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. An Army jawan buried under 25 feet of snow rescued after 6 days of the Siachen avalanche. Watch the video of the rescue here.
This guy just cheated death! 6 days, 25 ft under ice! Simply unbelievable!! 🙏🙏 #SiachenMiracle pic.twitter.com/IC9M6XcqZ7
— Datt (@dattdgp) February 9, 2016
2. Ex Chief of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), R. K. Pachauri, appointed as Executive Vice Chairman despite facing sexual harassment charges.
Despite facing sexual harassment allegations, Pachauri to become Exec VP of TERI https://t.co/J7boVurJra pic.twitter.com/QkFMKGTjVy
— Firstpost (@firstpost) February 9, 2016
3. A survey finds that rail travellers in India want better amenities to be included as part of Rail Budget 2016.
ail travellers wish for better amenities from Rail Budget 2016https://t.co/1tJe3Ujlym pic.twitter.com/jJZ3xhtqSz
— Zee News English (@ZeeNewsEnglish) February 9, 2016
4. On his second day of testifying in a Mumbai court, 26/11 accused-turned-approver David Headley says he was asked to recruit Indian army men for spying on the ISI.
'Was asked to recruit Indian Armymen to spy for ISI': David Headley https://t.co/nYKtZyYSyD
— NDTV (@ndtv) February 9, 2016
5. Former Nepal PM Sushil Koirala passes away at the age of 79 due to a chronic pulmonary disease.
Former Nepal PM #SushilKoirala dies at 79 https://t.co/1ot9m9Jwgh pic.twitter.com/1vRQWVHMiA
— NDTV (@ndtv) February 9, 2016
6. Government sets up a 24/7 control room for gathering information on the Zika virus.
24*7 Control Room for providing info on Zika Virus Disease is now operational, numbers are 23061469 and 23063205.
— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2016