Bollywood salutes A.K. Hangal
August 26th, 2012 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) Bollywood Sunday mourned the death of the veteran A.K. Hangal, with Shabana Azmi saying that his passing away marked the end of an era.Hangal died ... Read more...
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Bollywood pays tribute ot Ashok Mehta
August 15th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 15 (IANS) From Shekhar Kapur to Madhur Bhandarkar - film fraternity members have mourned cinematographer Ashok Mehta's demise and remembered him as the most "outstanding", "incredible" and ... Read more...
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Former BCCI chief Rungta dies
July 12th, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 12 (IANS) Former Indian cricket board president P.M. Rungta passed away here Thursday after a brief illness. He was 84.Rungta president of the Board of Control for Cricket ... Read more...
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Windies cricketer Runako Morton dies in road accident
March 5th, 2012 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, March 5 (IANS) West Indies cricketer Runako Morton was killed in a car crash here Sunday night.The 33-year-old, one of the few cricketers to emerge from the ... Read more...
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Filmmaker Raj Kanwar dead, tweets SRK
February 3rd, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) Producer-director Raj Kanwar, known for hits like "Deewana" and "Andaaz", passed away Friday in Singapore, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan tweeted."My friend Raj Kanwarji ... Read more...
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Shah Rukh’s humour bowls over Ashish Chowdhry (Movie Snippets)
December 18th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Superstar Shah Rukh Khan is known for friendliness and actor Ashish Chowdhry is the latest to praise his humility."Must say SRK's humility is some ... Read more...
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Bollywood mourns death of Azharuddin’s son
September 16th, 2011 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The film fraternity Friday expressed shock over the death of ex-cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin's son Ayazuddin, who died of injuries caused in a road accident ... Read more...
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Rajadhyaksha was special: Aishwarya
September 13th, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Actress Aishwarya Rai remembers fashion photographer Gautam Rajadhyaksha, who died Tuesday, as a loving and special person."Saddened by this news...he was such a loving, ... Read more...
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Tannishtha remembers Husain as a fearless artist
June 10th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Dusky beauty Tannishtha Chatterjee had met legendary painter M.F. Husain once in London and she remembers him as a soft spoken and a fearless man.The "Road" ... Read more...
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Husain should have been in India: Mumbai artists
June 9th, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) Mourning the death of celebrated painter M.F. Husain, artists in Mumbai said the world had lost a rare genius and it was unfortunate that he could ... Read more...
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Shameful that Husain couldn’t be in homeland: Twitterati
June 9th, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Renowned painter M.F. Husain's death in London was condoled in India as the passing away of a "true genius". From politicians to actors to ... Read more...
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Bollywood stars mourn Navin Nischol’s death on Twitter
March 19th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) Veteran actor Navin Nischol, best remembered as Balraj of popular TV series "Dekh Bhai Dekh", died following a heart attack here Saturday morning. He was ... Read more...
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Pandit Joshi’s music will ring forever in our hearts: Bollywood
January 24th, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Bollywood artists Abhishek Bachchan, Shekhar Kapur, Madhur Bhandarkar, Diya Mirza and author Shobhaa De condoled the passing of music maestro Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Monday, saying his ... Read more...
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Actor John Dye Succumbs To Cardiac Arrest, Dies At 47
January 14th, 2011 - 7:45 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Jan 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The popular and very handsome, "Touched By an Angel" star, John Dye passed away on Monday. His brother, Jerre Dye, said that the actor succumbed to ... Read more...
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Cinematographer S. Ramachandra Passed Away On January 10
January 12th, 2011 - 4:20 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
January 12, 2011 (Sampurn Wire): Veteran cinematographer S. Ramachandra has passed away on January 10. The National Award winner cinematographer was suffering from cancer. He was around 70 years old when he ... Read more...
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‘Wheel of fortune’ announcer Charlie O’Donnell dies
November 2nd, 2010 - 10:42 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Nov 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There has been an end of an era following the death of Charlie O’Donnell. O’Donnell died at the age of 78 years on late Sunday at ... Read more...
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Bangalore cabbie gets life term for Pratibha murder (Second Lead)
October 8th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 8 (IANS) Bangalore taxi driver Shiva Kumar was Friday sentenced to "life imprisonment till death" for the 2005 rape and murder of Hewlett Packard (HP) India employee Pratibha Murthy, prompting ... Read more...
