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Eminent Tamil Lyricist Na Muthukumar passes away

August 15, 2016

Eminent poet and lyricist Na Muthukumar passed away in Chennai, Tamil Nadu following an illness. He was 41. He was known for his critically acclaimed literary work and Tamil film songs. He also had won two national awards. About Na ..

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Veteran Tamil writer-producer Panchu Arunachalam passes away

August 9, 2016

Veteran film producer, screenplay and script writer Panchu Arunachalam passed away in Chennai, Tamil Nadu following brief illness. He was 75. He had mostly worked in Tamil cinema and had introduced Ilayaraja (renowned film composer) as music director in his ..

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Rohit Khandelwal becomes first Indian to win Mr. World title

July 20, 2016

Indian actor, model, television personality Rohit Khandelwal won the prestigious 2016 Mr. World title. With this he became first Indian and first Asian to win the Mr. World title. Rohit received a cash prize of 50,000 dollars after winning this ..

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Legendary playback singer Mubarak Begum passes away

July 19, 2016

Legendary playback singer Mubarak Begum passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra after a prolonged illness. She was 80. She is known for her singing scores of songs, duets and ghazals for Bollywood, mainly during the 1950s-1970s About Mubarak Begum Mubarak Begum ..

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Noted Music director Omi passes away

July 8, 2016

Noted music director Om Prakash Sonik passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra after a brief illness. He was 77. He was composer part of the Sonik-Omi duo consisting of Master Sonik (a blind music director) and his nephew Omi. About Omi ..

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Noted Malayalam theatre artist Kavalam Narayana Panicker passes away

June 27, 2016

Noted Malayalam theatre doyen Kavalam Narayana Panicker passed away due age-related ailments in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He was 88. He was dramatist, theatre director and poet. He had written over 26 Malayalam plays and had played a pioneering role in bringing ..

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Renowned Telangana poet Guda Anjaiah passes away

June 22, 2016

Noted Telangana poet and lyricist Guda Anjaiah passed away following a brief illness at Ragannagudem, Telangana. He was 61. He played a key role in Telangana statehood movement by penning several songs which later found their way into films. About ..

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Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway appointed as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador

June 17, 2016

Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway was named as the Global Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women. In her new role she will focus her efforts on injustices mothers around the world and also challenging issues like unpaid leave, wage gaps and a ..

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Veteran theatre personality Achyut Lahkar passes away

June 13, 2016

Veteran theatre personality, playwright and doyen of Assam’s mobile theatre movement Achyut Lahkar passed away in Pathsala, Assam following a protracted illness. He was 85. He was considered as the father of the Bhryamyman or Mobile Theatre of Assam. He ..

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Dia Mirza named ambassador for Swachh Saathi programme

June 7, 2016

Bollywood actress Dia Mirza was named as the ambassador for Swachh Saathi (student internship) programme. She was selected because she is an active campaigner and a youth icon for Swachh Bharat (Clean India) Mission which seeks to make country clean ..

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