Tag: Obituary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the demise of Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav during his speech at Bharuch in Gujarat today. PM said, “Mulayam Singh Yadav ji's demise is a huge loss for the nation. I had a special relationship with him.

Samajwadi Party supremo and former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Mulayam Singh Yadav passed away at the age of 82 after a prolonged illness. The news was confirmed by his son Akhilesh Yadav.

He first became a state minister in 1977. Later, in 1980, he became the president of the Lok Dal in Uttar Pradesh which later became a part of the Janata Dal.

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly was adjourned till tomorrow in respect to late chief minister of Tamil Nadu after paying rich tributes and observing one-minute silence for the departed soul today. “I would like to announce that the House will not transact any business today in respect to the late Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa. […]

By Sandeep Sahu We, in India, have this unwritten code; don’t talk or write ill of the dead. As per this code, you are expected to sweep everything vile, unsavoury or dubious about the dead person under the carpet and highlight his/her good qualities instead. So much so that even if the dead person happens […]

I feared the worst when the phone rang at 1.38 am. It was good friend and senior journalist Ashok Mohapatra. Late night calls, as all of us know, have a habit of bringing dreadful news. And what could have been more dreadful news than the death of dear friend Dilip Satpathy, widely and justifiably acknowledged […]