Passes away

 Abolhassan Banisadr, Iran’s first president after the country’s 1979 revolution, has died in Paris, where he lived for decades after fleeing his country. He was 88. He was elected president in 1980, Banisadr was impeached 16 months after taking office for challenging the growing power of clerics. Banisadr then served as Iran’s minister of economics and […]

National hero of Pakistan and nuclear scientist Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan passed away on Sunday, October 10, at the age of 85 after being hospitalized for COVID-19.  The atomic scientist, Dr. Khan was hailed as a national hero for transforming Pakistan into the world’s first Islamic nuclear power and for his contributions in enhancing the country’s defense

Veteran actor Arvind Trivedi, who was best known for his role of Raavan in the much-loved Ramayan by Ramanand Sagar, passed away. He was 82. He was also part of the political field, as an MP from the Sabarkatha constituency in Gujarat, and Arvind was a Member of Parliament from 1991 to 1996 from the

Shakti Sinha, former bureaucrat, and academician who was private secretary to late prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, passed away. He was 64. According to sources, Sinha was suffering from high blood pressure and was rushed to RK Hospital in IP Extension when he complained of uneasiness. He collapsed at the hospital, the source said. Sinha, an IAS officer

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’s Nattu Kaka aka actor Ghanshyam Nayak passed away on Sunday following a long battle with cancer. He was 77.  Ghanashyam Nayak was known for playing the role of Natwarlal Prabhashankar Undhaiwala AKA Nattu Kaka in the famous show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. Ghanshyam Nayak had more than 100 Gujarati