IPL 2018-Look Kings XI Punjab Begin Campaign Against Delhi Daredevils

A new look Kings XI Punjab under Ravichandran Ashwin will take on Delhi Daredevils in their opening encounter of IPL-2018 on Sunday, as both sides look to begin the T20 competition on a winning note.

This term, KXIP look a balanced side with Ashwin set for his maiden stint as leader of an IPL team. It has players of the calibre of Yuvraj Singh, Chris Gayle, David Miller, K L Rahul and Aaron Finch not to verbalize of the likes of Manoj Tiwary, Mohit Sharma, Axar Patel and Mujeeb-ur-Rahman.

Barring a few who have been retained, most of the domestic and several foreign players have joined the team this season.

Punjab mentor Virender Sehwag rated the new-look team as the best of all seasons.

"We comprise the best side, if I compare last ten years," Sehwag said, adding that the team is a balanced one with a right mix of Indian and foreign players.

Punjab's captain in the previous season, Glenn Maxwell will now turn up for the opposition side and so will Rahul Tewatia and Gurkeerat Mann.

Both Sehwag and head coach Brad Hodge heap praise on Ashwin, even though captaining an IPL side may be the off-spinner's maiden role, and feel that a "smart cricketer" like him will inspire the team.

K L Rahul, who was bought for Rs 11 crore by KXIP, is focused to help the team lift its maiden title.

KXIP's best come to an end in the decade-old tournament has been to reach the finals in 2014.

Inconsistency in their presentation has been a cause of concern for the Punjab outfit and the team will have to overcome this aspect if they want to finish on top this time.

present can be a fair amount of attention on players like 17-year-old Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb-ur-Rahman and 24-year-old all-rounder from Kashmir, Manzoor Dar, the second cricketer after Parveez Rasool from the Kashmir Valley to make it to the IPL.

Delhi Daredevils share similarity with Punjab team, as they too have struggle in the last few seasons.

DD's head coach Ricky Ponting has exuded optimism and said that he doesn't care about his team's dismal documentation over 10 editions of IPL as he believe that the "fresh group" of players have it in them to win a maiden title this season.

Delhi reached semi-finals twice in their first three seasons.

The Gautam Gambhir-led side has an ideal mix of youth and experience. Gambhir has helped his previous outfit Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to clinch titles on two occasions.

Delhi have retained wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant and opener Shreyas Iyer.

All-rounders Chris Morris and Glenn Maxwell will lend depth to Delhi's bowling and batting department. With the likes of Gambhir, Colin Munro, Shreyas Iyer, Jason Roy and Prithvi Shaw, the side has the ability to go for big totals.

Teams:

Delhi Daredevils: Gautam Gambhir (captain), Shreyas Iyer, Sandeep Lamichhane, Manjot Kalra, Glenn Maxwell, Amit Mishra, Mohammed Shami, Chris Morris, Colin Munro, Shahbaz Nadeem, Naman Ojha, Rishabh Pant, Harshal Patel, Jason Roy, Vijay Shankar, Prithvi Shaw, Rahul Tewatia, Jayant Yadav, Abhishek Sharma, Avesh Khan, Trent Boult, Daniel Christian, Sayan Ghosh, Gurkeerat Singh Mann.

Kings XI Punjab: Ravichandran Ashwin (captain), Yuvraj Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Mayank Dagar, Aaron Finch, Chris Gayle, Manzoor Dar, David Miller, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Karun Nair, Axar Patel, Lokesh Rahul, Marcus Stoinis, Manoj Tiwary, Andrew Tye, Ben Dwarshuis, Ankit Rajpoot, Pardeep Sahu, Mohit Sharma, Barinder Sran, Akshdeep Nath.

opposition ipl chennai grows farmers counsel disorderly matches

Over the past week, Tamil Nadu has been witnessing massive protests over the Centre's alleged failure to form the Cauvery Management Board. On Thursday, thousands of workers from opposition parties storm Kamaraj Salai, which faces Chennai's Marina Beach to make their annoyance with the AIADMK and the BJP clear.

But just minutes away from the agitation, at the MA Chidambaram stadium preparations have been underway in full rock for the first equal of the Chennai Super Kings on home ground. With even practice sessions of the team witness a full house, the ticket prices have been notched up to a minimum of Rs 1300 for the upcoming games. While the suspended team will come back to the IPL with its first match adjacent to the Mumbai Indians on Saturday, CSK’s first home game will be against Kolkata Knight Riders on April 10.

But just days ahead of this exceedingly anticipated event, opposition parties and farmer groups in Tami Nadu have united to demand that all IPL matches in Chennai be cancelled.

The clarion call against the group had so far emerged from smaller political parties such as Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam, Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi (TVK), Viduthalai Thamizh Puligal Katchi, Thamizhar Vidiyal Katchi and Social Democratic Party of India.

But on Friday, DMK working President MK Stalin and Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam chief TTV Dhinakaran sanctioned the idea of boycotting the IPL as well.

Talking to the media, after the all-party meeting, Stalin diplomatically said, "As far as we are concerned, we are not saying it shouldn't happen. Those who are conduct it should realise the feelings of the people."

TTV Dhinakaran, meanwhile, did not hash words. In a tweet addressing the people of Tamil Nadu, he said, "Till the voice of farmers in the formation of the Cauvery Management Board gets stronger, I ask fans to boycott IPL matches."

TVK too had to be had a similar narrative. Its leader Panruti T Velmurugan said, “In order to condemn the Centre which shows no regard for the livelihood and the identity of the Tamils, we request that IPL should not take situate here – at a time when Tamilians are bursting with anger. If the BCCI conducts the IPL here, and the Tamil Nadu government and the Tamil Nadu police support it, then all those who eat the food produced by farmers will buy tickets and go inside the stadium and protest in a democratic way. Tamil Nadu government, BCCI and the IPL management be supposed to not push us to that level. If all our notifications on this matter are ignored, we are ready to come to the streets (to protest).”

Organisers, however, claim that cricket has once again become a punching bag in a political fight.

