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Several prominent personalities from diverse fields, including theatre, films and politics, and thousands of others gathered at the cremation ground to pay their last respects to the actor.

The relatives of the deceased BSF soldier demanded that a government school and a park be named after him in the village in Uttar Pradesh 

Former finance minister Arun Jaitley died at the AIIMS in Delhi at 12:07 pm on Saturday (August 24). The 66-year-old BJP leader was undergoing treatment after he was admitted on August 9

The Bihar policemen tried to give a gun salute to Jagannath Mishra. But when the rifles failed to fire a shot, the cops were seen testing if their weapons had life by pulling the trigger but in vain. Thus mortal remains of Mishra were consigned to flames with full state honours sans the gun salute

Veteran BJP leader Sushma Swaraj passed away due to heart attack on August 6. Here are seven lesser-known facts about the former Union minister as the nation pays tribute to her.
 

Indian politician and former chief minister of Delhi Sheila Dikshit passed away at 3:30 pm on Saturday (July 20) due to cardiac arrest
 

Actor-politician Ambareesh passed away on Saturday night at Vikram Hospital in Bengaluru. The last rites will be performed at Kanteerava Studio on Monday with state honours

The public will be allowed to pay their last respects to their beloved actor and leader Ambareesh on Sunday at Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. As a mark of respect to Ambareesh, the state government has declared an official mourning of three days.

 

Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was cremated with full state honours at Smriti Sthal in New Delhi on Friday. Vajpayee's adopted daughter Namita Bhattacharya performed the last rites.