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. Rajdeep Sardesai writes a blog post about right to free speech and debate, and reasons why he too is an ‘anti-national’ in the current scheme of things.
If being a conscientious objector to the death penalty is being anti national, then I am anti national! #Iamantinational
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) February 19, 2016
If refusing to shout down alternate views be it on prime time TV or in a event is anti-national, then I am anti national! #Iamantinational
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) February 19, 2016
I recite the Gayatri Mantra but also like a beef steak: does that make me anti-national? #IamAnti-National do read https://t.co/Pohnr7voWZ
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) February 19, 2016
2. Supreme Court to hear Kanhaiya Kumar’s bail plea today. Soli Sorabjee, Former Attorney General of India will be representing him in court.
#SoliSorabjee to represent Kanhaiya in SC: Repeated breakdown of law & order making it impossible for him to approach SessionsCourt for bail
— Dibang (@dibang) February 19, 2016
#JNUrow: Supreme Court to hear Kanhaiya Kumar's bail plea today https://t.co/bDUnGmWgsN
— ABP News (@abpnewstv) February 19, 2016
3. Rahul Gandhi says his party will not allow the “flawed” and “dead” ideology of the RSS to influence students in the country.
RSS trying to impose flawed ideology on students: Rahul Gandhi
Read | https://t.co/bvxcHtpHmL— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) February 19, 2016
4. The HRD Ministry makes it compulsory for all central universities to ‘proudly’ and ‘prominently’ have a 200-feet high Indian flag on campus in a bid to ‘instill nationalism’.
National flag to fly 'proudly' at every Central University: Smriti Irani https://t.co/SzPlQ80ZWJ
— dna (@dna) February 18, 2016
5. 4 Naxals and 2 CRPF jawans killed in an encounter in Ranchi.
Four Naxals killed & 2 CRPF jawans injured in encounter in Taimara Ghati in Ranchi, Jharkhand: ANI
— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) February 19, 2016
6. Clashes over the demand for an all-Jat quota occur in Haryana, CM Manohar Lal Khattar calls for a meeting to discuss the situation.
Mobile Internet Services Blocked In Rohtak After Clashes Over Jat Reservation https://t.co/aNMDfUU63G via https://t.co/yrtwPfyWLy
— Amit Kishore (@AmitKishore) February 19, 2016
7. The Pope says Donald Trump is not a ‘Christian’ because of his views on immigration.
#ICYMI: @Pontifex says @realDonaldTrump is 'not Christian' because of immigration policies https://t.co/hM9CqGdafr
— ABC News (@abcnews) February 19, 2016