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When Actor Zakir Hussain Played Saaz In Shabana Azmi's Lovelorn Life
In Sai Paranjpye's directorial Saaz (1998), Zakir Hussain played a musician, who was enamoured by Shabana Azmi's beauty and grace in the film.
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Zakir Hussain, Peerless Tabla Player's Life In Pictures
The magic of his dexterous fingers on tabla echoed through the world of music, both Indian classical and jazz, transcending genres and borders. Rightfully considered one of India's best percussionists, Zakir Hussain died today in the US at 73.
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West Bengal Man Gets Death Sentence For Minor's Rape And Murder
A Murshidabad court on Friday sentenced to death one person and awarded life imprisonment to another in the rape and murder of a minor girl and necrophilia in West Bengal's Farakka in October.
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Gujarat Court Acquits Ex IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt In 1997 Custodial Torture Case
Sanjiv Bhatt was earlier sentenced to life imprisonment in a 1990 custodial death case in Jamnagar and 20 years in jail in a 1996 case relating to planting drugs to frame a Rajasthan-based lawyer in Palanpur.
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Night When Death Swept Through City: 40 Years Since Bhopal Gas Tragedy
What is a dark night? For the people of Bhopal, it was a moment when life itself turned into a nightmare. On the night of December 2-3, 1984, death swept through the city like a silent storm, leaving behind screams and pain.
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Death Clock App for Android and iOS Uses AI to Predict Users’ Life Expectancy and Ways to Improve It
Death Clock, a new app on the block, uses artificial intelligence (AI) to determine when a user will die. It is available for both Android and iOS and is free to download and install. It asks users to fill out a questionnaire and guesses people’s life expectancy on the basis of the answers provided. Despite its morbid overtones, the app brands it...
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UK's Assisted Dying Bill A Step Closer To Reality As MPs Vote In Favour
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill can now go through a lengthy process of amendments by the House of Lords before becoming a law - since the bill got 330 votes in favour and 275 against.
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Watch: Sean Abbott, Whose Ball Hit Phillip Hughes, Breaks Down On Late Star's 10-Year Death Anniversary
Phil Hughes, who played 26 Tests, 25 ODIs and one T20I for Australia, lost his life three days before his 26th birthday.
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123 Bodies Found in England's Ancient Leicester Cathedral: What You Need to Know
In Leicester, archaeologists uncovered a mass burial pit containing 123 bodies, dating back to the early 12th century. The cause of death remains unclear, though theories point to famine or pestilence. Radiocarbon dating revealed the bodies predated the Black Death, further deepening the mystery. The find offers a glimpse into medieval life and dea...
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B Praak On Losing Second Child At The Time Of Birth: "I Have Never Lifted Such Weight In My Life"
B Praak and his wife Meera Bachan tragically lost their newborn son in 2022
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A Glimpse Into The Life And Times Of Legendary Indian Fashion Designer Rohit Bal
The Indian fashion industry is in mourning as pioneering designer Rohit Bal died on November 1, 2024
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2 Years After Her Death, Billionaire Heiress Eliza Fletcher's Killer Pleads Guilty In US
A USman, who admitted to kidnapping and murdering Eliza Fletcher, a billionaire heiress, has been sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. Cleotha Abston pleaded guilty in a Memphis courtroom on Monday, leading to an immediate life sentence.
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17,000-Year-Old DNA of Ice Age Infant Reveals Dark Skin, Blue Eyes
Analysis of a 17,000-year-old infant’s remains from southern Italy sheds light on Ice Age ancestry and health. The infant, found in a Puglian cave, was likely around a year old at death and had distinctive traits—brown skin, blue eyes, and curly dark hair. His genome links him to Europe’s Villabruna lineage, suggesting their presence in south...
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Ratan Tata Was "Close To Marrying" 4 Times. What He Said In Old Interview
Industrialist Ratan Tata, a man of few words, once shared deeply personal details about his love life in a candid interview with CNN. Mr Tata revealed that he had fallen in love and came close to getting married not once, but four times.
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Ratan Tata's Journey From Mumbai Boy To Global Icon - A Timeline Of His Life
Ratan Naval Tata, the business titan and global icon who led the Tata behemoth from thirty countries to over a hundred since becoming chairman in 1991, died today at Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital. He was 86.
