Noted journalist Dileep Padgaonkar dies at 72

Noted journalist Dileep Padgaonkar died on Friday morning at Ruby Hall Clinic in Pune of multiple organ failure, nearly a week after he was admitted in a critical condition following a heart attack.

Dr Sanjay Pathare, medical director at the hospital, said that his kidneys had failed and he was immediately put on dialysis. Padgaonkar, 72, was a former editor of The Times of India.

Dr Prachee Sathe, chief intensivist at the hospital, said that Padgaonkar was on ventilator support since he was admitted on November 18. “He passed away due to multiple organ failure after the heart attack,” Sathe said.

PM Narendra Modi and Congress president Sonia Gandhi were among those who condoled Padgaonkar’s death. “Mr. Dileep Padgaonkar was a leading public thinker whose contribution to journalism will always be remembered. Pained by his demise. RIP,” Modi tweeted.

Source : Indian Express

Sachin Singh secures gold medal at the AIBA Youth World Championships

A brilliant Sachin Singh reversed the trend of Indian boxers losing to Cubans by getting the better of Jorge Grinan Merencio of Cuba 5-0 en route to clinching the gold medal at the AIBA Youth World Championships in St. Petersburg, Russia on Saturday.

The historic win makes the 17-year-old just the third Indian to grab the yellow metal at this prestigious tournament, joining Thokchom Nanao Singh (49kg in 2008) and Vikas Krishan (60kg in 2010)

Source : www.sportskeeda.com

CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY LEADER FIDEL CASTRO DIES AGED 90

Cuban Revolutionary leader Fidel Castro has passed away at the age 90 on friday. Cuban state Tv announced. The lawyer-turned-guerrilla overthrew the Cuban dictator Batista's government and established a communist state in 1959. He later went on to repel a US-backed attack and survived countless assassination attempts during nearly half a century in power.