"What does IPL have to do with the Cauvery issue?" asks IPL Chairman Rajeev Shukla. "We also feel like the Cauvery dispute to be sorted out but why damage IPL for that? This is not a government event, it is conducted by the BCCI. It can't become a punching bag each time a problem arises," he adds.

When TNM contacted planter association over this proposed boycott, they expressed their support and questioned the need for celebration after the 'state is in mourning'.

"This boycott is being call for in order to make it clear to the Centre that Tamil Nadu is in mourning," says PK Deivasigamani, TN Farmers Association.

But how is the Centre in anyway connected to the Indian Premier confederation which is conducted by the BCCI?

"We agree that it is not coupled but this is more of a symbolic gesture to show that Tamil Nadu is focussed on the Cauvery issue and has no time for entertainment," says the farmer leader. "When farmers are suffering without water, how can populace want to go watch these matches?" he asks.

And what if the match, which have already been scheduled are conducted?

"We will go there and create problems. What will they do if 500 people run into the ground? There will definitely be uproar," he warns.

Political analyst RK Radhakrishnan says it is only natural for political parties to stipulate that the state not allow the competition to be conducted.

"In 2009, the IPL was shift out of India due to security concerns as it clashed with the general election. The same argument holds now, as protests are erupting everyday over the Cauvery issue. Deployment of police will be a matter of concern," says the analyst. "While it may seem like parties are attempting to politicise the matter, the reality is that the state is not in the bad temper for this kind of celebration when farmers are going to put up with this summer," he adds.

But can the matches be stopped now?

"No, the planning is done and not to a great extent can be done now. That is unless, there is some incidence of violence," he explains.

Political tensions in India often spill on to its cricket pitches. This was witnessed when matches between Sri Lanka and India or Pakistan and India were cancelled. Radhakrishnan, on the other hand, denies that this demand falls under the same bracket.

An example that do fall within the same arena is from Maharashtra in 2016. Following a water crisis in Latur, protests from the populace of the state led to some match being shifted out from Maharashtra.

Nokia 9-Release date rumours and everything you need to know

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• Long before the Nokia 8 was launched, there was a lot of talk of there being two flagship handsets from Nokia or, more appropriately, HMD Global. HMD is the licensee for the Nokia name on phones.
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• ⧭Some went as far as saying that the Nokia 8 was going to launch in two sizes which didn't happen: we were ⬈given one Nokia 8 and so the rumour cycle was reset. 
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• We've unpicked the rumours to present everything we know about the Nokia 9 so far - and there's a lot of chatter. 
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• Nokia 9: The name
• The Nokia 9 name first appeared early in 2017, where Nokia 8 and Nokia 9 were used interchangeably. At the time, no one knew which number Nokia would be giving to its flagship phone, although the rumours started to favour the Nokia 8, which eventually launched in August 2017.
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• The Nokia 9 name persisted, however, with a number of rumours pinned to the device that didn't match those of the Nokia 8 device that launched. Some assumed there was a Nokia 8 Plus version, but as we said above, that wasn't the case.
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• We heard more concrete confirmation of the Nokia 9 name as soon as the Nokia 8 was launched. Nokia 9 exists and it's another flagship level device coming from HMD Global - and plenty of people are talking about it.
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• 5.5-inch display
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• In the early days of Nokia 9 rumours, we'd often see this handset mentioned when there was talk of a 5.5 or 5.7-inch display. The Nokia 8 landed with a 5.3-inch display, so it makes sense to suggest that the Nokia 9 is going to be larger. With the Nokia 9 passing through the FCC, it's confirmed that it carries a 5.5-inch display.
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• Dual rear Zeiss cameras confirmed
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Zaheer Khan Sagarika's grand wedding 2017

 #Lovebirds #Sagarika Ghatge and #Zaheer #Khan are now officially hitched. #The actress-cricketer tied the knot in a court marriage on November 23, which was followed by a #cocktail party in the #evening. The couple also hosted a dance night and mehendi ceremony for their friends before the grand reception on November 27 in Mumbai’s Taj #Mahal #Palace and Tower. Watch out for inside pics#

Newton movie reviews wiki

When Nutan Kumar, son of a middle class family in Chattisgarh, decides to change his name to Newton to avoid getting laugh at, he doesn’t know anywhere it will lead him. After a few years, at what time he is a government clerk and is sent to conduct a free and fair election in the Maoist-hit Dandakaranya region, he realises the significance of Newton’s discovery of the gravitational force. It’s just that, in real life, not everybody has a similar free fall the way Newton predicted.

Actually, this is a chat between Newton Kumar (Rajkummar Rao), a first time presiding officer bubbling with enthusiasm and nearly cynical honesty, and his commanding officer played by Sanjai Mishra.

During a casual conversation, an old and wise Mishra statistics out how Newton wears his integrity as the badge of honour and is ready to fight till the end to protect it. He advises Newton to do his duty without thinking that he is doing any favour to his fellow beings as this is what he is supposed to do. Later, in the interiors of the jungles in Bastar, Newton seems resolute to treat everyone equal in front of the electronic voting machine.

Though Newton is conscious of the high disappointment and illiteracy rate among the locals yet he is hopeful about the role of a fair election and how it can bring a potential change in their lives. He appears like a nice guy whose apolitical views are more following than most of us. He won’t take names of the politicians or the parties, but wants the adivasis to cast their votes at any cost. He wants the voters to make an informed decision, but won’t pressurise them. His confidence in the proper functioning of the system is unshakeable.

Unfortunately, his booth that has only 76 register voters comes under the jurisdiction of Aatma Singh (Pankaj Tripathi), an egoistic and scheming para-military commander.

During polling, a preside officer becomes the commanding officer of his booth by designation and that starts a tussle between Newton and Singh. None of them seems to back down and it appears they both are waiting for a trigger point. Of course, the rules will be followed, even in hostility. After all, they both are serving the same government.

