Newsprint: December 18, 2017

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ENTERTAINMENT:-

Sunday's Weekend Ka Vaar saw Hiten Tejwani's eviction from the Bigg Boss house after other contestants decided to save Priyank Sharma. In an exclusive chat with News18.com, Hiten said it was a little disappointing that the gharwalas chose Priyank over him only because they thought he was the strongest one. Hiten entered the house as a celebrity but his grounded persona won the hearts of many people. When asked about the biggest takeaway from the house, he said the best part is that everybody inside as well as outside the house has a lot of respect for me and it's my biggest reward.

SPORTS:-

Australia thrashed England by an innings and 41 runs in the third test in Perth on Monday to reclaim the Ashes with two matches to spare and condemn Joe Root's team to a period of gloomy introspection. Seamer Josh Hazlewood finished with a five-wicket haul as England were bowled out for 218 before tea at the WACA, four years after Alastair Cook's side meekly handed back the urn at the same venue, and with the same humiliating 3-0 scoreline.

TECH:-

A price hike has now been announced on all models of iPhones, except the iPhone SE which is being manufactured in India since June 2017. The new prices of the iPhone models have been updated on the official Apple website and following today, the iPhone models will be available at the mentioned price.