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Jun 06, 2025

Former Zambian President Lungu Passes Away

Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu died at the age of 68, six months after an attempted return to politics was thwarted by a court ruling that he could not run for office again.
Lungu was the sixth President of the Southern African nation and held office from 2015 to 2021, when he lost an election to long-time opposition leader and current President Hakainde Hichilema.
Lungu served as Justice and Defence Minister under former President Michael Sata before taking over the presidency in 2015.

Former Delhi High Court Chief Justice G.C. Mittal Passes Away

Former Chief Justice of Delhi and Rajasthan High Courts Justice Gokal Chand Mittal has passed away at the age of 92.
Justice Mittal after studying law, enrolled as an advocate in Punjab and Haryana High Court in 1956. He practiced mostly on civil side of the High Court at Chandigarh.
He was appointed as an additional judge of the High Court in February 1979 and was made permanent in June 1982.
He was appointed as Chief Justice of Delhi High Court in August 1991. In April 1994, he was transferred to Rajasthan High Court. He retired in March 1995.

Jun 04, 2025

TCL India Extends its Partnership with Rohit Sharma as its Brand Ambassador

TCL, a leading consumer electronics brand and a global player in the TV industry announced the extension of Rohit Sharma as its brand ambassador for the second year in a row. This collaboration marks a significant step between the hit-man and TCL India, reinforcing the brand's commitment to innovation and excellence deeply-rooted in Indian culture.

Jun 03, 2025

Thailand's Opal Suchata Chuangsri Crowned Miss World 2025 in Hyderabad

Thailand's Opal Suchata Chuangsri was crowned Miss World 2025 at a grand finale event held in Hyderabad, Telangana. She edged out Ethiopia's Hasset Dereje Admassu, who finished as the runner-up.
She was crowned by the reigning Miss World, Krystyna Pyszkova of the Czech Republic.
It was the 72nd edition of the Miss World pageant.
Chuangsri emerged as the winner among 107 national representatives from across the globe. This is Thailand's first win at the Miss World pageant.
India's Nandini Gupta, who represented the country this year, did not make it to the Top 8 finalists.

Jun 01, 2025

Valmik Thapar, Wildlife Conservationist, Tiger-Advocate, Passes Away at 73

Valmik Thapar, an eminent wildlife – and tiger-conservationist of India and an author, passed away at 73.
He was well known for his evocative photographs and scholarly ouvre of nearly 50 books on the tiger – particularly those in Ranthambore, Rajasthan- for nearly four decades.
He had served on several government committees, was member of the National Board for Wildlife, a Supreme Court empowered committee on wildlife and, one of the founders of the Ranthambhore Foundation, a non-governmental organisation that worked in almost one hundred villages around the Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve.
He was someone, who at various points critical of the execution of Project Tiger, instituted by the Centre in 1972, to restore India's tiger dwindling tiger population through demarcating forest reserves and establishing tiger corridors.

May 27, 2025

Nepalese Sherpa guide Kami Rita scales Mount Everest for 31st time breaking own record

Famed Nepalese Sherpa guide Kami Rita on Tuesday (May 27, 2025) scaled Mount Everest for the 31st time, breaking his own record for the most successful ascents of the world's highest mountain.
The 55-year-old climber leading stood atop the 8,849-meter summit at around 4 a.m. under stable weather conditions, according to Mingma Sherpa, chairman of Seven Summit Treks, the expedition organiser.

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