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Live news updates: A recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke award in 1989, Mangeshkar recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films.

10:10 PM

Over 2,700 police personnel deployed in Mumbai to handle situation after Lata Mangeshkar's death

Mumbai police on Sunday deployed over 2,700 of its personnel across three places in Mumbai linked to legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar - the hospital, where she breathed her last, her Pedder Road residence and the Shivaji Park ground, where she was cremated in the evening. Mangeshkar died in Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai on Sunday morning at the age of 92.

 

"As the news of her death broke out, people started gathering outside the the hospital. In order to control the crowd, a number of constables were deputed there," a police official said.

 

From the hospital, Mangeshkar's mortal remains were taken to her residence Prabhu Kunj in south Mumbai in the afternoon, where several celebrities and other people paid their last respects.

9:50 PM

RBI postpones MPC meet by a day to Feb 8

RBI postpones MPC meet by a day to Feb 8 as Maharashtra declares public holiday on Monday as mark of respect to Lata Mangeshkar

9:34 PM

Sputnik Light vaccine gets nod for emergency use in India

Apex drug regulator, the Drug Controller General on Sunday granted emergency use approval to single-dose Sputnik Light Covid-19 vaccine in India.

 

As per the vaccine developer RDIF, the interim data of the efficacy trial from Russia has shown an efficacy of 65.4 per cent against Covid-19, 21 days after immunisation.

 

"DCGI has granted emergency use permission to Single-dose Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine in India.This is the 9th COVID19 vaccine in the country", said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in a tweet. This will further strengthen the nation's collective fight against the pandemic, he added.

9:16 PM

Delhi records 1,410 Covid cases, 14 deaths; positivity rate down to 2.45%

Delhi on Sunday reported 1,410 fresh COVID-19 cases and 14 deaths, while the positivity rate dropped to 2.45 per cent, according to data shared by the health department.

 

With this, the national capital's case count increased to 18,43,933 and the death toll climbed to 25,983 the latest health bulletin stated.

 

The number of COVID-19 tests conducted a day ago stood at 57,549, it said.

 

Delhi had on Saturday reported 1,604 cases with a positivity rate of 2.87 per cent, and 17 deaths. The number of daily cases in Delhi has been on the decline after touching the record high of 28,867 on January 13.

9:15 PM

Tamil Nadu sees downward trend in daily Covid infections

Tamil Nadu continued to witness a decline in daily COVID-19 cases as 6,120 new infections were reported in the last 24 hours, pushing the aggregate to 34,10,882, the health department said on Sunday. According to a medical bulletin, 26 more people succumbed to the contagion, mounting the toll to 37,759. Recoveries outnumbered new cases as 23,144 people got discharged in the last 24 hours, aggregating to 32,51,295 leaving 1,21,828 active infections.

 

A total of 1,23,537 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, pushing the cumulative number of specimens examined to 6.25 crore.

 

Though seeing a downward trend, Chennai and Coimbatore accounted for majority of new cases with 972 and 911 respectively followed by Chengalpet at 531 while the remaining was spread across other districts. Perambalur recorded the least number of cases-- 13 in the last 24 hours, the bulletin said.

8:58 PM

Lata Mangeshkar's demise has created a big void in me: Ilaiyaraaja

Film composer Ilaiyaraaja, who collaborated with Lata Mangeshkar on a number of songs, on Sunday remembered the legendary singer and said her divine voice mesmerised people world over.

 

Mangeshkar (92) died at a hospital in Mumbai around 8.12 am due to multiple organ failures.

 

Ilaiyaraaja, 78, took to his Twitter handle and posted a video message, saying that he was "deeply saddened" by Mangeshkar's demise.

 

"In the history of Indian film music, for the last six-seven decades, Lataji mesmerised the world over with her divine voice. I am deeply saddened by her passing away and her demise has created a big void in me.

7:22 PM

State honours as brother consigns Lata's remains to flames

Pallbearers in service uniform carried Lata Mangeshkar's mortal remains to the cremation dais at Shivaji Park and honoured the legendary singer with a military-style bugle recital as part of a state funeral. 

 

The state honour came soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a string of dignitaries and celebrities in paying homage to Mangeshkar, who had passed away in the morning the same day.

 

The late singer's younger brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar lit the funeral pyre after the services offered a gun salute.

 

Lata Mangeshkar had died in the morning of Sunday, Feb 6, at the age of 92.  

 

 

6:38 PM

PM Modi leads string of big wigs in paying homage to Lata Mangeshkar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to Lata Mangeshkar within minutes of his arrival at Mumbai's Shivaji Park on Sunday, February 6 evening, to attend the final rites of the legendary singer. Mangeshkar had passed away in the morning the same day.

 

Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari followed PM Modi in paying respects to the departed singer, after which a string of dignitaries and celebrities, including Uddhav Thackeray, Raj Thackeray, Sharad Pawar, Piyush Goyal, Sachin Tendulkar, Javed Akhtar and Shah Rukh Khan paid homage. 

 

It will be a state funeral.

 

There was heavy police bandobast in and around Shivaji Park and barricades had been put up at various places to restrain members of the public from crowding the area.

6:22 PM

PM Modi reaches Shivaji Park for Lata Mangeshkar funeral

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Shivaji Park a little after 6 p.m. on Sunday, February 6, and just ahead of the last rites of Lata Mangeshkar. The PM would also be paying homage to her ahead of the lighting of the pyre. 

 

The legendary singer had passed away in the morning.

 

Other dignitaries and celebrities at the funeral included Uddhav Thackeray, Raj Thackeray, Sharad Pawar, Piyush Goyal, Sachin Tendulkar, Javed Akhtar and Shah Rukh Khan. 

 

There was heavy police bandobast in and around Shivaji Park and barricades had been put up at various places to restrain members of the public from crowding the area.

5:35 PM

Lata Mangeshkar will live through her songs: Sikkim CM

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Sunday mourned the death of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar and said that the 'Nightingale of India' will live through her songs.

Mangeshkar, 92, died at a Mumbai hospital on Sunday.

"I am deeply saddened to know about the demise of veteran singer #LataMangeshkar Ji at the age of 92. I express my deepest condolences to her family & friends and join the entire Nation in mourning this monumental loss and pray that her soul rests in eternal peace. Om Shanti!" Tamang tweeted.

"Her passing away is an irreparable loss for our nation, leaving a void that can never be filled. The Nightingale of India will live through her songs," he added.

As notified by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Sikkim government announced that state-wide mourning will be observed on February 6 and 7.

As a mark of respect to the departed dignitary, two days of state mourning will be observed from February 6 to 7, a government notification said.

During the mourning period, the national flag will be flown at half-mast, and there will be no official entertainment, it added.