Afternoon briefing: Army chief in Jammu region today; civil aviation minister's big update on flight operations; & more
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Indian Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi is scheduled to visit Jammu region on Saturday, July 20, to review the preparedness of the ground security forces in the union territory. The Army chief will hold a high-level security meeting with other top officials in the region amid the recent spike in terror attacks. During the meeting on the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, General Upendra Dwivedi will be briefed by the formation commanders on the areas being taken by the security forces. It is expected that top officials from the paramilitary forces, Jammu and Kashmir Police and Indian Army will be a part of this meeting. Dig Deeper
Civil aviation minister K Rammohan Naidu said airline systems across airports have started working normally since 3am on Saturday, a day after a massive worldwide Microsoft outage. "Since 3 AM (Saturday), Airline systems across airports have started working normally. Flight operations are going smoothly now," K Rammohan Naidu said in a statement. Airline systems across airports were impacted due to a global IT outage on Friday. Dig Deeper
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Kim Kardashian, with her sister Khloe Kardashian, attended the Ambani wedding in Mumbai. Besides Kim's modern Indian traditional outfits, her selfie with Aishwarya Rai (calling her a 'Queen') grabbed attention. Now, her stylist, Dani Levi, has shared that Aishwarya was her main muse while conceptualising Kim and Khloe's looks. Read on to know what she said. Dig Deeper