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#NewsInTweets: AIDS Deaths In India Down By 55% Since 2007, Claims Health Minister

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Indian volunteers and the members of a social organisation holds ribbon shaped placards for an HIV/AIDS awareness messages during rally in Kolkata on November 30, 2012, on the eve of World AIDS Day. The UNAIDS agency says some 2.5 million Indians are living with HIV, many of them ostracised by their communities. AFP PHOTO/ Dibyangshu SARKAR (Photo credit should read DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images)

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]Health Minister JP Nadda claims AIDS deaths in India have reduced[/envoke_twitter_link] 55% since 2007.

2. [envoke_twitter_link]Madhya Pradesh BJP MLA Rajendra Dadu killed in road accident[/envoke_twitter_link] on Indore-Bhopal road.

3. [envoke_twitter_link]10 people killed and 8 are missing after boating disaster in China’s Minjiang river[/envoke_twitter_link]. There were 36 people on board.

4. [envoke_twitter_link]Shyam Benegal Committee suggests an ‘Adult with Caution’ category[/envoke_twitter_link] for films with ‘excessive’ adult content.

5. [envoke_twitter_link]Islamic State claims responsibility for suicide bombings in Baghdad[/envoke_twitter_link] which have left at least 39 dead.

6. [envoke_twitter_link]Indian Railways introduce pilot project for optional catering service[/envoke_twitter_link]. For the next 45 days, passengers choosing to carry their own food will pay less in Secunderabad-Pune Shatabdi Express and Mumbai Central-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express.

7. [envoke_twitter_link]Shree Singaji Thermal Power Plant in MP dumping fly ash is causing problems in neighbouring villages[/envoke_twitter_link].

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