From refusing to marry a minor for Rs 10 lakh cash and a motorcycle to standing up for the common people’s rights, Newton is when common as any of us. He can easily be beaten up, but we all know he will rise, again and again. He follows the rules and will formulate you do the same. His spine is not bent yet.

The contrast come in the form of his staff during the polls. Loknath (Raghuvir Yadav), an government servant on the brink of retirement, and Malko Netam (Anjali Patil), a local teacher, are there to help him, save for they don’t share the same sentiments.

While Loknath, who keeps thinking farcical zombie stories, takes polling as just another day in his life, Malko initially seems hopeful but slowly starts to give up against a mighty and corrupt system. There is another team affiliate who mostly sleep or does whatever he is asked to.

This team, except Malko, didn’t expect how bad could be the ground reality. Nobody understands proper Hindi or has inclination to get into the depths of the system. They’re simply living amid poverty, corruption and an unjust administration.

The vividness of the director Amit Masurkar, who earlier made a very talkative Sulemaani Keeda, is visible here. Not much action is shown and yet we know the scale of violence that is rampant in the area. He suggests more than an ideological war that both parties, the Maoist and the state, would like us to believe they are raging. In fact, it’s a battle to retain physical control in excess of the region. In the film, a character candidly says, “We want to break free from both the government forces and the Maoists.”

We travel inside the striking jungles that witness hundreds of murders and encounters every year. It’s a place for five-yearly visit for the national and international media. They come here armed with their microphones and high-end cameras to cover the insane dance of democracy, only to be fooled by the local officers. They see and capture only what they are shown, because not many care to investigate once the elections are over. smooth if they do the administration wouldn’t let them.

Masurkar shows us the whole thing from a neutral perspective. There are biases and there are parties. If Newton is taking forward the government’s agenda, Aatma Singh is also doing the same. Loknath’s aloofness and Malko’s noticeable concerns resonate within us. It’s a lay of terrible paradoxes and miscalculated sentiment.

Former Maoists have connected the government to fight against their ex-colleagues. The locals struggle hard against fate and lack of resources, and don’t want much outside interference in their day-to-day life. And the urban intelligentsia believe it’s their duty to lay out rules for the uneducated, rural junta. It’s all messed up. on or after the outset, it doesn’t look anything more than a routine exercise to maintain the one-upmanship sandwiched between the state and the violent guerillas.

Newton is sad to see the existing state of affairs. Loknath doesn’t care. Malko thinks nothing will change. The other person keeps sleeping. Aatma Singh is also human who has a family to take care of and is worried about the safety of his people. The the media are confused, mostly clueless. Top officers want a media face-lift and the locals go about their usual businesses like basic farming and ‘hadiya’ (a kind of alcoholic beverage). Zero disarticulation.

Newton is one of the finest supporting satires we have seen in the last couple of years. It refrains from taking sides and offers a humorous take on state against the Maoists bloody battle. It raises important questions on the importance of the electoral system we are so proud of. It takes us much beyond what we see. The team of Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, Raghuvir Yadav and Anjali Patil has come up with a top-notch performance. It’s a world coming up to be explored, so better do it now.

Simran Review: Kangana Ranaut

Director: Hansal Mehta

Cast: Kangana Ranaut, Hiten Kumar, Kishore Shahane, Sohum Shah

Rating: (2/5)

There is something about Praful that makes her stand apart from the plethora of heroines seen on screen this year. She is overtly confident in her abilities, damaged and not easy to root for. She makes ample mistakes which add to her troubles and her honesty jeopardises her relationships both personal and skilled. She is the master and commander of her fraught destiny. Having Kangana Ranaut play Praful is a masterstroke and the actress doesn't let go off the opening to demonstrate her thespian talent. Alas it is wasted on an uneven film which struggles to navigate the different genres of offbeat comedy, family drama and a half-baked romance.

Praful is a 30-year-old housekeeper at a hotel and divorcee living with her parents in Atlanta. Her meticulous father thinks she is useless, and her mother while sympathetic towards her thinks it is best that her daughter get married again. But Praful has another plan which is to escape them by getting her own apartment. That daydream is busted when she heads to Las Vegas for a bachelorette with a cousin. There Praful loses all her savings and subsequently borrows thousands of dollars from two dangerous loan sharks. In debt, penniless, her advance rejected and her life under threat, Praful is driven to rob from banks. So begin the journey of the lipstick bandit whose wrong misdemeanours gradually end up wreaking havoc.

of course Ranaut is the centrepiece present in every frame to demonstrate Praful's many frailties and charms. Her Gujarati accent is far more credible than the one heard from an actress in a Europe-set romance. Ranaut is entirely invested in the character, often at the cost of laughing loudly and alone at some poorly constructed jokes. Ranaut brings flippancy to the temperament that often feels misplaced given Praful's circumstances. The remains of Queen's Rani are evident throughout, be it in the breakdown that Praful has in a free space (casino), dancing like nobody's watching at a wedding or her willingness to make a fool of herself, but the result is not as engaging or charming.

A chunk of the problem can be traced to the disagreement over writing credits that first brought Simran into headlines earlier this year. Written by Apurva Asrani with Ranaut getting additional story and dialogues credit, the film struggles with the continuity of a mood or tone. The comedy approach here doesn't pay dividend, with many of the punchlines missing the mark and most having been exhausted in the trailer itself. The performance comes from the conflict between Praful and her raging father (Hiten Kumar) who constantly demeans her and from whom she has inherited her own volatile temper. But these living room showdowns feel laboured with Praful's criminal ways, selfishness and skewed moral compass not winning her any compassion points.  When Praful's downward spiral begins, audiences know that she has dug up a hole too deep. Action isn't Hansal Mehta's specialty with the bank robberies feeling all too easy and accidentally hilarious and the climax lacking thrill. The two loan sharks are brought in sporadically to bring a sense of dread but it's a device that never works.  Oddly placed songs further hurt the pace and logic of the film. Mehta, Asrani and Ranaut start off in trying to imprison the hard immigrant experience in America but it is forgotten as Praful becomes Simran, a moniker she adopts as a bank chor.

