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. Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani was detained by Gujarat Police as PM Modi arrived in Ahmedabad. Officials say that it was to prevent any ‘disruption’ and ‘chaos’on account of the PM’s birthday.
Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani detained ahead of PM @narendramodi's arrival in Ahmedabad https://t.co/o9zNekfkUn pic.twitter.com/TGUdu2kqtZ
— NDTV (@ndtv) September 17, 2016
2. Congress loses Arunachal Pradesh once again as CM Khandu and 42 other MLAs join BJP-led front. In response, the Congress has dubbed the new govt as BJP’s ‘illegitimate child’.
The Congress is out of power in Arunachal Pradesh, again. https://t.co/oWmW5sYeLI
— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) September 17, 2016
3. LG Jung has asked Delhi Deputy CM Sisodia to return from Finland due to the chikungunya outbreak. This comes after the AAP-led govt received flak due to its alleged poor handling of the situation.
Come back to Delhi immediately: LG Najeeb Jung to Manish Sisodia https://t.co/9cBZLrdPqi
— TOI India (@TOIIndiaNews) September 16, 2016
4. In what is seen as a historic judgment, Delhi HC ruled that photocopying of books for students at DU did not constitute copyright violation. This comes after leading publishers approached the HC against the practice.
Publishers lose copyright case against Delhi University’s photocopy shop https://t.co/3nPJ58KOyp by @rocky_soibam pic.twitter.com/RclhB4e4ra
— HT Delhi (@htdelhi) September 16, 2016
5. Kashmiri activist Khurram Pervez under ‘preventive detention’ after a midnight raid. This comes a day after he was prevented to board a flight to Geneva to attend a UNHRC session.
J-K: Kashmiri activist, Khurram Pervez, under ‘preventive detention’, transferred to Kupwara jail at midnight | https://t.co/SAueEADpqw
— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) September 16, 2016
6. Communal tension in Bijnor, UP, as three members of a Muslim family were shot dead. This was after they had allegedly protested the sexual harassment a minor girl in their family had faced.
The girl was on her way to school when she was allegedly harassed by some youth belonging to another community.https://t.co/nT1KwcJ01Y
— The Quint (@TheQuint) September 16, 2016
7. A first-year student of Hyderabad University committed suicide early today in his hostel room. No suicide note was reportedly found.
University of Hyderabad student found hanging in his room today morning.https://t.co/vYhP2rtFcg
— The Quint (@TheQuint) September 17, 2016
8. Chikungunya toll rises to 13 in Delhi as Centre seeks report from state govt. The Delhi govt. earlier issued a clarification calling it a ‘dangerous’ disease.
Chikungunya and dengue have claimed at least 31 lives and affected nearly 3,000 people in Delhi. https://t.co/FCFWlx433c
— News18 (@CNNnews18) September 17, 2016
9. Centre clarifies that no move has been made yet to give asylum to Baloch activist Bugti. This comes after reports that he had applied for an Indian passport.
No step taken to grant Indian citizenship to exiled Baloch leader Brahumdagh Bugti, says MEA https://t.co/mixvHbAEsD
— scroll.in (@scroll_in) September 17, 2016
10. Nepal PM Prachanda is in India to reset ties with New Delhi as he begins his second term. This comes after a tumultuous year in India-Nepal relations.
#NarendraModi, Prachanda hold talks on key issues, focus on security, development projects https://t.co/E59RRaSAFJ pic.twitter.com/TS7kPQ1e35
— Firstpost (@firstpost) September 16, 2016
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