Jio Fiber Brings Data Vouchers Starting at Rs. 101 to Offer Up to 2TB Data

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Jio Fiber data vouchers are now available starting at Rs. 101 to help subscribers increase their data allocation. The new data vouchers, which are available to Jio Fiber paid users, can be availed after signing in to the Jio website or through the MyJio app. Jio provides up to 2000GB or 2TB additional data through the data vouchers that are priced between Rs. 101 and Rs. 4,001. Unlike the existing Jio Fiber plans, the data vouchers don’t carry any additional validity benefits. The new offering, however, is helpful, especially if you’re about to exhaust your given data allocation.

As per the listing visible on the Jio website and MyJio app after signing in to Jio Fiber existing account, there is a total of six data vouchers that are provided under the Data Voucher section. The vouchers start at Rs. 101 that bring 20GB data quota and go up to Rs. 4,001 that include 2TB data allocation. Customers have also been provided with the Rs. 251, Rs. 501, Rs. 1,001, and Rs. 2,001 data vouchers to avail additional data benefits.

The new data vouchers provided by Jio Fiber don’t make any changes to your plan validity. Similarly, you won’t see any differences in terms of the download speeds of your plan.

Having said that, the addition of the data vouchers enable Jio Fiber customers to get additional data allocation — over and above the data quota they get through their existing Jio Fiber plans.

It is also worth pointing out that Jio Fiber doesn’t provide the option to carry forward your data quota to the next billing cycle. This is unlike what you’ll get on ISPs such as Spectra and You Broadband that do offer data carry forward to their customers, as noted by Telecom Talk. Jio Fiber competitor and one of the leading ISPs, Bharti Airtel, also recently removed the data rollover facility for its broadband customers.

Earlier, Jio Fiber provided a 40GB free top-up voucher to persuade new customers. The telco, however, is no longer offering any free top-up data voucher. The Reliance Jio-owned broadband service has also apparently removed the Rs. 199 prepaid plan voucher that surfaced in late November.

Jio also in November spotted discontinuing the Preview Offer for new Jio Fiber customers. This was aimed to push new customers to join the service with its paid plans.

Home Ministry to decide on Ram Temple trust very soon

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Discussions are still on among a team of experts in the ministry of home affairs over who all would be part of the trust that will be handed the responsibility of constructing the Ram temple and decision is likely to be taken soon, according to officials familiar with the developments.

Union home minister Amit Shah had claimed on Tuesday no Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member will be part of the trust and that public funds won’t be spent on the construction of the temple, which would begin in next four months.

Officials cited above said MHA is currently deliberating several aspects including whether new trust will have members from different Hindu organizations; role of Ram Lalla Virajman, Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas run by Vishwa Hindu Parishad, legal aspects, funding, etc. “Nothing is final yet so it would be difficult to share any conclusive details on discussion,” said the officer.

On the funding, a senior RSS functionary, who didn’t wish to be named, said “It has been the culture of Hindus for centuries that the devotees only come together to build the temple. Hindu community is huge and arranging money through crowd-funding for Ram Temple at Ayodhya won’t be a problem”.

As reported by HT on Wednesday, the VHP is planning to crowd-fund around ₹100 crore for the temple.

The Supreme Court, on November 9, put an end to the 70-year legal battle over the disputed site in Ayodhya where the Babri Masjid stood before its demolition in 1992. The five-judge SC bench led by (then) Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi ruled in favor of Ram Lalla and said the entire disputed land spread over 2.7 acres will be given to a trust established by the government, which will observe the development of a Ram temple at the locality.

The court also said that the Sunni Waqf Board will be given an alternative five-acre plot in Ayodhya to build a mosque.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite Renders Leaked, Colour Options Tipped

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Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite has leaked in renders, showing off the phone in multiple angles. The phone is seen to feature a hole-punch display placed in the top center of the screen, similar to that of the Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+. The phone comes with the S Pen support that is expected of the company’s Galaxy Note series. The phone will most likely be the stripped-down variant of the Galaxy Note 10 series launched earlier this year.