Simran surrenders itself to the all-encompassing star power of Ranaut who is at peak when handling moments of silence and isolation. Whether it is breaking down in the car after her first robbery or just raising a toast to the world on a rooftop, she beautifully shows that Praful is an enigma, a young woman who thinks from her heart than her head. She is convinced she deserve better. After all the hoopla the audiences deserve a better movie too.

Apple iPhone 8 launch on September 12

Apple's iPhone 8 is coming and this time it will be special. Every year, tons of mock ups surface and claim to look like the final version but Apple surprise us with their ultimate reveal. Similarly, this year's iPhone has been leaked frequent times.

However, all these laugh at ups will go to rest in a few days from now. Apple will be conducting the launch event of the next generation iPhone on September 12. The occasion will be held at the newly build Steve Jobs theatre in Apple's new Apple Park which is also in its final stage of completion.

The event is scheduled to begin at 10am on September 12 in Cupertino, California which translate to 10:30pm for the Indian listeners. The iPhone 8 is also expected to be accompanied by a new version of Apple Watch during the event.

What can be expected of the event?

The biggest and almost certain publication will be that of a new Apple iPhone 8. Apple updates since iPhone 6 have been more evolutionary than ground-breaking and this year all eyes will be on Tim Cook to exhibit something radical.

Other than the iPhone 8, Apple is expected to launch two milder updates for this years' iPhone 7 Plus and iPhone 7. The iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus will give Apple enough padding for the risks it will take with the iPhone 8. If the rumours about iPhone 8's exorbitant prices are to be believed, many Apple fans might not end up buying these devices. These plans will feature LCD display panels, unlike the OLED panels in iPhone 8.

Apple will also be introduction an Apple Watch during the event. The update to Apple Watch has been long overdue since last years' Watch saw more of an incremental update to the first gen device. The new edition Apple Watch is expected to occupation independently as it will be capable of carrying a SIM card. This standalone product can give Apple an edge in the wearable segment.

What can we expect from iPhone 8?

The bigger change will be in the form of display on the iPhone 8. The display is predictable to be bezel-less with the maximum screen to body ratio ever to be found on a smartphone. The device will feature OLED displays which are being manufactured by Samsung. These OLED displays will cost Apple double the price for what they used in iPhone 7 Plus LCD panel.

Apple iPhone 8 launch on September 12: What does Tim Cook have up his sleeve?

Apple might place the fingerprint sensor under the screen or in the rear panel. There have been a few reports that also suggest that Apple might ditch the fingerprint sensor for an alternative like face-recognition. Analysts suggest that Apple might go for a 3D facial admiration system instead.

The camera will use dual lenses and  is expected to house larger sensors. This will help iPhone compete against the current flagships in the low-light segment. The front facing snapper might be placed in the small serration on the top of the OLED display.

The iPhone 8 is expected to feature a bigger 5.8 inch display. However, the device's overall foot-print should reduce considering the bezel-less display.

When will the device go on sale?

The new iPhones will be available for pre-booking by September 15 and will start delivery by September 22. According to a report by TechCrunch, Apple will begin pre-bookings for iPhone 8 but will only be available later in the year whereas, the iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus will be available few days after the administrator launch.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 pre booking starts in India follow these steps to register wiki

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 pre-booking started in India on Saturday morning. The interested buyers can now visit the official Samsung India website to register for the new Samsung smart phone. not together from necessary details like name, mobile number, email, users will need to fill in what they expect in the new Galaxy Note 8. The option include - a superior camera, a premium and stylish design, enhanced battery life, water and dust resistance, enhanced practical reality experience and powerful gaming performance. Users can select more than one options. Following this, the users will have to accept the Samsung's privacy strategy and then click on 'Register' to pre-book the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.

for the meantime, as per Indian Express report, the Galaxy Note 8 smart phone will hit the Indian market sometime in September last week. According to a Samsung Smart Cafe sales executive, the first batch of units are expected to be ready to be delivered to clientele in Delhi-NCR around September 24, the report added.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 was launch at company's Unpacked event in New York on August 23. Galaxy Note 8 will feature a 6.3-inch Super QuadHD+Super AMOLED 'Infinity' show and will sport dual rear camera setup. Samsung is making the Galaxy Note 8 available in the US and its home market South Korea starting September 15. It starts at $930 (or approx Rs. 59,561) in the US, and at £869 (or approx Rs 71, 171) in the UK.

In India, Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is expected to be price tag at Rs 65,000 for the base model with 64GB storage. Notably, Samsung could only bring 64GB and 128GB variants here initially, while the 256GB option could become available later. The smartphone features dual 12megapixel rear cameras with optical image stabilisation OIS on both. Galaxy Note 8 is motorized by a 3300mAh battery and it runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat. The device is IP68 trained for water and dust fighting. it ships with S-Pen stylus.

Airtel Latest Offer To Counter Jio Unlimited Calls 84GB Data At Rs 399 Wiki

India's biggest telecom operator Airtel has introduced a Rs 399 recharge pack for prepaid subscribers, offering unlimited local and STD calls, 1 GB data per day for 84 days at 4G speed. This offer is similar to Reliance Jio's Rs 399 plan. Jio launch two new plans -Rs 399 and Rs 349 -in July. Jio offer unlimited local and STD calls along with 1 GB data per day for 56 days under its Rs 349 plan and unlimited local and STD calls along with 1 GB data per day for 84 days under its Rs 399 plan. Reliance Jio's aggressive plans has forced other operator to come up with original offers to protect their market share.

Airtel has also launched some other strategy to counter Jio's other recharge packs. Airtel's Rs 149 plan offers unlimited Airtel to Airtel calls plus 2GB data at 4G speed with 28 days validity.

Similarly, Airtel has also launched some other tactics ranging from Rs 8 to Rs 399:

Rs 8 plan: Local+STD mobile calls 30piase/minute for 56 days

Rs 40 plan: Rs 35 talk time with unlimited validity.

