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Manmohan Singh, the former Indian prime minister widely regarded as the architect of the country’s economic reform program, was cremated after a state funeral on Saturday as politicians and the public mourned his death. The veteran leader, who was also credited for a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, died late on Thursday, aged […]
Tearful mourners prayed and lit candles Thursday at ceremonies across Asia to remember the 220,000 people killed two decades ago when a tsunami hit coastlines around the Indian Ocean in one of the world’s worst disasters. A 9.1-magnitude earthquake off Indonesia’s western tip on December 26, 2004, generated a series of waves as high as 30 metres […]
India’s sports fraternity on Thursday joined the nation in mourning the demise of two-time former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, paying homage to his “calm leadership and wisdom” in stirring condolence messages. Singh, 92, died at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here after losing consciousness at his home owing to […]
PM Modi mourns demise of Manmohan Singh, recalls their ’regular interactions’ when he was Gujarat CM
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh passed away on Thursday night while battling ‘age-related medical conditions’ in Delhi. The news has prompted an outpouring of grief and condolence messages on social media platforms — with many including Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalling their interactions with Singh. “India mourns the loss of one of its most distinguished […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed sadness over the passing of Hajiya Rafat Onyeche Salami, an accomplished journalist and recently elected Treasurer of the International Press Institute (IPI). President Tinubu’s condolence message was contained in a statement issued Friday by his Special Adviser on Information on Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. President Tinubu lauded Hajiya Salami’s invaluable […]
Kogi State government has mourned the passing of former deputy speaker of the State House of Assembly, Enema Paul. It was gathered that Mr. Paul died of an undisclosed illness at an Abuja private hospital in the early hours of Saturday. The Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Aliyu Yusuf, confirmed the death in […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed profound sorrow over the passing of Alhaji Ahmadu Kurfi, the Maradin Katsina and district head of Kurfi, describing him as an elder statesman and a distinguished public servant whose legacy will endure. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President extended […]
Amid incense and white lilies, thousands of mourners packed the town center of San Andrés Larráinzar, in Mexico’s mountainous southern state of Chiapas. They had come to bid farewell to a beloved priest known as a peacemaker in a region racked by violence. A half-open casket, draped with an embroidered stole, revealed the bandaged head […]