#NewsInTweets: PM Modi Accused Of Stifling Dissent With Harsh Laws By Human Rights Watch
Posted on May 25, 2016 in NewsBy 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. Human Rights Watch report accuses Modi government of stifling dissent using ‘harsh’ laws.
Human Rights Watch writes to European Union, says Modi govt undermining democracy at home https://t.co/0ZbRa1WHRi
— Janta Ka Reporter (@JantaKaReporter) April 2, 2016
2. Delhi government presents Yamuna turnaround plan to the Centre to restore the ecological value of the river.
Delhi government presents plan for cleaning Yamuna to Centre | READ https://t.co/mOpChx1el2 pic.twitter.com/4a6eudzbQl
— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) May 24, 2016
3. The death toll reaches 101 in Sri Lanka floods even as the waters begin to recede.
#ieWorld Sri Lanka floods: Death toll reaches 101 as waters recede https://t.co/UCMAszrRnc pic.twitter.com/eMlnlf64Xz
— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) May 25, 2016
4. CBI conducts raids in Visva-Bharati campus in connection with a case against former V-C Sushanta Dutta Gupta.
https://twitter.com/infeedd/status/735289534989144064
5. Maharashtra farmer builds a dam for his village himself when he did not get aid from the government. He had to sell a large portion of his land to raise money.
Faced with govt apathy, Maha farmer sells land to build damhttps://t.co/RGOn40mcEW pic.twitter.com/ZyPwbJy0AH
— Times of India (@timesofindia) May 25, 2016
6. 3 drown in Tatipudi reservoir in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh.
[India] 3 drowned in Tatipudi reservoir – Times of India https://t.co/BYD8lGrODW https://t.co/2VSX1ywuql
— VendorNaija (@VendorNaija) May 25, 2016
7. 23-year-old dies of electrocution while checking e-mails on his laptop.
He was checking emails on his laptop while it was connected to a charger.
Adverse effects of #technology! https://t.co/aL8fbimQY5
— Indiatimes (@indiatimes) May 24, 2016
8. A painter forced to paint over an Urdu couplet in East Delhi. The couplet had been selected out of thousands of Twitter entries in a contest organised by Delhi I Love You.
Double speak: Modi tweets in Urdu as couplet gets defaced in Delhi.https://t.co/YEl2ekxbZs pic.twitter.com/5AzMow3bEx
— The Quint (@TheQuint) May 24, 2016
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