WinFuture has leaked renders of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite. The photos show the phone in Black, Red, and White gradient finishes. The renders suggest a flat hole-punch display that isn’t curved at the edges making the screen look rather wide. It sports a triple rear camera setup at the back inside a large square-shaped module. Power and volume buttons are housed on the right edge of the screen. The S Pen matches the color of the back panel, but in the case of the White option, the S Pen is seen sporting a Blue finish.

The cameras at the back reportedly include a 48-megapixel main camera, a wide-angle camera, and a macro lens. It should also sport a 3.5mm audio jack. The report states that the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite will go on sale in Germany a little later at EUR 670(roughly Rs. 53,000).

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite is expected to go on sale before December 27. The S Pen on the phone is reported to support Bluetooth v5.1 bringing in location-tracking features. The support page of the phone with the model number SM-N770F / DS has also gone live, hinting at an imminent launch. Key specifications are expected to be the Exynos 9810 soC, 6GB RAM, and a 32-megapixel selfie camera.

Trent Boult on track to return for Boxing Day test

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After going through the yards for about an hour in the MCG nets, Trent Boult was feeling good about his chances to be back in the team for Boxing Day.

The New Zealand seamer, who missed the first Test due to a muscle strain on the side of his ribs, said his recovery was on track and was being monitored on a daily basis. The big 10-day gap between Tests has also worked out well in that regard, and Boult was looking forward to some overs under his belt in the upcoming two-day practice match against Victoria.

“It’s about being confident with the overs under my belt and having enough behind me,” Boult said. “Feel like I’m in that place and ticking the right boxes. It’s a day-by-day thing, it’s about getting through each session. As I’m tracking right now, touch wood it keeps going that way. I’m very eager to get out there.

“It’s nice to have seven or eight days. I’ll be using it the best I can. It will be nice to get some cricket but guess they’ll make a call as late as they can.”

While New Zealand missed their left-arm spearhead in Perth, they were further rocked by the injury to Lockie Ferguson on the first day itself, with the burden falling heavily on Neil Wagner and Tim Southee.

Boult is expected to slot right in for the injured Ferguson in Melbourne, where the visitors haven’t played a Test in over 30 years. It’s an occasion that Boult is prepared to embrace.

“I don’t really want to ignore it, I want to embrace it, appreciate that stage for what it is,” Boult said. “Test cricket is my favorite format and this is a stage a lot of people dream of being on so to get this opportunity in my career is definitely something I’m looking forward to. If I can tick all the right boxes with my body, I can’t wait.”

The second Test of the series, which Australia currently lead 1-0, gets underway in Melbourne on December 26.

Cricket Australia confident about MCG pitch for Boxing Day

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Cricket Australia is confident of preparations for the Boxing Day Test at the MCG, where 10 days ago a Sheffield Shield match had to be called off due to a dangerous pitch.

Kevin Roberts, the CA chief executive, backed curator Matt Page and hoped there wouldn’t be an overreaction to what he felt was an anomaly. “We’re really keen to ensure that the MCC doesn’t overreact to the situation in the last Shield game,” Roberts said on Wednesday (December 18). “The great news was that no players were injured in that situation and we learned a lot from it.

“They’re not overreacting and Matt Page is a master of his craft. We’re looking forward to him expressing that with his team in the Boxing Day pitch. We’re really confident that there won’t be an overreaction and that we’ll see a better balance between bat and ball at the MCG.”

The Sheffield Shield match between Victoria and Western Australia witnessed a slew of deliveries that climbed awkwardly to hit the batsmen, following which play was halted on the first day, leading to the abandonment.

However, it won’t be the same strip used for the Test between Australia and New Zealand, and Roberts put his weight behind how the pitches have been shaping up at the venue in general.

“The condition of pitches at the MCG has been on a significant increase over the last period of time since Matt and the team took the concrete base out from underneath the pitches and replaced it with sand,” Roberts said.

“The feedback from the curators is that it feels different to roll, the feedback from the players is that it feels different and even sounds different to play on.

“It sounds like a proper turf wicket now, rather than something that’s more like a concrete deck, so we’re really optimistic about Boxing Day.”

