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. HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar has stated that unless the students rebel, they will not be able to innovate. Criticising the current education system for stopping children from asking questions, he said, “Innovation is a process of rebellion essentially. Unless you rebel, unless you challenge the status quo, how can you innovate anything.”

Unless students rebel, how can they innovate, says @PrakashJavdekar | https://t.co/NHqCAvwCXL pic.twitter.com/0uc4WnzLLq

— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) July 8, 2016

2. 10 police officers were shot at and 4 killed by snipers at a protest in Dallas. Gunfire broke out as demonstrators marched through the city to protest the deaths of two black men – Philando Castile in Minnesota and Alton Sterling in Louisiana.

A fourth officer has been killed by snipers at Dallas protest over police killing of black men https://t.co/yudqZatk3e

— BBC Newsbeat (@BBCNewsbeat) July 8, 2016

4 Dallas cops killed by snipers, 7 others injured during protests, say police

READ: https://t.co/9tUrlr5Ga1 pic.twitter.com/4cjFnPHYOg

— NDTV (@ndtv) July 8, 2016

3. Ambedkar University in Delhi has announced a 100% cut-off for commerce students for 5 subjects – Sociology, Psychology, History, English and Social Sciences and Humanities.

100% Cut-Off at Ambedkar University for Five Courses | https://t.co/ohbP1cELeB | Outlook Wires

— Outlook Magazine (@Outlookindia) July 7, 2016

4. Prakash Jarwal, an AAP MLA has been booked for allegedly sexually harassing a woman. He is the second AAP MLA to be charged with sexual harassment after Dinesh Mohaniya was charged a fortnight ago.

Another #AAP MLA booked for sexual harassmenthttps://t.co/joozM9d3gw

— India Today (@IndiaToday) July 8, 2016

5. Heavy rains in the past 48 hours have led to flood-like situation in many parts of Madhya Pradesh.

Heavy rains causes flash floods in #Satna; army begins rescue operationshttps://t.co/XXLhO1qIfb pic.twitter.com/J5eYjoaTJt

— Firstpost (@firstpost) July 8, 2016

6. Over 3/4ths of the Environment Ministry’s Environment Supplement Plan (ESP) is a copy a US policy – the Supplemental Environmental Projects Policy (SEP), adopted in March 2015.

#ExpressFrontPage | Environment Ministry’s rules for polluters in India, copied word for word from the US | https://t.co/mlj4G4tF2i |

— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) July 8, 2016

7. Makers of the Rs 251 smartphone, Ringing Bells, have launched a 31-inch LED TV at Rs. 9,900.

Ringing Bells, which hit the headlines with the Rs 251 Freedom 251 smartphone, has now forayed into the TV market https://t.co/KQwf6IllFG

— News18 (@CNNnews18) July 7, 2016

8. For the first time ever, scientists in the US have discovered a planet with three suns.

For the first time ever, astronomers have sighted a planet with three suns https://t.co/zhBXoFXCdL pic.twitter.com/Ka9FomiGRt

— The Hindu (@the_hindu) July 8, 2016

9. A man in Mumbai allegedly killed his two-year-old son after taking him for Eid shopping.

He allegedly called his wife at 9.30 am & said, “I have killed your son and dumped him on the railway track.” https://t.co/AUj2tTLIjH

— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) July 8, 2016

10. A young woman in Chennai allegedly set herself on fire after her husband abandoned their pet, a newborn puppy. She has suffered 85% burns.

#TamilNadu woman immolates self after spouse abandons pet doghttps://t.co/DWixcUVVIy pic.twitter.com/kR5ZSld1u1

— India Today (@IndiaToday) July 8, 2016

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