#NewsInTweets: Bombay HC Lifts Ban On Women Entering Haji Ali, Says It’s Illegal
Posted on August 27, 2016 in NewsBy 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. Women to be allowed to enter Haji Ali Sanctum. Bombay HC lifted the ban on women entering, calling it illegal. It has however stayed its order for another six weeks, case to be taken up in Supreme Court.
#ExpressFrontPage Ban illegal, let women enter Haji Ali sanctum, says Bombay HChttps://t.co/ygl0z3er4d pic.twitter.com/8Mc5YBOFxO
— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) August 27, 2016
2. Government announces ‘Task Force’ for next three Olympic Games. The PMO has asked the sports ministry to submit detailed report.
To avoid Rio repeat, PM Modi announces Task Force to plan for next three Olympic Gameshttps://t.co/4SiyaWpMJR pic.twitter.com/ykTC4zBld3
— Express Sports (@IExpressSports) August 27, 2016
3. Two medium intensity earthquakes hit Himachal Pradesh in the morning. Epicenter is in the Kullu region, the first quake measure 4.6 on the Richter scale.
Medium intensity earthquakes hit Himachal Pradeshhttps://t.co/jrqioWRHxi pic.twitter.com/M8VZa9KOAf
— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) August 27, 2016
4. A funeral procession in Jabalpur carried the body through a pond. Allegedly, some upper caste people refused to let them pass through their field.
Villagers carry body through pond, allege atrocity; officer says ‘scene created’ https://t.co/E9twPY9jjW pic.twitter.com/UUI1Tgy9Nr
— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) August 27, 2016
5. Three elephants killed, run over by a train in West Bengal. Two elephant calves and their mother were knocked down by the Khargarpur-Adra Passenger train.
Train runs over, kills three elephants in West Bengal https://t.co/nummppzDNH pic.twitter.com/oEtVYbFkgn
— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) August 27, 2016
6. 18 year old killed when police opened fire on protesters in Kashmir. The police detained top Hurriyat leaders and stopped a separatist march.
Kashmir unrest: Youth killed in clash, cops foil marchhttps://t.co/NSeHW5XgJk pic.twitter.com/n0lWEDP4bN
— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) August 27, 2016
7. CM orders probe into disappearance of iconic tiger ‘Jai’. The tiger, 7 years old, was last seen in Umred Karhandla sanctuary in Maharashtra.
CM @Dev_Fadnavis orders CID probe into disappearance of Umred Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary's iconic tiger 'Jai' pic.twitter.com/6oU30LqNeH
— NewsX (@NewsX) August 27, 2016
8. Polish Olympian sold his silver medal to save boy ailing from eye cancer. Piotr Malachowski sold his medal to the siblings Dominika and Sebastian Kulczyk, among the richest people in Poland.
Polish Olympian sells silver medal to help 3-year-old boy fighting cancer https://t.co/m9usixNx4z
— Global Edmonton (@GlobalEdmonton) August 26, 2016
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