The ninth death anniversary of famous actress Soundarya was observed by family and friends. A popular star in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada filmdom, Soundarya died in a plane crash near Bangalore on April 17, 2004 when she was on her way to Andhra Prade...
70 people have reportedly been killed in a series of car blasts that took place near Green Zone, the heavily-fortified area of the Iraqi capital, on the tenth anniversary of Iraq invasion by the US.
German philosopher, known to be the brains behind the development of the socialist movement, Karl Marx died today in 1883. The philosopher's theories on economy and politics are collectively called Marxism and is followed in several countries even today. He al...
If only penicillin was not discovered, many people would still be dying out of small bacterial infections. Alexander Fleming in a way changed the course of history by discovering the antibotic penicillin from the mould Penicillium notatum in 1928, for which he...
Chief strategist and negotiator of the LTTE in Sri Lanka, Anton Balasingham, was one of the most loved figures both in Sri Lanka and India. Balasingham's death was a huge blow to LTTE chief Prabhakaran, and peace talks with the government quickly deteriorated....
MG Shashi Bhooshan remembers his father Guptan Nair, on his seventh death anniversary. He says that his father as a writer liked to communicate with the readers in simple terms. Guptan Nair who was a teacher, wanted teachers to be a guide and friend to all stu...
The film fraternity, friends and family have gathered in Ernakulam to pay tribute to Cochin Haneefa. The memorial meet was attended by the who is who of Mollywood including Mammootty, Mohanlal, Lal Jose, Harisree Ashokan etc,. Salim Ahamed Ghoush alias Cochin ...
Veteran actors from the malayalam film industry share their memories of renowned actor Cochin Haneefa on his third death anniversary, in a memorial meet organised at Kochi. Mammooty said that no one can compensate the loss of Conchin Haneefa as a friend, remem...
Watch the story of Mahatma Gandhiji's assassination by Nathuram Godse, who had no personal enmity with Gandhiji but was angry with certain issues like partition of the country and murder of Hindus during post-partition riots. Here is the story of the entire co...
Bharat Gopi, born as Gopinathan Velayudhan Nair in Chiyankeezhu in Thiruvananthapuram on 8 November 1937, left behind a string of memorable roles when he left this world on 29 January 2008. Starting out in drama, he ventured out into films and donned not only ...
Director and screenwriter Padmrajan, who bid adieu to this world on 24 January 1991, was more than just a great filmmaker. He was someone who lent aesthetic beauty to both films and literature, and the values embedded in his films have assumed greater signific...
Winston Churchill, the British politician, who shot to fame during the Second World War is still remembered as a writer, historian and an artist. Churchill not only was an honorary citizen of the United States, but was also the recipient of the Nobel Prize in ...
The State pays tribute to Sukumar Azhikode on his first death anniversary. As a teacher, orator and social critic, Azhikode has been a powerful voice in the intellectual discourse in Kerala. Azhikode who remained a Gandhian till the end of his life, had receiv...
A gurudwara in Panchkula has refused to hold prayers at its premises at the first death anniversary of war hero Lt Gen Ranjit Singh Dayal citing his role in the Operation Bule Star. The Lt Gen, who was the chief of the Western Command during Operation Blue Sta...
A Haryana gurudwara has refused to perform the rites related to the death anniversary of war hero Lt Gen Ranjit Singh Dayal. The Lt Gen was decorated with Mahavir Chakra after the 1965 war with Pakistan. The reason for the refusal is supposedly due to the army...
Jr NTR makes an emotional statement as he and his wife arrive at the NTR Ghat in Hyderabad to pay their respects on the occasion of NTR's 17th birth anniversary. He says he is fully behind the TDP, but busy in his career as a film star and hence did not partic...
While it has been 24 years since the legendary Prem Nazir passed away, his daughter Laila remembers him, whom she used to call Daddy, like it was yesterday. Now settled at Kozhikode, she feels honoured when people refer to her as Prem Nazir's daughter.
On his mother's fifth death anniversary, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari made his political debut. Son of slain former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto and President Asif Ali Zardari, the 24-year-old jumped into politics by making an emotional speech at a rall...
Charlie Chaplin passed away 35 years ago on 25 December 1977. This video pays tribute to the icon as it traces his film career, starting with 'Making a Living' in 1914. However, it was only with his second film 'Kid Auto Races at Venice' that he became famous ...
Sinthanai Kalam | Fondly called 'Thanthai Periyar', the founder of the Dravidian movement was a great thinker and is still remembered by the lakhs of Tamilians across the world. On his death anniversary, Dravidian leader Suba Veerapandian reminisces.
