An F-16 fighter aircraft crashed on Thursday during a practice for an annual air show in Radom in central Poland, killing its pilot, a government spokesman said. “A Polish Army pilot died in the crash of an F-16 aircraft -an officer who always served his country with dedication and great courage. I pay tribute to…
Tim Armstead, a West Virginia Supreme Court justice and former Republican speaker of the House of Delegates, died on Tuesday at the age of 60, after a brief hospitalization, though details of his illness were not disclosed. Armstead’s career in public service spanned more than two decades. He was first appointed to the House of…
Fareed Hussain, a local cricketer in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, lost his life after he was involved in a road accident. Hussain was involved in the accident on August 20, and it was captured on CCTV footage. Hussain was riding his two-wheeler when a man suddenly opened the door of his car just…
Leading NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul passed away in London on Thursday evening, family sources said. He was 94. Lord Paul, founder of UK-based Caparo Group of industries, had been taken ill and hospitalised recently, where he passed away surrounded by members of his family. The House of Lords peer was born in Jalandhar and…
Richard Lee, who relied on marijuana to ease his pain after a paralyzing work accident, only to blossom into “the Johnny Appleseed of pot” — the founder of a groundbreaking cannabis college and one of the country’s most influential legalization activists — died on July 27 in Houston. He was 62. His death, in a…
Mitchell Johnson (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) Former Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has criticised Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg’s recent statements about Test cricket’s future. Johnson disagrees with Greenberg’s view that not all countries need to aspire to play Test cricket or bear its financial losses.Test cricket, the traditional five-day format of the sport,…
Brighton players ahead of the match vs Fulham. The club observed a minute’s silence for Diogo Jota and Andre Silva (Image via X/@OfficialBHAFC) Brighton and Hove Albion have confirmed that a supporter passed away during their Premier League opener against Fulham on Saturday. The 72-year-old man became unwell in the second half of the match…
Australian cricket has lost one of its great figures with the passing of former captain and coach Bob Simpson at the age of 89. Cricket Australia confirmed the news on Saturday. Simpson was a central figure in the game for decades. He played 62 Tests for Australia between 1957 and 1978, scoring 4,869 runs at…
NEW DELHI: Nagaland governor La Ganesan died on Friday while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Chennai, a Raj Bhavan official said. He was 80.According to the Kohima Raj Bhavan PRO, Ganesan had been in the ICU of the hospital for the past few days and died on Friday night.On August 8, he collapsed…
Jeff Bezos’ mother, Jacklyn Gise Bezos, has died at 78 after a long battle with Lewy body dementia, the Amazon founder said Thursday. In an Instagram post, Bezos wrote that she died surrounded by family. “Her adulthood started a little bit early when she became my mom at the tender age of 17,” the 61-year-old…