The Boxing Day Test between Australia and New Zealand begins December 26

Finch backs three-dimensional Maxwell for ODI return

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Aaron Finch, Australia’s limited-overs captain, believes Glenn Maxwell will be back in the reckoning for ODIs soon enough after the all-rounder was left out of the squad named for the three-match series against India in January. Maxwell, who was part of the seven changes from the World Cup squad, had failed to score a half-century in ten innings.

“He’ll be disappointed, like everyone who missed out is but at the end of the day he just hasn’t got the runs required of a top-order player in one-day cricket recently,” Finch said on Wednesday (December 18). “No doubt he’ll be back. He’s a gun. A three-dimensional player that can have such a huge impact. It’s just a matter of time, he’ll get some runs and be right back up there in the frame again.”

Maxwell, who had taken a break from cricket citing mental health reasons, will return to playing for the Melbourne Stars on Friday, against Brisbane Heat.

Meanwhile, the selectors also opted to go for Ashton Agar over Nathan Lyon, with Finch even backing Agar to be more useful in Indian conditions.

“(Lyon) can still play a future part. We saw the way he bowled in the World Cup when he got his opportunity,” Finch said. “Just probably a change in our approach to the spinning allrounder in Agar as opposed to the medium-pace allrounder, that’s probably where someone had to drop out and unfortunately that was Nath. At the end of the day it still comes down to picking the best side to win. Probably a slightly different structure to how we did it last time but still very happy with how it looks.”

Shaun Marsh, Nathan Coulter-Nile and Nathan Lyon, who were part of the World Cup squad were left out, while Jason Behrendorff has been ruled out with injury. In-form Marnus Labuschagne is likely to make his ODI debut, while Sean Abbott, Josh Hazlewood and Ashton Turner were named in the squad. Finch, however, added that it’s not the end of the road for anyone left out.

“If you look at the squad we had in India and the UAE before the World cup it (the January touring party) is not too dissimilar to that,” Finch said. “The addition of Ashton Agar as an allrounder as opposed to a medium pace allrounder (is the change). It’s going in the direction we want to go over the next 3.5 years to the next (50-over) World Cup. And while you don’t look that far ahead right now, still have one eye on the planning towards it and build towards there.”

hyderabad Banjara Hills police rules out couple allegations on social media

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Banjara Hills police

The West Zone DCP AR Srinivas said that the strong actions would be taken against Atuluri Suresh and his wife Pravija if they don’t disclose the facts. He said the couple has made meaningless allegations on Banjara Hills police by posting a video on social media. In the video, Pravija has made serious allegations against Banjara Hilla Inspector Kalinga Rao and the other two SI’s, which has gone viral on Monday. She alleged that the police have behaved indecently towards her.

Speaking to media, DCP Srinivas said that there is a dispute between Atuluri Suresh and Vasudeva Sharma. Suresh has taken Rs 4.70 lakh from Sharma. When Sharma asked Suresh to return the amount, then he began to threaten him. Over this, when Sharma came to the police station to file a complaint. The case was not accepted as it was a civil dispute. Over this, Sharma approached the court and got the notice. On the court directions, Banjara Hills police summoned Suresh.

When Suresh came to the PS, he abused the policemen who were present there and acted rashly towards SI. On this, a case was booked against Suresh and his wife and was sent to remand on December 8th. The accused made allegations, as the police filed FIR against them. In the investigation all the allegations were found baseless, DCP said. He further added that earlier the couple has also behaved similarly at Jubilee Hills PS, where a case was also registered against them. He said by consulting the legal advice, severe action would be taken against them and the police also have the video evidence of their behavior in the police station.

The expert committee submits the report to govt on Biodiversity flyover accidents

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Biodiversity flyover accidents

The Expert Committee believes that the biodiversity flyover can be fatal as it lacks technicality in construction. Just a few days ago, the car slipped underneath the flyover. One woman was killed in the crash. At the time, there were severe criticisms over the flaws on the flyover. The Telangana state government has appointed an expert committee to study the matter. The Committee released its report on Monday.

