Dr. K Kasturirangan, the former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and one of the architects of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, is recovering in a Bengaluru hospital after suffering a heart attack.
Group Captain Varun Singh, the only survivor of the helicopter crash in which Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and 12 others were killed, is critical and has been airlifted to Bengaluru.
for his action roles in the kannada language industry. he may not have been as famous as his bollywood fellow actors but to his fans in southern india, puneeth rajkumar was a dancing and singing superstar. prime minister narendra modi led tributes, tweeting that: . i think everybody is in just a state of shock, myself included, becausejust yesterday, he was performing on stage with his brother and with a very prominent star called yash on stage, and to hear this news this morning just has taken everyone by total shock. there were angry scenes outside the bengaluru hospital where the actor died. authorities enhanced security around his house, fearing violence by his fans. some chased the ambulance in which his body was taken from the hospital. puneeth rajkumar was the son of the legendary actor known simply as rajkumar. he starred in around 30 films with his debut action comedy