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When Actor Zakir Hussain Played Saaz In Shabana Azmi's Lovelorn Life
In Sai Paranjpye's directorial Saaz (1998), Zakir Hussain played a musician, who was enamoured by Shabana Azmi's beauty and grace in the film.
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Zakir Hussain, Peerless Tabla Player's Life In Pictures
The magic of his dexterous fingers on tabla echoed through the world of music, both Indian classical and jazz, transcending genres and borders. Rightfully considered one of India's best percussionists, Zakir Hussain died today in the US at 73.
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West Bengal Man Gets Death Sentence For Minor's Rape And Murder
A Murshidabad court on Friday sentenced to death one person and awarded life imprisonment to another in the rape and murder of a minor girl and necrophilia in West Bengal's Farakka in October.
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Gujarat Court Acquits Ex IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt In 1997 Custodial Torture Case
Sanjiv Bhatt was earlier sentenced to life imprisonment in a 1990 custodial death case in Jamnagar and 20 years in jail in a 1996 case relating to planting drugs to frame a Rajasthan-based lawyer in Palanpur.
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Night When Death Swept Through City: 40 Years Since Bhopal Gas Tragedy
What is a dark night? For the people of Bhopal, it was a moment when life itself turned into a nightmare. On the night of December 2-3, 1984, death swept through the city like a silent storm, leaving behind screams and pain.
-
Death Clock App for Android and iOS Uses AI to Predict Users’ Life Expectancy and Ways to Improve It
Death Clock, a new app on the block, uses artificial intelligence (AI) to determine when a user will die. It is available for both Android and iOS and is free to download and install. It asks users to fill out a questionnaire and guesses people’s life expectancy on the basis of the answers provided. Despite its morbid overtones, the app brands it...
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UK's Assisted Dying Bill A Step Closer To Reality As MPs Vote In Favour
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill can now go through a lengthy process of amendments by the House of Lords before becoming a law - since the bill got 330 votes in favour and 275 against.
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Watch: Sean Abbott, Whose Ball Hit Phillip Hughes, Breaks Down On Late Star's 10-Year Death Anniversary
Phil Hughes, who played 26 Tests, 25 ODIs and one T20I for Australia, lost his life three days before his 26th birthday.
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123 Bodies Found in England's Ancient Leicester Cathedral: What You Need to Know
In Leicester, archaeologists uncovered a mass burial pit containing 123 bodies, dating back to the early 12th century. The cause of death remains unclear, though theories point to famine or pestilence. Radiocarbon dating revealed the bodies predated the Black Death, further deepening the mystery. The find offers a glimpse into medieval life and dea...
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B Praak On Losing Second Child At The Time Of Birth: "I Have Never Lifted Such Weight In My Life"
B Praak and his wife Meera Bachan tragically lost their newborn son in 2022
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A Glimpse Into The Life And Times Of Legendary Indian Fashion Designer Rohit Bal
The Indian fashion industry is in mourning as pioneering designer Rohit Bal died on November 1, 2024
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2 Years After Her Death, Billionaire Heiress Eliza Fletcher's Killer Pleads Guilty In US
A USman, who admitted to kidnapping and murdering Eliza Fletcher, a billionaire heiress, has been sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. Cleotha Abston pleaded guilty in a Memphis courtroom on Monday, leading to an immediate life sentence.
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17,000-Year-Old DNA of Ice Age Infant Reveals Dark Skin, Blue Eyes
Analysis of a 17,000-year-old infant’s remains from southern Italy sheds light on Ice Age ancestry and health. The infant, found in a Puglian cave, was likely around a year old at death and had distinctive traits—brown skin, blue eyes, and curly dark hair. His genome links him to Europe’s Villabruna lineage, suggesting their presence in south...
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Ratan Tata Was "Close To Marrying" 4 Times. What He Said In Old Interview
Industrialist Ratan Tata, a man of few words, once shared deeply personal details about his love life in a candid interview with CNN. Mr Tata revealed that he had fallen in love and came close to getting married not once, but four times.
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Ratan Tata's Journey From Mumbai Boy To Global Icon - A Timeline Of His Life
Ratan Naval Tata, the business titan and global icon who led the Tata behemoth from thirty countries to over a hundred since becoming chairman in 1991, died today at Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital. He was 86.
