Funeral
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Bal Thackeray cremated with state honours amidst sea of mourners
India | Nov 18, 2012, 07:50 PM ISTMumbai, Nov 18 : Lakhs of people paid last tributes to their beloved leader and Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray here Sunday as his mortal remains were consigned to the flames. Thackeray's son Uddhav lit
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Bal Thackeray's last rites to be held at Shivaji Park
National | Nov 17, 2012, 11:57 PM ISTMumbai, Nov 17: The last rites of Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray will be performed at Shivaji Park in central Mumbai, where he had addressed his followers for over four decades.The mortal remains of the
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PM, Sonia to attend Deshmukh's funeral
National | Sep 23, 2012, 01:27 PM ISTLatur, Maharashtra, Aug 15: The mortal remains of Union minister vilasrao Deshmukh arrived this morning at Latur airfield from Chennai.The body was taken to his ancestral village Babhalgaon, where it will be kept at Dayanand
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Big B writes, screaming fans at funeral failed to maintain gravity, sanctity of the moment
Bollywood | Jul 20, 2012, 05:45 PM ISTMumbai, : After attending Rajesh Khanna's funeral in Mumbai on Thursday, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan had this to write in his blog. We cremate our dead ! The ashes that remain are collected in
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Akshay's son Aarav lighted Rajesh Khanna's funeral pyre
Bollywood | Jul 20, 2012, 09:07 AM ISTMumbai, Jul 19: It was grandson Aarav who lighted Rajesh Khanna's funeral pyre at the Pawan Hans crematorium in Ville Parle today. Ten-year-old Aarav Bhatia, son of Twinkle and Akshay Kumar, was born in September,
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Thousands Pay Respects At Morosini's Funeral
Football | Apr 20, 2012, 11:09 AM ISTBergamo (Italy), Apr 20: Thousands of fans filled the streets of Bergamo to on Thursday for the funeral of Piermario Morosini, an Italian footballer who collapsed and died during a Livorno match last weekend.About 600
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Whitney Houston's Voice Soars At Hometown Funeral
Hollywood | Feb 19, 2012, 07:26 AM ISTNew Jersey, Feb 19: After all the testimonials from relatives and friends, the songs from legends and pop stars, the preaching and even laughter, the raw emotion of Whitney Houston's funeral came down to just
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Franklin Not Expected To Attend Houston Funeral
Hollywood | Feb 18, 2012, 08:45 PM ISTNew Jersey, Feb 18: Aretha Franklin is no longer planning to sing at the funeral for Whitney Houston.Franklin had been expected to sing. A person close to the Houston family but not authorized to speak
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Houston's Funeral To Be Private Service, Fans Disappointed
Hollywood | Feb 15, 2012, 08:42 AM ISTNew Jersey, Feb 15: Plans for Whitney Houston's funeral are set. And contrary to widespread reports, it will not be public or accommodate thousands.“The services are as follows: Saturday, 12 noon, at the new Hope
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Whitney Houston's Body Headed Home
Hollywood | Feb 14, 2012, 06:30 PM ISTNew Jersey, Feb 14: Whitney Houston's body was headed to her home state of New Jersey late Monday for a funeral to be held at week's end, said two people who have spoken with her
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North Korean Heir Leads Funeral Of Kim Jong Il
World | Dec 28, 2011, 01:24 PM ISTPyongyang, Dec 28: Wailing and clutching at their hearts, tens of thousands of North Koreans lined the snowy streets of Pyongyang on Wednesday as the hearse carrying late leader Kim Jong Il's body wound its
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Dev Anand Given A Tearful Farewell Amid Rich Tributes
Bollywood | Dec 10, 2011, 10:42 PM ISTLondon, Dec 10: Dev Anand, who ruled the hearts of millions of film enthusiasts for over six decades, was today bid a tearful adieu as his mortal remains were consigned to flames amid the tunes
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Lakhs Attend Bhupen Hazarika's Funeral
Bollywood | Nov 09, 2011, 04:10 PM ISTGuwahati, Nov 9: A tearful Assam bid adieu to its cultural icon, Bhupen Hazarika, as his last rites were performed this morning with a sea of humanity descending on the Gauhati University campus to witness
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Funeral Held For British Racing Driver Dan Wheldon
Other Sports | Oct 23, 2011, 04:48 PM ISTFlorida, Oct 23: IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon was buried in a private funeral ceremony on Saturday, after a public memorial service in St. Petersburg, Florida.Wheldon, a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner, died last Sunday (16 October)
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Pataudi Laid To Rest At Ancestral Palace
Cricket | Sep 23, 2011, 10:37 PM ISTPataudi (Haryana), Sep 23: Former Indian cricket captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, who died of a lung ailment in Delhi yesterday, was laid to rest at his ancestral palace here today with thousands thronging the
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Shammi Kapoor Cremated, Bollywood Stars Attend
Bollywood | Aug 15, 2011, 08:34 PM ISTMumbai, Aug 15: Stars of Indian cinema attended the funeral of actor Shammi Kapoor in Mumbai.The funeral of veteran Indian film star Shammi Kapoor has been held in the city of Mumbai (Bombay).The actor's son,
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Thousands Mourn Koirala At Funeral
World | Mar 21, 2010, 03:46 PM ISTThousands of people gathered in Kathmandu on Sunday to pay their final respects to Girija Prasad Koirala, the former Nepalese leader who brokered the agreement that ended a bloody civil war. Huge queues formed around