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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.

10:03 AM

Union Minister Gadkara mourns Lata Mangeshkar's death

9:37 AM

All in Congress will abide by Rahul Gandhi’s decision on CM candidate: Sidhu

9:14 AM

Lata Mangeshkar remains in ICU: Doctor

"Singer Lata Mangeshkar continues to be in ICU and is under my supervision,” Dr Pratit Samdani, who is treating her at Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital, tells ANI.

8:33 AM

BSF says it killed 3 intruders in J&K's Samba border

Three intruders were killed at the international border in Jammu & Kashmir’s Samba, says India Border Security Force. A total of 36 kg drugs was recovered, says ANI.

7:38 AM

South Korea surpasses 1 million total Covid cases with daily record

South Korea on Sunday surpassed one million cumulative Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began, as health officials reported a daily record of 38,691 new infections driven by an Omicron variant outbreak. South Korea saw its first confirmed Covid-19 case on January 20, 2020, and soon became the first country outside China to battle a major outbreak, Reuters reported.

7:26 AM

Rishi Sunak admits to attending Downing Street lockdown party

British Chancellor of Exchequer Rishi Sunak has reportedly admitted to attending Prime Minister Boris Johnson's lockdown birthday party in 2020 but refused to say what happened when he entered the room, PTI reported. Johnson's five aides resigned within hours of each other on Thursday, after a investigation revealed that multiple parties took place at Downing Street while the country was living under strict Covid lockdown rules.

6:44 AM

Union ministers visit ailing Lata Mangeskar

Transport minister Nitin Gadkari will this morning visit singer Lata Mangeshkar who is on ventilator support at Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital, ANI reported. Mangeshkar recovered from Covid-19 and pneumonia in January at the hospital, but her condition worsened on Saturday. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal visited Mangeshkar, 92, on Saturday. 

5:28 AM

FM Sitharaman asks industry to step up capex

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday asked India companies to step up capital expenditure and help a "virtuous cycle" of investments in the country. She told the Confederation of Indian Industry the Budget had increased government capex to support growth and encourage private investment.

 

5:27 AM

Bank of Baroda Q3 net profit doubles to Rs 2,197 cr

Bank of Baroda's net profit doubled to Rs 2,197 crore in the October-December quarter (Q3FY22), aided by higher net interest income and lower provisions. The state-owned lender had posted a net profit of Rs 1,061 crore in the same quarter a year ago.