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Lata regrets not meeting Jackson
June 25th, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Bollywood's singing legend Lata Mangeshkar has expressed her regrets over not being able to meet late King of Pop Michael Jackson.
Remembering the "Thriller" hitmaker on his ... Read more...
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Web abuzz with condolences, prayers for crash victims
May 23rd, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) From tweeting prayers and creating communities on social networking sites to expressing condolences -- the web world is abuzz with messages from relatives and friends of ... Read more...
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Nirmal Pandey: A star that burnt out fast
February 19th, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
February 19, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): "Na Dard Theherta Hai...Na Aansu Rukte Hain...Tumhe Dhund Raha Hai yaar...Hum Kaise Karen Ikraar...Ki Haan Tum Chale Gaye...Chithi Na Koi Sandesh Janne Who Kaunsa Desh Jahan ... Read more...
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Bollywood mourns Nirmal Pandey
February 19th, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The film fraternity is mourning Nirmal Pandey of "Bandit Queen" fame, who died of a heart attack Thursday. While superstar Shah Rukh Khan says he would ... Read more...
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‘Lal salaam’ to Jyoti Basu on social networking sites
January 18th, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 18 (IANS) Tributes have been pouring in for veteran Marxist Jyoti Basu on social networking portals, with hundreds of his followers posting photos, comments and condolences on various micro ... Read more...
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Police officer martyred in 26/11 attacks remembered
November 26th, 2009 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
Pune (Maharashtra), Nov 26 (ANI): A musical prayer meeting was held here on Thursday in the memory of slain Mumbai police officer Ashok Kaamte.Friends, acquaintances and family members of the late ... Read more...
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PM mourns death of Vayalar Ravi’s wife
September 5th, 2009 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Manomhan Singh Saturday mourned the death of Mercy Ravi, wife of union Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi.
Mercy, also a Congress leader from Kerala, ... Read more...
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Vajpayee ‘deeply hurt’ by YSR’s death
September 3rd, 2009 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) A "deeply hurt" former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Thursday paid tributes to Andra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy who died in a helicopter crash. ... Read more...
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Karnataka pays homage to YSR, declares two-day mourning
September 3rd, 2009 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 3 (IANS) Karnataka Thursday expressed shock and sadness over the death of Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy in a chopper crash and declared a two-day mourning in his ... Read more...
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Classical Music loses its star in Gangubai Hangal
July 21st, 2009 - 11:29 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Amjad Ali Khan mourns the loss of Gangubai Hangal, he says, "It is indeed a very sad moment for the world of Indian classical music to have lost one of its ... Read more...
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Bollywoood music industry remembers Michael Jackson
July 2nd, 2009 - 9:02 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
By Joginder Tuteja
It was a collective setback for the music industry world over when the news broke around Michael Jackson's untimely death. Musicians and singers from Bollywood were no different as ... Read more...
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People on Facebook want justice for Aarushi
May 14th, 2009 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) An year after Aarushi Talwar's tragic death, people across the world have been pouring out their anger against investigative agencies and demanding justice for her on ... Read more...
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Big B remembers ‘flamboyant’ Feroz Khan
April 28th, 2009 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Mourning the death of veteran actor Feroz Khan, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan says that despite several attempts in the past the two could not work together.
"There ... Read more...
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Feroz Khan no more
April 27th, 2009 - 5:31 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
After battling with cancer for a year, veteran actor, producer and director Feroz Khan met with death on Monday night at 1.30 at his farm house located in his home town ... Read more...
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Students on Facebook: Aakriti must get justice
April 23rd, 2009 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Students across India have been pouring out their anger and horror over the death of Delhi girl Aakriti Bhatia on social networking site Facebook, with those ... Read more...
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I’ve learnt a lot from Jade Goody: Shilpa Shetty
March 31st, 2009 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
By Fakir Hassen
Johannesburg, March 31 (IANS) Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty says she has "learnt a lot" from her former "Celebrity Big Brother" housemate Jade Goody who died of cancer March 22."Two ... Read more...
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‘Rest in peace’, friends wish Ishmeet on birthday
September 1st, 2008 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) “Happy Birthday to you! Many girlfriends to you…” - one of the many wishes that the winner of "Voice of India" Ishmeet Singh would have got from ... Read more...
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Shivraj Patil condoles death of Harkishan Singh Surjeet
August 1st, 2008 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 1 (ANI): Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil today expressed deep sorrow at the demise of veteran CPI (M) leader Harkishan Singh Surjeet.
In his statement, Pail said, "I ... Read more...
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