The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) announced that the country's airspace will now be open to all carriers that meet its requirements for overflights.
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries' (OPEC) Secretary-General, Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, passed away in his home country Nigeria at the age of 63.
Legendary music director Ilaiyaraaja was recently nominated to Rajya Sabha, along with veteran athlete PT Usha, film screenwriter V Vijayendra Prasad and spiritual leader Veerendra Heggade.
ISRO's three-day Human Space Flight Expo is being held in Bengaluru. It includes model-plane-making workshops on interactive models of satellites and a movie about the history of India's space programme.
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