Leonid Kravchuk, who led Ukraine to independence during the collapse of the Soviet Union and served as its first president, died Tuesday, Ukrainian officials said. He was 88. Kravchuk was known as the “wily fox” and he rose through the ranks of Ukraine’s Communist Party. In 1990, he ...

GM Yuri Averbakh, the world’s oldest grandmaster, a trainer, international arbiter, chess composer, endgame theoretician, writer, historian, honorary member of FIDE, and the last living participant of the famous Zurich 1953 Candidates Tournament, has passed away, three months after turning ...

Veteran Himachal Pradesh Congress leader and former Union minister Pandit Sukh Ram has passed away at 94. He was the Union Minister of State, Communications (Independent Charge) from 1993 to 1996 and a member of Lok Sabha from the Mandi constituency (Himachal Pradesh). He ...

Indian music composer and santoor maestro Padma Vibhushan Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma passed away due to cardiac arrest. He was 84. He had been suffering from kidney-related issues for the last six months and was on dialysis. He gave the santoor, once a little known instrument ...

Tony Brooks who won six Formula One Grand Prix in the 1950s died at 90. He was known as a “Racing Dentist". He won his F1 debut at the non-championship 1955 Syracuse Grand Prix. He registered his first world championship victory at the British Grand Prix at Aintree ...

Film and TV actor Salim Ghouse passed away in Mumbai after suffering a cardiac arrest. He started his acting journey in 1978 with the movie Swarg Narak, following which he featured in films like Chakra (1981), Saaransh (1984), Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! (1984), and several others. ...

Former Indian women's hockey team captain, Elvera Britto has passed away at 81 due to old-age-related problems. Elvera led Karnataka's domestic team to win seven national titles. She ruled the domestic circuit from 1960 to 1967. She also represented India against Japan, Sri Lanka, and ...

Molecular biophysicist and structural biologist professor Mamannamana Vijayan passed away at 80 in Bengaluru. He was a former president of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) from 2008 to 2010. He has been honoured with SS Bhatnagar Award, Ranbaxy Award, OP ...

Noted writer of Odisha and Padma shri awardee (2020) Binapani Mohanty has passed away. Her many short stories have been translated various languages (including: Hindi, English, Kannada, Marathi). Her collection of short stories 'Pata Dei' has won Sahitya Akademi ...

Former president of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki died at 90. He led the country from 2002 to 2013. During his rule, more than 1,100 people died in bloody ethnic battles after disputed 2007 polls, but to prevent such unrest he adopted new constitution with reforms. His rule was ruined by ...