The Committee was of the view that the bridge has a steep curve as the contractors had compromised due to the inability to acquire required land. The report concludes that the accident occurred earlier was due to the curves. The Committee appointed by the state government under World Bank Road Safety Advisor Professor Nagabhushan Rao, experts Dr TS Reddy, Assistant Professor Srinivaskumar and Pradeep Reddy to study the bridge deficits included

The Committee submitted its report to GHMC Commissioner Lokesh Kumar. The expert panel concluded that the bridge design was unsafe for fast-moving motorists because of these shortcomings. The flyover, as predetermined, advises that vehicles must travel at a maximum speed of 40 km / h. For this purpose, speed breakers should be installed.

The Biodiversity Flyover, built under the Strategic Roads Development Scheme (SRDP), became available on November 4. The bridge is only permitted on one-way vehicles from Khajaguda Junction to Mindspace. Two accidents occurred on the flyover within the month. One woman lost her life while the car driver survived with injuries.

Super star Mahesh Babu’s Review On Venky Mama Movie

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Venky Mama

Venky Mama is one of the exciting projects in recent times. The film unit is happy with the way the film is generating revenues. Adding fuel to the collections, Mahesh came up with a tweet that works as gold for the team. Mahesh apparently watched Venky Mama and shared his review on the film.

Sharing his experience on Twitter, Mahesh wrote, “#VenkyMama is a thorough entertainer. Really enjoyed every bit of it. #Venkatesh Garu and @chay_akkineni light up the screen with their Mama-Alludu chemistry 👌 A perfect blend of emotions, comedy and family values. Congratulations to the entire team.”

Mahesh Babu is extremely busy with the shoot of the movie Sarileru Neekevvaru now. The makers released the third audio single from the film yesterday which received a positive response from everyone.

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Conversations ongoing to get de Villiers back for T20 World Cup – Du Plessis

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AB de Villiers walks back into your dressing room…Faf du Plessis has heard that one before. South Africa’s captain spent much of his time with the press at the men’s World Cup this year explaining how and why an apparent offer from De Villiers to return for the tournament wasn’t taken up.

Thanks to Mark Boucher, Du Plessis is hearing about a De Villiers comeback again. But, this time, it could happen.

“I’m so used to that question now,” Du Plessis said on Monday (December 17) after captaining the Paarl Rocks to triumph in the Mzansi Super League final. To the delight of a sold-out home crowd they thumped, by eight wickets with 34 balls remaining, the Tshwane Spartans – who failed to capitalize on the 37-ball 51 scored by one Abraham Benjamin de Villiers.

De Villiers shocked the world game in May last year when, three months after his 34th birthday, he retired from international cricket to join the band of T20 mercenaries traveling from tournament to tournament. It seemed he had had enough of the personal commitment required to play in all formats at the international level as well as in the T20 franchise arena. The sacrifices his family had to make to allow him to do so had mounted, as had the pressure that came with being South Africa’s superstar. Now, it seems, things have changed and he is in discussions with the relevant figures.

“People want AB to play and I am no different,” Du Plessis said. “Those conversations [with De Villiers] have been happening for two or three months already – what does it look like, how does it look over the next year, and that’s where it starts. T20 cricket is a different beast; it’s not a lot of time away from home. If you are a full campaigner you have to get stuck in and spend a lot of time on the road. Test cricket now is the most important thing but also the T20 World Cup is not too far away. I reckon there are 20 T20s over the season, which won’t be that hard. Those conversations have already taken place and will do before the next T20 series starts.”

After being unveiled as South Africa’s coach on Saturday, Boucher was ambushed into saying he wouldn’t mind having De Villiers in the fold for the T20 World Cup in Australia in October and November next year:

But even De Villiers won’t be able to slip seamlessly into the T20 World Cup squad as if he had never been away. South Africa are scheduled to play six T20Is against England and Australia at home in February with another five against West Indies in August. He will have to play in at least some of those to regain his international eligibility, which doesn’t sound difficult – a grand return in front of home crowds against high-profile opponents, or a family holiday in the Caribbean with a spot of cricket for dad thrown in.

