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. TV news anchor gets 2,000 threat calls after moderating a discussion based on Smriti Irani’s Parliament speech, on whether celebrating Mahishasur Jayanti is an act of treason or not. 5 men have been arrested in connection with this.
https://twitter.com/ArvindKejriwals/status/704447382411472898
2. Delhi Police say there is no footage to show that Kanhaiya raised anti-national slogans. Delhi HC will give the decision on Kanhaiya’s bail plea on March 2. In other developments, Alok Kumar Verma replaces Bhim Bassi as Commissioner.
Amid criticism over JNU row, Alok Kumar Verma takes over as Delhi police chief via @firstpost https://t.co/naTpUlPq7q
— Rahul Mehra (@TheRahulMehra) February 29, 2016
Delhi HC defers decision on JNU student union leader Kanhaiya's bail plea till Wednesday #IndiaAboveHate #ITVideohttps://t.co/shkgKwtJGK
— IndiaToday (@IndiaToday) March 1, 2016
3. Over 25 lakh students will take the CBSE 10th and 12th Board Exams starting from today.
https://twitter.com/DDNewsLive/status/704486843941675008
4. After lawyers being evicted and Soni Sori being attacked in Bastar, two journalists have fled the district out of concern for their safety.
Press freedom crisis in India's Chhattisgarh state deepens as two journalists flee Bastar – https://t.co/uePb7OxdcJ
— Committee to Protect Journalists (@pressfreedom) February 29, 2016
5. NASA starts work on creating concepts for a new supersonic passenger jet called ‘Quesst’.
Next Concorde? Nasa kickstarts 'Quesst' for new supersonic passenger jet https://t.co/WmspMCjiHH
— The Guardian (@guardian) March 1, 2016
6. After Central Universities, Kendriya Vidyalayas have now been asked to hoist the tricolour in their campuses.
Kendriya Vidyalaya to fly National Flag on their campuses daily https://t.co/9p0rfN1Rx2 #PMModi #KendriyaVidyalaya #NationalFlag
— Oneindia News (@Oneindia) February 29, 2016
7. Before elections, Centre sets up a committee to grant ST status to 6 Assam communities.
Centre sets up committee to decide on ST status to six communities in poll-bound Assamhttps://t.co/p2AFk1rImw
— Zee News English (@ZeeNewsEnglish) February 29, 2016