Achil Vandhavai | Today marks MGR's 25th death anniversary. On this day, the great actor-turned-politician is remembered. Also discussed, the gangrape protests in Delhi and police violence against the protesters.
It has been two years since Leader said goodbye to this world. Former Kerala chief minister K Karunakaran might have departed from the world, but he still is very much alive in his supporters' memories.
On Dr BR Ambedkar's 56th death anniversary, the DMK leaders pay their respects by adorning a picture of the leader with flower garlands. The leaders also distributed notebooks and pens to school children who were living below the poverty line.
In a dramatic announcement that came just a day ahead of the death anniversary of Dr Ambedkar, and in the midst of the debate over FDI in retail in the Lok Sabha, Textiles Minister Anand Sharma got up and made an announcement. He said the Central government ha...
Dev Anand came to Mumbai with just Rs 30 in his pockets, and had to sell part of his stamp collection to stay put even as he searched for work in the film industry. From there started a struggle that was to take him to sterling heights. This evergreen star die...
It is the twenty fifth death anniversary of Volleyball ace Jimmy George, who represented a golden era of Indian volleyball. Born at Peraavoor in Kannur, Jimmy George died at the age of 33 in a car accident in Italy. Jimmy George was born to the famous Kudakkac...
The TRS has begun its mobilisation for the year-end round of agitations for the cause of Telangana. And so November 29, the third anniversaryof KCR's fast-unto-death programme, the party would observe as 'Deeksha Diwas', while December 9, the day when Union Ho...
Kerala has paid tribute its braveheart Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, killed while fighting terrorists inside Taj Hotel in the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, on his fourth death anniversary.
The nation has paid homage to late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 28th death anniversary. Prominent leaders like President Pranab Mukherjee, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have paid tribute to the late Prime Minister.
It has been 28 years since Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India, was gunned down outside her official residence by her Sikh bodyguards. As a prime minister, she was an enigma, a powerful leader, with a mass touch, but also who always kept her counsel clo...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi offer floral tributes at Shakti sthal, the memorial to Indira Gandhi, on her 28th death anniversary.
Literary world across the state observes the first death anniversary of Mullanezhi Neelakandan Namboothiri, the poet who had expressed his angst and concerns of our land through his poems. Born in Ollur Avanasseri Mullanezhi Mana in Thrissur, Mullanezhi had be...
Ayyappan, born at Balaramapuram on the city outskirts in 1949 was one of the noted Malayalam modernist poets whose poems were celebrated for their intensity, meditative beauty and pungent romance. Some of his famous works are 'Maalamillatha Pampu,' 'Onakkazhch...
The literary world across the state observes A Ayyappan's second death anniversary today. Ayyappan, a bachelor who led a Bohemian life, was one of the noted Malayalam modernist poets whose poems were celebrated for their intensity, meditative beauty and pungen...
A year has passed since the capture and killing of former Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. Muammar Gaddafi was captured and killed by rebels a year ago on Saturday and buried in a secret place. The location of the grave is a closely guarded secret.
Mayawati is making the UPA sweat. She had announced at her 'maharally' in Lucknow yesterday that she was going to call a meeting of her party to decide on continuing the BSP's support to the UPA government. That meeting of the BSP national executive is to be h...
This is the full speech of Mayawati at the BSP's 'sankalp maharally' in Luckow. Mayawati said the Congress did not declare any mourning on the death of the party's founder Kanshiram. She also said the Samajwadi Party revoked the holiday granted on Kanshiram's ...
Mayawati is holding a massive rally on the occasion of the sixth death anniversary of BSP founder Kanshiram. Although she has not yet announced a formal anti-UPA decision, the BSP supremo is holding a massive anti-FDI rally in Uttar Pradesh. The BSP supremo to...
Seventh death anniversary of the smallest film actor in Malayalam film industry, Sajan Sagara, is observed with reverence. Sajan, the mimicry artiste who acted in `Athbhutha Dweep' directed by Vinayan, died following a head injury when he hit a table during a ...
Just ahead of YS Rajasekhara Reddy's anniversary celebrations on Sunday, a section of Congressmen does not want the Congress to celebrate. On the other hand another section find it uncomfortable to dump YSR. The confusion within Congress is on how far they can...
While Pranab Mukherjee talks about the need for austerity in light of the fall in Rupee value, advertisements are splashed across newspapers to mark Rajiv Gandhi's death anniversary.
A day ahead of his 64th death anniversary, around 480 underprivileged boys dressed in khadi and Gandhi caps, brought out a peace march dressed as 'Bapu', getting themselves an entry into the Guinness World Records.
While addressing the media on Ambedkar's 55th death anniversary, the UP chief minister stressed that BSP would return to power, whenever assembly elections are held in the state.