Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 23 (ANI): Former Uttar Pradesh minister and senior Congress leader Bachcha Pathak passed away on Sunday after prolonged illness.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr. 10 (ANI): Former Sri Lankan cricketer Bertie Wijesinhe, who represented Ceylon in the pre-Test era, passed away on Saturday at the age of 96.
Johannesburg [South Africa], Mar. 28 (ANI): Legendary South African anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada, who spent 26 years in jail with Nelson Mandela, passed away at the age of 87 on Tuesday after a short period of illness.
New Delhi [India], Mar. 18 (ANI): Actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's father Krishnaraj Rai, who had been in a critical state since the last couple of weeks, has passed away.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb. 1 (ANI): Bollywood actor Suneil Shetty's father, hotelier Veerappa Shetty passed away in the wee hours on Wednesday in Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb. 18 (ANI): Former Member of Parliament from Nagpur Jambuwantrao Dhote passed away on Saturday morning following a cardiac arrest.
Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb. 7 (ANI): Colonel Nizamuddin, the driver of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, passed away at the age of 117 in his native Azamgarh district.