Obituary

Harald, who was Europe's oldest living monarch, was taken to hospital on August 17. The palace said he was being treated for a bacterial infection in his blood.

A cause of death was not immediately given, but Curry had been in ill health ​for some time. He died peacefully on Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles, his manager said

With classic songs including "Coat of Many Colors," "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You," she became one of the best-selling female artists of all time, with over 100 million records sold.

A young Communist star in the 1950s, Zhu was expelled from the party in one of Mao Zedong's ideological purification campaigns.

Neill first came to international attention with the 1979 Australian period drama My Brilliant Career playing a frontier rancher

Legendary playback singer S. Janaki, the 'Nightingale of South India', leaves behind an unmatched musical legacy spanning six decades and over 48,000 songs

Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, whose powerhouse voice defined 1980s hits such as Total Eclipse of the Heart and Holding Out for a Hero, has died at 75

Padma Vibhushan awardee Teejan Bai, who took Chhattisgarh's Pandavani tradition to audiences across the world, died at AIIMS Raipur after a prolonged illness

Vijaya Mehta, the pioneering force behind modern Marathi theatre and acclaimed arthouse films, leaves behind an enduring legacy of artistic innovation

Technology journalist and GigaOm founder Om Malik helped redefine Silicon Valley coverage through independent blogging, incisive commentary and influential reporting

The influential record executive helped build Columbia into a music powerhouse, launched Whitney Houston's career and revived the fortunes of several legendary artists

Greenspan, who led the US Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006, was celebrated for steering economic expansion but later faced criticism over the financial crisis that followed

Artist David Hockney, whose paintings of pools shimmering in the Los Angeles sunshine became icons of 20th-century art, died Thursday, his publicist said. He was 88. Hockney was born in the north of England but lived much of his life in Southern California, making its sun-drenched suburban views a major motif. Later in life he returned to Europe, finding renewed inspiration in the wooded hills of his native county of Yorkshire and the fields and trees of France's Normandy region. He became one of the UK's most treasured artists, his works selling for record prices at auction. Historian Simon Schama said that "the popularity and durability of David Hockney's art, through all his shape-shifts and restlessly inventive experiments, are really no mystery." "His work is admired - loved is not too strong a word - by the millions who, worldwide, flock to see it because it presupposes an expectation of pleasure," Schama wrote in an essay accompanying a 2025 Hockney exhibition in ...

Ravi Pandit, co-founder and chairman of mobility technology firm KPIT Technologies and a noted industry leader, died here on Friday morning following a brief illness, the company said. He was 75. In a statement, the company said it was "deeply saddened" by the passing of its founder and chairman of the board on May 8. A gold-medallist Chartered Accountant and alumnus of the Sloan School of Management at MIT, USA, Pandit had also chaired Kirtane & Pandit Chartered Accountants (KPCA), a professional services firm, it said. Over a career spanning more than three decades, Pandit played a key role in advancing technology-led mobility solutions and sustainability initiatives in India and abroad, it said. Beyond business, he was associated with several civic, educational and policy institutions. He co-founded organisations such as Pune International Centre and Janwani, supported the Centre for Sustainable Development at the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, and served as ...

Ted Turner, the maverick founder of CNN who transformed global news and built a vast cable empire, dies at 87 after a long illness

CNN founder Ted Turner, the maverick media tycoon who revolutionised 24-hour news and built a cable empire, dies at 87 after a long illness

From Bhopal to Old Delhi, Raghu Rai's images didn't just record history; they shaped how it is remembered

Asha Bhosle, the versatile voice of Indian cinema, leaves behind an unmatched musical legacy spanning eight decades and countless unforgettable songs

President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday condoled the demise of legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle and said it has created a huge void in the world of music. Her legendary career as an iconic singer has defined an era of music in India, Murmu said in an X post. Bhosle, 92, died on Sunday. She was admitted to Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai on Saturday evening due to chest infection and exhaustion, her granddaughter Zanai Bhosle said. "The passing of Asha Bhosle Ji has created a huge void in the world of music. Her legendary career as an iconic singer has defined an era of music in India," the president said. Murmu said she had fond memories of having interacted with Bhosle personally. "She led her life on her own terms as an artist and as an individual. With her melodious and timeless voice, she enriched Indian music for decades," the president said. "Her music will live forever. Her demise is an irreparable loss to music lovers. I convey my heartfelt condolences to her family and .

Former deputy speaker of the Haryana Legislative Assembly and BJP leader Gopichand Gahlot passed away on Saturday at the age of 76 in Sector 28 here. He had been ill for some time, a family member said. Gahlot became deputy speaker in the INLD government after winning the Gurgaon seat in 2000. He was said to be close to the Chautala family. He also contested the Gurgaon seat on an INLD ticket in 2005 and 2014, but lost both times. Gahlot, a longtime MLA in Haryana politics, served as a legislator from the Gurugram constituency and also entered the House as an Independent. He later joined the BJP in 2019. Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini expressed grief over his demise. He wrote in a social media post, "The news of the passing of former Haryana deputy speaker Gopichand Gahlot is deeply saddening. His humble nature and dedication to public welfare will always be remembered. May God grant the departed soul a place at his feet and give the bereaved family the strength to bear this ...