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Former Australia Cricketer Andrew Symonds Dies In Car Accident

Former Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds died on Saturday night in a car accident outside Townsville in Queensland state. He was 46 years old. The incident reportedly took place at around 11 pm local time at Hervey Range Road, near Alice River Bridge around 50 kilometres from Townsville. The 46-year-old, who played 26 Tests and 198 one-day internationals for […]

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First president of Independent Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk died

Leonid Kravchuk, who led Ukraine to independence during the collapse of the Soviet Union and served as its first president, died Tuesday, Ukrainian officials said. He was 88. Kravchuk was known as the “wily fox” and he rose through the ranks of Ukraine’s Communist Party. In 1990, he took over as head of the parliament. In 1991,

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World’s oldest chess grandmaster Yuri Averbakh passes away

GM Yuri Averbakh, the world’s oldest grandmaster, a trainer, international arbiter, chess composer, endgame theoretician, writer, historian, honorary member of FIDE, and the last living participant of the famous Zurich 1953 Candidates Tournament, has passed away, three months after turning 100. He won the Moscow Championship in 1949 and earned the Grandmaster title in 1952. In 1954, he

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Former Union Minister Pandit Sukh Ram dies

Veteran Himachal Pradesh Congress leader and former Union minister Pandit Sukh Ram has passed away at 94. He was the Union Minister of State, Communications (Independent Charge) from 1993 to 1996 and a member of Lok Sabha from the Mandi constituency (Himachal Pradesh). He won the Lok Sabha elections three times and the Vidhan Sabha elections five times. He

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Padma Vibhushan Pandit Shivkumar Sharma Passes Away

Indian music composer and santoor maestro Padma Vibhushan Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma passed away due to cardiac arrest. He was 84. He had been suffering from kidney-related issues for the last six months and was on dialysis. He gave the santoor, once a little known instrument from Jammu and Kashmir, a classical status and exalted it along with other,

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Formula one driver Tony Brooks dies at 90

Tony Brooks who won six Formula One Grand Prix in the 1950s died at 90. He was known as a “Racing Dentist”. He won his F1 debut at the non-championship 1955 Syracuse Grand Prix. He registered his first world championship victory at the British Grand Prix at Aintree in 1957. He also won the Grand Prix of Belgium, Italy, France and

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Film and TV actor Salim Ghouse passes away

Film and TV actor Salim Ghouse passed away in Mumbai after suffering a cardiac arrest. He started his acting journey in 1978 with the movie Swarg Narak, following which he featured in films like Chakra (1981), Saaransh (1984), Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! (1984), and several others. He was also a known face in the television industry. He essayed the

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Former women’s hockey team captain Elvera Britto dies

Former Indian women’s hockey team captain, Elvera Britto has passed away at 81 due to old-age-related problems. Elvera led Karnataka’s domestic team to win seven national titles. She ruled the domestic circuit from 1960 to 1967. She also represented India against Japan, Sri Lanka, and Australia. She is the second women hockey player to be conferred with the Arjuna Award(1965) after Anne

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Structural biologist Vijayan passes away

Molecular biophysicist and structural biologist professor Mamannamana Vijayan passed away at 80 in Bengaluru. He was a former president of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) from 2008 to 2010. He has been honoured with SS Bhatnagar Award, Ranbaxy Award, OP Bhasin Award, and also the first GN Ramachandran Medal by Indian Science Congress Association and was also awarded Padma Shri

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Eminent writer Padma Shri Binapani Mohanty dies

Noted writer of Odisha and Padma shri awardee (2020) Binapani Mohanty has passed away. Her many short stories have been translated various languages (including: Hindi, English, Kannada, Marathi). Her collection of short stories ‘Pata Dei’ has won Sahitya Akademi award. She also received Sarala Samman from the Government of Odisha. She was born in Berhampur, started her teaching career as a lecturer in

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