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Veteran Kannada actor M.S. Umesh passes away at 80

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

Veteran actor Dharmendra passes away at 89

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.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Telangana Important

Ande Sri, poet who wrote Telangana's state song 'Jaya Jayahe Telangana', dies at 64

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'.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Thailand

PM Modi condoles the passing of Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother of Thailand

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

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Maharashtra

Veteran actor Satish Shah, known for 'Sarabhai vs Sarabhai', dies at 74

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.

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Advertising legend Piyush Pandey of Ogilvy dies at 70

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.

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Veteran actor Govardhan Asrani, remembered as the jailer in 'Sholay', dies at 84

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.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Goa

Ravi Naik, Goa's Agriculture Minister and former Chief Minister, passes away

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.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Padma Vibhushan vocalist Pandit Chhannulal Mishra dies at 89

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.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Delhi Important

Veteran BJP leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra dies at 93

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.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Maharashtra Important

Astrophysicist Jayant Narlikar, founding director of IUCAA, passes away in Pune

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.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Kerala Important

K.V. Rabiya, Kerala literacy activist and Padma Shri awardee, passes away

K.V. Rabiya, the Padma Shri-awarded literacy activist from Kerala who worked from a wheelchair after polio, died at Tirurangadi in Malappuram on 4 May 2025, aged 59.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Uttar Pradesh

Yoga practitioner Shivanand Baba of Kashi passes away

Shivanand Baba, a yoga practitioner and resident of Kashi who had been conferred the Padma Shri for serving society through yoga, passed away; Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled his death on 4 May 2025.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

Gandhian Pasala Krishna Bharathi passes away at 92 in Hyderabad

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.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Odisha Important

Former Union Minister and three-time Odisha BJP president Debendra Pradhan dies at 84 in New Delhi

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.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Odisha Important

Eminent Odia poet and former Odisha Chief Secretary Ramakanta Rath dies at 90 in Bhubaneswar

Ramakanta Rath, the Padma Bhushan-awarded Odia poet best known for the long poem 'Sri Radha' and a former Chief Secretary of Odisha, died at his residence in Bhubaneswar on 16 March 2025, aged 90.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

Garimella Balakrishna Prasad, Carnatic singer who set over 1,000 Annamacharya compositions to music, dies at 76

Carnatic vocalist and composer Garimella Balakrishna Prasad, former Asthana Vidwan of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams known for setting more than 1,000 Annamacharya sankeertanas to music, died at his home in Tirupati on 9 March 2025, aged 76.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 India Important

Nuclear scientist Rajagopala Chidambaram, former AEC Chairman and PSA, passes away

Chidambaram played a key role in the 1974 test and led the DAE team in the 1998 Pokhran-II tests.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Kerala Important

Botanist K.S. Manilal, who revived Hortus Malabaricus, passes away at 86

The Padma Shri awardee spent about 35 years translating and annotating the 12-volume Latin treatise.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Rajasthan Important

Former Chittorgarh MP Mahendra Singh Mewar of the Mewar royal family dies at 83

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.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Tamil Nadu

Veteran Tamil actor Delhi Ganesh dies at 80

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

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Bihar Important

Folk singer Sharda Sinha, voice of Chhath songs, dies at 72

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.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 India Must know

Bibek Debroy, Chairman of the PM's Economic Advisory Council, passes away at 69

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.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Karnataka Important

BPL Group founder T P Gopalan Nambiar passes away

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.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 India Important

PM Modi condoles the passing of Gussadi dance icon Kanaka Raju

On 26 October 2024, in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the passing of Kanaka Raju, a prolific dancer and cultural icon known for preserving the Gussadi dance.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 India Important

PM Modi condoles the passing of scientist Rohini Godbole

On 25 October 2024, in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the passing of Rohini Godbole, calling her a pioneering scientist and innovator and a strong votary of more women in science.

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