#NewsInTweets: Jamia Students Protest Against Police ‘Raid’, Say Uni. Is Being ‘Targeted’

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]Jamia students protest against Delhi Police for conducting ