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. Tanzanian student brutally assaulted by a mob in Bengaluru after a mob thought was in some way connected to an accident where a Sudanese man ran over a local woman. Her car was also torched. The police have arrested 5 suspects, and Rahul Gandhi has demanded a report on the assault from the state government.
Tanzanian student assault: Rahul Gandhi demands explanation from Karnataka government https://t.co/kCiiqosuvG pic.twitter.com/ZpMyCKU6sT
— Scroll.in (@scroll_in) February 4, 2016
Bengaluru: Tanzanian girl stripped and beaten, her car set on fire; Sushma Swaraj calls it ‘shameful’: A Tanza… https://t.co/8AssPgB0Fg
— Shinod Edakkad (@eshinod) February 3, 2016
2. Centre issues orders for implementation of OROP. This will cost Rs 7.5 crore a year, arrears Rs 10.9 crore. The benefits will go to 18 lakh ex-servicemen.
https://twitter.com/DDNewsLive/status/695055964760715264
3. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal calls on MCD workers to end strike, offers loan of Rs 550 crore.
Kejriwal announces a loan of Rs 550 crore to two municipal corporations, urges agitating municipal workers to call off strike.
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) February 3, 2016
.@ArvindKejriwal announces Rs 550 crore loan to MCD, blames BJP for instigating strike. https://t.co/EHjTED2aPS pic.twitter.com/U6rvSmUoRe
— Catch News (@CatchNews) February 3, 2016
4. A journalism student from the Indian Institute Of Mass Communication has accused another student of passing derogatory, casteist remarks on Dalits and Adivasis. One student has approached the National Commission of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes with a formal petition.
#ExpressFrontPage| Dalit students of IIMC complain about casteist comments, I&B to probe
Read | https://t.co/kM2r4X9QFt— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) February 4, 2016
5. A Hyderabad pharmacy has created the world’s first Zika vaccine candidate. Representatives from the pharmacy said they were probably one of the first ones to file a global patent for a vaccination against Zika.
Hyderabad pharma has 2 variants of #Zika vaccine ready for testing, reports @RamblingBrook https://t.co/BwCWWP1bnl pic.twitter.com/u8X106NXdH
— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) February 4, 2016
6. Amit Singhal, Google’s Senior VP of Search is leaving the company after 15 years. John Giannandrea, VP of Engineering, will be taking his place.
.@Google’s Senior Vice President of Search, @theamitsinghal, is leaving the company after 15 years of service: https://t.co/wA0aNa4cyd
— Search Engine Land (@sengineland) February 4, 2016