Passes away

Veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister R.L. Jalappa passed away. He was the founder and Chairman of Devaraj Urs Medical College in Kolar. In 1979 he quit Congress to form the Karnataka Kranti Ranga  and he again joined congress in 1998. In 1996, He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Chikballapur constituency, representing Janata Dal. He has served as the Union […]

Anne Rice, the gothic novelist widely known for her bestselling novel “Interview With the Vampire,” died at the age of 80. American gothic-fiction writer Anne Rice, best known for The Vampire Chronicles novel series, passed away. Anne Rice’s debut novel, published in 1976, Interview with the Vampire revolves around a vampire named Louis de Pointe du Lac, who narrates

Padma Shri awardee and centenarian teacher from Odisha, Nanda Kishore Prusty, who was fondly called Nanda Sir, passed away at a private hospital here on Tuesday, family sources said. On 9th November 2021, he was conferred with the Padma Shri award for his contributions in the field of education. He belonged to Kantira village in Jajpur district, Odisha. Nanda

Eileen Ash, the oldest-ever Test cricketer, has died at the age of 110.  Ash, nee Whelan, made her Test debut for England against Australia in 1937 and played seven Tests in total, taking 10 wickets at an average of 23.00 with her right-arm seam bowling before her retirement in 1949. Eileen Ash was given the honour of ringing

Sarada Menon, head of the Institute of Mental Health, and pioneer in India’s mental health space, died on Sunday at the age of 98, in Chennai. She was born in a Malayali family in Mangaluru, Karnataka. She was honoured with Padma Bhushan in 1992 for social works. Some facts about Dr Sarada Menon: Dr Menon joined the

Veteran Telugu film lyricist ‘Sirivennela’ Sitarama Sastry, a recipient of the Padma Shri and numerous other awards, died due to lung cancer-related complications at a private hospital. He was 66. He was born on May 20th, 1955 in Anakapalle village in Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. He launched his first song in the film, ‘Janani Janmabhoomi’ directed by

Veteran songwriter Stephen Sondheim, who redefined the American musical theatre, has passed away. He was 91. He received 8 Tony Awards, a Special Tony Award 2008 for lifetime achievement in the theatre. He also received a Pulitzer Prize (‘Sunday in the Park’), and an Academy Award for the song ‘Sooner or Later’. Also won several awards like eight Grammy