#NewsInTweets: ISRO Test Launches ‘Scramjet Engine’, World’s 3rd To Have This Technology

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]ISRO successfully test launches indigenously made supersonic combustion ramjet engine in Sriharikota[/envoke_twitter_link] today from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. Scramjet engines ignited 55 seconds into rocket’s flight, likely to bring down the launch cost.

2. [envoke_twitter_link]27-year-old in Delhi was beaten by a group of people after he stopped them from harassing women[/envoke_twitter_link] on the street. The victim alleged that the police watched but did nothing to stop the assault.

3. [envoke_twitter_link]47-year-old Malaysian woman is the first one to locally contract the Zika virus in Singapore[/envoke_twitter_link]. The patient had not travelled to any other Zika-affected areas; is currently well and recovering.

4. [envoke_twitter_link]West Indies defeated India by 1 run in a thriller of a T20 match with the 3rd highest total in the format[/envoke_twitter_link]. K.L Rahul remained not-out with 110 in his fourth T20 match; hit 12 fours and 5 sixes.

5.[envoke_twitter_link] 6-month-old allegedly kidnapped from Delhi hospital, the mother later found baby at a bus stop[/envoke_twitter_link] near Model Town.

6. [envoke_twitter_link]51st day of curfew in Kashmir, death toll reaches 71 – 68 civilians and 3 policemen; 11,000 injured[/envoke_twitter_link]. Local businesses are said to have taken a hit; losses amount to Rs. 7500 crores.

7. [envoke_twitter_link]12 coaches of the Thiruvananthapuram-Mangaluru Express derailed; no reported injuries.[/envoke_twitter_link]

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