#NewsInTweets: Chief Justice Urges PM To Address Severe Shortage Of Judges, + 6 More

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]Chief Justice T. S. Thakur expressed anguish over shortage of judges[/envoke_twitter_link]. He told PM Modi, “#MakeInIndia won’t work without effective judiciary.” He also asked, “How can 18,000 judges tackle 3 crore cases?”

2. [envoke_twitter_link]Phase 4 of West Bengal elections begin[/envoke_twitter_link] with people beginning to cast votes in Howrah and Kolkata.

3. [envoke_twitter_link]Hindu groups in California oppose proposed revisions to textbooks[/envoke_twitter_link] that “reinforce cultural stereotypes” and are “factually incorrect”.

4. [envoke_twitter_link]Sub-inspector Akhtar Ali killed in an encounter with goons in Dadri[/envoke_twitter_link].

5. [envoke_twitter_link]Mom forced to leave 14.8 litres of breast milk at Heathrow airport[/envoke_twitter_link], expressed anguish over “unfair security rules”.

6. [envoke_twitter_link]UPA govt. intentionally held back key information in VVIP chopper scam, says Italian court[/envoke_twitter_link].

7. [envoke_twitter_link]Hillary Clinton campaign slams Donald Trump for mocking Indians[/envoke_twitter_link], referring to a comment he made about an Indian call centre worker.