#NewsInTweets: Wrestler Sakshi Malik Wins Bronze Medal, India’s First At Rio Olympics

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]Wrestler Sakshi Malik wins India’s first medal at Rio, clinches bronze in women’s freestyle 58 kg[/envoke_twitter_link], beating Kyrgyzstan’s Aisuluu Tynybekova.

2. [envoke_twitter_link]Delhi University will announce 3 more cut offs to fill up remaining vacant seats[/envoke_twitter_link].

3. The [envoke_twitter_link]CRPF has fired over 3000 pellet cartridges in Kashmir since July[/envoke_twitter_link]. Each cartridge contains about 450 pellets. Reports say that more than 500 youth have been hit in their eyes, many have gone blind.

4. [envoke_twitter_link]Wrestler Vinesh Phogat lost the 48kg freestyle quarterfinal after sustaining a knee injury[/envoke_twitter_link] in the 1st period. [envoke_twitter_link]In men’s badminton singles quarter-finals, Kidambi Srikanth was narrowly beaten by China’s Lin Dan[/envoke_twitter_link] 6-21, 21-11, 18-21.

5. [envoke_twitter_link]Machhli, probably the world’s most photographed tigress died in Ranthambore national park[/envoke_twitter_link]. She was 19.

6. [envoke_twitter_link]Chief of Army Staff Dalbir Singh alleged that Union minister VK Singh tried to prevent his appointment[/envoke_twitter_link] to the top Army post.

7. [envoke_twitter_link]13 people have died in Bihar reportedly due to consuming spurious alcoho[/envoke_twitter_link]l (or hooch). Liquor was banned in the state in April.

8. [envoke_twitter_link]India rejects Pakistan’s proposal to hold talks on Kashmir, wants cross-border terrorism to be focus[/envoke_twitter_link].

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