Heading into the Melbourne Test, the main question on everyone’s mind was how India would bounce back from the debacle of being bowled out for 36 in Adelaide? Ajinkya Rahane, in his calm and composed manner, answered it in a decisive way. With his pro-active captaincy and a series-defining hundred, Ajinkya Rahane once again egged his bowling unit who was missing the services of Umesh Yadav due to a calf strain. Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Ravichandran Ashwin ran through the Australian batting yet again. The tail did frustrate India but not so much as to worry India who bided their time. In the end, the target of 70 was too little to trouble an Indian side rejuvenated. On day 4, India won the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground by eight wickets to level the four-Test series 1-1.

SL Dharmegowda, the Deputy Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Council has allegedly committed suicide. His body was found on a railway track near Kadur in Chikkamagaluru on Monday.

A suicide note has also been recovered.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday said he had no desire to become the Chief Minister and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could make its own Chief Minister.

During the JD(U)'s national executive meeting, Kumar said that he is not attached to the position. I had no desire to become the Chief Minister. I had said that the public had given its mandate and anyone can be made the Chief Minister, BJP could make its own Chief Minister, said Kumar.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, who had tested positive for COVID-19 recently, was shifted to the Government Doon Medical College here after developing fever, an official said on Monday.

As he had developed mild fever, he was taken for a check-up on Sunday evening to the GDMC where doctors decided to admit him, the official at the Chief Minister's Office said.

The rupee appreciated by 4 paise to 73.51 against the US dollar in opening trade on Monday as sustained foreign fund inflows and strong domestic equities strengthened investor sentiment.

Traders said the weakness of the American currency in the overseas market also supported the domestic unit.

Gold price today climbed to Rs 51,610 from Rs 51,600 per 10 gm, while silver price was trending at Rs 67,600 per kg, according to the Good Returns website.

Gold jewellery price varies across India, the second-largest consumer of the metal, due to excise duty, state taxes, and making changes.

Shares of Tata Motors rose 4 per cent to Rs 183.50 on the BSE on Monday after the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union negotiators finalized their historic post-Brexit trade agreement.

The European Union so far has been a ‘single market,’ for the Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) but this is set to change after the UK’s exit from the European Union.

The Centre is gearing up for the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine and will start a dry run in four states from Monday (December 28, 2020) even as the fear of the new strain of the virus looms large. As a step to prep up for the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine, and to assess the readiness of the planned activities, a dry run has been initially planned in four states -- Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat and Punjab considering the geographical locations.

After his earlier slogan "Go Corona, Corona Go" that became a meme material for social media users, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Sunday coined another slogan "No Corona, Corona No" in an attempt to combat the new more infectious strain of coronavirus, that was first detected in the United Kingdom.

Speaking to news agency ANI, Athawale said, "Earlier I gave the slogan 'Go Corona, Corona Go' and now corona is going. For the new coronavirus strain, I give the slogan of 'No Corona, No Corona, Corona No, Corona No.

Amid the farmers' agitation on Delhi border against the agricultural laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off 100th Kisan Rail from Sangola in Maharashtra to Shalimar in West Bengal, via video conferencing today at 4:30 pm.

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar will also be present on the occasion. This train will run from Sangola in Maharashtra to Shalimar in West Bengal.

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