French Resistance member & Nazi camps survivor Yvette Lundy passes away

Yvette Lundy, a well-known member of the French Resistance and a Nazi concentration camp survivor, has died at the age of 103.

Authorities said she died on Sunday in the northern French town of Epernay.

Ms Lundy supplied fake papers to Jewish families, men fleeing forced labour, and escaped prisoners of war during the Nazi occupation of France.

In 2017, she was made a Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, one of the highest civilian decorations in France.

She also inspired a character in the 2009 French film Korkoro, which follows a Gypsy family under threat from the Nazis.

Retired judge of Madras HC, N.V. Balasubramanian passes away

Justice N.V. Balasubramanian, retired Judge of Madras High Court passed away. He served as the Madras High Court judge from 1996 – 2007 & as the Chairman of committees on fixation of fee for self-financing professional colleges and polytechnics after retiring from service. He worked as senior counsel & arbitrator in Supreme Court (SC) of India for 11 years.

Former President of FICCI & Industrialist K.K. Modi passes away

Former President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and Chairman of Modi Enterprises Krishnan Kumar Modi(K.K.Modi) passed away.

He was also the president of the confederation of Asia-pacific chambers of commerce and industry from 2002 to 2006. He hailed from Patiala district, Punjab.