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Former Nepalese PM Surya Bahadur Thapa passes away

Surya Bahadur Thapa, former Prime Minister (PM) of Nepal passed away on 15 April 2015 in Gurgaon. He was 87. Thapa had served as Prime Minister of Nepal for five times under three different kings. His was in office from ..

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Former Czech Republic Prime Minister Stanislav Gross passes away

Former Czech Republic Prime Minister Stanislav Gross passed away on 16 April 2015. He was 45. Stanislav Gross was the youngest PM of Czech Republic and was elected in July 2004 at the age of 34. He had led the Social ..

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Renowned Assamese Film director, actor Bidyut Chakraborty passes away

Renowned Assamese film director, actor Bidyut Chakraborty passed away on 15 April 2015 in Guwahati, Assam. He was 55. In his film career he had directed several Assamese movies including Goon Goon Gaane Gaane, Dwaar and Raag-Biraag. His directorial film ..

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German Nobel laureate novelist Gunter Grass passes away

German Nobel laureate novelist Guenter Grass passed away on 12 April 2015 in Berlin. He was 87. Grass is recognized for his efforts to revive German culture in the aftermath of World War II and also had given voice and ..

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Retired Lieutenant General Hanut Singh, a 1971 Indo-Pak war hero passes away

Lieutenant General Hanut Singh (retd) on 12 April 2015 passed away in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. He was 82. He was a 1971 Indo-Pak war hero and one of the most famous officers of the Indian Army. About Lt Gen Hanut Singh In ..

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Veteran Australian Cricket legend and former Captain Richie Benaud passes away

Former Australia captain and legendary cricket commentator Richie Benaud passed away on 10 April 2015. He was 84. About Richie Benaud Richie Benaud was an Australian Test cricket all-rounder and a pioneering leg-spin bowler. Test career- In his Test cricket ..

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Retired Air Chief Marshal Hrushikesh Moolgaonkar passes away

Retired Air Chief Marshal Hrushikesh Moolgaonkar passed away on 9 April 2015 in Pune, Maharashtra. He was 95. About Hrushikesh Moolgaonkar Hrushikesh Moolgaonkar had joined Indian Air Force (then Royal Indian Air Force) in November 1940 as the rank of ..

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Legendary Tamil writer Jayakanthan passes away

Legendary Tamil writer Jayakanthan passed away on 8 April 2015 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He was 81. He was known for charting a new course in Tamil literature with his bold and progressive works. About Jayakanthan Jayakanthan was born on ..

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