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    Achuthanandan: Farewell to world’s longest-lived card-holding communist

    Rajeev Ramachandran
    22 July 2025 8:58 AM IST

    Kerala bids farewell to former CM and veteran CPI(M) leader, known for his unwavering commitment to communist ideals over eight decades

    Achuthanandan obit: Communist partys moral conscience, Kerala mourns a loyal comrade of 8 decades
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    VS Achuthanandan obituary: The biography of resistance
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    VS Achuthanandan obituary: The biography of resistance

    21 July 2025 4:29 PM IST
    MK Muthu
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    MK Muthu obit: Karunanidhi’s son’s acting stint created a split in DMK

    19 July 2025 4:33 PM IST
    MK Muthu
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    MK Muthu obituary: Eldest son of former TN chief minister Karunanidhi dies at 77

    19 July 2025 10:36 AM IST
    Saroja Devi

    Saroja Devi obit: 'Kannada parrot' who went on to enrapture Tamil cinema

    14 July 2025 2:58 PM IST
    Prof R Rajaraman obit: Celebrated physicist and tireless voice for nuclear disarmament

    Prof R Rajaraman obit: Celebrated physicist and tireless voice for nuclear disarmament

    13 July 2025 4:41 PM IST
    Valmik Thapar

    Valmik Thapar, India’s ‘Tiger Man’, leaves for happy hunting grounds

    31 May 2025 1:17 PM IST
    Sebastião Salgado

    How Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado made human suffering visible

    30 May 2025 7:26 AM IST
    Jayant V Narlikar obituary: Visionary cosmologist who reached for the stars

    Jayant V Narlikar obituary: Visionary cosmologist who reached for the stars

    21 May 2025 7:40 PM IST
    S Balachandra Rao obit: Pillar of classical Indian astronomy, defender of rational thought

    S Balachandra Rao obit: Pillar of classical Indian astronomy, defender of rational thought

    14 May 2025 6:25 PM IST
    Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan

    Kasturirangan obit: From curious stargazer to leading space visionary

    25 April 2025 7:21 PM IST
    Pope Francis obit

    Pope Francis obit: The people’s pontiff who reimagined the Catholic conscience

    21 April 2025 1:50 PM IST
    Manoj Kumar

    Manoj Kumar obit: How the actor-filmmaker gave patriotism a face on screen

    5 April 2025 9:24 AM IST
    Arvind Singh Mewar: Udaipur royal ensured his rich legacy stays relevant in modern times

    Arvind Singh Mewar: Udaipur royal ensured his rich legacy stays relevant in modern times

    17 March 2025 11:00 AM IST
    Syed Abid Ali passes away

    Syed Abid Ali obit: A gritty all-rounder, ace fielder and a fitness freak

    R Rangaraj
    12 March 2025 11:26 PM IST

    Abid teased batsmen with his mock deliveries, keeping them guessing till the last minute, only releasing the ball in his third act of delivery

    Gene Hackman obit: How the everyman actor became a reluctant Hollywood icon

    Gene Hackman obit: How the everyman actor became a reluctant Hollywood icon

    28 Feb 2025 9:51 AM IST
    Know about Aga Khan, who just passed away at age 88

    Know about Aga Khan, who just passed away at age 88

    5 Feb 2025 2:42 PM IST
    Dr KM Cherian, Chennai-based heart surgery pioneer, dies at 82

    Dr KM Cherian, Chennai-based heart surgery pioneer, dies at 82

    26 Jan 2025 12:19 PM IST
    Pritish Nandy

    Pritish Nandy obit: The ‘nowhere’ man who donned many hats with singular grace

    9 Jan 2025 12:45 PM IST
    How Osamu Suzukis vision drove Maruti Suzuki to revolutionise Indian mobility

    How Osamu Suzuki's vision drove Maruti Suzuki to revolutionise Indian mobility

    27 Dec 2024 7:49 PM IST
    Manmohan Singh

    Manmohan Singh: Wronged in the popular narrative of a nation he served right

    27 Dec 2024 1:59 PM IST
    Manmohan Singh

    Go well, Dr Manmohan Singh; not just history but the present is kinder to you

    27 Dec 2024 7:26 AM IST
    Manmohan Singh obit: Father of liberalisation, MGNREGA, and Aadhaar

    Manmohan Singh obit: Father of liberalisation, MGNREGA, and Aadhaar

    27 Dec 2024 6:46 AM IST
    MT Vasudevan Nair obit: The great chronicler of the Malayalis soul

    MT Vasudevan Nair obit: The great chronicler of the Malayali's soul

    25 Dec 2024 10:21 PM IST
    Shyam Benegal obit: Cartographer of Indian psyche whose frames mapped our stories

    Shyam Benegal obit: Cartographer of Indian psyche whose frames mapped our stories

    24 Dec 2024 10:55 AM IST
    Om Prakash Chautala obit | Haryanas farming community will feel the void

    Om Prakash Chautala obit | Haryana's farming community will feel the void

    20 Dec 2024 4:25 PM IST
    Zakir Hussain

    Zakir Hussain obit: The maestro who made the tabla sing and do all the talking

    16 Dec 2024 1:42 PM IST
    A father figure for students, Zakir Hussain liked jokes, had no star tantrums

    A father figure for students, Zakir Hussain liked jokes, had no star tantrums

    16 Dec 2024 1:19 PM IST
    SM Krishna was to Karnataka, what Manmohan Singh was to India

    SM Krishna was to Karnataka, what Manmohan Singh was to India

    10 Dec 2024 11:38 AM IST
    SM Krishna obit: A high-tech’ CM’s lessons on living and dying with dignity

    SM Krishna obit: A 'high-tech’ CM’s lessons on living and dying with dignity

    10 Dec 2024 9:42 AM IST
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