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Observers have said that security costs for the upcoming trial of the man accused of trying to blow up an airplane over Detroit last Christmas Day are raising concerns.

The Detroit News reported on Monday that experts say the costs to safeguard the city and defendant Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab during his trial could reach ten of millions of dollars, with uncertainty whether Detroit, the state of Michigan or the federal government should foot the bill.

Anurag Kashyap, who has produced Udaan, directed by Vikramaditya Motwane tells Jyothi Venkatesh that after watching a film like Udaan, he has come to the conclusion that he has to gracefully accept the fact that he cannot make films the way the new directors do today.

How would you rate Vikramaditya Motwane as a director?

Vikramaditya Motwane, whose maiden venture as a director Udaan, produced by Anurag Kashyap, is all set for release next week, tells Jyothi Venkatesh that his economics worked better without stars in his film Udaan and he has been a purist as far as he could and hence there was less insecurity in him as a filmmaker to sell his film.

You had written the script of Udaan seven years back, why did the film take so many years to see the light of the day?

It has been reported that U. S. President Barack Obama and Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez Monday discussed the two countries' efforts to combat drug trafficking.

Following their meeting at the White House, Obama said drug running and related crime have "the potential to be destabilizing throughout the region," and more needs to be done to combat them.

Authorities have said that a fire at an Atlantic City, N. J., casino resort caused smoke and water damage on three floors and led to the evacuation of some guests.

The Press of Atlantic City has reported that the fire broke out Sunday evening on the sixth floor of the Tropicana Casino and Resort, and was reported by resort security officials.

Atlantic City Fire Chief Dennis Brooks has said that the third, fourth and fifth floors sustained water and smoke damage.

Authorities have said that a student driver in California hit six pedestrians in a crosswalk, sending three of the victims to hospitals, one by airlift.

The San Francisco Chronicle has reported that Farhat Mohammed, 20, was learning to drive on her learner's permit and was with a licensed driver when she made a left turn on a Livermore, Calif., street and struck the six adults Saturday evening.