Rs 60 plan: Rs 58 talk time with unlimited validity.

Rs 5 plan: 4GB 3G/4G data for 7 days. Offer valid only after 4G SIM upgradation and for one time recharge only.

Rs 199 plan: unrestricted local mobile calls plus 1GB 2G/3G/4G data for 28 days.

Rs. 349 plan: Unlimited Local plus STD calls along with 28GB data (1GB/day) for 28 days on all handsets. Rs. 349 plan: 10% cashback on recharge of Rs349 by opening Airtel Payments Bank account.

Incumbent telecom players are beneath tremendous pressure to protect their market shares amid Reliance Jio's aggressively prices data plans. The Mukesh Ambani-led customer has already acquired over 12 crore mobile subscribers since the launch of its 4G services in last September, according to the latest data from telecom regulator. Now, it plans to get your hands on a bigger chunk of the mobile voice-only marketplace with the launch of its JioPhone, a low cost 4G feature phone. Some analysts expect other operators to also come up with low-cost handsets accomplished of treatment basic data services.

Movie Reviews Babumoshai Bandookbaaz Wiki

Babumoshai Bandookbaaz

Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Bidita Bag, Jatin Goswami

Director: Kushan Nandy

Rating: 2.5/5

Two professional assassin are drinking on a bridge over railway tracks, sharing their life stories and reminiscing how they entered into the production of killing people.

One of them consider the other his teacher. The junior has so much admiration for the senior that he has renamed himself Banke Bihari (Jatin Goswami) out of respect for his guru, Babu Bihari (Nawazuddin Siddiqui).

A weird self realisation takes over Banke when he learns that Babu gets paid Rs 25,000 for each murder while he gets only Rs 8,000. That turns their dialogue towards inflation and how it has become difficult for hired guns to operate with honesty. In an inebriated state, they confront each other to murder three people. Whosoever will eliminate the three first will win and the other will have to leave the business of contract killing.

There is mutual respect flanked by the two as they consider contract killing like any other job. Daredevils in their own rights, they enjoy patronage from local politicians. They have accepted nomadic lifestyle as their fate and are not attached to anybody except their craft of commit murders in unique ways.

Like Raman and Raghav, they have a connection. Babu doesn’t mind Banke flirting with his girlfriend Fulwa (Bidita Bag). In fact, all three drink and dance together. There are indications of Banke getting intimate with Fulwa beyond convinced limits, but Babu turns a blind eye as Banke has already passed his trust test.

It reads like a quirky thriller on paper, but in execution, it’s borderline ridiculous.

Kushan Nandy open his film with a lot of promise. We meet a gun-trotting Babu and hear Amitabh Bachchan’s songs in the background. It’s mufassil Uttar Pradesh where local strongman Dubey (Anil George) loves to see his wife getting massage from a burly masseuse. Though Nandy has left it to our imagination what could have happened next, but he evidently hints towards a mutual understanding between Dubey and his wife about dissimilar sources of sexual pleasure.

Then there is razor-tongued Jiji (Divya Dutta) who lusts for power and abuses non-stop. She holds the key to local political thrones and takes challenges head-on. Her conversations with local top cop (Bhagwan Tiwari) are laden with innuendo and bring out the struggle to have an upper hand in local proceedings.

Babumoshai Bandookbaaz has got the ingredients, but their proportions are not right. If you laugh at a Nawaz jibe then you also sense the futility of useless conspiracies. Sometimes for absolutely no reason. Then there is a twist that’s as compulsory as Nawazuddin stroking his hair in every second scene.

Those who want to compare it with Gangs Of Wasseypur will deeply feel about the lack of in-depth back-stories. Solely needy on Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s rugged image, Babumoshai Bandookbaaz lacks a cohesive script. Its texture is close to a web series than a film where twists happen to keep the story afloat till the next episode. Nandy doesn’t use them to cover-up the script loopholes.

Bidita Bag as gutsy and ambiguous Fulwa adds steam. Her expressive eyes tell the tales of a young lonely woman among wolves disguised as men. Her comfort level during intimate scenes with Nawazuddin fetches attention. Her sensuousness adds a new measurement to her cobbler girl.

Watch: The soulful Barfani from Babumoshai Bandookbaaz

Babumoshai Bandookbaaz appears superficial because it fails to explore characters and their idiosyncrasies. It states all about them in a matter of fact tone which eventually slacken the audience’s connect with them.

Some moments of spur-of-the-moment laughter are of course there. For example, when Banke watches The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in Hindi and tries to imitate Clint Eastwood. Or, when Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Jatin Goswami argue who should be credited with a finicky murder while their hostage supplies them the word they were looking for, which is tie-breaker.

But these moment can’t take away your attention from the shallowness of the entire facade. It’s a film pretending to be a stylishly raw gangster saga originate in the interiors of the Hindi heartland, but in reality, it’s nothing more than another attempt to look at the crime prone lower strata of society through a rose colored glass. Sadly, Babumoshai Bandookbaaz never pierces our hearts.

Jio Recharge Plans Now Rs 399 Vs Rs 309 Vs Rs 349 Packs And Other Details

With the launch of a revised "Dhan Dhana Dhan" offer last month, Reliance Jio customers now have more options to refresh their Jio numbers. In good news for Jio clientele, the telecom operator has extended the benefits of its Dhan Dhana Dhan offer with new plans as the benefits under its Summer Surprise scheme has move toward to an end. With a new recharge pack priced at Rs. 399, Jio's existing and new Prime members will get 1 GB of data per day at 4G speed for 84 days along with free voice calls, SMS (short message service) and admittance to MyJio app services.

Under the revised Dhan Dhana Dhan offer, Jio Prime members who had availed the Summer Surprise offer can now recharge their information for Rs. 309 to get 1 GB of 4G data daily for 56 days, as against 28 days earlier. The Rs. 309 recharge pack was one of the most popular recharge plans offered by Jio. With the revised Rs. 309 offer, now the per day cost of availing Jio military comes to Rs. 5.52 compared to Rs. 4.75 in case of the Rs. 399 pack. Similarly, if they recharge with the Rs. 509 pack, they will get 2 GB of 4G data for 56 living, instead of 28 days earlier.

