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Zayn Malik Hilariously Crashes Jimmy Fallon’s Monologue Again To Announce Stairway To The Sky Tour; DEETS
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Zayn Malik Hilariously Crashes Jimmy Fallon’s Monologue Again To Announce Stairway To The Sky Tour; DEETS

Zayn Mallik’s presence can be so strong that sometimes he doesn’t even need to say anything and his presence alone makes up for it. One such testament is when he recently crashed during host Jimmy Fallon’s monologue on his talk show.

As Fallon promised his audience that they would have a great show ahead, the One Direction alum made his entry through the blue curtains, which surprised the audience making their screams just get louder.

While Jimmy appeared to be confused as everything was unfolding, Zayn looked calm and held a cup of coffee and a chit, donning a black leather jacket that made him look a lot more dapper. He went to near the host who a had laptop in front of him. After saying ‘Hi’ to the audience with his hand gesture and his lit-up eyes, he played his song Stardust on the laptop.

As Jimmy grooved to its beats, Zayn casually gave him a small chit and exchanged his cup with the host’s cup, and left the stage. Then Jimmy proceeded to read the chit that said, “I am going on me first ever solo tour,” across the UK and the US.

Many of his fans are surely looking forward to seeing him in his upcoming tour but his creative way of announcing will definitely be remembered by them. However, not many may know, this was not his first time pulling a stunt like this.

Back in May, he did the exact same while announcing the release of the Room Under The Stairs album. As Fallon promised the audience that the show was one of their best ones, Zayn crashed the stage and did the exact same thing.

This may be intentional or coincidence, but he kept his outfit choice a bit similar in both the crashing incidents as in his May appearance on the show he donned a black leather jacket as well.

Room Under The Stairs is the vocalist’s fourth studio album which was released on May 17. It consists of 15 songs including Stardust, What Am I, Dreamin, Grateful, Alienated, My Woman, Gates Of hell, How It Feels, Birds On A Cloud, False Stars, Concrete Kisses, The Time, Shoot At Will, Fuchsia Sea and Something In The Water.

The album was released through Republic and Mercury Records. According to Wikipedia, the production was mainly carried out by Zayn and Dave Cobb. Gian Stone, Carter Lang, James Ghaleb, Rodiadh McDonald and Kareen Loomax have also produced the record.

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Walkie Talkies Explode In Hezbollah Strongholds Day After Pager Blasts
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Walkie Talkies Explode In Hezbollah Strongholds Day After Pager Blasts

A day after pagers exploded across Lebanon, killing nine people and injuring more than 2,800 others, sources close to Lebanese militant outfit Hezbollah said walkie-talkies have blown up at strongholds across Beirut.

How many walkie-talkies blew up are not know yet, but casualties are feared.

Iran-backed Hezbollah said today that it attacked Israeli artillery positions with rockets in the first strike at its arch-rival since pager blasts wounded thousands of its members in Lebanon and raised the prospect of a wider Middle East war.

Israel’s spy agency Mossad, which has a long history of sophisticated operations on foreign soil, planted explosives inside pagers imported by Hezbollah months before Tuesday’s detonations, a senior Lebanese security source and another source told news agency Reuters.

Last evening, Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad confirmed that nine people were killed and around 2,800 wounded in the incident.

The minister, in a televised press conference, said the blasts “killed nine people, including a girl”, adding that “About 2,800 people were injured and more than 200 of them critically”. The injuries were mostly on the face, hands and stomach, he had said.

Iran’s state media had reported that its Ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, was also wounded in yesterday’s pager incident.
 

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Centre’s New Programme Lets You Clear Immigration At Airports In Seconds
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Centre’s New Programme Lets You Clear Immigration At Airports In Seconds

Aiming to cut the time taken for completing the immigration process from a minimum of 30 minutes to mere seconds, the Centre has introduced a fast-track programme at the Delhi airport, which will be expanded to 20 other cities soon. 

Under the Fast Track Immigration Trusted Traveller Programme (FTI-TTP) introduced by the  Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on June 22, biometrics are being used to grant pre-verified flyers a seamless experience for immigration both during departure and arrival. 

Work has begun to expand the programme to seven major airports – Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Cochin, Ahmedabad – and it will be available in 21 airports across the country soon.

“India is becoming an international destination and this programme is being introduced to make travel experience seamless and effortless for all. Eligible passengers will be allowed to utilise automated gates (e-gates) and bypass regular immigration queues for a seamless journey,” a senior MHA official told NDTV. 

“This programme will soon start in Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, and then in other cities. Under it, the immigration process of pre-verified Indian nationals and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders is done within seconds. The aim is to facilitate international mobility with a faster, smoother and more secure immigration clearance,” the official added. 

According to him, FTI-TTP has already been a success at the Delhi airport and 18,400 individuals (Indian passport and OCI card holders) have registered for it.

How It Works

The FTI-TTP is being implemented through an online portal and the Bureau of Immigration is the nodal agency for fast-track immigration of various categories of travellers under this programme.

After necessary verification, passengers are added to a White List of ‘Trusted Travellers’ fed for implementation through e-gates. Biometrics of the ‘Trusted Traveller’ passing through the gates are captured at the Foreigners Regional Registration Office office or at airports.

When registered passengers reach the e-gates, they scan the boarding pass issued by the airlines to get the details of their flight. The passport is also scanned and the biometrics of the passenger are authenticated.

Once the identity of the passenger is established and biometric authentication is done, the e-gate opens automatically and immigration clearance will be deemed to have been granted.

How To Apply 

Eligible individuals will need to apply online at www.ftittp.mha.gov.in and provide the required details, which will be verified by the Bureau of Immigration. After their applications are approved, they will receive a message to schedule an appointment for providing their biometrics at international airports or the nearest Foreigners Regional Registration Office. 

The FTI registration will be valid for a maximum of five years or until the validity of the passport, whichever comes first. Officials said providing biometrics is compulsory and applicants must ensure a minimum passport validity of at least six months while applying for the FTI-TTP. 

The programme, which will also minimise human intervention in the immigration process, will be implemented in two phases, said an official. Indian citizens and OCI cardholders will be covered in the first phase and foreigners will be included in the next. 

The Union home ministry has also shared a helpdesk email ID: india.ftittp-boi@mha.gov.in 

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