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. David Headley, accused in the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai, testifies in court.
Follow @scroll_in's live blog of the David Headley deposition >> https://t.co/L9p9nYvzdt
— Jaideep Vaidya (@jaideepjourno) February 8, 2016
2. 2 people die and 1 person gets injured in a fire at a pharmaceutical company’s factory in Ranga Reddy district, Telangana.
2 dead in an explosion in Telanganahttps://t.co/2OMGjSYNgC pic.twitter.com/MF1yJHpIIH
— IndiaToday (@IndiaToday) February 8, 2016
3. South Asian Games 2016 off to a start with the Indian women’s hockey team beating Nepal with a score of 24-0.
India women's hockey team demolish Nepal 24-0 at South Asian Games https://t.co/1H8ThJb1Cq pic.twitter.com/Evjn5xyOrp
— News18 (@CNNnews18) February 7, 2016
4. A leopard entered a Bengaluru school yesterday and injured at least 5 people.
Video: After 14 hours of suspense, officials catch leopard that enters Bengaluru school https://t.co/tQVoLDA9ha pic.twitter.com/90h7IDbD95
— TheNewsMinute (@thenewsminute) February 8, 2016
5. 3rd year DU student murdered by boyfriend, over fears that she would cause trouble at his wedding.
DU student abducted, murdered by boyfriend https://t.co/gCmYD0tGyh
— The Tribune (@thetribunechd) February 7, 2016
6. Scientist Amit Sharma receives Infosys Life Sciences award for developing drug to fight malaria parasite.
Delhi based scientist Amit Sharma receives Infosys Life Sciences award for developing drug to fight malaria parasitehttps://t.co/aeLoSnlpxt
— News18 (@CNNnews18) February 8, 2016
7. Tata-owned luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover has said the air sucked in by its latest technology vehicles on Delhi roads is “far dirtier” than what they emit.
Delhi air dirtier than what Jaguar emits? https://t.co/NRyhCFzbCX
— TOI Delhi (@TOIDelhi) February 8, 2016
8. A 9-year-old boy was shot dead in Uttar Pradesh when workers of the ruling Samajwadi Party were allegedly firing shots in the air to celebrate a local election victory.
Boy, 9, shot dead in celebratory firing by Samajwadi Party workers https://t.co/7NmcdppGDV pic.twitter.com/kKWDVOcucu
— NDTV (@ndtv) February 8, 2016