Mumbai: Dalit Panthers’ founding member Raja Dhale dies at 78

Union Minister of State for Social Justice Ramdas Athawale said Dhale’s death was a personal loss for him.

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· 9 hours ago

Former Bangladesh military ruler Hussain Muhammad Ershad dies at 89

He was the current chairperson of the Jatiya Party and the leader of Opposition in Parliament.

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· Jul 14, 2019 · 01:26 pm

Brazilian musician João Gilberto dies at 88, performed ‘Girl from Ipanema’

Gilberto was a pioneer of the musical genre bossa nova that gained popularity in the 1960s.

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· Jul 07, 2019 · 07:47 am

Industrialist Basant Kumar Birla dies at 98

Birla, who was the chairman of Century Textiles and Industries, had been active in the industry since he was 15.

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· Jul 03, 2019 · 07:24 pm

BJP’s Rajasthan chief Madan Lal Saini dies in Delhi, PM Modi calls it a ‘major loss’

The 75-year-old leader, who was diagnosed with infection in lungs, was shifted to AIIMS when his condition deteriorated.

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· Jun 24, 2019 · 11:00 pm

Egypt: Former President Mohammed Morsi dies in court

He was the country’s first democratically-elected leader.

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· Jun 17, 2019 · 09:57 pm

Italian film director Franco Zeffirelli dies at 96 in Rome

He was well known for his 1967 film ‘Taming of the Shrew’, which starred Elizabeth Taylor, and for directing Judi Dench on stage in ‘Romeo and Juliet’.

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· Jun 15, 2019 · 08:01 pm

Veteran Tamil writer and actor ‘Crazy’ Mohan dies at 67

‘Crazy’ Mohan had written dialogue and screenplays for numerous films.

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· Jun 10, 2019 · 02:38 pm

Actor and playwright Girish Karnad dies at 81; Modi among leaders who mourn his death

He was honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 1992 and the Jnanpith Award in 1999.

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· Jun 10, 2019 · 09:47 am

Uttarakhand Finance Minister Prakash Pant dies in US

The state government has declared a three-day mourning in the state. A public holiday has also been declared for Thursday.

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· Jun 06, 2019 · 11:51 am

Jiggs Kalra, the czar of Indian cuisine, dies in Mumbai

He was the first Asian to be inducted in the International Food and Beverage Gourmet Hall of Fame.

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· Jun 04, 2019 · 12:58 pm

Actor-singer Ruma Guha Thakurta dies at 84 in Kolkata

She is known for her roles in movies such as ‘Ganga’, ‘Balika Badhu’, and ‘36 Chowringhee Lane’.

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· Jun 03, 2019 · 05:00 pm