After months of gloom in the game, much of it caused by a dangerously inept Cricket South Africa administration, a bubble of something like happiness is swelling. Boucher’s appointment, Graeme Smith signing on as acting director of cricket and Jacques Faul being made acting chief executive all happened last week and are important factors in stopping the decline. Having De Villiers’ back in a South Africa shirt would fit snugly into that narrative.

\”We’ve seen that first-hand. It was the dark ages last week and there’s a little bit of light this week and that’s very good. It’s very important; it will help the dressing room and even the supporters. It’s good that there is a bit of positivity around in and there’s excitement in the air, for myself included.” And, no doubt, for AB de Villiers.

Maxwell hasn’t performed well in the last 12 months – Langer

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Glenn Maxwell‘s exclusion from Australia’s ODI squad for the tour of India, despite the all-rounder being available for selection after taking a mental-health break, has been one of the talking points after the Australian selection panel announced a 14-member squad. Justin Langer, however, defended the move by reflecting on Maxwell’s form in the last few months.

Not being part of the ODI setup means that Maxwell will now be available to play for Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League, with the 31-year-old set to captain the side. Langer is hopeful that Maxwell can make an impact and force his way back into the team.

“We can’t wait to see Glenn playing Big Bash again. As I’ve said many, many times, we love having him in the team, we love his energy, we love his talent. But the truth is he hasn’t performed very well over the last 12 months. We had to take that into account. He hadn’t played much competitive cricket either. He had a brilliant series in the UAE against Pakistan but the World Cup and some series before that hasn’t been his best. We’re sure he’ll get back to his best and we’re looking forward to that,” said Langer.

Another notable absentee from the Australia ODI team is Marcus Stoinis, whose batting performances in the World Cup did not inspire much confidence. “They’re all hard decisions of course but he’ll (Stoinis) be the first to admit he went (to the World Cup) as a batting all-rounder and his batting results haven’t been up to the standard he’d expect and we’d expect. We respect he had a great Marsh Cup, we hope he has a great Big Bash, we know what he can bring to the team but he hasn’t been selected on performance,” said Langer.

Langer is also confident that Marnus Labuschagne’s selection in the ODI squad will work well for Australia. “He’s a very good player of spin bowling. We’re going to India for three one-dayers, he’s a good fielder he bowls leg-spin, he gives us some good options and he’s in the form of his life, isn’t he? Hopefully, that’s going to work out to be a good selection as well.”

Langer is hopeful that Hazlewood – who has been named in the ODI squad for the tour of India – will be in top shape for the 50-over games with the pacer having had to miss the Boxing Day Test due to a hamstring injury. “It will be nice to have Josh back in the ODI squad. He didn’t make the World Cup squad, which there was a bit of conjecture about, but he hadn’t played much cricket with his back stress fractures. He’s bowling well. He was the No. 1 bowler in the world not that long ago in one-day cricket. Hopefully, his hammy will come up, whether it’s for Sydney or certainly those one-dayers. I know he’s excited about being back in the one-day squad.”

Australia, meanwhile, will be without Langer during the India tour as he’s set to take a break with assistant coach Andrew McDonald to take over the main responsibilities. Speaking about that, Langer said: “I’ve been on the road for 18 months now, and we have a lot coming up. I guess the most important thing about it is… I can’t be telling all our staff to look after themselves and make sure you have time to recharge and have time with your family and then not do it myself. This is a really good opportunity with three one-dayers in 10 days.

“And the other part of it is, I can’t also be wanting to give people opportunities and not give them opportunities. I had the opportunity to do it in the West Indies when Darren Lehmann had a short break. So it’s going to be a really good opportunity for Andrew McDonald and Graeme Hick (batting coach) and a couple of other guys who are going to help out as well. So really good opportunities. Part of leadership is walking the talk and I can’t just talk a good game and not do it. So it’ll be nice to recharge the batteries and get ready for South Africa, New Zealand and everything that’s coming up after that,” he said.

Pre-Release Business Report Prathi Roju Panduge

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Mega Supreme hero Sai Dharam Tej gears up for his new movie titled Prathi Roju Panduge. Maruthi directs the movie and it is produced jointly by Bunny Vas and UV Creations. Raashi Khanna plays the leading lady in the movie.

