Bengali singer-songwriter Pratul Mukhopadhyay passed away on Saturday morning at the age of 82 in Kolkata. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attended the veteran singer-songwriter's last rites, which were performed with full state honours at Rabindra Sadan, Kolkata, today.
Acharya Satyendra Das was admitted to the High Dependency Unit (HDU) of the Neurology ward in SGPGI, Lucknow in critical condition on February 3 after he suffered a stroke.
Sam Nujoma, the freedom fighter leader who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 years, has passed away at the age of 95.
Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, passed away peacefully in Lisbon on 4 February 2025, aged 88, surrounded by his family.
Actor-singer Olga James, who portrayed the jilted sweetheart of Harry Belafonte's character in the landmark Otto Preminger-directed film musical Carmen Jones, is no more.
During his career, Maida performed with Ronnie Spector, The Runaways, Cracker/Camper Van Beethoven, Mary Weiss of the Shangri-Las, Annie Golden of The Shirts and Velveteen.
Actress Lee Joo-Sil, best known for playing Park Mal Soon in the second season of Netflix's Squid Game, has passed away at the age of 81, reported People.
Former German President Horst Kohler passed away at the age of 81 in Berlin after a brief but serious illness, the office of current German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in a statement on Saturday.