Mohanlal to become Malayalam film body President
Thiruvananthapuram, June 10 : Malayalam superstar Mohanlal will take charge as the new President of the Association of Malayalam Movie Actors (AMMA) later this month.
The development came as veteran actor Mammootty decided to withdraw his candidacy.
On the last day of nominations on Friday, all the main posts got only one nomination each there were 12 candidates in the fray for 11 Executive Committee members.
The election was necessitated after outgoing AMMA President Innocent, also a Left-supported Lok Sabha member, resigned from the post after 18 years.
According to an informed source, Mammootty, who was the present General Secretary, sensed that things would not be conducive for him if there was an election.
Edavela Babu was elected the new General Secretary while comedian and character artiste Jagdish was brought in as Treasurer.
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AI, AI Express look to add capacity amid IndiGo flight disruptions
New Delhi (PTI): Air India Group is looking to add capacity to help passengers impacted by the IndiGo flight disruptions.
"Since 4 December, economy class airfares on non-stop domestic flights have been proactively capped to prevent the usual demand-and-supply mechanism being applied by revenue management systems," a statement said on Saturday.
Both Air India and Air India Express have put in place caps on economy class fares.
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The statement from Air India came hours after the government announced introduction of airfare caps amid IndiGo flight disruptions.
Air India also said it is not technically possible to cap fares for all flight permutations.
"Air India and Air India Express are seeking to add capacity to help travellers and their baggage reach their destinations as quickly as possible," the statement said.
