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Bollywood's 'Disco King' Bappi Lahiri leaves behind a musical legacy
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): Iconic Bollywood singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, who passed away due to OSA (obstructive sleep apnea) on Tuesday night, was a name best known for popularising disco music to the Indian mainstream. He was 69 when he breathed his last.
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Rajya Sabha adjourned for an hour in memory of Lata Mangeshkar
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 7 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday paid tribute to legendary singer and former Member of the House, Lata Mangeshkar by making an obituary reference ahead of beginning the day's proceedings of the house and as a mark of respect adjourned th
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National nightingale Lata Mangeshkar leaves behind rich musical legacy
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 6 (ANI): Lata Mangeshkar passed away on Sunday morning at Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital. The 92-year-old singer had been hospitalised on January 8 after being diagnosed with pneumonia and COVID-19.
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India's first CDS, longest serving four-star officer Gen Bipin Rawat is no
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): India's first Chief of Defence Staff and longest-serving four-star officer General Bipin Rawat, known as the transformer in the Indian military's higher defence organisation, passed away on Wednesday after a helicopter carrying him crashed in Tamil Nadu.
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Loyalist, mentor, Oscar Fernandes was a man for all seasons for Congress
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): A man for all seasons for Congress, Oscar Fernandes who passed away on Monday, was a loyalist of the Nehru-Gandhi family and often worked behind-the-scenes for the success of party programmes as he organised youth to carry out various organisational
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Kalyan Singh was face of Ram Temple movement, expanded BJP's social base
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh, who passed away on Saturday, was closely associated with the Ram Temple movement and was one of the most prominent leaders of BJP who helped shape its rise in the most populous state of the country.
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'Tragedy King' Dilip Kumar leaves behind a legacy to cherish forever
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 7 (ANI): Bollywood's tragedy king Dilip Kumar breathed his last on Wednesday at Mumbai's PD Hinduja Hospital. The 98-year-old actor passed away due to various age-related ailments.
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Milkha Singh, the man who introduced India to 'track and field'
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Milkha Singh came, he saw and he definitely conquered the world of athletics with his grit, determination and resolve to rise from every setback like a phoenix. Thanks to his performances across the globe, Milkha dominated the field of sprinting for more
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A leader who oozed warmth, Motilal Vora had trust of Congress leadership,
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): An accessible leader who oozed warmth, Motilal Vora was a committed Congressman who enjoyed the trust of party leadership and served All India Congress Committee as an office-bearer for long years.
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Soumitra Chatterjee: Enigmatic Apu, Feluda of Bengali films no more
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], November 15 (ANI): Legendary Bengali actor and Dada Saheb Phalke Award winner Soumitra Chatterjee, known for his collaborations with Oscar-winning film director Satyajit Ray, has passed away in Kolkata, at the age of 85, on Sunday.
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Special Session of Punjab Vidhan Sabha pays homage to farmers who died in
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 19 (ANI): On the first day of the 13th (Special) Session of the 15th Vidhan Sabha on Monday, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh led the House in paying homage to all farmers who have lost their lives during the ongoing protests against the C
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A leader with ability to predict political winds, Ram Vilas Paswan articul
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 8 (ANI) A leader who had uncanny ability to predict political winds in national politics, Ram Vilas Paswan was an articulate leader who emphatically raised issues concerning the Dalits and voiced concerns of the common man.
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