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  Former Brazil goalkeeper Neves dies at 83

  Football | August 26, 2013 17:02 IST

  Sao Paulo:  Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Brazil's goalkeeper when the national team won the World Cup in 1958 and 1962, has died after a heart attack. He was 83.The Brazilian football federation said Sunday that

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  Pakistani major falls into ravine, dies

  World | August 25, 2013 17:54 IST

  Islamabad: A Pakistani army major was killed when he fell accidentally into a ravine in the Pakistan part of Kashmir, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported on Sunday.Major Saddam Malik met with the accident at

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  Toddler dies as home remedy turns toxic

  India | July 04, 2013 10:48 IST

  Tirunelveli (TN), July 4: A two-year-old girl baby suffering from diarrhoea died yesterday after her mother gave her an overdose of some home-made mixture allegedly suggested by a local Siddha doctor, police said.   The woman

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  Ailing elephant Bijlee is dead

  India | June 30, 2013 10:55 IST

  Mumbai, June 30: The ailing elephant Bijlee, who won the hearts of Mumbaikars a fortnight ago after she was found abandoned on a city road, has died, a volunteer said here Sunday."She breathed her last

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  After Chamel and Sarabjit Singh, another Indian prisoner dies in Lahore jail

  World | June 28, 2013 7:03 IST

  Lahore, Jun 28: Zakir Mumtaz, an  Indian prisoner died of a suspected heart attack in Jinnah Hospital, Lahore on Thursday, official sources said.Zakir Mumtaz, believed to be a resident of a village near Amritsar, was

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  Indian I-League player Velho dies of cardiac arrest

  Football | June 23, 2013 23:52 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 23: In a tragic incident, Indian footballer Soccor Velho, all of 29, and who represented Air India in the 2012-13 I-League season, died of cardiac arrest a few hours after having played

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  Actor James Gandolfini dies in Italy at age 51

  Hollywood | June 20, 2013 10:14 IST

  Los angeles, Jun 20: James Gandolfini, whose portrayal of a brutal, emotionally fragile mob boss in HBO's "The Sopranos" helped create one of TV's greatest drama series and turned the mobster stereotype on its head,

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  Ragging victim jumps before local train, dies

  India | May 12, 2013 16:54 IST

  Mumbai, May 12: A 19-year-old engineering student allegedly committed suicide by jumping before a local train after being fed up of ragging by his college-mates for the past two months, police said today.The victim, Nitin

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  Haridwar saint dies in road accident

  India | May 08, 2013 11:21 IST

  Haridwar, May 8: The paramadhyaksha of Shri Yantra Mandir and Acharya Mahamandaleshwar of Mahanirvani Akhada Swami Vishwa Devanandji Maharaj died in a road accident here on Tuesday.He was going to attend the Shrimad Bhagavat Katha

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  Sarabjit's body arrives in India; state funeral Friday

  World | May 02, 2013 23:32 IST

  Amritsar/New Delhi/Lahore, May 2: Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh's body was brought to India after he died in a Pakistani hospital early Thursday, succumbing to his injuries six days after being attacked by his

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  Punjab police ASI dies after scuffle with truck driver

  India | March 30, 2013 12:57 IST

  Patiala, Mar 30: An Assistant Sub-Inspector of Punjab Police has died following a scuffle with a truck driver near Sidhuwal village of the district.The incident took place last night when ASI Ravinderpal Mangat, (37), signalled

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  Operation Desert Storm commander Norman Schwarzkopf dies

  World | December 28, 2012 15:19 IST

  Washington, Dec 28 : Retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who topped an illustrious military career by commanding the U.S.-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in 1991 but kept a low

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  'Odd Couple' actor Jack Klugman dies in US

  Hollywood | December 25, 2012 16:39 IST

  Los Angeles, Dec 25: Jack Klugman, the prolific, craggy-faced character actor and regular guy who was loved by millions as the messy one in TV's “The Odd Couple” and the crime-fighting coroner in “Quincy, M.E.,”

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  Winning Congress candidate Savitaben Khath dies of brain haemorrhage

  National | December 21, 2012 13:10 IST

  Vadodara, Dec 21: Congress candidate Savitaben Khath, who won from Morva Hadaf constituency in  Panchmahal district died today.  The 52-year-old lady had sustained internal injuries after she collapsed due to brain hemorrhage on Thursday morning.

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  Dutch youth football linesman dies after attack

  Football | December 04, 2012 13:06 IST

  The Hague (Netherlands), Dec 4: A Dutch linesman officiating in his son's youth football match was beaten and kicked by several players after the game and died the next day. Richard Nieuwenhuizen collapsed and was

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  Indian woman dentist dies after being refused abortion in Ireland

  World | November 14, 2012 21:53 IST

  London, Nov 14: A 31-year-old Indian woman dentist died in Ireland from blood poisoning after doctors allegedly refused to terminate her 17 week long pregnancy, telling her that “this is a Catholic country”.Irish authorities have

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  Mumbai player Javed Khan takes two England wickets hours after his father dies

  Cricket | November 15, 2012 16:14 IST

  Mumbai, Nov 4 :  On Friday midnight Mumbai A player Javed Khan's father Mohammed Jayish Khan passed away in a hospital while undergoing open heart surgery, and the very next day Javed was to play

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  Former Railways batsman Raja Ali dies of cardiac arrest in Bhopal

  Cricket | October 22, 2012 21:05 IST

  Bhopal, Oct 22: Former Railways batsman and well known first-class cricketer Raja Ali passed away under tragic circumstances after suffering from massive cardiac arrest at his hometown Bhopal last night.The 36-year-old left-hand batsman who was

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  Air hostess falls off giant wheel, dies

  India | October 02, 2012 22:47 IST

  Chennai, Oct 2: In a freak accident, a 20-year-old air hostess of private airline was killed life Tuesday after falling from a giant wheel at an amusement park near here, police said.Abiyamag, who hailed from

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  Bus passenger dies after hit by stone thrown from outside in WB

  India | September 11, 2012 21:22 IST

  Barasat (WB), Sept 11: An elderly man was killed when an unknown person threw a stone at a running bus at Nagrebazar in the northern metropolis, the police said today.  Pulak Banerjee died in RG