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. Supreme Court to hear curative petition on Section 377 today.
#LGBT community keenly awaits SC relook at Section 377 https://t.co/K7Ewcz3kPP pic.twitter.com/okry6UJ8Eh
— The Times Of India (@timesofindia) February 2, 2016
2. Maneka Gandhi says sex determination should be made compulsory in a move to prevent female foeticide, so that a check can be kept on how many pregnancies were carried to term.
Sex determination tests should be made compulsory: Maneka Gandhi https://t.co/5UudCxwjFj pic.twitter.com/4IY0SWoQ3b
— Scroll.in (@scroll_in) February 2, 2016
3. At least 13 college students from Pune drowned while they went for a swim during a picnic at Murud Beach, Raigad. This incident happened due to a heavy tide.
13 students drown at Murud beach near Mumbai https://t.co/M7dZh3d3MD pic.twitter.com/muarQHmkRP
— NDTV (@ndtv) February 1, 2016
4. WHO declares Zika virus a global emergency.
Public Health Emergency of Intl Concern: the cluster of #microcephaly cases & its possible association w/ #ZikaVirus https://t.co/jgnorT0Ia1
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) February 1, 2016
5. Iowa Caucus results are out: Ted Cruz wins, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders tie.
Texas Senator Ted Cruz projected to win Iowa Republican caucuses, first vote of presidential election https://t.co/BQXEpaVHmp
— Breaking.co.uk (@BreakingCoDotUK) February 2, 2016
6. WhatsApp now has more than 1 billion monthly users.
https://twitter.com/_asl_am/status/694274716916408320
7. 20 policemen killed, several injured in a Taliban suicide bombing in Kabul.
Taliban suicide bomber kills 20 policemen outside Kabul base, scores injured https://t.co/s8ni8NM35f pic.twitter.com/QJTKtQecy4
— Firstpost (@firstpost) February 2, 2016