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NATION
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Pakistan reopens airspace four-and-half months after Balakot strikes
New Delhi: Normal air traffic operations between India and Pakistan resumed Tuesday with Islamabad opening its airspace for all civilian flights, nearly four-and-half months after shutting it down following the Balakot air strikes, government sources told PTI. By Deepak Patel
LEGAL
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Resignations have to be accepted, Speaker to only see if it is voluntary or not: rebel MLAs to SC
New Delhi: Ten rebel MLAs of Karnataka's ruling Congress-JD(S) coalition Tuesday said in the Supreme Court that their resignations "have to be accepted" as there is no other way to deal with the present political crisis and contended that the Speaker has to see only if the resignation is voluntary or not.
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Delhi court grants bail to Kejriwal, Sisodia in criminal defamation case filed by BJP leader
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia in a criminal defamation complaint filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijender Gupta.
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Kejriwal granted bail by city court in defamation case
New Delhi: A Delhi court Tuesday granted bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a defamation case filed by the BJP.
FOREIGN
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UN chief saddened by loss of life, destruction due to heavy rains in India, S East Asia
United Nations: UN chief Antonio Guterres has expressed sadness at the loss of life, displacement of people and destruction of property due to the heavy monsoon rains in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar and said the world body stands by to provide support if required.
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