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Rana Talwar: Indian trailblazer who took Citi, StanC to new heights

Talwar, the son-in-law of real estate tycoon KP Singh, chairman emeritus of DLF, also served on the board as a non-executive director

Rana Talwar, first Indian to head a global bank, passes away at 76

Veteran banker Rana Talwar, who was the first Indian to head a global bank -- Standard Chartered Plc, died at the age of 76 years. Talwar, son-in-law of DLF Group chairman emeritus K P Singh, breathed his last on Saturday, sources said. He is survived by his wife Renuka and son Rahul. Besides DLF, he served on the boards of various companies including Asahi India Glass Limited and Great Eastern Energy Corporation Limited. The company regrets to inform about the sad demise of Talwar, a non-executive director, on Saturday, January 27, 2024, which was intimated to the company by the family members, DLF said in a regulatory filing. Born in 1948, Talwar started his career as a banker in India with Citi Bank after passing out of the prestigious St Stephens College, Delhi. During his stint at Citi Bank, Gurvirendra Singh Talwar also known as Rana Talwar, was responsible for building the US-based bank's retail businesses across Asia Pacific and the Middle East. He was subsequently respon

Former TCS executive director Phiroz Vandrevala passes away at 70

Vandrevala joined TCS in 1982 and served as a key part of the leadership team over the decades, including serving as Executive Director of the company between 2007-2016

Henry Kissinger: An era-defining failure

Nobody who handed the Chinese Communist Party a century of dominance can possibly be remembered as a strategic genius

Henry Kissinger: Diplomatic powerhouse who shaped US foreign policy

Kissinger was known for his disdain for India's leadership in the 1970s, but he had been advocating strong ties with India after Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister in 2014

Remembering Bishan Singh Bedi, the spin legend who redefined Indian cricket

From humble beginnings amidst cricket's spin drought to leading India to historic victories, Bedi's legacy remains indomitable in the world of spin bowling

Michael Gambon, who played Dumbledore in Harry Potter films, dies at 82

The Irish actor passed away peacefully with his family by his side after suffering from pneumonia

Lithium-ion battery inventor, Nobel laureate John Goodenough passes away

John B Goodenough, the inventor of the lithium-ion battery, which made smartphones and other electronic devices possible, passed away at the age of 100

Utterly butterly relevant: The madman Sylvester daCunha behind Amul girl

Brand pundits also agree that only a rare few ad campaigns can beat the creativity and topicality of the Amul Girl cartoons

Ivan Menezes (1959-2023): A personal recollection of his journey

Over-successful men tend to inflict two types of collateral damage

Robert Lucas, winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Economics, dies at 85

The news was confirmed on Monday by the University of Chicago where Lucas had been teaching since 1975

Jerry Springer, host of unapologetically brash talk show, dies at 79

Springer's death was confirmed in a statement by Jene Galvin, a family friend and executive producer of Springer's podcast

Obituary: Parkash Singh Badal, a consummate politician, passes away

Badal's foray into politics began as sarpanch in his native village, Badal. He was 29 and the year was 1947

Keshub Mahindra: A leading industrialist very different from the ultra-rich

He was close to his workers, the doors were always open for them, and he treated them as part of one big family

Satish Kaushik, master of the spontaneous who radiated joie de vivre

From Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron and Mr India to Mandi, Kaushik leaves an indelible mark on Indian cinema

Chandrashekhar Dasgupta: The unparalleled legacy of a scholar-diplomat

Our prayers are with his wife Devika and the rest of his bereaved family

Former Union law minister and eminent jurist Shanti Bhushan dies at 97

Former Union law minister and eminent jurist Shanti Bhushan died Tuesday at his home in Delhi following a brief illness, a source close to his family said. He was 97. Bhushan, who was also a senior advocate, served as the law minister from 1977 to 1979 in the Morarji Desai cabinet. Bhushan, whose sons Jayant and Prashant Bhushan are leading lawyers, was active in the legal profession till recently and had argued on a PIL in the Supreme Court seeking a court-monitored probe into the Rafale fighter jets deal. Shanti Bhushan appeared in several cases of public importance. He represented petitioner Raj Narain in the Allahabad High Court in a famous case in which the election of then prime minister Indira Gandhi was annulled for committing electoral malpractices. He was quite vocal on the issue of corruption which led him to his brief association with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

Singer-songwriter and CSNY co-founder David Crosby dies at age of 81

David Crosby, the brash rock musician who evolved from a baby-faced harmony singer with the Byrds to a mustachioed hippie superstar has died at 81

Renowned scientist, former CSIR director A D Damodaran dies at 87

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan condoled the death and said the country has lost a scientist known for his expertise in nuclear science

Year in review: From Lata to Queen Elizabeth, icons the world lost in 2022

Take a look at some famous faces that will no longer be with us at the end of 2022