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]Uttarakhand forest fire rages on – 6 dead[/envoke_twitter_link], air force choppers to try and douse flames and participate in relief operations.
Uttarakhand: Air Force Choppers Mi-17 to spray water as forest fires continue to rage; 6 dead https://t.co/WZtW3QjFK1
— DNA (@dna) May 1, 2016
Uttarakhand forest fires: Mi-17 choppers to spray water over burning forests https://t.co/5nDpUr2Wz5 pic.twitter.com/Xq7AzT122U
— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) April 30, 2016
WATCH: IAF's chopper MI-17 takes off from Nainital to drop water in areas affected by Uttarakhand forest fire.https://t.co/dYPKVUvMCt
— ANI (@ANI) May 1, 2016
2. [envoke_twitter_link]As #OddEven phase 2 completes, mixed reports come in[/envoke_twitter_link] about the policy’s success.
and yet the AAP government unwisely repeated the #OddEven experiment." https://t.co/Mj5Z5okbLN (2/2) #OddEvenCorruption
— Vijay Goel (मोदी का परिवार) (@VijayGoelBJP) April 30, 2016
#OddEven 2.0 Report Card: 99.6% compliance of the rule, claims Delhi govt https://t.co/y28WVmuKNV pic.twitter.com/YL1tMSIq0C
— DNA (@dna) April 30, 2016
3. [envoke_twitter_link]Petrol prices hiked by Rs. 1.06 per litre[/envoke_twitter_link].
Petrol gets costlier by Rs 1.06 /litre, diesel dearer by Rs 2.094.https://t.co/gNlE0bBKzj
— NewsX World (@NewsX) May 1, 2016
4. [envoke_twitter_link]Journalist Rajdeep Sardesai quits Twitter for a “detox break”[/envoke_twitter_link] due to hate messages and slander.
#RajdeepSardesai announces Twitter 'detox break' citing character assassination, slander https://t.co/KKMgncetvM pic.twitter.com/H9jgMi9Hjo
— Scroll.in (@scroll_in) May 1, 2016
5. [envoke_twitter_link]Bodies of 9 youth in Manipur remain unburied even after 245 days[/envoke_twitter_link].
https://twitter.com/kumkumdasgupta/status/726605421155373056
6. [envoke_twitter_link]The Real Estate Act comes into force from tomorrow[/envoke_twitter_link].
https://twitter.com/RealEstIndustry/status/726628481627467776
7. [envoke_twitter_link]Thousands of diesel-run taxis to go off-road from May 1[/envoke_twitter_link].
Ban on diesel cars to continue, no diesel run taxi from May 1st in capital: SChttps://t.co/XDld3GYFZM
— News Nation (@NewsNationTV) April 30, 2016
8. [envoke_twitter_link]Sonam Kapoor launches a make-up and style app[/envoke_twitter_link].
Download my FREE app today everyone! Click the link https://t.co/WRIF4FVevN & get all my make-up & style secrets! pic.twitter.com/Jf2Sop9EyF
— Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) April 30, 2016