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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.

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Islamabad/New Delhi, July 2 : Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are likely to have their first meeting in September in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, a Pakistani media report said. However, Indian officials said they had no information about such a meeting.

The influential Dawn newspaper quoted Sharif's Special Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz as saying that Prime Minister Sharif and Prime Minister Singh were likely to meet in September in New York.

Mumbai, July 2 : As part of a special act and tribute to women, Union Minister Kapil Sibal's poem "Aankh khuli aazad thi main" was recited at the Star Parivaar Awards.

The Star Parivaar Awards, which took place June 15, will be aired on the channel July 13 and the winner's name will be revealed there.

Actresses Disha Parmar, seen as Pankhuri in "Pyaar Ka Dard Hai", and Sneha Wagh, who plays Ratan in "Veera", will be seen performing in an act aligned with the poem.