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. Communication between the JNU registrar office and the Delhi Police reveals that VC Jagadeesh Kumar had granted access to the police on campus ‘if need be and as you deem fit’. This comes a day after the VC denying that he had given a free hand to the police to enter campus and arrest students.
CNN-IBN accesses letter signed by JNU V-C, giving permission to Delhi police to enter JNU campus #JNUCrackdown pic.twitter.com/TNCnDb4qIY
— News18 (@CNNnews18) February 16, 2016
Exposed in letter, JNU Vice Chancellor's doublespeak on police action https://t.co/OXvanvwTgA pic.twitter.com/Zoysc2mIF3
— NDTV (@ndtv) February 16, 2016
2. The Supreme Court will hear a plea today on the incident outside the Patiala House Courts where lawyers attacked journalists and students.
SC to hear plea on Patiala House court assault; Obama says Trump ‘will not be president’: Top stories today https://t.co/25PrQLeebe
— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) February 17, 2016
3. JNU library website hacked by ‘Black Dragon’ with messages such as ‘We will finish anti-nationals’ and ‘Pakistan will never get Kashmir’.
https://twitter.com/HackingNewsTeam/status/699790188260667392
4. Taking suo moto action on a report that said Rs 1.14 lakh crore of bad loans had been written off by state-owned banks, the SC has ordered the RBI to share names of all defaulters who owe over Rs 500 crore.
SC seeks list of firms in default of over Rs 500 crore loans https://t.co/QkyKTRZME1 pic.twitter.com/jyYbw96mQo
— Business Today (@business_today) February 16, 2016
5. Aamir Khan likely to be appointed brand ambassador of Maharashtra government’s drought relief programme, ‘Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan’.
Aamir Khan Likely To Be Ambassador For 'Drought-Free Maharashtra': Sources https://t.co/jgSqlLgpQ2
— NDTV News feed (@ndtvfeed) February 17, 2016
6. Media baron Peter Mukerjea accused of Sheena Bora’s murder by CBI, chargesheet filed.
Media baron Peter Mukerjea charged with murder, conspiracy in Sheena Bora case #ITVideohttps://t.co/iJpwH0mzxt
— IndiaToday (@IndiaToday) February 16, 2016
7. Former UN Secretary General Boutros-Boutros Ghali passes away at age 93.
Look back at Boutros Boutros-Ghali's tenure as Secretary-General in this @UN_Photo gallery: https://t.co/fcoW75I0zh pic.twitter.com/JzYvAMDCqH
— United Nations (@UN) February 16, 2016
8. India finishes as overall champion at the South Asian Games, with a medal tally of 308.
India sign off with 308 medals at the South Asian Games https://t.co/9R6Th8Osuw pic.twitter.com/44n7FsWkYa
— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) February 17, 2016