#NewsInTweets: Son Of Jharkhand BJP Chief Allegedly Marries 11-Year-Old Girl

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]Jharkhand BJP chief Tala Marandi’s son, allegedly married an 11-year-old girl[/envoke_twitter_link] on June 27. Munna Marandi was earlier accused of sexually abusing another minor.

2. [envoke_twitter_link]A suicide bomber attacked an Afghan military convoy outside Kabul, killing at least 40[/envoke_twitter_link] people and injuring at least 40 more The Taliban has claimed responsibility for it.

3. [envoke_twitter_link]A Hindu priest was hacked to death in Bangladesh by unidentified machete-wielding assailants[/envoke_twitter_link]. There have been several such attacks in the recent past.

4. [envoke_twitter_link]Indian Air Force will induct its first batch of Light Combat Aircraft Tejas[/envoke_twitter_link], the smallest lightweight, multi-role, single-engine tactical fighter aircraft in the world.

5. Indian national team goalkeeper, [envoke_twitter_link]Gurpreet Singh Sandhu became the first Indian footballer to play in Europa League[/envoke_twitter_link]. He plays for Norwegian club Stabaek FC.

6. [envoke_twitter_link]A 13-year-old boy died under mysterious circumstances after a scuffle with two teenagers[/envoke_twitter_link] near his house in Delhi.

7. [envoke_twitter_link]1,138 pilgrims leave Jammu today as the first batch of the Amarnath Yatra[/envoke_twitter_link] that begins tomorrow.

8. [envoke_twitter_link]New York is building its first ever affordable housing units specifically for LGBT seniors[/envoke_twitter_link]. The 145-unit building is said to be the nation’s largest senior housing site for the LGBT community.