The movie gears up for a grand release on the coming Friday and the pre-release business has come around 34.5 crores which is pretty much big for Sai Dharam.

The following are the details of the pre-release business of the movie in different regions. Nizam: 5.50 Cr Vizag: 2 Cr East: 1.30 Cr West: 1.10 Cr Krishna: 1.20 Cr Guntur: 1.45 Cr Nellore: 0.65 Cr Ceded: 2.80 Cr Nizam and Andhra Pradesh: 16 Cr Karnataka: 0.8 Cr Rest of India: 0.2 Cr Overseas: 1 Cr Worldwide Theatrical Rights: 18 Cr approximately Non-Theatrical Rights: 16.5 Cr approximately Total Pre-Release Business: 34.5 Cr approximately

Pattinson frontrunner for Boxing Day Test – Langer

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Justin Langer has hinted that James Pattinson is likely to replace the injured Josh Hazlewood in the playing eleven for the Boxing Day Test against New Zealand while Australia’s head coach also defended the selection of Peter Siddle in the 13-member squad.

“With Josh Hazlewood going down, we had to replace Josh with someone to keep the consistency to 13. Peter Siddle helped us retain the Ashes, he’s got over 200 Test wickets, he’s a ripping person around the team, leads all our values and for the Boxing Day Test match, seemed like a simple solution,” said Langer about Siddle’s inclusion in the squad while adding that the veteran pacer is unlikely to slot in the playing eleven for the Boxing Day Test.

“You’d probably imagine a couple of guys have to get injured probably between now and Boxing Day. We selected James Pattinson and Michael Neser, they both haven’t played yet. But they’ll be in front of him (Siddle), it’s again about the consistency of selection. There’s been a lot made about someone else coming in to replace Josh Hazlewood but you’ve got to cover your bases, particularly around Christmas time and with Big Bash going on, you have to make sure you have enough players to cover if required. I’d say James Pattinson or Michael Neser, or both of them will play the Test match,” said Langer.

The former opening batsman added that Pattinson is the frontrunner to make it to the playing eleven for the second Test against New Zealand, reflecting on his MCG experience and the value he brings to the team.

“James Pattinson, we know what he brings to the team; he brings so much energy, bowls good pace, he’s played a lot at the MCG. While we’re not going to name the side now, he certainly will be a frontrunner. You’ve got to manage it as well. Michael Neser played the last Shield game, James Pattinson the one before that. You’ve just got to manage it,” Langer said.

A few days back, Shane Warne said getting the 35-year-old Siddle back in the Test setup would be a regressive step. But Langer backed the decision, stating that a lot of thinking has gone in before the selection.

“Everyone’s got a different opinion on it, that’s okay. I don’t think we should discriminate against Peter Siddle who played the last Ashes Test match. We’re all about winning this Test series and we believe, if required, he would be the person to do that. We’ve got some other young bowlers who are unavailable because of injury.

“For example, Sean Abbott, he’s going into the one-day side so we want to see him play Big Bash cricket. He got Man of the Match in the last T20 game, we want him to keep playing Big Bash so he’s playing white-ball cricket. A lot of thinking goes into these things, it’s not just what you see on the surface. A lot of thinking goes into it and we think Sidds is the right person for this Test match,” Langer said.

Kyle Jamieson called in as replacement for injured Ferguson

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Kyle Jamieson, the Auckland pacer, received his maiden Test call-up to the New Zealand side on Monday (December 16) as he was included in the side for the ongoing Australia series as a replacement for the injured Lockie Ferguson.

The 6-feet and 6-inch pacer will play for the Aces in their upcoming Super Smash match against Canterbury Kings before leaving for Melbourne on Wednesday.

The 24-year-old Jamieson has played 25 first-class matches, picking 72 wickets at an average of 27.93. He even represented New Zealand A last month against England in Whangarei last month. Even as his figures aren’t overly impressive, he has showcased a few efforts of destructive bowling as well as handy lower-order batting.

