Passes away

Eminent environmentalist and former Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad (KSSP) president Professor MK Prasad has passed away due to complications of COVID-19. He was 89. He played leadership role in the ‘Save Silent Valley’ campaign in the state in 1970s. The campaign was considered as the first popular campaign for protecting a forest ecosystem in the State. Prof. Prasad, who […]

Renowned Bengali cartoonist, writer and illustrator Narayan Debnath died on Tuesday morning in Kolkata, after being kept in ventilation support for three days. Narayan Debnath, aged 97, was admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata for the last 25 days. His condition deteriorated three days back and was kept under ventilation support. The celebrated cartoonist

The former Prime Minister of Japan, Toshiki Kaifu has passed away. He was 91. Kaifu served as the Premier of the country for about two years from August 1989, until November 1991.

Former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has died, Malian state media channel ORTM reported on Sunday. He was 76. Mr Keita had ruled Mali for seven years, since September 2013, till he was overthrown in a military coup in August 2020. He had also served as prime minister of the country from 1994 to 2000.

Odisha-based social worker Shanti Devi has passed away at the age of 88. She was awarded the Padma Shri award. She was remembered as the voice of the poor. Shanti Devi was also called as Lugdi Devi. She was known for her dedication towards the underprivileged community and restoring peace in the Maoist-affected areas in Odisha.

World-renowned Kathak dancer Pandit Birju Maharaj passed away at his residence in Delhi on 16 January. The 83-year-old had reportedly suffered a heart attack. A recipient of the country’s second-highest civilian award, Padma Vibhushan, he was fondly called Pandit-ji or Maharaj-ji by his disciples and legions of followers and was one of India’s best-known artistes.

Olympic and world medallist sprinter Deon Lendore passed away in an unfortunate car crash in Texas, USA, late on Monday, at the age of just 29-years. He was born on 28 October 1992 in Trinidad and Tobago (the Caribbean Islands, South America), was an expert of 400 meters championships. He participated in the London Olympics

David Sassoli, president of the European Parliament, has died in hospital in Italy where he was admitted in December. The 65-year-old Italian had been seriously ill for more than two weeks due to a dysfunction of his immune system. Sassoli had served as the President of the European Parliament from July 2019 until his death in

Marilyn Bergman, the Oscar-, Emmy- and Grammy-winning songwriter whose lyrics written with her husband, Alan Bergman, graced such hits as ‘The Way We Were’, ‘The Windmills of Your Mind’, ‘In the Heat of the Night’ and the songs from ‘Yentl’, has died aged 93. Bergman collaborated with her husband, Alan Bergman for song-writing. The renowned

The three-time Olympic triple jump champion and former world record-holder Viktor Saneyev has died at the age of 76. Viktor competed internationally for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR). He had won four Olympic medals which included three golds (Mexico 1968, Munich 1972, and Montreal 1976) and one silver (Moscow 1980). Saneyev’s started his