#NewsInTweets: 7th Pay Commission Approved, 23.5% Hike In 1 Crore Govt. Salaries

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. A [envoke_twitter_link]hike of 23.5% in salaries of 1 crore government staff has been approved by the Cabinet[/envoke_twitter_link] based on the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission.

2. [envoke_twitter_link]8 people were killed as a fire broke out in a building in Andheri[/envoke_twitter_link], Mumbai.

3. [envoke_twitter_link]Suspicions raised over Pune constables claiming to be India’s first couple to scale Mt. Everest[/envoke_twitter_link].

https://twitter.com/hashPune/status/748138452026273792

4. [envoke_twitter_link]Two Hizbul Mujahideen operatives have been arrested in Sopore[/envoke_twitter_link], Kashmir. Arms and ammunition have been recovered from them.

https://twitter.com/DDNewsLive/status/748349857446912000

5. The [envoke_twitter_link]Supreme Court has dismissed a PIL seeking a ban on WhatsApp[/envoke_twitter_link]. The petition had claimed that the messaging app could pose a threat to national security.

6. [envoke_twitter_link]Salman Khan’s reply to the summons for his ‘rape’ comment was ‘not apologetic’, said NCW.[/envoke_twitter_link].

7. [envoke_twitter_link]MP is set to become the first state to get a ‘Happiness Ministry'[/envoke_twitter_link].

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