Dame Diana Rigg: Avengers, Bond and Game of Thrones Actress Dies at 82
Actress Dame Diana Rigg, famous for roles including Emma Peel in TV series The Avengers and Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones, has died at the age of 82.
Her daughter, actress Rachael Stirling, said she died of cancer, after being diagnosed in March.
Dame Diana also played the only woman who became Mrs James Bond.
She played Tracy, who married George Lazenby's 007 in the 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
Ayushmann Khurrana Becomes UNICEF's Celebrity Advocate for Children's Rights Campaign
UNICEF India announced Ayushmann Khurrana as its celebrity advocate for children's rights campaign - 'For Every Child'. Khurrana will support UNICEF towards ending violence against children.
He will work towards this initiative in India and joins the likes of former football star David Beckham, who works on this campaign globally.
Dr. Yasmin Ali Haque, UNICEF representative in India said they are delighted to have Khurrana as a UNICEF celebrity advocate as they believe that his support will help in creating awareness about the issue.
Sep 11, 2020
Hubballi Railway Station to be Renamed After Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji
Hubballi Railway Station in Karnataka will now be known as 'Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji Railway Station. Union government has approved long-pending demand of Hubballians of renaming the Hubballi railway station.
Name of Hubballi railway station, which is headquarters of South Western Railway, is being changed for the second time in the last five years. It was changed in 2015 from 'Hubli' to 'Hubballi'.
Siddharoodha Swamiji was an Indian Hindu guru and philosopher.
Sep 10, 2020
Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Smriti Mandhana Brand Ambassadors of Olayerzpot
Playerzpot fantasy sports gaming platforms, signed Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Smriti Mandhana as its brand ambassadors. The partnership will see the cricketers in the brand's upcoming campaigns and promote Playerzpot through engagement activities.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is a cricketer, Smriti Mandhana is a performer and connects with sports, cricket and more and now they will anchor the brand with their sports charisma and help in creating a higher brand recall amongst the key target audience.
Sep 09, 2020
Renowned Astronomer Govind Swarup Passes Away
Globally acclaimed scientist Govind Swarup, one of the pioneers in radio-astronomy, passed away.
Born in 1929, Swarup was one of the pioneers of radio astronomy in India.
Swarup obtained his M.Sc from Allahabad University in 1950 and his Ph.D. from Standford University in the USA in 1961.
He returned to India in 1963 and joined the TIFR at the invitation of Homi Bhaba.
Swarup was a fellow of many distinguished academics, including Fellowship of the Royal Society.
He received several distinctions throughout his career, including Padma Shri, the Bhatnagar Award, and the Grote Reber medal.
Sep 07, 2020
Jiri Menzel: Oscar Winning Czech Director Passes Away
Oscar-winning Czech director Jiri Menzel died aged 82 after battling serious health issues.
Menzel won an Academy Award in 1968 for best foreign language film for World War Two drama Closely Watched Trains.
He was one of the leading figures in the Czech New Wave cinema during the 1960s alongside One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest director Milos Forman.
Menzel was rarely seen in public after brain surgery in 2017.
Kesavananda Bharati, Petitioner in Landmark SC judgement on Constitution, Passes Away
Kesavananda Bharati, on whose petition the Supreme Court delivered the landmark judgement on the celebrated doctrine of basic structure of the Constitution, passed away.
People from all walks of life paid homage to the departed seer at the Edneer Mutt of which he became the head overfive decades ago.
The case in which Bharati had challenged Kerala Land Reform laws nearly four decades ago set the principle that the Supreme Court is the guardian of the basic structure of the Constitution and the verdict involved 13 judges, the largest bench ever to sit in the apex court. While the seer did not get the relief he wanted, the case became significant for its landmark judgment which clipped the widest power of Parliament to amend the Constitution and simultaneously gave judiciary the authority to review any amendment.
Kesavananda Bharati Swamiji, the seer of Edneer Mutt was a rare blend of philosopher, classical singer and a cultural icon. His patronage of Yakshagana was crucial in reviving this traditional theatre form in Karnataka.
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