Anil Biswas
Ex-Haryana CM Bansi Lal, 78, of the Congress, dies. A fiery supporter of the Emergency, he once floated the HVP: the reign saw a flawed prohibition policy.
Cult sci-fi writer Stanislaw Lem, 84, whose masterpiece Solaris was twice made into a film, dies. Overall, the Pole’s books sold 27 mn copies.
Bhai Mohan Singh, 89, founder of pharma major Ranbaxy, dies. He’s credited with building India’s first pharma superbrand, Calmpose, in ’68.
Aldabra giant tortoise Addwaitya, 265, who’s frolicked in Robert Clive’s gardens (1700s), dies in a Calcutta zoo.
Abani Lahiri
Afghanistan lets off Abdul Rahman, 41, facing the death penalty for converting to Christianity.
