By YKA Staff:
What’s the latest around the world today? Curated for you from the interwebz, here’s a quick morning fix to keep you updated. In 140 characters at that! Presenting, #NewsInTweets:
1. Rahul Gandhi visits University of Hyderabad at midnight, joins the candlelight vigil for Rohith Vemula and also sits on hunger strike with protesting students.
Rahul Gandhi sits on fast along with agitating students of Hyderabad Central University.
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) January 30, 2016
https://twitter.com/immrigank/status/693275521308889088
2. India observes 68th Martyrdom Day, the day Mahatma Gandhi got assassinated.
Prayers being offered at Sabarmati Ashram (Ahmedabad) for #MahatmaGandhi on his death anniversary pic.twitter.com/3ZJGnRLPHJ
— NDTV (@ndtv) January 30, 2016
Remembering #MahatmaGandhi on his #MartyrdomDay today (1/n)
Pics courtesy "Satyagraha" by Publication Div, M/o I&B pic.twitter.com/6TAmoy5DlC— PIB India (@PIB_India) January 30, 2016
3. Coldplay releases a new single featuring Beyoncé and Sonam Kapoor. Gets slammed for cultural appropriation by many, and is hugely appreciated by many.
Here it is, the official Hymn For The Weekend video, filmed in Mumbai and ft. @Beyonce and @sonamakapoor – https://t.co/XzjGFU3WqY #HFTW
— Coldplay (@coldplay) January 29, 2016
Coldplay And Beyonce’s New Music Video Is Under Fire For Appropriating Indian Culture https://t.co/xYjKdMgriC pic.twitter.com/GhwIN5o9Vf
— BuzzFeed India (@BuzzFeedIndia) January 29, 2016
Beyoncé is stunning in @Coldplay’s vibrant #HymnForTheWeekend video: https://t.co/KAM0NYeAq4 pic.twitter.com/zOfkphDVpr
— MTV (@MTV) January 30, 2016
4. Government files affidavit justifying President’s rule in Arunachal Pradesh.
Centre files 316-page affidavit along with annexures in SC to justify imposition of President's rule in Arunachal Pradesh.
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) January 29, 2016
Two spells of President’s Rule in Arunachal Pradesh have a common link – Pranab Mukherjee https://t.co/Z5T3EgGTWn pic.twitter.com/S5qyHxQTvJ
— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) January 29, 2016
5. A 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Russia. No initial reports of damage or casualties.
https://twitter.com/kamaluf/status/693287620332244992
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes 95 km North of Yelizovo in eastern Russia: USGS
— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) January 30, 2016
6. NASA captures Pluto’s ‘blue’ environment in stunning new infrared photos.
Pluto's blue atmosphere is seen in a stunning new infrared photo released by NASA. https://t.co/ZlcOpnXsSv pic.twitter.com/UuYsdDwv6N
— ABC News (@ABC) January 30, 2016
Widespread water ice on #Pluto. New data from LEISA shows more than previously thought. https://t.co/lkoloXRKzk pic.twitter.com/9vGyzcHWuZ
— NASA New Horizons (@NASANewHorizons) January 29, 2016