Yuzvendra Chahal returned to ODIs with a bang as he bagged a career-best 6 for 42 to help India fold Australia for a score of just 230 runs in the series decider at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). The rest was done by MS Dhoni in the run chase. He carved another patient and crucial fifty on Friday to help India defeat Australia by a convincing seven wickets as Kohli-led Men in Blue became the first-ever Indian side to win a bilateral ODI series in Australia. Also, the win made this Indian side the first visiting team to defeat Australia in a bilateral series across formats in Australia.

India earned their first bilateral series win in Australia in the T20I format in 2015/16 tour when the MS Dhoni-led side registered a clean sweep over the hosts in the three-match contest. In the Test format, India registered a historic 2-1 win in Australia earlier in January 2019. It was India's first win in the format since 1947 that includes a total of 12 tours to the nation. And in the ODI format, Friday was the evening when history was witnessed. The win also made India the first nation since South Africa in 2008/09 to win both the Test and ODI series on a tour of Australia.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday inaugurate the National Museum of Indian Cinema (NMIC) that has come up in a 19th century heritage bungalow and a modern building in the country's film capital, an official said here on Thursday.

A galaxy of dignitaries like Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan, A.R. Rahman, David Dhawan, Rohit Shetty, Waheeda Rehman, Jeetendra Kapoor, Asha Parekh, Raveena Tandon, Pankaj Kapoor, Rakesh Mehra and others are expected to attend the opening ceremonies.

The NMIC will provide a glimpse into the Indian film history and help film students, film-makers, fans and critics to learn and understand cinema as a medium of artistic expression in the country and globally.

The museum has on display artefacts like vintage cameras, projectors, editing and recording equipment, costumes, photographs and other materials portraying the journey of Indian cinema since its dawn in 1913 with the first full-length feature film, "Raja Harishchandra" made by the legendary Dhundiraj Govind Phadke, known as Dadasaheb Phalke.

To enhance the operational capability of Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC), Naval Air Station (NAS) Shibpur will be commissioned as INS Kohassa, a Defence release said here Friday.

Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of Naval Staff will commission NAS Shibpur which was established in 2010 as INS Kohassa on January 24, the release issued by the Headquarters ANC said.

INS Kohassa has been named after a White-Bellied Sea Eagle, which is a large bird of prey endemic to Andaman and Nicobar Islands, it said.

The NAS Shibpur was set up as a Forward Operating Air Base (FOAB) for surveillance in North Andaman. Located in the northern most part of the islands, the airfield holds strategic importance not only for the security of the islands but also for its overall development.

With the addition of this airfield, the ANC’s ability to operate independently from all the regions of Andaman and Nicobar Islands will get a great boost, the release said.

Ace Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat has become the first Indian to receive a nomination in the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards to be held here on February 18.

The 24-year-old Indian, who made a sensational comeback after battling a long injury lay-off to win a gold medal at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games and Jakarta Asian Games, has been nominated for the Laureus World Comeback of the Year.

The Haryana wrestler, who was stretchered off after dislocating her knee during the quarterfinals of 50kg freestyle event at the 2016 Olympic Games, has been nominated alongside US Tour Championship winner Tiger Woods, who won his first tournament in five years.

Also nominated are four inspirational Winter Olympic athletes; Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu, Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris, US ski racing legend Lindsey Vonn and Dutch Paralympic champion Bibian Mentel-Spee.

Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Suresh Prabhu inaugurated the 10th edition of the India Rubber Expo - 2019 in Mumbai this morning. The three-day event being held at the Bombay Exhibition Centre is one of the most anticipated events in the rubber industry’s calendar. 

"Union Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu today said that the rubber industry is a truly homegrown industry which is having a deep impact on several global markets. The minister hoped that the rubber industry will continue to grow faster, create more employment opportunities, increase exports and add to the economic output of India. 

Stating that the National Rubber Policy will be unveiled soon to address issues concerning the sector and also to boost productivity, Mr Prabhu said the rubber industry can also contribute significantly in India’s efforts to become a 5 trillion dollar economy. He said that a multi-pronged strategy is being formulated to boost India’s exports and to ensure that India’s products get market access in more than 150 countries.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday registered a money laundering case against former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav in connection with alleged illegal mining.

The development spells further trouble for the Samajwadi Party ahead of the Lok Sabha polls and the party alleged that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)—which had originally initiated action this year —was working at the behest of the centre to derail any alliance between opposition parties.

CBI registered a case on 2 January against 11 people, including public servants and others, under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act, to probe the role of the state’s mining ministers, including Akhilesh Yadav, during 2012-16.

The ED registered the case under relevant sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) charging those who had earlier been booked by CBI. The ED, persons familiar with the development said, is now examining the money trail in the case.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday will inaugurate the 9th edition of Vibrant Gujarat Summit in Gandhinagar in the presence of thousands of delegates and business leaders from across the world. The three-day investors’ meet will take place at Mahatma Mandir facility for international events in the state capital and will witness the participation of the heads of five countries – Uzbekistan, Rwanda, Denmark, Czech Republic and Malta – and over 30,000 national and international delegates.

“On January 17, Modi would inaugurate ‘Vibrant Gujarat Global Trade Show’ near Mahatma Mandir and a newly-built hospital in Ahmedabad. In the evening, the PM would inaugurate a shopping festival on Sabarmati Riverfront,” Chief Minister Vijay Rupani had said. Some of the major events during the three-day meet include a round-table interaction with the heads of global funds, ‘Africa Day’ and an MSME convention. The closing ceremony will be held in the presence of Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, the CM said.

A ministerial panel headed by Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar will examine uniformity of taxation on lottery under GST or other issues arising out of it.

The Group of Ministers (GoM) comprising Kerala finance minister TM Thomas Isaac, Amit Mitra, West Bengal Finance Minister, Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Mauvin Godinho, Minister of Panchayat, Goa, Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal, Krishna Byre Gowda, Karnataka Finance Minister, and Jarkar Gamlin, taxes and excise minister of Arunachal Pradesh has been constituted.

Under GST, state-organised lottery falls under the 12 percent tax slab while state-authorised lottery attracts 28 percent tax.

In the GST Council meeting on December 22, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had said a final view will be taken in January if status quo should continue on GST on lottery or if there it could be tweaked. However, in the next Council meeting on January 10, Jaitley said that a GoM will be constituted to take a final call on the issue.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the "historic leadership" of Palestine which assumed the chairmanship of G77, the global body's largest intergovernmental organisation of developing countries including India.

Egypt was the previous Chair of the Group of 77 (G77), a coalition of 134 members, along with China which aligns itself with the bloc.

India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin on January 15 wished Palestine success, saying "India is privileged to stand up for the global South's quest for greater equity and justice".

In his remarks at the annual ceremony for handover of the rotating chairmanship of G77, UN chief Guterres said: "Palestine and its citizens have first-hand experience of some of the most challenging and dramatic global issues we face".