Meanwhile, Jio has launch a new refresh plan at Rs. 349, which offers 20 GB of 4G data with a validity of 56 days without any daily limit. You can use the entire 20 GBs of data flush in one day or spend it over 56 days. After you consume the 56 GBs of high pace data, the internet speed will be reduced to 128 kbps, Jio said.

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A snapshot of all prepaid plans offered by Reliance Jio

Last month, Reliance Jio launched a single SIM, 4G-enabled feature phone - called JioPhone, targeting to capture a bigger pie of the 50-crore strong market of feature phone users. Reliance Jio has launched the phone with an "effectively free" price tag. The JioPhone can be bought at a refundable deposit of Rs. 1,500. The business has also launched attractive tariff plans exclusively for the JioPhone. The entry-level phone will allow its users to do unlimited voice calls, enjoy free data and SMS at a monthly recharge of Rs. 153. The phone will also give free access to Jio apps for 28 days.

Jio last month also announced two sachets priced at Rs. 24 and Rs. 54, which will allow JioPhone users to use data and call payback for two days and seven days correspondingly.

Bareilly Ki Barfi movie review: Ayushmann Khurrana, Kriti Sanon’s

Cast: Kriti Sanon, Ayushmann Khurrana, Rajkummar Rao

Director: Ashwini Iyer Tiwari

Rating: 3/5

When Chirag Dubey (Ayushmann Khurrana) tells Pritam Vidrohi (Rajkummar Rao), “Thukraaye huye aashiq ki kabhi haay mat lena (Never hurt a jilted lover),” he seems emotionally drained in a love story that has two guys competing to look more male in front of a heroine whose character flaw, as per the society, is that she acts like boys. Two, out of the three, will be able to take their love to a logical conclusion, in this case marriage, and the third will excuse himself to extra important matters like crying in a corner or deliver a long, heart-felt monologue in the end.

Bitti Mishra (Kriti Sanon) is a sharp tongued, mostly agitated Bareilly girl whose break dance is some sort of an event at local weddings. Fed up with the society and her nagging mother after a few rejections in the marriage market, she runs gone from home only to find a novel that has a innermost character similar to her. In the pursuit to meet the writer of the novel, Bitti meets two guys who start wooing her.

This love triangle soon include more dimensions like her family, friends and families of guys and above everything, a desire to show the small town milieu in a devoted way.

Such administrative decisions give a mild-mannered Pankaj Tripathi, Bitti’s sweet shop proprietor father, a chance to mumble hilarious one-liners. He keeps talking to a mostly-still ceiling fan thanks to Bareilly’s regular power cuts. Consider his reaction on his wife’s hyper ventilation, “Thyroid me mood swing hota hai, isiliye kich kich karti hai, (She blabbers because of her thyroid issues).” Or when he is rid of a stiff neck, “Sushila se sandaas tak sab dikh raha hai (From Sushila to toilet, I can witness everything).”

His school instructor wife Sushila, played by Seema Pahwa who has become the first choice for such roles, knows her priorities and the top among them is getting Bitti married. She is blatant sufficient to tell her guest, “Toh chai kyun banwaye, dudh 52 rupaye kilo ho gaya hai, (Why did you ask for tea if you didn’t want it? Don’t you know a litre of milk costs Rs 52?).”

Now when most of the primary typescript look comfortable with the language and accent, the focus shifts back to the three leads. As a result, Kriti Sanon also mouths dialogues like, “Tum kaahe liliya rahi ho (Why are you anxious?).” It’s interesting to see Kriti Sanon shed her urban image and try something out of her comfort zone. She carry the weight of the story on her shoulders initially as a bubbly, straightforward girl, but Bareilly Ki Barfi becomes really appealing after a terrific Rajkummar Rao enters the frame.

Here’s a guy who has be bullied by Ayushmann’s character to act like a ‘rangbaaz’, slang for street-smart people with a leaning for drama. In reality, he is a soft-spoken salesman everyone scolds. But his transformation determination leave you in splits. Rajkummar and Ayushmann make up for the predictability of the story.

Another difficulty rears its head once actors are settled in their roles. By now, all these characters have revealed themselves to us, so there’s nothing more to explore other than waiting for the resolution. Most of the tactics used by the director fail to distract the spectators from anticipating the climax, and when it starts we all be on familiar terms with how it can end.

Despite this, Bareilly Ki Barfi is sweet and delightful. Its hilarious one-liners like, “Ye toh aastin ka anaconda nikla” and “Ye Bitti raat bhar kahan ghumti rehti hai, ladki hai koi chudail thode na hai,” totally work. This light-hearted comedy refrain from being slapstick and slowly weave its charm. Worth a watch.

RBI Says New Rs 50 Notes Coming Shortly Five Things To Know Wiki

Just a month after the announcement of new Rs 20 notes in the Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said that it will also bring new Rs 50 banknotes shortly in movement. The new Rs 50 notes will be in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series, bearing signatures of RBI governor Urjit R Patel, the central bank said in a press release. With "Fluorescent Blue" as the base colour, the new note "has motif of Hampi with Chariot on the reverse," it added.

Apart from the colour, the new Rs 50 message has different designs and geometric patterns aligning with the overall scheme, both at the obverse and reverse, the Reserve bank further affirmed

Here are the five features of the new Rs 50 note:

1. The new Rs 50 note will be in a dimension of 66 mm x 135 mm.

2. It will have a see through catalog with denominational numeral 50 on the front side of the note which means that the small design printed both on the front (hollow) and back (filled up) of the note in the middle of the vertical band next to the watermark, will have an accurate back-to-back registration. The devise will appear as one when seen against the light.

3. On the front side, denominational numeral 50 will also be on paper in Devnagari along with a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi at the centre.

