1. Team India on their knees, record their lowest score in Test cricket
An outstanding display of bowling by Australia's Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins helped host reduce India's 2nd innings to 36/9 here at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday. India was bundled out for 36 in the second innings, setting a target of 90 runs for Australia to go 1-0 up in the series. This score of 36 is India's lowest-ever score in Test cricket. Before this, India's lowest score was 42 in Test cricket against England in 1974.
2. West Bengal visit: Amit Shah arrives in Midnapur
Union Home Minister Amit Shah pays homage to Khudiram Bose with flowers at his (Bose's) native village in Pashchim Midnapore and meets with Bose's family members and felicitates them with honorary garbs.
3. Jairam Ramesh tenders apology to Ajit Doval's son Vivek in 2019 defamation case
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday tendered an apology to Vivek Doval, son of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, before a Delhi court in connection with a criminal defamation case. Vivek Doval had filed a defamation case against Jairam Ramesh and Caravan Magazine for their alleged defamatory statements and articles against him.
4. Budget 2021-22: Focus on health, Digital India, infrastructure, jobs
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has clearly cut out her task for the first post-pandemic budget as she gears up to present a ‘budget like never before in the last 100 years’ at a time when the country is in the process of stepping out of the shadows of the Covid-19 global pandemic. Addressing a conference organised by the industry body CII, Sitharaman Friday outlined the government’s focus on the health sector, more thrust on digitalisation and infrastructure and job creation for the post-pandemic era.
5. Crucial Cong meet begins at Sonia's place, some of G23 also present
At least 15 leaders on Saturday arrived at the residence of Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi here, including several of the G23 leaders who had written for an active president in the party.
6. HC grants relief to man booked by UP police under religious conversion ordinance
The Allahabad High Court on Friday stayed the arrest of a man from Haridwar booked by Uttar Pradesh police under Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020 and also directed not to take any action against him.
7. Indian-American Vedant Patel named as Assistant White House Press Secretary
US President-elect Joe Biden has named Indian-American Vedant Patel to be the Assistant Press Secretary as he announced the additional members of the White House Communications and Press Staff.
8. US clears Moderna vaccine for COVID-19, 2nd shot in arsenal
The U.S. added a second COVID-19 vaccine to its arsenal Friday, boosting efforts to beat back an outbreak so dire that the nation is regularly recording more than 3,000 deaths a day.
9. Exclusive: BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal opens up about venues for T20 WC 2021
The annual meeting of Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association was held in Dharamshala on Friday. During this meeting, many important decisions were taken. After the meeting, BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal had an exclusive conversation with ETV Bharat.
10. What? Kartik Aaryan to wrap Dhamaka in just 20 days!
Bollywood heartthrob Kartik Aaryan has multiple projects in his kitty. The actor has kickstarted shooting for his upcoming film Dhamaka which will be completed in just 20 days. BCCI treasurer gave information about the work being done by HPCA and the upcoming plans by BCCI.
