Chester Bennington was a close friend of Chris Cornell, who was found dead in May AlamyThe singer with the American rock bank Linkin Park has been found dead at his home in Los Angeles on what would have been the 53rd birthday of his close friend Chris Cornell, the lead singer of Soundgarden who was found dead after a concert in May. Chester Bennington, 41, was discovered yesterday in what police called a possible suicide, hours after the band released a new music video. Mike Shinoda, 40, a co-founder of Linkin Park, said: “Shocked and heartbroken, but it’s true.”India’s low-caste victorRam Nath Kovind, a low-caste politician backed by the Hindu nationalist-led coalition, has won India’s presidential election by an overwhelming majority. The constitution provides a largely ceremonial role for the president, with the prime minister and his cabinet…

Source: The Times July 20, 2017 23:21 UTC