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Sun, 30 Nov 2025

• Veteran Kannada actor M.S. Umesh, known for his comic roles, died in Bengaluru on 30 November 2025 at the age of 80.

Mon, 24 Nov 2025

• Veteran Hindi film actor Dharmendra died in Mumbai on 24 November 2025 at the age of 89; PM Narendra Modi said his passing marks the end of an era in Indian cinema.

Mon, 10 Nov 2025

• Poet and lyricist Ande Sri, author of Telangana's state song 'Jaya Jayahe Telangana', died in Hyderabad on 10 November 2025 at the age of 64, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his thoughts 'reflected the soul of Telangana'.

Sun, 26 Oct 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed deep sorrow on 26 October 2025 over the passing of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother of Thailand.

Sat, 25 Oct 2025

• Veteran actor Satish Shah, known for 'Sarabhai vs Sarabhai' and 'Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro', died in Mumbai on 25 October 2025 at the age of 74.

Fri, 24 Oct 2025

• Piyush Pandey, the Ogilvy creative leader behind iconic Fevicol and Cadbury ads, died in Mumbai at 70; the Prime Minister condoled his death on 24 October 2025.

Tue, 21 Oct 2025

• Veteran Hindi film actor Govardhan Asrani died in Mumbai on 20 October 2025 at the age of 84; PM Modi condoled his death on 21 October 2025.

Wed, 15 Oct 2025

• Ravi Naik, Agriculture Minister of Goa and a former Chief Minister of the state, passed away; PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah condoled his death on 15 October 2025.

Thu, 02 Oct 2025

• Pandit Chhannulal Mishra, the Banaras gharana Hindustani classical vocalist and Padma Vibhushan awardee, died in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, on 2 October 2025 at the age of 89.

Tue, 30 Sept 2025

• Vijay Kumar Malhotra, the first president of the BJP's Delhi unit and a five-term Lok Sabha MP, died at AIIMS New Delhi on 30 September 2025 at the age of 93.

Tue, 20 May 2025

• Astrophysicist Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, founding director of IUCAA Pune and co-developer of the Hoyle–Narlikar theory of gravity, passed away in his sleep at his Pune residence on 20 May 2025, aged 86.

Sun, 23 Mar 2025

• Pasala Krishna Bharathi, a Gandhian and daughter of freedom fighters from Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari district, died at her home in Hyderabad on 23 March 2025, aged 92.

Mon, 17 Mar 2025

• Debendra Pradhan, former Union Minister in the Vajpayee government, three-time Odisha BJP president and father of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, died in New Delhi on 17 March 2025 at the age of 84.

Sun, 10 Nov 2024

• On 10 November 2024 in Udaipur, Rajasthan, former Chittorgarh MP and member of the erstwhile Mewar royal family Mahendra Singh Mewar died at 83; PM Modi condoled his passing.

Sat, 09 Nov 2024

• On 9 November 2024 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, veteran Tamil actor Delhi Ganesh died at the age of 80; PM Modi condoled his passing.

Tue, 05 Nov 2024

• On 5 November 2024 in New Delhi, renowned folk singer Sharda Sinha, known for Maithili and Bhojpuri folk songs and Chhath songs, died at AIIMS-Delhi aged 72.

Fri, 01 Nov 2024

• On 1 November 2024, economist Bibek Debroy, Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, passed away at 69; PM Modi called him a towering scholar.

Thu, 31 Oct 2024

• On 31 October 2024, BPL Group founder T P Gopalan (TPG) Nambiar died at his home in Bengaluru; PM Narendra Modi called him a pioneering innovator and industrialist.