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Chennai, July 2 : Telugu actors Ram Charan Teja, son of actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi, and his cousin Allu Arjun chipped in Rs. 10 lakh each towards the Uttarakhand disaster relief fund.

Earlier, actor Pawan Kalyan, younger brother of Chiranjeevi, donated Rs. 24 Lakh for the same cause.

Confirming the news, Allu Sirish, younger brother of Arjun posted on his Twitter page: "Charan and Bunny (Arjun) gave Rs. 10 lakh each, (while) Kalyan garu gave Rs 24 lakh".

Members from Chiranjeevi's fan club have tuned in up to Rs. 25 lakh for the victims.

Mumbai, July 2 : Sri Lankan beauty Jacqueline Fernandez took inspiration from Aishwarya Rai's work in "Kajra re" song for her item number "Jadu ki jhappi" in "Ramaiya Vastavaiya".

Jacqueline dons desi avatar for the song choreographed by Prabhudheva, who is also the director of the movie.

New Delhi, July 2 : AirAsia is hopeful of making flying in India more affordable by bringing down airfares and improving networks, chief executive officer Tony Fernandes said Tuesday.

He said the company is aiming to launch its operation in India from October.

"We came to apprise the minister about the developments that have taken place," Fernandes told reporters after meeting Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh at his official residence here.

New Delhi, July 2 : India's hockey selectors have dropped senior players Sandip Singh and Shivendra Singh from the 48 core probables for the Asia Cup to be held in Ipoh, Malaysia, from Aug 24 to Sep 1.

The two seniors were dropped after India finished a disppointing sixth in the World League and failed to qualify for the World Cup.

New Delhi, July 2 : Delhi Metro ridership Monday touched a new high of over 23.50 lakh, an official statement said.

"The Metro trains carried 2,362,279 passengers Monday, surpassing the 2,332,298 figure of June 18," the statement said Tuesday.

According to Delhi Metro, the daily footfall has been over 23 lakh in June.

The usually overcrowded Blue Line (Dwarka-Noida City Centre/Vaishali) recorded the maximum ridership of 925,707 followed by Yellow Line (Jahangirpuri-Huda City Centre) at 860,985.

The Red Line (Rithala-Dilshad Garden) carried over three lakh passengers.

Shimla, July 2 : Pharma major Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd T