Al Qaeda leader sends veteran jihadists to Libya

Last Updated: Friday, December 30, 2011, 19:23

Al Qaeda`s emir Ayman al-Zawahiri has personally sent a veteran fighter and other experienced jihadists to Libya.

Theatre veteran Satyadev Dubey dies

Last Updated: Monday, December 26, 2011, 11:18

Well-known playwright and director Satyadev Dubey passed away after several months of illness, family sources said. He was 75.

A US war veteran dies by suicide every 80 mins

Last Updated: Thursday, November 3, 2011, 14:25

A study said military suicides have gone up since the beginning of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

US ignores war veterans’ graves in Philippines

Last Updated: Sunday, July 3, 2011, 15:30

"It`s the veterans` cemetery that America forgot," Vietnam War veteran Robert Chesko said.

Veteran Communist leader Chaturanan Mishra dead

Last Updated: Saturday, July 2, 2011, 20:55

Veteran Communist leader from Bihar and former union Agriculture Minister Chaturanan Mishra died here on Saturday following prolonged illness.

Retired major general Prithvi Raj no more

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 28, 2011, 16:43

A war veteran and retired major general Prithvi Raj, who had commanded the 12th Infantry division under whose command the nuclear tests were conducted in Pokhran in 1974 passed away here due to old age.

Veterans bag lead roles in serials, films

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 21, 2011, 08:33

While actors like Farida Jalal, Apara Mehta, Vibha Chibber take on title roles on small screen, cinestars like Amitabh Bachchan, Om Puri and Rishi Kapoor are seen playing central characters on the 70mm.

South Africa mourns anti-apartheid icon `Ma` Sisulu

Last Updated: Friday, June 3, 2011, 15:52

South African anti-apartheid activist Albertina Sisulu died at the age of 92.

Last WWI veteran laid to rest in military funeral

Last Updated: Friday, May 20, 2011, 14:30

British-born Claude Choules died this month in a Perth nursing home.

Veteran actress Hema Malini supports film on transgenders

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 08:37

Although certain topics are considered a taboo in the industry even now, director David Atkins has shown courage and has helmed a film on transgenders called `Queens! Destiny Of Dance`, which got full support of actress Hema Malini, who came to launch the music of the film. ‘Queens!...’ that is slated to hit screens April 29, narrates the issues of transgenders in the country and the stigma attached to their lives.

Attack on veteran actor Anupam Kher`s house

Last Updated: Sunday, April 10, 2011, 10:05

The house of actor Anupam Kher was attacked Sunday by alleged activists of Republican Party of India (RPI) who protested his remarks on the Indian constitution, the police said. The actor was not present when stones were pelted at his house in suburban Juhu around 8 pm. A few window-panes were broken.The police said a team has been rushed there and 11 persons have been taken into custody.