Ram Mohan, known as the father of Indian animation, dies at 88

He was honoured with the Padma Shri in 2014.

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· Oct 12, 2019 · 01:06 pm

Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, first person to walk in space, dies at 85

Leonov had made history in 1965 by exiting his capsule for 12 minutes.

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· Oct 11, 2019 · 07:57 pm

Noted saxophone player Kadri Gopalnath dies at 69 in Mangaluru

Gopalnath pioneered the use of the saxophone in the Carnatic tradition, and was also noted for introducing classical music to larger audiences.

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· Oct 11, 2019 · 09:56 am

Actor Viju Khote, famous for playing Kalia in ‘Sholay’, dies at 77

The veteran actor died because of multiple organ failure.

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· Sep 30, 2019 · 10:54 am

Former French President Jacques Chirac dies at 86

He was only western leader who supported India after the nuclear test in 1998.

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· Sep 26, 2019 · 10:19 pm

Former Andhra Pradesh Speaker Kodela Sivaprasada Rao dies after alleged suicide attempt, say reports

Last month, the TDP leader had admitted to taking expensive furniture from the old state Assembly building in Hyderabad to his home.

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· Sep 16, 2019 · 02:13 pm

‘Iconic public figure, finest lawyer’: Tributes pour in as Ram Jethmalani dies at 95

The sitting Rajya Sabha MP was in the legal profession for over seven decades.

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· Sep 08, 2019 · 09:19 am

Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe dies at 95

According to reports, Mugabe was undergoing treatment in Singapore since April.

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· Sep 06, 2019 · 11:32 am

Public health movement leader David Sanders dies at 74

Sanders, who worked mainly in Zimbabwe and South Africa, influenced the public health movement in India significantly.

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· Sep 01, 2019 · 02:00 pm

Arun Jaitley cremated with full state honours at Nigambodh Ghat in New Delhi

The former finance minister died on Saturday at AIIMS, Delhi.

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· Aug 25, 2019 · 11:15 am

‘Political giant, towering intellectual’: Modi, Amit Shah and others mourn Arun Jaitley’s death

Several Congress and Opposition leaders including Sonia Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, Supriya Sule, Shashi Tharoor and Arvind Kejriwal offered their condolences too.

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· Aug 24, 2019 · 02:19 pm

Arun Jaitley, former finance minister, dies at 66

Jaitley had been admitted to AIIMS on August 9 after a prolonged illness.

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· Aug 24, 2019 · 12:39 pm