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]Two Dalit men stripped and beaten by “gau rakshaks” in Andhra for skinning a dead cow[/envoke_twitter_link]. The cow vigilantes believed they killed the cow, though the police have said the men were hired to skin the cow after it died of electrocution.
Two Dalit men tied to a tree, stripped and beaten in Andhra Pradesh for skinning a cow https://t.co/qe3oOoDF1E
— Scroll.in (@scroll_in) August 10, 2016
2. [envoke_twitter_link]Michael Phelps wins his 21st gold medal at the Olympics[/envoke_twitter_link], making his Olympic medal tally 25 in total.
Michael Phelps just keeps on adding to his gold kitty. #Olympics #swimming https://t.co/7Kqbpv5Vmk
— The Field (@thefield_in) August 10, 2016
3. [envoke_twitter_link]Archer Atanu Das qualifies for Rio round of 16[/envoke_twitter_link]. Meanwhile, rower Dattu Bhokanal and shooter Heena Sidhu are out of the medal race.
Atanu Das qualifies for Rio archery round of 16https://t.co/VPkzUeuEnp
— Harsh Zaveri (@BeingHarshZav) August 10, 2016
4. [envoke_twitter_link]Rs. 5000 ‘collective fine’ imposed on every household in a Bihar village[/envoke_twitter_link] for violating the liquor ban.
‘Collective fine’ of Rs 5,000 imposed on every household in Bihar village for violating liquor ban https://t.co/miT0QSNmfz
— Scroll.in (@scroll_in) August 10, 2016
5. [envoke_twitter_link]Shashi Tharoor to raise question of lateral entry into civil services today[/envoke_twitter_link].
Won the QuestionHour lottery in LokSabha today. Will be asking @PMOIndia th first question at 11am, on lateral entry into the civil services
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) August 10, 2016
Diplomacy is a profession as serious as law or medicine. One has to live it! Let only those who are interested join! https://t.co/r5BbEw88kH
— Kritik Anand (@KritikAnand) August 6, 2016
6. [envoke_twitter_link]Maharashtra govt. to book Zakir Naik for hate speech[/envoke_twitter_link].
"Mumbai Police releases Zakir Naik case report, CM Fadnavis to press for extradition – India Today" https://t.co/49cXjgmWBE #Mumbai #hashm…
— #Mumbai (@hashMumbai) August 9, 2016
7. [envoke_twitter_link]J&K govt. curbs movement of vehicles during the night[/envoke_twitter_link], especially in north Kashmir.
Kashmir unrest: Strict restrictions on movement of vehicles at night – https://t.co/qj5w7yhysn
— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) August 10, 2016