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News updates: Filmmaker Shyam Benegal passes away at 90 after prolonged illness

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Shyam Benegal, Indian director and screenwriter at International Film Festival of Kerala 2016

Shyam Benegal, Indian director and screenwriter at International Film Festival of Kerala 2016 (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Renowned filmmaker Shyam Benegal died on December 23 at the age of 90. He died at 6:30 pm, and was also reportedly suffering from kidney-related issues.
  On note verbale sent to India regarding extradition of Bangladesh's ousted PM Sheikh Hasina, MEA Sources told ANI, "We confirm that we have received a Note Verbale from the Bangladesh High Commission today in connection with an extradition request. At this time, we have no comment to offer on this matter."
  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet eminent economists and sectoral experts on Tuesday to elicit their views and suggestions for the upcoming Budget, a senior government official said. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to present the Budget for 2025-26 in the Lok Sabha on February 1, 2025. Besides economists and sectoral experts, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery and other Niti Aayog members will also attend the meeting.
  Bangladesh's interim government said on Monday that it has sent a diplomatic note to India to send back deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to Dhaka. Hasina, 77, has been living in exile in India since Aug 5 when she fled the country amid the student-led protests that toppled her 16-year regime. 
  The National Stock Exchange of India and BSE will have full trading on Saturday, Feb 1, on account of the Union budget presentation, the exchanges said today.
  Three Khalistani terrorists were killed in an encounter with police in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit district. The three were accused of allegedly attacking a police post in Punjab's Gurdaspur district. The accused, identified as Gurwinder Singh, Virendra Singh and Jasanpreet Singh, belonged to a banned organisation named Khalistan Commando Force. 
Security personnel in Pakistan killed 11 suspected terrorists, including a commander of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), in two intelligence-based operations in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday. Among the militants killed was a commander who was leading the group. The suspected terrorists belonged to the banned extremist organisation's Hafiz Gul Bahadur group. 
Arguing that shippers are charged ridiculous fees to pass through the Panama Canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, Donald Trump suggested Sunday that his new administration could try to regain control of the Panama Canal that the United States foolishly ceded to its Central American ally. The Republican president-elect used his first major rally since winning the White House on Nov 5 to bask in his return to power as a large audience of conservatives cheered along. Addressing supporters at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest in Arizona, Trump pledged that his dream team. Cabinet would deliver a booming economy, seal U.S. borders and quickly settle wars in Israel and Ukraine. His appearance capped a four-day pep rally that drew more than 20,000 activists and projected an image of Republican cohesion despite the past week's turbulence in Washington with Trump pulling strings from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida as Congress worked to avoid a government shutdown heading into the Christmas holiday.
 
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Renowned filmmaker Shyam Benegal died on December 23 at the age of 90. He died at 6:30 pm, and was also reportedly suffering from kidney-related issues, according to media reports.
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First Published: Dec 23 2024 | 8:59 AM IST

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