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Antonio Guterres is saddened by the death of former prime minister Manmohan Singh, who played a «pivotal role» in shaping the nation's «economic trajectory». The Secretary-General expressed his «deep» condolences to Singh's family, the government, and the people of India.

Sharmistha Mukherjee, daughter of former President Pranab Mukherjee, on Saturday, said that she felt bad when Congress did not call a CWC meeting to formally pay condolences to his father during his demise.

Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy on Friday described the late Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh as a “gentleman, a scholar, and a value-based politician.”

Manmohan Singh, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi paid tribute in an official statement by saying that he was respected, admired by leaders, scholars world over and the death leaves a void in the national life that can never be filled.

Manmohan Singh's death a «great loss» for the nation, JDS supremo H D Deve Gowda on Friday credited him with «saving the country» from an economic crisis and preventing it from falling into a «debt trap». The former Prime Minister described Singh as a simple, honest, and gentlemanly figure.

Much-vaunted new EU crypto laws will take effect in just a few weeks, but Brussels lawmakers are already wondering if they’re going to lose out to the new administration of Donald Trump.

Paktika province in Afghanistan has resulted in the death of at least 15 people, including women and children, with the toll expected to rise. The attacks, which took place on the night of December 24, targeted seven villages, including Laman, where five members of a family were killed, as reported by Khaama Press.

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RCMP are confirming that a fugitive wanted by Quebec provincial police has died in Mexico, in what local media are calling a murder.

UnitedHealthcare pleaded not guilty on Monday to murder and terror charges while his attorney complained that statements coming from New York's mayor would make it tough for him to receive a fair trial. Luigi Mangione, 26, was shackled and seated in a Manhattan court when he leaned over to a microphone to enter his plea. The Manhattan district attorney formally charged him last week with multiple counts of murder, including murder as an act of terrorism, in a state case that will run parallel to his federal prosecution.

Last year, actor Sushmita Sen shared her experience of surviving a heart attack despite having a 95% blockage in one of her arteries. Her cardiologist, Dr. Rajiv B Bhagwat from Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital, emphasized that her fitness routine played a crucial role in saving her life. A daily fitness schedule conditions the muscles and tissues in such a manner that they can expand and withstand the stress of less oxygen in the blood, Dr. Bhagwat explained. Regular and moderate exercise helps store energy in muscles, which is crucial during a cardiac crisis. Sushmita’s good blood flow ensured minimal damage to her heart during the episode.

Over the years, the untimely deaths of several prominent Indian entrepreneurs and company founders in their 40s and 50s have underscored the dangers of stress, the pressures of leadership, and the physical toll that intense work can take on the human body. While these individuals were often seen as the driving forces behind their businesses, their sudden departures have raised concerns about the importance of mental and physical health in today’s fast-paced corporate world. Here, we take a look at some of the Indian business leaders who passed away prematurely due to cardiac arrest, leaving behind a legacy that continues to inspire despite their untimely departures.

The victims were Chandram Yegapagol, 48, the MD and CEO of IAST Software Solutions Private Limited, his wife Gaurabai, 42, their 16-year-old son Gyan, daughter Deeksha, 12, Yegapagol's sister-in-law Vijayalakshmi, 36, and her six-year-old daughter Arya, according to ToI. Yegapagol and the others were heading to their hometown Sangli in Maharashtra in their new Volvo XC90 SUV, when the horrific accident happened around 11 am near Tippagondanahalli on the B'luru-Tumakuru stretch of the highway. «Chandram was driving responsibly and was not at fault,» police told ToI.

Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI engineer and whistleblower who helped train the artificial intelligence systems behind ChatGPT and later said he believed those practices violated copyright law, has died, according to his parents and San Francisco officials. He was 26.

Shackled and wearing an orange prison jumpsuit, 26-year-old Luigi Mangione was escorted Thursday by heavily armed police officers and whisked by air from Pennsylvania to Manhattan, where he appeared in a packed courtroom on federal charges that could bring the death penalty, AP reported. The Ivy League graduate, who prosecutors say inveighed against the health insurance industry and wealthy executives in his writings, was not required to enter a plea to federal charges of murder, stalking and firearms charges in the December 4 killing of Brian Thompson. The state indictment charges Mangione with murder as a terrorist act.

National Commission for Women has sought a detailed report within 10 days from the Manipur government on the death of six individuals, including three women and three children last month. The NCW stated the Commission has received a representation from Republican Party of India (Athawale) regarding the horrifying violence that occurred in Jiribam, Manipur, where six individuals, including three women and three children, were brutally abducted on 11th November 2024 and cold-bloodedly murdered. Such egregious acts of violence are profoundly disturbing and warrant immediate and stringent action.

Google Maps cameras have captured some pretty interesting photos in the past, preserved on the mapping software for the world to find, but this time the images have given police an extra clue in the arrests of two people in connection with a murder investigation.The images in question were captured by a Google Maps car camera in October, in which a man can be seen hunched over the trunk of a car on a nearly deserted street in Spain, loading a large, bulky object wrapped in what appears to be a white sheet or bags.Police say they believe the object is tied to the death of a Cuban national living in Spain who was reported missing by a relative in late 2023.According to newspaper El País, the man had been living in the northern Spanish municipality of Soria, where he had turned up hoping to track down a woman believed to be his partner.The relative of the missing man contacted police, saying he’d received some suspicious text messages from the man’s phone saying he’d met another woman and would be leaving Spain and ditching his phone.“This made the complainant suspect that the messages had not been sent by the missing person and led him to report it to police,” police said in a statement.Last month, according to Reuters, a man and woman were initially arrested on suspicion of kidnapping. On Dec.