A diversion means landing at an airport other than the planned destination, usually for safety, weather or technical reasons.

IndiGo flight 6E6115 was diverted to Hyderabad after a passenger’s power bank caught fire.

Hyderabad is roughly midway between Delhi and Chennai.

The crew put out the fire and the aircraft landed safely.

All passengers were reported safe.

The aircraft landed safely at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad.

All passengers were reported safe, and the reports mention no injuries.

TBS News reported that the aircraft carried 191 people, while The South First gave no passenger count, so the number is from one outlet.

IndiGo said the safety of customers and crew remains its top priority, and that the cabin crew acted promptly to control the situation before landing.

The airline apologised for the inconvenience and said it was offering refreshments and updates to passengers.

IndiGo said an alternate flight was being arranged to take passengers from Hyderabad to Chennai.

Zee News described the diversion as an emergency landing, but an airport official said no emergency or priority landing needed to be declared as the fire had already been put out.

Reports differ on the timing of the onward departure from Hyderabad, with one giving about 5:45 pm.

Power banks are lithium-ion batteries, and damaged or faulty cells can overheat and catch fire.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has advised airlines that passengers should carry power banks in hand baggage and not use or charge them during flights.

The cause of the fire has not been reported, and no investigation findings were available in the reports.

Passengers who see smoke or heat from a device should alert the cabin crew immediately.

A diversion is a decision to land at an airport other than the planned destination, usually for safety, weather or technical reasons.

IndiGo Airbus A321neo (file image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

A designated protest site is a place where the authorities permit peaceful gatherings, usually with conditions.

Jantar Mantar, near Connaught Place, was long the main such site in Delhi.

Delhi Police de-notified it, according to reports on October 12, and named three East Delhi grounds in its place.

The order cites the recommendations of a Home Ministry committee.

The Supreme Court had suggested on October 9 that another location be considered.

The Tribune dates the order October 11, while The Hans India says a police circular announcing the decision was issued on Monday, October 12, so the public announcement may have come a day after the order.

A detailed standard operating procedure for the three new venues will be issued separately, according to the reports.

The move follows a Supreme Court suggestion on October 9 that the government consider whether another location should be designated for peaceful protests in place of Jantar Mantar, citing amenities, according to the reports.

The decision comes amid protests in Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the special intensive revision of electoral rolls.

On Sunday, October 11, more than 100 people were detained while marching towards Jantar Mantar, according to PTI reports quoted by ETV Bharat.

The detained included students and supporters of the CJP protest, according to the same live blog.

At a special Sunday sitting, the Supreme Court ordered that people who gather peacefully, outside areas under prohibitory orders, should not be detained arbitrarily.

The court also said metro, rail and internet services should run normally, according to the ETV Bharat live blog.

On Monday, the Delhi Metro closed entry and exit at six central stations from 6 am to 4 pm for security reasons.

The six stations are Patel Chowk, Janpath, Rajiv Chowk, Mandi House, Central Secretariat and Barakhamba Road, according to Business Standard and Whalesbook.

Jantar Mantar, New Delhi (file image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

An Indian entrepreneur, digital strategist and performance marketer, Maniv Romeo, who is also known as Sikandar Kumar, runs Shootup Media, a digital marketing agency, and is linked with Shootup Career, Times Release and Awaaz Jharkhand. Originally from Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, he has built a professional presence around applying technology and marketing to business growth.

The Agency

At the centre of his work is Shootup Media, which offers search engine optimisation, paid advertising on Google and Meta, social media marketing, website development, branding and digital public relations. The company’s website also lists answer engine optimisation and generative engine optimisation, services aimed at helping businesses appear in AI-assisted search. Brands whose projects the agency has presented include Dakloni and Visgrow.

What sets his approach apart, according to his profile, is the overlap between coding and marketing. Websites, advertising, content and search are treated as parts of one system rather than separate jobs. A page that loads quickly, an advert that matches it and content that answers real questions all contribute to the same result: visitors who become customers. His personal website presents him as focused on measurable growth.

Education and Media Ventures

Beyond the agency, he is linked with Shootup Career, an online learning platform for digital marketing and related skills. It covers SEO, branding, social media marketing and business growth, and uses practical projects, case studies, templates and mentorship so that learners can apply what they study. The platform extends his work from serving businesses to helping individuals build careers in the digital economy.

In media, he is linked with Times Release, which covers news and business, and Awaaz Jharkhand, which gives space to regional stories and community voices. Both use the same technical and audience-building skills that feature in his marketing work, applied to publishing rather than client campaigns.

On the professional side, he lists web design, coding, content development, graphic design and search optimisation among his skills, with a background in computer science and digital marketing. His LinkedIn profile records a Google-issued IAB Digital Marketing and Media Foundations certification from June 2021.

Taken together, the ventures cover three uses of the internet: selling services, teaching skills and sharing information. Each depends on building an online presence, reaching the right audience and maintaining a platform that works well, and capabilities developed in one area support the others.

Where the Industry Is Heading

The timing is favourable for this kind of profile. Businesses of every size are rethinking how customers find them, as search engines add AI-generated answers, advertising costs rise and social platforms change their rules. Professionals who understand both the technology and the marketing are in demand, and agencies are widening their offerings to match.

The next phase of his career is likely to follow those shifts. For Maniv Romeo, that means continuing to develop the agency, the learning platform and the publications while keeping a close eye on how search, advertising and content distribution evolve.

Media Contacts

Website- www.manivromeo.com

Instagram- instagram.com/maniv_romeo

Email- maniv@shootupmedia.com