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. After reports emerged that the Left in West Bengal wants Kanhaiya Kumar to campaign for the ahead of state assembly polls, Kumar says he is only a student and not a politician. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says that it won’t affect TMC’s position in the state.
Rohith my icon, not Afzal, says Kanhaiya who'll be campaigning for Left at West Bengal Assembly polls https://t.co/9BS79cOKTO
— Business Standard (@bsindia) March 4, 2016
'No intentions to join mainstream politics,' says #KanhaiyaKumar – https://t.co/yTuCOzGnPT #JNURow pic.twitter.com/zPAjmRB13Y
— Firstpost (@firstpost) March 5, 2016
Mamata Banerjee said Kanhaiya campaigning for Left will not affect TMC in WB polls – https://t.co/7xoMVlQ6M6 pic.twitter.com/LyhD54Vq8b
— 24Indianews (@24_indianews) March 5, 2016
2. 16 people, including one Indian nun, were killed in Yemen after a group of armed men stormed an old-age home.
#ExpressFrontPage | Indian nun among 16 killed by gunmen in Yemen; victims handcuffed, shot in the head – https://t.co/3LxDWSeyjU
— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) March 5, 2016
3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Setubharatam — a flagship programme to build bridges on rivers and rail crossings on highways, on Friday, 4th March.
Rs 50,800 crore project for bridges launched https://t.co/2xEHidepTE pic.twitter.com/8TO3MRO1db
— The Times Of India (@timesofindia) March 5, 2016
4. A 20-year-old teacher from Banjara Hills has alleged that AP social welfare minister Ravela Kishore Babu’s son teased and tried to drag her into his car on Thursday evening.
Andhra Pradesh mantri's son 'teases' woman, gets thrashed https://t.co/24a2DNP8Po
— TOI Hyderabad (@TOIHyderabad) March 5, 2016
5. More evidence has surfaced linking the Zika virus with a birth defect called microcephaly – an abnormal smallness of the head, a congenital condition associated with incomplete brain development.
Evidence mounts linking #ZikaVirus to birth defects https://t.co/9hkPcZGtxK pic.twitter.com/xEDmejbNPb
— DNA (@dna) March 5, 2016
6. The Karnataka High Court on Friday ordered issue of notice to liquor baron Vijay Mallya and his defunct Kingfisher Airlines, seeking his arrest and impounding of his passport for defaulting on loans.
Noose tightens: #Highcourt issues notice on #Mallya arrest, #DRT to rule on #SBI plea Monday https://t.co/PH0nbxUBlU pic.twitter.com/K3nNXMyNFq
— Firstpost (@firstpost) March 5, 2016
7. Following months of protest, Harvard Law School will remove its official shield as it’s symbols has ties to an 18th-century slaveholder.
Harvard law school drops official shield over slavery links https://t.co/vjwknsWhOd
— The Guardian (@guardian) March 5, 2016