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]Over 10,000 Dalits gathered in Ahmedabad to protest atrocities by upper castes[/envoke_twitter_link]. Rajdeep Sardesai has said it will have a greater impact in UP and Punjab especially as the elections are approaching.
Massive rally in Ahmedabad reflects Dalit anger – The Hindu https://t.co/xSnLvYw6Ha
— GAJARAJ R NAIK (@GAJARAJRNAIK) August 1, 2016
Huge dalit rally in Ahmedabad.. Will haunt the politics not so much of Gujarat for now, but UP and Punjab. pic.twitter.com/rs3T9OdhbE
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) August 1, 2016
2. A [envoke_twitter_link]massive Taliban truck bomb struck a hotel for foreigners on the outskirts of Kabul[/envoke_twitter_link]. No immediate word on casualties has been reported.
Taliban truck bomb strikes hotel for foreigners in Kabul https://t.co/Y2suOdltZw
— Mint (@livemint) August 1, 2016
3. A [envoke_twitter_link]16-year-old girl in East Delhi was allegedly raped by two youths[/envoke_twitter_link] who then set her on fire.
#NewsNation: 16-year-old raped, killed and set ablaze by two youths in Delhi https://t.co/3ohHHtMvHZ
— News Nation (@NewsNationTV) August 1, 2016
4. An [envoke_twitter_link]AAP MLA in Delhi has been arrested in connection with a party worker’s suicide[/envoke_twitter_link].
AAP Narela MLA Sharad Chauhan arrested over party worker's suicide #AAPInSoup #ITVideohttps://t.co/mCLZM9LPkV
— IndiaTodayFLASH (@IndiaTodayFLASH) July 31, 2016
5. [envoke_twitter_link]Over 10,000 people were killed in 2015 in India due to poor condition of roads[/envoke_twitter_link].
Bad roads killed over 10k people in 2015; 3,416 deaths due to potholes https://t.co/DXy4uxzsC0
— PDT World (@pdtworldin) August 1, 2016
6. [envoke_twitter_link]1 person was killed and 4 injured in two separate incidents of shooting in Austin[/envoke_twitter_link], Texas.
One person killed & four injured after shooting in Texan city of Austin, police sayhttps://t.co/lNGt1sAWeU
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 31, 2016
7. [envoke_twitter_link]7 people were killed in Mogadishu in a militant attack on a Somali police base[/envoke_twitter_link].
#MogadishuAttack Militants launch twin car bomb, gun attack on Somali police base; seven killed https://t.co/H2o1cIAdBn
— ABC News (@abcnews) July 31, 2016
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