Australia 149-4, lead India by 182 runs in fourth test
Australia were 149 for four at lunch on day four of the fourth test decider against India in Brisbane on Monday, having built a lead of 182 runs.
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Big Oil’s flagship plastic waste project sinks on the Ganges
A wheelbarrow and a handful of metal grids for capturing litter, emblazoned with the words “Renew Oceans,” sit rusting outside an empty, padlocked office in the Indian city of Varanasi, a short walk from the Ganges.
Amazon faces backlash from Indian ruling party lawmakers over web series 'Tandav'
A local official from India's ruling Hindu nationalist party on Sunday registered a police complaint against an Amazon Prime web series alleging it insults Hindu gods and goddesses, and threatened to launch a protest at the company's office in Mumbai.
India's COVID-19 vaccination drive hits bump due to app glitch
India's COVID-19 vaccination drive was still facing some delays on Sunday after it hit a bump on the first day due to glitches in an app used to coordinate the campaign, according to officials in some states.
DHFL creditors vote in favour of Piramal's $5 billion bid - source
Creditors of India's Dewan Housing Finance Corp have voted in favour of a 372.5 billion rupees ($5.09 billion)takeover bid submitted by the Piramal Group for the troubled "shadow" lender, a source with knowledge of their decision said on Sunday.
I'm no dud with the bat, says unlikely India batting hero Thakur
Regular captain Virat Kohli led the tributes to Shardul Thakur's brave batting in the Brisbane decider but the number eight batsman was underwhelmed by his praise as he never considered himself a dud with the bat.
Hazlewood denies Australia fatigued after bowlers humbled by Indian "no-names"
Paceman Josh Hazlewood offered no excuses for Australia's laboured display in the field on day three of the fourth test against India after the hosts' vaunted attack was humbled by Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur's batting defiance.
Sundar-Thakur rearguard brings India back into Brisbane contest
Debutant Washington Sundar and number eight batsman Shardul Thakur conjured a defiant rearguard action on Sunday to drag India back into the contest in the deciding fourth test against Australia being played in Brisbane.
'Go for it,' says first person vaccinated in India's massive COVID-19 campaign
Hospital cleaning worker Manish Kumar became the first person in India to be vaccinated against COVID-19 on Saturday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched one of the world's largest immunisation campaigns to bring the pandemic under control.
Russia to reopen air travel with Finland, Vietnam, India and Qatar - government
Russian authorities said on Saturday that flights between Moscow and the capitals of Finland, Vietnam, India and Qatar, suspended since the early weeks of the pandemic, would restart from Jan 27, after certain epidemiological criteria were met.
Australia frustrated as rain dampens Gabba decider
A heavy downpour frustrated Australia on day two of the fourth test decider in Brisbane on Saturday, with play abandoned after tea and India spared from resuming on 62 for two in reply to the home side's first innings 369.