Obituary

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Our prayers are with his wife Devika and the rest of his bereaved family

Former Union law minister and eminent jurist Shanti Bhushan died Tuesday at his home in Delhi following a brief illness, a source close to his family said. He was 97. Bhushan, who was also a senior advocate, served as the law minister from 1977 to 1979 in the Morarji Desai cabinet. Bhushan, whose sons Jayant and Prashant Bhushan are leading lawyers, was active in the legal profession till recently and had argued on a PIL in the Supreme Court seeking a court-monitored probe into the Rafale fighter jets deal. Shanti Bhushan appeared in several cases of public importance. He represented petitioner Raj Narain in the Allahabad High Court in a famous case in which the election of then prime minister Indira Gandhi was annulled for committing electoral malpractices. He was quite vocal on the issue of corruption which led him to his brief association with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

David Crosby, the brash rock musician who evolved from a baby-faced harmony singer with the Byrds to a mustachioed hippie superstar has died at 81

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan condoled the death and said the country has lost a scientist known for his expertise in nuclear science

Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, Ela founded SEWA in 1972, which has over 2 million self-employed women as members across 18 states in India

His moves in UP politics sometimes earned him the sobriquet of an opportunist

From being a part of several small parties that came up during a turbulent phase of Indian politics to making unusual alliances, Yadav's political graph saw several crests and troughs

Tanti had made his fortune by investing in wind energy projects in the mid-90s when renewable energy was not in fashion

His death comes at a time when Suzlon Energy has just announced opening of its Rs 1,200 crore rights issue

He was an excellent analytical economist and his is a great loss to the profession of economics vis-a-vis research and policy, writes S Mahendra Dev

A family man, a confident investor, someone who was sure two decades ago that India and its stock market were going to boom. T N Ninan recalls his chats with Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

One of the best things about him was that he wanted people, his friends, and the masses at large, to make money, writes Raamdeo Agrawal of Motilal Oswal Financial Services

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala entered the stock market with just Rs 5,000 in 1985. At that time, Sensex was at 150 points

As of August, 2022, his net worth was $5.8 billion. He invested via his firm Rare Enterprises

None of V Krishnamurthy's assignments were easy ones. He had to battle scepticism as well

Actor Bo Hopkins, best known for his performance in 'American Graffiti', has died. He was 80

The senior Congress leader had served in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology from 1993 to 1996

Veteran screenwriter-actor Shiv Subrahmanyam , known for penning critically-acclaimed films "Parinda", "1942: A Love Story", and "Chameli", has died, filmmaker Hansal Mehta confirmed on Monday.