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#NewsInTweets: Violence Ensues During 2nd Phase Of Bengal Polls, Gunman Spotted In Bankura

A woman leaves after casting her vote at a polling station during the seventh phase of India's general election at Howrah district in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal April 30, 2014. Around 815 million people have registered to vote in the world's biggest election - a number exceeding the population of Europe and a world record - and results of the mammoth exercise, which concludes on May 12, are due on May 16. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri (INDIA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) - RTR3N6VJ

By YKA Staff:

What’s the latest around the world today? B Presenting, #NewsInTweets:

1. Crude bomb hurled in Bankura, West Bengal, during the second phase of polling. An unidentified gunman was also seen moving around in the district. According to ANI, there were no casualties.

2. Kerala temple fire: Temple president and secretary absconding, 5 people detained.

3. 6 killed in Pakistan, in an earthquake that struck Afghanistan. Tremors were also felt in Delhi NCR and Kashmir.

4. Harsha Bhogle’s commentary contract terminated by BCCI for IPL 2016.

5. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar elected as JD(U) President.

 

6. US Secretary of State John Kerry visits Hiroshima memorial, 7 decades after the atom bomb explosion.

 

7. Dhoni says shifting IPL matches out of Maharashtra isn’t a long-term solution for drought.

Featured image for representation only. Source: Reuters.

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