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An attack on an airbase in south of Tripoli, Libya killed 141 people, mostly soldiers loyal to military strongman Khalifa Haftar. Members of the Third Force militia loyal to the UN-backed Government of National Accord in Tripoli attacked the base used by Haftar's self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA). 
LNA spokesman Ahmad al-Mesmari late yesterday said the victims included civilians who worked at the Brak al-Shati airbase or were in the nearby area, also reporting that summary executions took place.

The Rishikesh-Badrinath highway, in Uttarakhand, has been reopened this evening for vehicular traffic. The road was blocked near Vishnuprayag yesterday evening following heavy landslides from Hathiparwat. Chamoli SDM Jitendra singh said this talking to All India Radio.
BRO personnel were engaged day and night in clearing the debris. The stranded pilgrims have now started moving to their destinations both ways. With the opening of the road, Badrinath Yatra is now running smoothly.

NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today banned open defecation and dumping of waste on the floodplains of the Yamuna and announced an environment compensation of Rs 5,000 for those who violated the order.
A Bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also constituted a committee headed by Delhi Jal Board CEO to oversee the execution of work pertaining to cleaning of the river and asked it to submit reports at regular intervals.

Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today informed that the Union Cabinet will soon take a call on the winding up of 25-year-old Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB). 
The minister was briefing the media, in New Delhi, on the initiatives and achievements of the ministry in the last three years.
On development of the North Eastern states, Sitharaman said her ministry is working on a new policy for the industrial development of the region. The North East Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy - 2007 has ended this year.