Modernist painter Arpita Singh dies aged 89 or 90
Modernist artist Arpita Singh died in Delhi on Monday, 9 November 2026. Her husband Paramjit Singh told PTI she was 89 and died at Fortis Hospital from age-related ailments. The Indian Express,…
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Rupi Soren, mother of Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, dies at 80
Rupi Soren, mother of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and wife of late JMM founder Shibu Soren, died at Hill View Hospital in Ranchi on Wednesday, 7 October. She was 80, and…
Bengal BJP chief says Gyanesh Kumar deserves Padma Bhushan amid EC row
West Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya has said Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar deserves the Padma Bhushan for his role in the state assembly election and for cleaning the electoral roll by…
Chiranjeevi turns 71, still unmatched in Telugu cinema
Chiranjeevi, the Megastar of Telugu cinema, turned 71 on August 22, with a career that remains unmatched in Indian cinema. Born in Mogalturu, he entered films without a background and broke through…
Dr Muthulakshmi Reddy: first woman legislator, doctor, reformer
Dr Muthulakshmi Reddy (1886, 1968) was India's first woman legislator and first woman house surgeon at a government hospital. Born in Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, she became the first female student at Maharaja's…
GD Naidu, India’s Edison, created electric motor, 100 inventions
Gopalswamy Doraiswamy Naidu, a school dropout who became a prolific inventor, developed India's first indigenous electric motor in 1937. The self-taught engineer from Coimbatore built a transport empire, Universal Motor Service, and…
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