4. The Ashoka Pillar emblem will be on paper on the front-right side. The guarantee clause, Governor’s signature with a promise clause and the RBI emblem will feature towards the right of Mahatma Gandhi’s portrait.

5. The year of printing would be mention on the back-left of the note and it will also have a Swachh Bharat logo with a slogan.

All the banknotes in the value of Rs 50 in the earlier series will continue to be legal tender. RBI is also expected to introduce new Rs 200 notes in the coming months to ease pressure on lower-denomination currencies that are in short supply. Minister of State for Finance Santosh Kumar Gangwar told news agency IANS that Rs 200 note, printing of which had by now begun, would be in circulation soon.

BSNL Offers Unlimited Data Plan At Rs 249 Wiki

India’s state-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) has announced an entry level ‘Unlimited Broadband at Rs 249’ plan for its users in India beneath which they will get up to 300GB data per month. The new plan also offers free calls during night time on certain days. The introductory offer which is only for new patrons is valid for one year after which it will be changed to 'BBG Combo ULD Rs 499' plan. The new broadband plan from BSNL can be seen to directly struggle with special offers on the rampage by telecom operators including Reliance Jio.

Under the Rs. 249 plan, clients will get up to 10GB daily data. Users will get speeds of up to 2Mbps till 5GB data download after which it will be reduced to 1Mbps. The diagram is valid across India except Jammu & Kashmir and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. BSNL also said that under the Rs 249 plan, users can make limitless free calls between 9 PM to 7 AM on all Sundays to any network in India.

BSNL has established that the Rs. 249 broadband plan will incur no additional charges from subscribers. There will be, however, a security deposit of Rs. 249, and the bare minimum hire period is one month.

BSNL has time and again tweaked its prepaid and postpaid contributions in the recent months, amid increasing competition in India's telecom industry. It has also revised some of its postpaid plans to add multifold data profit as aggressive pricing by Reliance Jio has boost struggle in the sector.

Movie Reviews Toilet Ek Prem Katha Wiki Now

Cast: Akshay Kumar, Bhumi Pednekar, Anupam Kher

Director: Shree Narayan Singh

Rating: (3/5)

From Salman Khan to Priyanka Chopra, several Bollywood bigwigs selected up a broom to extend their support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Akshay Kumar took it to the next level and strong-willed to be the mission's official cheerleader and feature in a full-length film revolving around it.

It is no surprise, then, that some of Toilet: Ek Prem Katha's dialogues sound like something straight out of a public service message - "Biwi paas chahiye, toh ghar mein sandaas chahiye," "problem shauch ki nahi, soch ki hai."

The story is this. Keshav (Akshay) is a 36-year-old manglik who has been not capable to find a bride. Enter Jaya (Bhumi Pednekar). After some initial stalking turned into love, the two get married. But all hell breaks loose when Jaya is wake up at 4am by the ladies of the village to join their "lota party".

Turns out, present is not a single toilet in the village, and the women go into the fields while it is still dark to relieve themselves. Jaya refuses to respond nature's call in the open, and walks out of her marital home until Keshav builds a toilet for her.

difficulty is, the village elders will not budge - "Jis aangan mein tulsi lagate hai, wahaan shauch karna shuru kar de?" Under these circumstances, will Keshav and Jaya ever be reunited?

Since Baby (2015), Akshay Kumar has not let the loyalist in him take a backseat. In Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, too, he launches into lofty monologues about the menace of open defecation, especially its impact on women. He singlehandedly fights against the "sabhyata" and "sanskriti" squad and vows to get a toilet installed in the village. The storytelling can get tawdry at times, but Akshay manage to bring earnestness into his character.

Bhumi Pednekar makes Jaya individual; at no point does the audience feel like it is an actor essaying the part on screen. She is remarkable as the school topper who stands up for her right.

Some parts of Toilet: Ek Prem Katha could very well be an election campaign for the ruling party. Sample this: Who is responsible for the toilet scams worth thousands of crores? The people, of course! The film tells us that the government is doing its best to install toilets, but the people just won't change their mindset and let that happen. There is also a dialogue along the lines of, "Jab humare pradhan mantri desh ke bhalayi ke liye notebandi karwa sake hai, toh hum itna sa nahi kar sakte?"

What workings for the film is the hinterland humour. In an elaborate sequence, Akshay Kumar's character gets married to a buffalo to get rid of his "manglik dosh". It is the laughs which take absent your unease about the extent of the two-and-a-half-hour-long film.

If you can manage to ignore its preachiness at times, Toilet: Ek Prem Katha is worth the price of your ticket, GST included.

Jio Phone pre booking to begin from August 24 online registration wiki

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) Chairman Mukesh Ambani had surprised everybody when he announced the launch of Jio phone, offering life-long free voice calls bundled with 4G data streaming at an effective price of zero. RIL chief Mukesh Ambani, who had taken the telecom subdivision by surprise with free voice calls and information last year, announced the next leap at the company's 40th investor meeting.

Jio Phone, targeted at 50 crore feature handset users in the country, will be available for pre-booking from August 24 on sum of a refundable security deposit of Rs 1,500. This deposit will be refund after 36 months on return of the phone and this is how the price of the phone will be effective zero.

The Jio Phone will be available for user testing in beta mode from August 15 and for pre-booking from August 24. Reliance Jio, the fourth-generation telecom arm of Reliance Industries, will give unlimited data on the phone for Rs 153 per month.

Also read - MyJio becomes second Indian app to cross 100 million download mark

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People who are attracted in buying Jio Phone can now register online on Jio.com

Direct URL: jio.com/en-in/jp-keep-me-posted

"JioPhone will make the 2G feature phone obsolete," Ambani had claimed. "The company is looking to bring 5 million phone to the market a week," he added.

Reliance Jio, the fourth-generation telecom arm of Reliance Industries, will give unlimited data on the phone for Rs 153 per month.

Jio has 125 million users since its launch in September last year.

Out of the 78 crore phone in India, Ambani had said that 50 crore are feature phones that cannot be used for Internet or data usage. The new phone would give "affordable" device to these 50 crore users and end the digital prohibiting in India.