While New Zealand head coach Gary Stead said that he was ‘gutted’ for Lockie Ferguson who suffered a grade two calf strain and has been ruled out of the tournament, he also said that it is a fine opportunity for the tall Jamieson to impress.

Lockie, who had made his Test debut in Perth, managed to bowl only 11 overs in the match before being ruled out.

“We’re all gutted for Lockie,” he added. “He’d worked hard to earn his Test debut and to have it cruelly halted by injury was truly unlucky.”

Today petrol price reduced, diesel remains stable in Hyderabad

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The domestic fuel prices have recorded mixed trends on Tuesday (December 17). The petrol rate has reduced by 6 paise and there is no change in diesel cost. With this, the petrol price in Hyderabad has dropped to Rs 79.42 per liter and diesel remains unchanged at Rs 72.07 per liter. On the other side, crude oil prices have declined in the international market.

A similar situation exists in Amaravati. Here the petrol price came down by 6 paise and costs at Rs 78.98, and diesel continues at Rs 71.36. In Vijayawada, the rate of Petro also lowered by 7 paise and reached Rs 78.61, and diesel sold at Rs 71.02.

Even in Delhi, the petrol price has decreased by 6 paise and tagged at Rs 74.63, and diesel remains constant at Rs 66.04. In Mumbai, the petrol rate is Rs 80.29, and diesel remains steady at Rs 69.27.

‘Ninne Ninne’ song promo from ‘Nishabdam’

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Tollywood star beauty Anushka Shetty who recently appeared in a blockbuster movie ‘Bhaagamathie’ took a small break from films and is going to mark her come back with another suspense thriller, ‘Nishabdam’.

Hemanth Madhukar is helming this project which will get released in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi languages. R Madhavan is playing the lead role in this film the movie which also features Michael Madsen, Anjali, Shalini Pandey, etc in pivotal roles. Today the makers have unveiled the promo of ‘Ninne Ninne’ song from the film.

The promo video revealed some cute moments between Anushka and Madhavan. Gopi Sundar has given a mesmerizing tune for this film. Lyrics by Bhaskarbatla are beautiful. Sid Sriram’s voice is just magical. People Media Factory is funding this project which will get a grand release next year. Touted to be a much-awaited high-budget project, the release date is yet to get announced.

CM KCR to Visit Yadadri temple on December 17

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It’s well known that the Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Ra has taken up the reconstruction of Yadadri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple as a prestigious project and initiated the works with Rs 750 crore. This huge project works have almost came near for the completion. In this context, CM KCR will be Yadadri temple on Tuesday (December 17). He will be leaving from Hyderabad and reach Yadadri at 11 am and will make darshan of the Lord Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy.

After that, CM will inspect the construction works of the main temple, presidential suites, and cottages. He will hold a review meeting with the officials. Later, he’ll be considering the suitable land and arrangements for Maha Sudarshana Yagam, which will be performed in the month of February 2020. Over CM KCR’s visit to Yadadri, the YTDA, district officials, and police have huge security arrangements.

4 Days Nizam Share Venky Mama

Victory Venkatesh and Akkineni Naga Chaitanya acted together for an exciting film titled Venky Mama. The movie collected decent revenues so far, for three days in the Telugu states. Now, the movie made an amount of 7.21 crores at the box-office on the first Monday, in the Nizam region which is good. The following is the breakdown of the film’s shares for the first four days.

Day 1 Share: 2.27 Cr

Day 2 Share: 2.03 Cr

Day 3 Share: 2.17 Cr

Day 4 Share: 0.74 Cr

Total share: 7.21 Cr (Including GST output) Directed by KS Ravindra aka Bobby, the movie is produced by Suresh Productions and People Media Factory. Suresh Babu and TG Vishwa Prasad are the film’s producers. Payal Rajput and Raashi Khanna played the leading ladies of the movie.

Siddle recalled for Boxing Day Test, Labuschagne included for India ODIs

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Australia has included Marnus Labuschagne in their 14-man squad for the tour of India, which will be the team’s first 50-over international assignment since the 2019 world cup.

The 25-year-old hasn’t featured for Australia in limited-overs matches as yet but has registered an impressive run of scores in Tests. Even in his last List A appearance, he stroked a half-century for Queensland and was the man of the match in his team’s victorious campaign.

