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Marjane Satrapi Dies at 56
Marjane Satrapi, the Iranian-French artist, director and author of the graphic novel Persepolis, died at the age of 56 on 4 June 2026. She was born in Rasht,...
Dr. Subhash Kashyap, constitutional expert, dies at 97
Dr. Subhash C. Kashyap, former Lok Sabha Secretary-General and constitutional expert, died on 4 June 2026 at the age of 97. He died at his residence in Sainik...
Justice V. Mohana Sworn In as Supreme Court Judge
Justice V. Mohana was sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court of India on 2 June 2026. She became the 12th woman judge in the history...
Yogesh Patel, Eight-Time Gujarat MLA, Dies at 79
Yogesh Patel, an eight-time Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Gujarat, died on 2 June 2026 at the age of 79. He died in Vadodara after a cardiac ailment...
Suman Kalyanpur Dies at 89
Suman Kalyanpur, a veteran playback singer associated with Hindi and Marathi film music, died on 31 May 2026 at the age of 89. She died at her residence...
K.P. Dhanapalan Dies at 76
Senior Congress leader and former Member of Parliament K.P. Dhanapalan died on 30 May 2026 at a private hospital in Paravur, Kochi, Kerala. He was 76 years old...
Shrey Parikh Wins 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee
Shrey Parikh, a 14-year-old Indian-origin student from Rancho Cucamonga, California, won the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee on 28 May 2026. The 98th annual competition was held at...
Former Karnataka Minister Venkataramanappa Dies at 80
Former Karnataka minister Venkataramanappa died at the age of 80 on 29 May 2026 at a private hospital in Bengaluru. He had been receiving treatment for age-related ailments...
Former CCI Chairman Dhanendra Kumar Dies in Delhi Fire
Dhanendra Kumar, former Chairman of the Competition Commission of India, died on 28 May 2026 after a fire at his residence in Hauz Khas Enclave, South Delhi. He...
Bashir Badr Passes Away at 91
Bashir Badr, born Syed Muhammad Bashir on 15 February 1935 in Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, died in Bhopal, India, at the age of 91 on 28 May 2026. He...
Harsh Malhotra Appointed Delhi BJP President
Harsh Malhotra was appointed president of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Delhi unit on 28 May 2026. He replaced Virendra Sachdeva in the organisational post, and the appointment formed...
