Thursday, March 28, 2024

Topic: death

M Kunhaman (1949-2023)

People from all corners mourn the passing of the renowned economist, academician, and prominent Dalit thinker, M Kunhaman, at the age of 74. He was found dead at his residence here on Sunday evening.

“An anti-caste camaraderie gone too soon…”: Journalist Sneha Belcin dies at 26

Sneha Belcin, a young journalist and filmmaker, passed away in Chennai on Monday. She was 26.

IIT-Kharagpur student Faizan Ahmed’s body exhumed on Calcutta HC orders

Following the Calcutta High Court's order, Faizan Ahmed, a third-year student of Mechanical Engineering at IIT-Kharagpur, who was found dead in a hostel room of the premier institute, had his body exhumed from a cemetery in Assam on Tuesday. The purpose of the second autopsy is to uncover the "truth behind the death," seven months after the incident took place.

Veteran actor Sarath Babu dies at 71

Veteran actor Sarath Babu, known for his roles in both Tamil and Telugu films, passed away on Monday due to multiple-organ failure. He was 71.

World hid 9.5 million COVID deaths, shows WHO data

Approximately 14.9 million deaths globally were directly or indirectly associated with the COVID-19 pandemic by the end 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday in new data on excess mortality attributable to the disease.

Four Adivasi children die in UP after consuming toffee

Four children died in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday morning after consuming toxic toffee. The fatal incident occured outside the homes of kids in a village in Kushinagar district of UP.