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  Insane or sane? Justin Bieber planning his own funeral after string of celebrity deaths

  Hollywood | August 01, 2016 11:21 IST

  Justin Bieber is reportedly planning his own funeral after string of celebrity deaths.

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  Muslim woman cremates Hindu man after son refuses to perform last rites

  India | July 07, 2016 17:40 IST

  Telangana: It is an incident that elicits twin reactions. On one hand, it questions the degrading morality of Indian society in the name of religion and on the other, it restores our faith in goodness

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  Couple set to marry soon, will now have a joint funeral

  World | June 16, 2016 16:18 IST

  Orlando massacre: Couple set to marry soon, will now have a joint funeral Orlando: Juan Ramon Guerrero, 22, and his 32-year-old boyfriend, Christopher “Drew” Leinonen, were among the 49 people who got killed in the worst massacre targeting the

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  Thousands gather to pay respects on Muhammad Ali's final journey

  Other Sports | June 11, 2016 10:07 IST

  Thousands of people attended a farewell procession for boxing legend Muhammad Ali in his home city of Louisville, in the US state of Kentucky on Friday.

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  Boxing legend Muhammad Ali's body arrives in his hometown Louisville

  World | June 06, 2016 11:37 IST

  Washington:The body of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali on Sunday arrived in his hometown Louisville in Kentucky where a public procession and memorial service will be held on Friday. The memorial service of Ali, born Cassius

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  For final farewell,Muhammad Ali will draw the world to his hometown

  World | June 05, 2016 8:03 IST

  Louisville, Ky:Muhammad Ali crafted the plan for his final tribute years ago, long before he died. On Friday, his family will honor him just like he planned, with a global celebration in his hometown. A

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  Guj HC allows admin to take necessary action at Swetang's funeral

  India | August 30, 2015 13:17 IST

  Ahmedabad:  An uneasy silence looms in Gujarat as Ahmedanad braces for the funeral of 32-year-old Shwetang Patel, who allegedly died in police custody during the Patel quota stir this week.Shwetang , who was picked up

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  Former President A P J Abdul Kalam's funeral to take place in Rameswaram on July 30

  India | July 28, 2015 16:47 IST

  New Delhi: The funeral of late former President A P J Abdul Kalam will be held in Rameswaram, his birth place in Tamil Nadu, on July 30  with full military honours.Home Ministry sources said Kalam

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  Abraham Lincoln 150th death anniversary: Hometown re-enacts funeral

  World | May 04, 2015 14:01 IST

  Springfield (Illinois): It was April 15 1865 when the 16th President of United States Abraham Lincoln 'Abe' was shot down by John Wilkes Booth when he was watching Our 'American Cousin' at Ford's Theatre in

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  Former cricketer, commentator Benaud has private funeral

  Cricket | April 15, 2015 13:48 IST

  Syndey: A private funeral and commemoration service attended by ex-players Shane Warne and Ian Chappell was held Wednesday for former Australia cricket captain and commentator Richie Benaud.Benaud died last Friday at the age of 84

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  State funeral for Benaud offered

  Cricket | April 10, 2015 16:20 IST

  Sydney: The Australian government on Friday offered a state funeral to the family of former Australian captain and legendary cricket commentator Richie Benaud, who died aged 84.Australia's prime minister Tony Abbott said there would hardly

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  Rajinikanth, Prakash Raj, Karunanidhi pay their last respects to Balachander

  Bollywood | December 24, 2014 19:35 IST

  Chennai: The Tamil film industry plunged into gloom following the death of legendary filmmaker K. Balachander. The industry members and thousands from various walks of life assembled at his residence here Wednesday to pay their

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  Phil Hughes funeral: Thousands gather in hometown to pay tribute

  Cricket | December 03, 2014 12:06 IST

  Macksville, Australia: The funeral for cricketer Phillip Hughes turned into a celebration of his life on Wednesday despite the grief and sorrow still evident from his death.Australia captain Michael Clarke and the rest of the

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  Cricketing World bids farewell to Phillip Joel Hughes

  Cricket | December 06, 2014 12:13 IST

  New Delhi: Phil Hughes funeral took place at Hughes' hometown Macksville, New South Wales today. People gathered to pay tribute to Phil at Macksville High School, Macksville, New South Wales. Funeral organisers say it is

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  Phillip Hughes' dad and Australia captain Michael Clarke visit cricketer's favourite pub

  Cricket | December 02, 2014 14:44 IST

  Australia captain Michael Clarke met with Phillip Hughes's father, Greg, in a pub in the tragic batsman's New South Wales home town on Monday ahead of the funeral for the fallen star.They were also joined

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  Michael Brown funeral calls for justice, change in US

  World | August 26, 2014 8:49 IST

  Washington: Leaders of the African-American community asked for justice Monday during the funeral of Michael Brown, and made a conciliatory call for change to avoid further tragedies like the fatal shooting of the young black

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  Bombs at Sunni funeral in Iraq kill 14

  World | September 23, 2013 23:34 IST

  Baghdad: Iraqi officials say a double bombing at a Sunni funeral in Baghdad today has killed 14 people.  It was the third day in a row in which funerals were attacked in the Iraqi capital.They

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  22 killed in Iraq funeral attack

  World | September 14, 2013 23:15 IST

  Baghdad: At least 22 people were killed and 41 injured Saturday in a suicide bomb attack at a funeral near Iraq's Mosul city"The latest report said that 22 killed and 41 wounded by the suicide

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  Young's funeral to be held at Paramount studio

  Hollywood | August 24, 2013 10:26 IST

  Los Angeles: Actor Lee Thompson Young's funeral will be held here Friday afternoon at the Paramount Pictures studio, reports tmz.com.It is in this studio that he had filmed episodes of US TV cop drama "Rizzoli

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  Veteran actor Pran cremated at Shivaji Park

  Bollywood | July 13, 2013 14:53 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 13: Bollywood's legendary actor Pran has been cremated at Mumbai's Shivaji Park. The veteran actor, who played villain and character roles with elan and was conferred the country's highest cinema honour-Dada Saheb