"Jill and I send our deepest and heartfelt condolences to Prime Minister @narendramodi on the loss of his mother, Heeraben Modi. Our prayers are with the Prime Minister and his family at this difficult time," Biden tweeted.
Canadian country music icon Ian Tyson, who found his greatest renown as half of the '60s folk-singing duo Ian and Sylvia, passed away aged 89 on Thursday.
Filmmaker-screenwriter Neal Jimenez, best known for helming 'The Waterdance' and who won an Independent Spirit Award for writing the 1986 cult classic 'River's Edge,' passed away aged 62 due to heart failure on December 11 in Arroyo Grande, Calif.
Veteran BJP leader LK Advani expressed his condolences at the demise of Heeraben Modi, the mother of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who passed away at an Ahmedabad hospital early Friday morning.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda, and Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath were among many others who expressed their condolences as the news of PM Modi's mother's demise at the age of 100 broke early Friday.
Italian filmmaker Ruggero Deodato, whose hyper-realistic found-footage horror pic Cannibal Holocaust got him arrested and was banned in more than 50 countries, passed away aged 83 on Thursday.
Brazil's three-time World-cup winning football legend, Pele passed away at the age of 82 on Friday following a cancer battle, Al Jazeera reported citing his agent Joe Fraga who confirmed the news of his demise.