Australia has also included the pace duo of Sean Abbott and Kane Richardson, to go with the experienced trio of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood. Their inclusion for the three-match ODI series comes at the back of ‘successful T20 campaigns’.

“Similar to the Test team, we are wanting the white ball squad to continue the form of the unbeaten T20 Series against Pakistan and Sri Lanka,” Trevor Hohns, the national selector, said. “The performance of our white-ball squads has been strong, and we are hoping to build the momentum towards the T20 World Cup at home at the end of the year and ultimately build towards the 2023 ICC World Cup in India.

“The display of the top three at home during the T20 matches was very effective so we look for that to sustain in the Indian ODI format. We further consider Marnus Labuschagne is ready for his international white-ball maiden after his mighty form for Queensland in this form of the game.

“Ashton Turner has established himself in India with his experience to adjust to local circumstances as did Handscomb who entered the squad at the various recent World Cup. Peter also folds as a backup keeper if needed while Ashton Agar continues to the team with his all-round skills.

Adam Zampa and Ashton Agar will share the spin responsibilities even as Nathan Lyon had usurped the position of the lead spinner in the 50-over setup during the world cup.

“In courses of the bowling unit we are holding with the alliance that is operating well. Sean Abbott and Kane Richardson are in the team following the thriving T20 campaign,” he continued. “Adam Zampa and his developing succession with Agar is also something the selectors require to see more of while Nathan Lyon resides in the one-day squad selection structure.”

ODI Squad: Aaron Finch (c), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey (VC), Pat Cummins (VC), Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Marnus Labuschagne, Kane Richardson, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Ashton Turner, David Warner, Adam Zampa

Australian selectors have recalled Peter Siddle to the Test squad after having dropped him for the home series following the Ashes. He has come into the 13-man Test squad as a replacement for the injured Josh Hazlewood for the Boxing day Test against New Zealand.

“Peter has been drawn in as a 13th member for the boxing day,” Hohns said. “He is a certified Test match player with an outstanding knowledge of the MCG which will be a helpful part of our arrangement.”

Australia’s 13-man squad: Tim Paine (c), Joe Burns, Pat Cummins (VC), Peter Siddle, Travis Head (VC), Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Michael Neser, James Pattinson, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade, David Warner

Mahesh, Bunny, Kalyan Ram Vs Rajini in 2020 Race : Sankranthi Box Office

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Sankranthi sentiment is strong among South Indian filmmakers as well as actors. Most movie stars lock Sankranthi dates even before the launch of their movie because they don’t want to miss the date. Trivikram is one such filmmaker who often chooses the Telugu festive occasion to release his movies. Another actor is Nandamuri Balakrishna.

This year too, Trivikram announced that his movie with Allu Arjun Ala Vaikuntapuram lo will be a Sankranthi treat to the audience. Not to be left behind the race, superstar Mahesh Babu too joined the club. His upcoming movie Sarileru Neekevvaru in which he plays a soldier will see the light of the day around the same time. Kalyan Ram’s next titled Yentha manchivadavra with director Satish Vignesh who’s sentimental about releasing his movies in the festive season. Even though his Srinivasa Kalyanam was a box office dud, his last release Shatamanam Bhavathi with Prakash Raj was a runaway hit and also earned him accolades and laurels.

So he’s very particular about releasing his next with Kalyan Ram on Sankranthi. Now, while this itself seemed like a tough contest, the latest to join the bandwagon is none other than Superstar Rajinikanth. His much-awaited police drama Darbar is gearing up to hit the marquee for Pongal. Now, what can we say? We know the power of Rajinikanth. We are not doubting the stamina of any of our Telugu actors but with Rajini jumping into the fray, things may get slightly difficult owing to the problem of theatre availability. It remains to be seen who will theatres in the Telugu states bet on. Will it be Telugu heroes or Rajini. This Sankranthi will be a perfect 2020 match with our Telugu heroes Mahesh, Bunny and Kalyan Ram on one side and Rajini on the other. Who will be the box office winner will be decided soon.