The Indian team fought gallantly for the first three days in Melbourne but let Australia off the hook to lose the Test. In Sydney where the stakes were high for India’s majestic middle order they went down meekly in the fi rst innings handing a valuable advantage to the Australians who went about piling runs.

HONOLULU, JAN 12. China and India are catapulting to the forefront of astronomy research with their decision to join as partners in a Hawaii telescope that will be the world's largest when it's built later this decade.