Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani’s romance started brewing on the sets of their film Sherhshaah. The film made waves and had fans shipping its lead stars. The two stars featured together on Filmfare’s cover for the August 2021 issue. On Sidharth’s birthday, we’re looking back at the behind-the-scenes moments from the cover shoot.

The cover shoot put Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani’s crackling chemistry on full display. Check out the video here:

Sparks were visibly flying as Sidharth held Kiara close. The two shared some laughs between shots and it was a sight to behold. 

Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday announced a six-point action plan to combat fog-induced disruptions to domestic and international commercial flight operations, which have resulted in the delay or cancellation of hundreds of flights. In a post on X, Mr Scindia outlined new SOPs, or standard operating procedures, issued to airlines to “mitigate passenger inconvenience”

In addition to these, the Union Minister said the centre had daily reports from all six metro airports, as well as reports into implementation of Directorate General of Civil Aviation directives

“‘War rooms’ will be set up by airports and airline operators at all six metros to address any issues with regard to passenger inconvenience with immediacy,” he said, “Sufficient CISF (Central Industrial Security Force, which handles security at airports) manpower will be ensured round-the-clock.”

In view of the fog-induced disruptions, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on mitigating passenger inconvenience were issued yesterday to all the airlines.

1. In addition to these SOPs, we have sought incidence reporting thrice daily for all the 6 metro airports.

2.… https://t.co/346YXjxGdH

— Jyotiraditya M. Scindia (@JM_Scindia) January 16, 2024

Mr Scindia also said Runway 29L at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport had been made CAT III operational, allowing it to handle take-offs and departures even during dense fog scenarios.

He said Runway 10/28 – also with CAT III status – would be made operational soon; the runway, the airport’s oldest runway was shut last year, after the G20 Summit was held in Delhi, for maintenance.

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On Monday too Mr Scindia had taken to X amid passenger fury as IndiGo and other airlines, including national carrier Air India, battled poor communications and schedule delays due to bad weather.

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Pointing to “unprecedented fog” in Delhi on Sunday – that meant visibility “dropped to zero between 5 am to 9 am” – the Aviation Minister appealed for patience as his ministry takes addresses issues.

He said the decision to suspend flight ops at Delhi airport – over 100 services were either cancelled or delayed on Sunday and more than 150 on Monday – was taken “keeping passenger safety in mind”.

He had said then that SOPs “aimed at enhancing communication and passenger facilitation” would be issued to all airlines soon. “It is my earnest request to bear with us in this difficult period,” he said.

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Mr Scindia also slammed as “unacceptable” any example of violence on board planes. He was referring to shocking scenes on a Delhi-Goa IndiGo flight; a passenger assaulted the captain after his flight was delayed by over 10 hours. The passenger – Sahil Kataria – has been arrested and made bail.

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IndiGo has said it is considering including Mr Kataria in the ‘no-fly list’.

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The BJP today attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi saying he would like people to believe that the faith of Hindus can be manipulated but no one wants him to interpret how they should practice their beliefs.

The Ram temple is a deeply felt emotion by Hindus in every corner of the country, Union minister and BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar said after Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP of turning the January 22 consecration ceremony at Ayodhya into a party event.

With the former Congress president targeting the BJP over the Ram temple issue and also slamming the Modi government for its handling of the economy, Mr Chandrasekhar hit back at him at a press conference in Delhi.

“Rahul Gandhi lives in a la-la world. He thinks everything he says is predicated on nobody understanding the truth and he can get away with these atrocious lies,” Mr Chandrasekhar said.

“He tried so in 2014 and 2019 and is trying again. The people of India are wise enough. They understand the truth and what his politics is about,” he added.

The minister cited the performance of the Congress government in Karnataka which he blamed for “corruption and farmers’ distress” in the state.

Rahul Gandhi had earlier said in Nagaland that it is difficult for his party’s leaders to attend the January 22 ceremony as the BJP and the RSS have turned it into a “political event” centred around Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

His remarks at a press conference during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra here came days after the Congress top brass declined the invitation to the event at the Ram temple in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh.

With a NITI Aayog report saying that over 24.82 crore people moved out of multidimensional poverty in nine years till 2022-23, Mr Chandrasekhar lauded PM Modi’s pro-poor and welfare policies for development and accused the Congress of misleading the poor with empty slogans of ‘Garibi Hatao’.

The Modi government has reversed the “anyay” (injustice), he said in a swipe at Rahul Gandhi’s Nyay Yatra.

The Congress played on the poor for decades, he said. The Modi government has made a transformational impact, he said.

Since 2015, more than 1 lakh start-ups and 112 unicorns have come up, the BJP leader said, adding that a parliamentary report in 2012 had noted that nine groups had cornered 97 per cent of the net worth in the banking system.

Capital availability for the young innovators was then scarce but now they are rising due to a supportive system, he added.

There will be 10 lakh start-ups and 10 thousand unicorns in the next 10 years, he claimed, asserting that India has become a technology-producing country from a technology-consuming country.

It has led to a steady decline in the unemployment rate, he added.
 

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