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‘Cremation business’ controversy erupts after Isha Foundation modernised Asia’s largest crematorium in Patna: Read what the organisation told OpIndia about the project

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The organisation said it has been managing crematoriums in partnership with the Tamil Nadu government for nearly 15 years.
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A Parsi woman married to a Muslim cremated per Hindu rituals after both the Muslim and the Parsi communities refused to perform her last...

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A Parsi woman from Gujarat, married to a Muslim man was denied last rites by both the Muslim and the Parsi community. The Hindu community came forward to perform her last rites according to Hindu customs.
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Assam: Zubeen Garg’s cremation to take place on Tuesday at Guwahati’s Kamarkuchi with full state honours, Jorhat to get second memorial

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday announced that cremation of Assam’s cultural icon Zubeen Garg will take place on September 23 with full state honours.
Culture and History

Assam govt announces 3-day state mourning on demise of cultural icon Zubeen Garg, elaborate arrangements made for lakhs of fans to pay last respect...

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Assam government has declared three days of state mourning following the untimely demise of renowned singer Zubeen Garg in Singapore.
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State funeral of former PM Dr Manmohan Singh to be held at Nigambodh Ghat in Delhi on Saturday afternoon

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Last rites of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are to be performed at the Nigambodh Ghat in the national capital on Saturday afternoon.
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Muslims oppose last rites of Shrikant Paswan in Darbhanga: Media starts working overtime to hide the religious identity of the perpetrators

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Darbhanga district in Bihar was gripped by communal clashes after some members of the Muslim community created a ruckus and impeded the last rites of a Hindu villager named Shrikant Paswan
World

Crowds outside crematoriums, funeral homes increase in China amid Covid surge

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The imagery captured by Maxar Technologies showed an uptick in activity at funeral homes across six different cities, from Beijing in the north to Nanjing in the east, to Chengdu and Kunming in the southwest. 
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Sidhu Moosewala’s father removes turban as a mark of respect for attendees at son’s funeral, seeks justice in murder case

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Sidhu Moosewala's father removed his turban as mark of respect to attendees at son's cremation
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‘I am a soldier’s wife’, ‘My father was my best friend’: Brigadier LS Lidder’s family mourns for the hero

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Brigadier LS Lidder was cremated today on December 10 at Delhi's Brar Square with full military honours.
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Christian convert son refuses to cremate Hindu mother, granddaughter travels 1100 km to perform the last rites

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David alias Dharam Pratap Singh refused to perform last rites of his mother as per Hindu customs as he has converted to Christianity
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