1) Dhoni
sets record for most stumpings in cricket history: Indian captain Mahendra
Singh Dhoni broke the world record for most number of stumpings in
international cricket after he effected his 134th dismissals on day two of the
third cricket Test against Australia in Melbourne on 27 December 2014. He
surpassed Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara when he stumped Mitchell Johnson off the
bowling of off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for his world record dismissal. He
reached the landmark in his 460th innings while Sangakkara has 133 stumpings
from 485 innings. Sri Lanka’s other keeper Romesh Kaluwitharana is third on the
list with 101 stumpings from 270 innings. Dhoni has 38 stumpings to his name in
Tests, 85 in ODIs and 11 in T20s.
2) Pragyan
Ojha banned from bowling due to illegal action: BCCI has on 27 December
2014 banned India left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha from bowling in competitive
matches due to suspect action as he will be heading to Chennai for taking
corrective measures. It is understood that Ojha's action had been under the
scanner for more than a year now, which was one of the reasons why he
disappeared from the selectors' radar despite being one of the quickest Indian
bowlers to reach 100 Test wickets.
3) BJP
now has most MLAs nationwide: According to the data compiled by
Sonipat-based Ashoka University’s Political Data Centre the total number of BJP
state legislators (MLAs) stood at 1058 while there were 949 Congress
legislators across the country. For the BJP, which has never before had more
than 1,000 MLAs, this is a historic peak. For the Congress, which only fell
below 1,000 MLAs in the 1977 and 1979 elections, this is its lowest point ever.
4) Sunil
Chhetri named 2014 AIFF Player of the Year: Indian national team captain
Sunil Chhetri was declared 'AIFF Player of the Year' for the third time in four
years while Bala Devi has been declared the 'Woman Player of the Year'. Sandesh
Jhingan, who played for Kerala Blasters FC in the Indian Super League (ISL),
was declared the 'Emerging Player of the Year'. Chhetri was chosen the winner
on basis of votes from coaches from I-League clubs, according to an All India
Football Federation (AIFF) release.
5) 16
states ratified Judicial Appointments Commission Bill: Sixteen states have
ratified a constitutional amendment bill which seeks to scrap the collegium
system of judges appointing judges, bringing the government a step closer to
put in place a new mechanism of appointments in the higher judiciary. Any
Constitutional amendment bill requires ratification by at least 50 percent of
the state legislatures. Sources said the Law Ministry has been informed by 16
of the 29 states that the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) bill
has been ratified. The names of all the states which have ratified the bill was
immediately not known.
6) Ankita
Raina won maiden USD 25,000 ITF singles title: India’s tennis player Ankita
Raina overwhelmed British teenager Katy Dunne in straight sets in a one-sided
final to lift her maiden $25,000 ITF singles title at the Deccan Gymkhana in
Pune on 27 December 2014.
7) Snapdeal,
India Post partner to bring weavers online: Online marketplace Snapdeal has
partnered India Post to jointly work on bringing thousands of weavers and
artisans from Varanasi through its website. Snapdeal has launched a pilot with
India Post to set-up facilitation desks at Varanasi post offices to enable
local weavers to sell on its platform. “This is an endeavour by Snapdeal and
India Post to empower local artisans, small and medium entrepreneurs to sustain
their livelihood by providing a platform to popularise their indigenous
products,” Snapdeal CEO and co-founder Kunal Bahl told PTI.
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