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. PM Modi takes a strong stand against terrorism in his Independence Day speech, adding, “To the youth who’ve take up guns, return to your parents, shun violence”.

To the youth who have taken up gun, I urge them to return to their parents, shun violence: PM Modi https://t.co/XFwk2pjQa9

— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) August 15, 2016

2. 5 tourists dead in a swollen rivulet in Kangra. They were washed away by the force, while a sixth one was rescued by locals.

Five tourists from Punjab washed away in Kangra – The Hindu https://t.co/uSZiTYeUwq

— News Facto (@newsfacto) August 15, 2016

3. South Africa’s Wayde van Niekerk smashed a 17-year record to win 400m at the Olympics.

South Africa's @waydedreamer smashes world record for 400m Olympic gold. https://t.co/d0pA5vXoBC pic.twitter.com/KgMFkruHRY

— HYPEBEAST (@HYPEBEAST) August 15, 2016

4. Terrorists attack CRPF camp in Srinagar, 5 jawans injured.

Terrorists attack CRPF camp in Srinagar, 5 jawans injured https://t.co/IBK5MKKC6q pic.twitter.com/WwhNfq0HDR

— Times of India (@timesofindia) August 15, 2016

5. Jhanvi Behal prevented from flying tricolour at Lal Chowk, returns from Srinagar.

#KashmirCrisis: Jhanvi Behal sent back from Srinagar airport https://t.co/HmzVGulF8M

— Shujaat Bukhari (@bukharishujaat) August 14, 2016

6. Dipa Karmakar misses Olympic medal by one spot, comes fourth in the vault finals. She performed the ‘Produnova’ or vault of death with a clean finish.

India’s Dipa Karmakar landed the “vault of death,” but couldn’t stop Simone Biles from taking gold https://t.co/HlUHZ8rrmB 🔓

— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) August 15, 2016

7. Donald Trump to unveil a strategy to counter ISIS.

#ieWorld Donald Trump to unveil anti-ISIS strategyhttps://t.co/tOSw3PuDNQ pic.twitter.com/0SSH8nSQxt

— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) August 15, 2016

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