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. Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna enter tennis semis at #Rio2016, Vikas Krishnan qualifies for boxing quarterfinals. Sprinter Dutee Chand fails to qualify.
#Rio2016 Sprinter Dutee Chand fails to qualify women's 100m semi-final after finishing 50th in Round 1. https://t.co/z2JUsQavfR
— India Today (@IndiaToday) August 13, 2016
2. Bihar Assembly to hold special session to clear GST Bill.
Bihar Assembly To Hold Special Session To Clear GST Bill: The Bihar Assembly monsoon session ended on August … https://t.co/eN9OQPgAI9
— Vinayak (@VinayakSharma19) August 13, 2016
3. Arvind Kejriwal assigns top ministers to Gujarat and Goa. They will spend 15 days a month each in the states assigned to them.
Punjab With Him, Arvind Kejriwal Assigns Top Ministers To Gujarat, Goahttps://t.co/z5mVOAdRNs
— Priya Dixit (@Priyad_01) August 12, 2016
4. Lok Sabha worked for 110% of its scheduled time this Monsoon Session, and Rajya Sabha worked for 99% of its scheduled time. These figures have been shared by the government.
Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha score 100% business in monsoon session . Good show boys and girls https://t.co/hbjwo1boag
— Aviator Anil Chopra (@Chopsyturvey) August 13, 2016
5. Two killed, seven injured in a suspected militant attack in Assam.
Suspected ULFA militants kill 2 in Assam village – The Indian Express https://t.co/B8ZyqQxhi7 #news #india #topsto
— malik khan (@being_malik) August 13, 2016
6. ISIS abducts 2,000 civilians in North Syria to reportedly use as “human shields”.
ISIS Abducts 2000 Civilians In North Syria – NDTV https://t.co/h9GLnJYAbO #News
— Sid (@Tweet2Sid) August 12, 2016
7. Curfew continues in Kashmir for the 36th day.
Kashmir: Normal life disrupted as curfew continues for the 36th day | https://t.co/3czaaAyfUw pic.twitter.com/yriRcDZwF7
— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) August 13, 2016
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