#NewsInTweets: Centre Sends More Troops To Handwara; 28 Dead In Equador Earthquake

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. [envoke_twitter_link]Tension prevailed in Handwara as Centre sent more troops[/envoke_twitter_link] to the district. The J & K High Court has asked the police under which law they detained the girl who accused a soldier of molestation.

2. [envoke_twitter_link]At least 28 died in an earthquake in Equador[/envoke_twitter_link], measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale.

3. [envoke_twitter_link]Phase 2 of West Bengal elections begins today[/envoke_twitter_link].

4. [envoke_twitter_link]A 24-year-old engineering student was arrested for stabbing 3 dogs[/envoke_twitter_link] outside Green Park metro station in Delhi. Police sources said he had been suffering from depression.

https://twitter.com/manjeetlall/status/721514797406138369

5. [envoke_twitter_link]Nitish Kumar gives a call for ‘Sangh-mukt Bharat'[/envoke_twitter_link], says all parties must unite to get rid of the divisive ideology of the Sangh and defeat the BJP.

6. [envoke_twitter_link]A case was filed against a State Union Minister’s son in Hyderabad for rash driving[/envoke_twitter_link].

7. [envoke_twitter_link]The Pope brought 12 Syrian Muslim refugees back with him to Rome[/envoke_twitter_link], after his visit to Lesbos in Greece.

8. [envoke_twitter_link]Scientists develop a graphene-based censor to detect indoor air pollution[/envoke_twitter_link].