#NewsInTweets: Railway Fares Hiked Up To 50% For All Rajdhani, Duronto & Shatabdi Trains

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]Fares of premium rail fares hiked up by as much as 50 percent[/envoke_twitter_link]. These include trains like the Rajdhani, Shatabdi, and Duronto with the government introducing surge pricing, in some cases bring the 3AC fare almost to par with airfare.

2. [envoke_twitter_link]29 hour countdown for the launch of India’s new weather satellite INSAT-3DR is underway[/envoke_twitter_link]. It is an advanced weather satellite which will blast off from the rocket port at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

3. [envoke_twitter_link]Four policemen arrested for negligence and fudging of facts in the July 11 flogging of Dalits in Una[/envoke_twitter_link]. These include the former police inspector of Una police station.

4. [envoke_twitter_link]Terrorists left with at least 6 weapons after overpowering security guards in DH Pora in J&K[/envoke_twitter_link]. The weapons include two Insas, one SLR, two AK-47s and one 303.

5. [envoke_twitter_link]US Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte banned for 10 months[/envoke_twitter_link]. Lochte was found to have fabricated a story about being mugged by robbers pretending to be cops at Rio.

6. [envoke_twitter_link]13 people drowned when a coracle overturned in Tungabhadra river during  immersion of a Ganesh idol[/envoke_twitter_link]. The bodies of seven of the victims have been recovered and the other six have yet to be traced.

7. [envoke_twitter_link]The Rio Paralympics opened at the famed Maracana stadium[/envoke_twitter_link]. It opened with sambas and a giant projection of Brazil’s Paralympic swimmer Daniel Dias.

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