INDIA
– Playback legend Lata Mangeshkar dies in Mumbai at 92; awarded Bharat Ratna in 2001 and Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1989
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– DCGI grants emergency use permission to single-dose Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine
WORLD
– Iconic tapestry of Pablo Picasso’s painting ‘Guernica’ is back at the UN in New York
– Madagascar battered by Cyclone Batsirai
– International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation observed on Feb 6
SPORTS
– India (178/4 in 28) defeat West Indies (176/43.5) by 6 wickets in first ODI of the three-match series at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad
– India (195/6 in 47.2) win Under-19 Cricket World Cup by defeating England (189 in 44.5) in the final played at North Sound, Antigua in West Indies
