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Top scientist PM Bhargava passes away
One of India's top scientists and founder-director of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Pushpa Mitra Bhargava died on Tuesday after a brief illness. He was 89. According to his family members, he breathed his last at his residence at Prashant Nagar in Uppal here. He is survived by a son and a …
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August 1, 2017 -
Assam regiment soldier found dead in Manipur
The body of an Indian Army soldier was found on Monday morning in Manipur's Bishnupur district. The soldier was from the 4 Assam Regiment, an official said. The cause of his death was yet to be established. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination here.
July 10, 2017 -
Roger Smith passes away at 84
Actor Roger Smith, who starred in the series 77 Sunset Strip and was married to actress Ann-Margret, is dead. He was 84. Smith passed away Sunday morning at Sherman Oaks Hospital, reports variety.com. Smith retired from acting after being diagnosed with myasthenia gravis in 1980. After that, he managed his wife's career and produced several of her TV specials. …
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June 6, 2017 -
Film director Dasari Narayana Rao passes away
Well-known Telugu film director and former Union Minister of State for Coal Dasari Narayana Rao died here on Tuesday after prolonged illness. He was 75. Rao, who holds the Guinness Book of Records for directing 125 films in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi, died at a private hospital due to health complications. The National Award-winning director …
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May 30, 2017 -
‘Midnight Rider’ Gregg Allman and his rock music journey
In a nearly half-century career, both in a band and solo, his distinctive voice, inspired lyrics and energetic guitar work went to make Gregg Allman a musical legend as pioneer and practitioner of 'Southern Rock' – which brought together rock and roll with traditional blues, jazz, country music and other forms to create a unique …
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May 28, 2017 -
Missing Indian-origin student found dead in US
An Indian-origin student was found dead here after he went missing earlier this week, police said. Aalaap Narasipura, 20, was an electrical engineering student at Cornell University and was missing from Wednesday, ABC News reported. Cornell University Police said Narasipura's body was recovered on Friday from Fall Creek, a gorge located near Ithaca Falls. The …
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May 20, 2017 -
Singer Chris Cornell passes away
Chris Cornell, lead singer of Soundgarden and Audioslave, has passed away. He was 52. The Grammy-winning rocker was here performing with Soundgarden, which had embarked on a US tour in April. Brian Bumbery, his representative, in a statement to cnn.com. called Cornell's passing on Wednesday "sudden and unexpected". "His wife Vicky and family were shocked …
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May 18, 2017 -
Telugu TV actor commits suicide
Telugu TV actor Pradeep Kumar committed suicide at his residence here after a quarrel with his actress-wife, police said on Wednesday. Popular for acting in serials such as Saptamatrika and Aruguru Prativatulu, Pradeep hanged himself to death. His body was discovered on Wednesday morning by his wife Pavani Reddy. "Pradeep had come home late after a …
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May 3, 2017 -
Grammy-winning jazz singer Al Jarreau dies at 76
Grammy-winning jazz singer Al Jarreau has died in a Los Angeles hospital just days after announcing his retirement from touring due to exhaustion. His official Twitter account and website say he died early on Monday. He was 76. Jarreau was hospitalised earlier in the week and was said to have been improving slowly. The Wisconsin …
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February 12, 2017 -
Ex- English footballer Whitehouse passes away at 81
Former English footballer Brian Whitehouse breathed his last at the age of 81, his former club West Bromwich Albion has confirmed. "The new year has already claimed its first Albion hero as another link in the chain between the present and the past is lost with the sad passing of Brian Whitehouse," West Brom said …
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January 18, 2017 -
Billy Chapin passes away
Billy Chapin, known for featuring in films like “The Kid from Left Field” and “The Night of the Hunter” as a child actor has died at the age of 72. His sister and fellow former child actor, Lauren, announced the news on Facebook on Saturday, reports variety.com. She wrote that Billy had died on Friday …
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December 4, 2016 -
Facebook mistakenly declares live users dead
Facebook accidentally declared live users dead, acknowledging after fixing the problem that it had committed a “terrible error.” “For a brief period, a message meant for memorialised profiles was mistakenly posted to other accounts,” a Facebook spokesperson told AFP. “This was a terrible error that we have now fixed.” Media reports indicated that some two …
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November 12, 2016