Reliance Communication offers unlimited calls, data with Rs 299 rental plan Wiki

Reliance Communication offers unlimited calls, data with Rs 299 rental planAnil Ambani-led Reliance Communications has announce a new plan with a journal rental of Rs 299 for its subscribers.

The company announce the all-new rental plan in a tweet on Wednesday. It said, "Reliance Mobile introduces the lowly rates ever! Starting at Rs 299 monthly rental."

RCom also announced a Rozana offer in which a renew for Rs 193 will get you 1GB data per day and 30 minute unlimited calling per day.

Earlier, Airtel and Vodafone had announce various offers to counter Reliance Jio's tariff plans.

Airtel's Rs 399 plan offers free restricted and STD calls which matches Jio's free and voice calls feature. Airtel's Rs 399 plan, with a validity of 84 days, offers 1 GB data per day. This basically amounts to 84 GB data in total.

Airtel has different offers depending on the circle, and special letters for select users. Earlier, Airtel was offering 70 days validity for new 4G handset users for Rs 399.

Vodafone's not been too at the rear in offering new packages in a bid to retain its customers who could drift to Reliance Jio owing to the cheap data plans. Vodafone's latest plan was targeted at students. Vodafone's Rs 445 plan with 84 days strength has 1 GB data limit per day. This amounts to 84 GBs in total. But, it has also tied up with cab service provider app Ola and food deliviery app Zomato to offer discounts.

The plan's cost also goes down in the second recharge when users have to pay Rs 352 instead of the first-time recharge value of Rs 445.  Voice calls and SMS are free.  There's lesser option too for Vodafone user with a First Recharge Coupon (FRC) plan at Rs 244. It offers 70 GB data with unlimited Vodafone to Vodafone local and STD calls.

Nokia 6 hits 1 million registrations on Amazon India Review Wiki

Amazon India has announced that the Nokia 6, one of the reply devices from Nokia has received over 1 million registrations on the e-commerce display place. The Nokia 6 has been priced at Rs. 14,999.

The Nokia 6 registrations began on July 14 and the piece of equipment will go on sale from August 23. This is the fourth device from Nokia to go on sale in India.

To recall, Nokia had announce four new campaign at the MWC 2017: Nokia 3, Nokia 5, Nokia 6 and the iconic Nokia 3310. While the other three devices are available offline in India, the Nokia 6 is an Amazon select and will not be available offline.

The Nokia 6 subscriptions are expected to increase before the first flash sale on August 23. While the registrations are high, we require to wait for the first flash sale to see if the sale are as high.

To recall, the Nokia 6 comes with a 5.5-inch full HD display, Snapdragon 430 processor, Adreno 505 GPU, 3GB RAM, 32GB of interior storage, 16MP primary camera, 8MP less important camera and a 3,000mAh battery.

The machine comes with stock Android 7.1.1 Nougat. HMD Global has also confirmed that the corporation will receive an update to Android O. The Nokia 6 also come with Dolby Atmos support.

Indian customers are evidently excited about the new era of Nokia smartphones on Android and have welcome the brand with open arms. Nokia 6 has witnessed enormous interest from its fans since the registrations opened on 14 July. The subscription enlargement is expected to intensify closer to the sale date of 23rd August 2017." Amazon India said in a statement.

If you wish to buy the Nokia and have not yet registered for the machine, click here to register now.

The company has announce the following offers for the Nokia 6:

Nokia 6 Offers

The Nokia 6 come with the following offers:

•Rs. 1,000 cashback for Amazon Prime member buying the device using Amazon Pay balance.

•Rs. 2,500 discount on makemytrip.com (Rs. 1,800 off on hotels and Rs. 700 off on domestic flights).

•80% discount on Kindle eBooks (Maximum 300).

•Vodafone users get 9GB additional 4G data per month for 5 months on recharge with 1GB data or more.

Renault India offering heavy discounts Rs 2 lakhs n the Duster Wiki

Some Renault dealers in India are selling the Duster with a huge discount this month. As per information from a local dealer, there are many of units of the Duster that can be bought with a price cut of up to Rs 2 lakhs.

Only some variant of the company’s flagship Duster SUV in India are being sold with these hefty discounts. Besides offering a discount of Rs 2 lakhs on the 110PS AWD venture Edition, the 85PS diesel base version is also available with a cash discount of Rs 1.6 lakhs. The stock is limited though, with 73 units of the Adventure trim offered. Out of these 58 units are available in white and 15 in silver. On the other hand, 34 units of the 85PS version are existing only in white.

The company sales division of the carmaker can be contacted through a dealer for sealing this deal. The other offers, including Rs 10,000 as exchange bonus and Rs 7,000 as a corporate discount, are also applicable in addition to the cash discount. likely buyers can get this first-class deal ahead of the festive season, but prior to the stock gets over.

Toilet Ek Prem Katha Things you should know about the Akshay Kumar Wiki

TOILET  EK PREM KATHA THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE AKSHAY KUMAR FILM

Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar are doing whatever it takes to promote their Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, which is 'inspired' by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi led Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan aka Clean India campaign. As the film is all set to discharge on August 11, here is what you should know before you enter the theaters.

Akshay Kumar's film brings to the front the question of open defecation. According to 2011 census data, only 46.9 percent people in India have toilets at home and 49.8 percent defecate in the open. The rest use public toilets.

Toilet: Ek Prem Katha starring Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar is inspired by a real-life story. There was a bride who had walk out of her in-laws' house just because they did not have a toilet in the house. In fact, the film's trailer also shows how women of some household defecate in the open, early in the morning.

Akshay Kumar said at an happening that he does not hope anything from box office but hopes many people will see the film as that is when the talk will begin and the change will happen.

Despite being a social attentiveness film, Toilet: Ek Prem Katha faced some cuts from CBFC. The film has been given three verbal cuts by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).

Toilet: Ek Prem Katha will hit the screen on August 11