#NewsInTweets: Multiple Blasts Rock Saudi Arabia, 4 Killed In Attack In Medina

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]4 people were killed and several wounded in a suicide attack on the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina[/envoke_twitter_link], Saudi Arabia.

2. Iranian filmmaker [envoke_twitter_link]Abbas Kiarostami passes away in Paris at the age of 76[/envoke_twitter_link]. He won the Palme D’Or at Cannes for his 1997 film “Taste of Cherry”.

3. The [envoke_twitter_link]SC has hinted that the ban on sale of diesel vehicles in Delhi may be lifted[/envoke_twitter_link]. Car companies may be permitted to pay one percent of the car’s cost as environment cess.

4. [envoke_twitter_link]2000 people have reportedly fallen ill after an Iftar party in Indore[/envoke_twitter_link].

https://twitter.com/hashindore/status/750143284580847616

5. The [envoke_twitter_link]Madras HC has directed the CBI to probe into the 570 crore seized during Tamil Nadu polls[/envoke_twitter_link] in May near Tirupur.

6. [envoke_twitter_link]China has banned online platforms from publishing unverified reports[/envoke_twitter_link].

7. The [envoke_twitter_link]Juno satellite has been successfully put into orbit around Jupiter[/envoke_twitter_link]. Launched five years ago, this satellite will help scientists to study the planet’s interior.

8. [envoke_twitter_link]Kozhikode DC has publicly apologised for spat with local MP[/envoke_twitter_link]. N. Prasanth in a Facebook post stated that he “did not intend to insult” Kozhikode MP M.K. Raghavan.

9. [envoke_twitter_link]Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis move to the quarter finals at Wimbledon[/envoke_twitter_link] in the women’s doubles category.

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