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Jan 2020

Mar 04, 2024

Veteran Congress Leader and Former UP Governor Aziz Qureshi Passes Away

Former Uttar Pradesh Governor and senior Congress leader Aziz Qureshi passed away at the age of 83.
Qureshi had served as the Governor of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Mizoram.
He was first elected as an MLA in 1972 from Sehore seat in Madhya Pradesh and became a Lok Sabha member in 1984.

Mar 02, 2024

Ex-Tanzanian President Mwinyi Passes Away

Former Tanzanian President Ali Hassan Mwinyi, credited with ushering the East African nation into free market economics, died at age 98.
Mwinyi took office in 1985, succeeding Tanzania's charismatic founding President, Julius Nyerere, who had led the country to independence from Britain in 1961 and headed a one-party state for 24 years.

Mar 01, 2024

Brian Mulroney, Former Canadian Prime Minister, Passes Away

Brian Mulroney, the former Canadian Prime Minister who struck a free trade deal with the U.S. but whose legacy was marred by revelations of improper business dealings with an arms dealer, died at the age of 84.
His nine-year stewardship was marked by negotiations for the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement in 1988, which helped boost Canadian exports, and the introduction of a goods and services tax in 1991. The tax was enormously unpopular politically but helped fix the government's finances.

Eminent Archaeologist and Padma Shri Awardee Arun Kumar Sharma Dies

Renowned archaeologist and Padma Shri awardee, Arun Kumar Sharma, who had served as the archaeological advisor to the Chhattisgarh government and was one of the key witnesses in the Ram Janmabhoomi case, died at the age of 91.
Sharma had collected archaeological evidence in support of the existence of Lord Ram's temple at the disputed site of Ayodhya. The evidence collected by him was accepted by first the Allahabad High Court and then by the Supreme Court during hearings on the disputed site in Ayodhya.
A native of Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district, Sharma had joined service with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in 1959 and served in various capacities.

Feb 29, 2024

Miss India Tripura 2017 Rinky Chakma Passes Away

Miss India Tripura 2017 Rinky Chakma has died at the age of 28. The former Miss India Tripura winner was battling cancer for the last two years.
Rinky Chakma won the Miss India Tripura crown in 2017. As a Miss India finalist, Rinky won two sub-titles, Miss Congeniality and Beauty with a Purpose. Manushi Chhillar won the Miss World pageant and the Miss India World pageant in the same year.

Feb 28, 2024

Shafiqur Rahman Barq, India's Oldest MP and Samajwadi Party Leader, Dies

India's oldest MP in Parliament, senior Samajwadi Party leader, and MP from Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal, Shafiqur Rahman Barq, died.
Born on July 11, 1930, Shafiqur Rehman Barq began his political career with former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh. He also served as the coordinator of the Babri Masjid Action Committee and was known for amplifying the voice of the Muslim community across the country.
He also worked closely with Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav at the time of the party's formation.
Barq, who has been a four-time MLA, was elected MP from Sambhal for the fifth time in 2019. Barq won the Muradabad Lok Sabha seat three times (1996, 1998, and 2004) and the Sambhal Lok Sabha seat twice (2009 and 2019) from SP.

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