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Sushant Singh Rajput, Bollywood Star, Dies at 34

2020-06-14T19:37:28+0000

Mr. Rajput, who got his start on television in 2008, was “blessed with wonderful screen presence,” one critic said. The police called his death a suicide.

Khushwant Singh, Provocative Indian Journalist, Dies at 99

2014-03-21T02:18:49+0000

Mr. Singh, a diplomat, journalist and a chronicler of the bloody sectarian strife in India, was also known for his wit and bawdy stories.

What They Said: Indian National Sarabjit Singh Dies in Pakistan

2013-05-02T12:15:22+0000

Reactions in India to Mr. Singh’s death in Lahore on Thursday.

Dara Singh, Wrestler and Bollywood Action Hero, Dies at 83

2012-07-15T01:33:38+0000

Mr. Singh’s fame in the ring won him movie roles that made him India’s first action hero and, later, a member of Parliament.

Jagjit Singh, Reviver of Persian Ghazal Singing, Dies at 70

2011-10-11T00:17:10+0000

Mr. Singh was a popular singer in South Asia who helped revive and popularize ghazals, a form of Persian poetry set to music expressing the writer’s feelings.

Fateh Singh Rathore, the ‘Tiger Guru,’ Dies at 73

2011-03-09T03:44:14+0000

Mr. Rathore was a ranger, warden and field director at one of India’s best-known tiger preserves.

V. P. Singh, a Leader of India Who Defended Poor, Dies at 77

2008-11-30T01:24:04+0000

Mr. Singh was a former prime minister of India who was considered the father of coalition politics there and who stirred controversy by championing the rights of the country’s poorest citizens.

V.P. Singh, former prime minister of India, dies at 77

2008-11-28T05:00:00+0000

NEW DELHI — Former Prime Minister V.P. Singh, remembered for his controversial policy of reserving a larger share of jobs for India's disadvantaged castes, has died after a long battle with cancer.

Former Prime Minister V.P. Singh of India dies

2008-10-27T05:00:00+0000

NEW DELHI — Former Prime Minister V.P. Singh of India, remembered for his policy of reserving a larger share of jobs for the country's disadvantaged castes, died Thursday after a long battle with cancer.

Jagjit Singh Chauhan, Sikh Militant Leader in India, Dies at 80

2007-04-11T04:00:00+0000

Mr. Chauhan began a campaign to create an independent state of Sikhs and was charged with sedition and other crimes in connection with his activities.

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