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. Irom Sharmila to break her fast after 16 years today. She will contest 2017 Manipur elections.
VIDEO: ‘Iron lady’ Irom Sharmila to break her fast after 16 years, Irom Sharmila set to break her fast against AFSPAhttps://t.co/wQb4S0fu3n
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) August 9, 2016
10 things you need to know about ‘Iron Lady’ #IromSharmila (by @rahconteur) https://t.co/GEqyjKwcOY pic.twitter.com/jDGpBS1Ver
— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) August 9, 2016
2. A suicide bomb attack in Pakistan killed at least 70, mostly lawyers, at a hospital in Quetta.
Lawyers were gathering at a Pakistan hospital to condemn the killing of a colleague. Then a bomb went off. https://t.co/bkqkVOPyK4
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 8, 2016
3. At least 7 people were killed and 7 others injured after a truck ran over them in Ayodhya.
Uttar Pradesh: Seven people killed after being run over by truck In Ayodhya https://t.co/y9zUsYNElc
— dna (@dna) August 9, 2016
4. A report on single teacher schools tabled in Parliament reveals that over 1 lakh schools in India are being run by a single teacher.
Over 1 lakh schools in India have just 1 teacher https://t.co/27CEmAJzma
— TOI World News (@TOIWorld) August 8, 2016
5. The Rajya Sabha unanimously passed the Mental Health Care Bill 2013 that decriminalises suicide and seeks to provide better healthcare to people with mental illness and safeguard their rights.
Rajya Sabha passes ‘patient-centric’ Mental Health Care Bill 2013 https://t.co/75NBXgS6KD pic.twitter.com/OJs6USemVo
— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) August 9, 2016
6. Raghuram Rajan will present his final RBI policy review as Governor today.
Raghuram Rajan's final RBI policy review today, may hold line against inflation https://t.co/OWpzU4hGo5 pic.twitter.com/DEYboitDoD
— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) August 9, 2016
7. Shooter Abhinav Bindra finishes 4th in Rio Olympics final.
#RioWithTOI Abhinav Bindra's rifle malfunctioned moments before qualifiers https://t.co/L3fBp0QRad pic.twitter.com/gylVdzjHzL
— Times of India (@timesofindia) August 8, 2016