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London-bound Air India aircraft on Saturday safely returned to Delhi after being airborne for 30 minutes as the pilot detected smoke in the cabin. All 115 passengers and 15 crew members of the flight AI-111 are safe, an AI official said. The Boeing 777-300 (extended range) aircraft took-off from Delhi at 6:50 am. Full emergency was declared at the airport when the pilot informed the Air Traffic Control about the smoke alarm. The measures included stationing of fire brigades, ambulances, ladders and other emergency equipment close to the runway to avert a possible mishap. Emergency was declared at the airport at 7:50 am and it was withdrawn at 8:25 am, airport sources said. “The flight has landed back safely. We have a spare aircraft which will be used to take the passengers to London. We are working on putting together the required crew complement to operate the aircraft,” Air India’s Northern region head D S Kohli told PTI.

Theron to pay millions for wearing wrong watch

charlize Theron will have to pay perhaps $20 million for wearing the wrong watch, a Manhattan judge has ruled.

Watchmaker Raymond Weil has already won summary judgement in a federal civil complaint that Theron broke their deal by failing to exclusively wear the pricey timekeeper in public. The company is seeking $20 million as damages, reports nypost.com.

Theron and her production company, Denver & Delilah Films Inc, were listed as defendants. The “Monster” star begged out of penalties, but US District Court Judge Colleen McMahon denied her plea.

“It is obvious that Theron cannot be dismissed… she was not an unwary agent,” McMahon wrote, noting that Theron’s initials appeared 10 times on the 10-page contract the actress broke.

Amitabh at 66 – still an inspiration

He was 15 when he came to Mumbai and like many others fell by the wayside of Bollywood’s dream factory. It’s been many years since but stardust still clouds Avinash Kumar’s vision, his Bollywood ideal still intact and cynicism kept at bay thanks mainly to his “god” Amitabh Bachchan who turns 66 on Saturday.

From wannabe star to a small time businessman who runs an Amitabh Bachchan fan club, Avinash says his idol’s movies are his biggest source of inspiration.

“Amitabh is like god to us who shows us our path. It is through his films that we get our energy to do our work and live our life which is full of struggle,” Avinash told IANS.

His struggles and family pressures made him take up a regular job and kept him from making it in big in Bollywood. “But that did not deter me from watching Amitabh’s films or my love and admiration for him.”

In 1997, he got together with other Amitabh fans to start a fan club that has seen membership go from five to 150 over the years.