Prime Minister Manmohan Singh died at New Delhi's AIIMS on December 26, 2024, at the age of 92. From May 2004 to May 2014, Singh led the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) administration at Centre. He was the 13th prime minister of India and the first Sikh to occupy the prestigious position. (Reuters )
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Indian musician, percussionist and tabla master Zakir Hussain passed away in San Francisco on December 15, 2024, at the age of 73. In March 2024, Zakir Hussain, a master of the tabla, became the first Indian to win three Grammy Awards in a single night.(PTI)
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British singer Liam Payne, former member of the group One Direction, died Wednesday, October 16 aged 31 after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Argentina. (AFP)
Tata Sons chairman emeritus, Ratan Tata, passed away at the age of 86 on October 9 in Mumbai. Ratan Tata was the head of the group for almost 20 years,(PTI)
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Rohit Bal. renowned fashion designer, passed way on Friday, Nov 1, 2024, after suffering a heart attack, in New Delhi. He was well-known for his traditional-modern fusion and gender-neutral designs.(PTI)
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(From L to R) Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence, Princess Anne, Princess Royal, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Prince William, Prince George, Prince Louis, Catherine, Princess of Wales, and Princess Charlotte gathered on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on May 5, 2025. They stood united in tribute during the national anthem. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)
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This tradition has started when the maker of "Budgie Smuggler" was giving out free swimming trunks to the first 200 people who voted in smugglers, as per reports.