France or Croatia: Bollywood roots for FIFA World Cup favourites
Mumbai, July 15 : Bollywood celebrities Ranveer Singh, Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham among others are excited about the clash between France and Croatia at the FIFA World Cup 2018 final in Moscow on Sunday.
The match at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium will keep Bollywood's football fanatics hooked.
Ranveer and Abhishek did a little poll for their fans on their Twitter page.
Who do you think will win today? World Cup 2018?"
Ranveer added: "The talent on display is amongst the very best in world football. Have rooted for Croatia's golden generation this entire World Cup. They will have to play the match of their lives against footballing giants France who are due a major tournament win."
Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar tweeted: "Tonight I am behind Croatia. FIFA World Cup 2018."
Even John is a Croatia supporter, as is Poonam Pandey.
Diana Penty: France vs. Croatia! Who's gonna take it home tonight
Arjun wrote: "It all comes down to one game! Who's excited for the finals? Pogba v/s Modric, Kante v/s Rakitic, Mbappe v/s Mandazukic
France v/s Croatia FIFA World Cup 2018."
Actress Diana Penty posted a quirky video in which she teases the viewers, asking them: "France vs. Croatia! Who's gonna take it home tonight?"
Sophie Choudry is supporting France, which will bid to win their second FIFA World Cup title.
Everyone seems to be pegging Croatia to win tonight... Hmmm, hardly the underdogs anymore then right??? So I'm gonna back my favourites since 1998... Team France! I'm praying it's your time again! Either way, hope it's a cracking final to an awesome World Cup," she tweeted.
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Regulator DGCA eases flight duty norms for pilots amid IndiGo crisis
Mumbai (PTI): Aviation watchdog DGCA on Friday eased the flight duty norms by allowing substitution of leaves with a weekly rest period amid massive operational disruptions at IndiGo, according to sources.
As per the revised Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) norms, "no leave shall be substituted for weekly rest", which means that weekly rest period and leaves are to be treated separately. The clause was part of efforts to address fatigue issues among the pilots.
Citing IndiGo flight disruptions, sources told PTI that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has decided to withdraw the provision 'no leave shall be substituted for weekly rest' from the FDTL norms.
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"In view of the ongoing operational disruptions and representations received from various airlines regarding the need to ensure continuity and stability of operations, it has been considered necessary to review the said provision," DGCA said in a communication dated December 5.
The gaps in planning ahead of the implementation of the revised FDTL, the second phase of which came into force from November 1, have resulted in crew shortage at IndiGo and is one of the key reasons for the current disruptions.
#BREAKING: #DGCA relaxes a clause which debarred airlines to club leaves with weekly rest to mitigate #IndiGo crisis
— Economic Times (@EconomicTimes) December 5, 2025
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