Rang (1997), Hera Pheri (2000), Welcome (2007) & More. He ...

Former India football team captain Samar 'Badru' Banerjee, passed away. He led the country to a historic 4-place finish in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Fondly known as ‘Badru Da’, he was suffering from Alzheimer’s, Azotemia and high-blood pressure-related ailments. Besides ...

Amitabh Chaudhary, the former BCCI acting secretary and president of Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) died of heart attack on Tuesday morning.He was 58. He served as acting secretary of the BCCI until 2019. He entered cricket administration in 2004 and served as the ...

Nicholas Evans, who penned the bestselling novel 'The Horse Whisperer' has passed away at 72 due to heart attack. His debut novel, 'The Horse Whisperer', published in 1995, was the bestselling novels in the United States for 1995 as determined by The New York Times. ...

Former Athlete, P V Kamaraj has been passed away at 68 due to a massive heart attack in Chennai. He was a part of the 4x400m Indian men's relay team that won bronze at the 1979 Asian Championships, Tokyo. He was retired as a Chief Reservation Officer with the Indian Railways ...

Former boxing world champion Johnny Famechon has died in Melbourne after a lengthy illness. He was 77. He was associated with professional boxing for more than 20 years and had a record of 56 wins, which includes 20 by knockout, six draws and five losses. The Sport Australia Hall of Fame ...

Punjabi singer, Balwinder Safri has passed away at the age of 63. He was based in Birmingham, UK, was part of the UK bhangra scene since 1980 and formed the Safri Boyz Band in 1990. He was known for his Punjabi tracks such as “Rahaye Rahaye” and “Chan Mere Makhna”. Some ...

Renowned Marathi writer Anant Yashwant Khare has passed away in Pune at 76. Noted work:  ‘Antajichi Bakhar’,  ‘Bakhar Antakalachi’ and ‘Udya’ He received the Bhai Madhavrao Bagal Award for his book ‘Kahani Manav Pranyachi’ in 2010. He was awarded with Granthali, Vidarbha ...

Noted scientist and director of the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Dr Ajay Kumar Parida has passed away at the age of 58. He was awarded the Padma Shri Award by the President of India in 2014 for his outstanding contribution in the field of Science and Engineering. He had ...

Well-known artist, Achuthan Kudallur, known for his abstract art, has passed away at the age of 77. He has participated in several art shows and was a well-regarded name in South Indian contemporary art.He is a recipient of the national and Tamil Nadu state Lalit Kala ...