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New Delhi: Former Defence Minister George Fernandes died here on Tuesday after prolonged illness. He was 88. Fernandes was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Recently, he contracted swine flu, his family sources said. Fernandes, a long-time socialist, rose to political prominence when he led the Bombay Taxi Unions Association and defeated “uncrowned king of Bombay” S.K. […]

New Delhi: Former Defence Minister George Fernandes will be cremated on Thursday and the ashes will be buried in a Christian cemetery on Friday. Giving this information, Leila Kabir, wife of Fernandes, who died here on Tuesday, said a memorial prayer service would be held at their Panchsheel Park residence on Thursday morning before the […]