Delhi-Bangalore passengers safe after emergency landing

New Delhi: A Bangalore-bound JetLite flight with 105 passengers on board made an emergency landing here after one of its engines failed soon after take off from the IGI airport today.

The pilot of the Boeing 737-700 aircraft noticed an engine failure soon after take off and made an emergency landing around 7.45 am, sources said.

The aircraft landed safely at the new runway and all the passengers are safe, they said.

Commonwealth Games pressure increases on Delhi

Pressure is growing on India to deal urgently with problems concerning its hosting of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, amid increasing criticism and concerns over hygiene and security.

Commonwealth Games Canada's president told the BBC that Indian officials had been "indifferent bordering on intransigent" in tackling the issues.

New Zealand has now delayed the arrival of its athletes for the event.

India insists next month's Games will be one of the most successful.

Several participating countries have delegates in the capital urgently checking the facilities at the athletes' village and the arrangements for security.

The president of the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC), Mike Stanley, said the arrival of its athletes should be delayed until at least 28 September because of problems with accommodation and other issues. The Games start on 3 October.

Mr Stanley said: "It's tremendously disappointing. The long list of outstanding issues has made it clear the village will now not be ready for New Zealand athletes to move in as planned."

New Zealand's Dominion Post newspaper reported that the country was looking at using Singapore as a "holding pen" for its athletes if conditions in Delhi did not improve.

The chief executive of Swimming New Zealand, Mike Byrne, told the BBC that two New Zealand officials were in Delhi and would report later on Thursday about the situation.

Aishwarya, Salman: Ex Appeal On Neighbouring Sets!

It's the kind of juicy story that tattle writers can never seem to get enough of. Film City at Mumbai, was jammed with excitement of a different sort, considering that ex flames Salman 'Dabangg' Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan were filming on… neighbouring sets!

Even as Ash was shooting with Akshay Kumar for 'MasterChef India', Khan was busy grooving to a beat for the music video shoot of 'Bigg Boss 4' around the same time.

States a unit hand present on the sets, "Ever since we got the news in the morning, there was a great deal of excitement at Film City. When we learnt that Salman and Aishwarya would be on adjacent sets, there were hushed reports about the possibility of the stars crossing paths!"

Reportedly, Salman arrived a little over 2 p.m for the shoot sporting a denims and a leather jacket thrown over a T shirt. And when he wasn't grooving to Pony Varma's choreography, Salman would pull out his notebook and start sketching, as per sources.

An insider reveals that Ash arrived quite early for her shoot and got busy with the proceedings. Reportedly, 'MasterChef India' and Akshay have compiled a culinary collection that includes Khiladi Kumar's signature sizzler recipes and top dishes of the participants, as well. Reportedly, the book was gifted to Ash as a token gesture, exclusively for the Bachchan family.