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Popular Malayalam actor Kalabhavan Mani passes away

Renowned Malayalam actor Kalabhavan Mani passed away at Kochi, Kerala due to liver and kidney failure. He was 45. He had had acted in over 200 films in...

March 7, 2016

Film scholar P K Nair passes away

India’s pioneering film archivist and film scholar Paramesh Krishnan Nair passed away in Pune, Maharashtra. He was 82. He had won the epithet of ‘celluloid man’ for his...

March 5, 2016

Former NZ cricket captain Martin Crowe passes away

Former New Zealand cricket captain Martin Crowe passed away in Auckland, New Zealand after a long battle with cancer. He was 53 and was suffering from lymphoma, a...

March 3, 2016

Tamil Comedy Actor Kumarimuthu passes away

Legendary Tamil Comedian Kumarimuthu passed away in Chennai, Tamil Nadu due to some age-related ailments. He was 77. He was known for his comic roles and had starred...

March 1, 2016

US actor George Kennedy passes away

US actor George Kennedy passed away in the city of Boise, Idaho. He was 91. He had won an Oscar (Academy Award) in 1968 for Best Supporting Actor...

March 1, 2016

India’s Oldest Cricketer BK Garudachar passes away

Legendary pre-independence cricketer and skipper Bindiganavile Krishnaswamy Garudachar passed away in Bengaluru, Karnataka. He was 99. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living Indian...

February 27, 2016

Noted Classical singer Bhubaneswari Mishra passes away

The famous Odissa singer Bhubaneshwari Mishra passed away following a sudden cardiac arrest in New Delhi.  She was 67. She was one of the talented artist from Odisha and was...

February 22, 2016

Italian writer and philosopher Umberto Eco passes away

Italian writer and philosopher Umberto Eco passed away in Milan, Italy at the age of 84 years. He was best known for his historical mystery novel ‘The Name...

February 20, 2016

Veteran singer Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan passes away

Veteran singer Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan passed away in Kolkata, West Bengal following old-age related ailments. He was 107. He was a highly acclaimed Hindustani classical singer of...

February 19, 2016

Former UN Secretary General Boutros Ghali passes away

Former United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali passed away in Cairo, Egypt. He was 93. Mr. Boutros-Ghali was Egyptian politician and diplomat who had served as sixth UN...

February 17, 2016

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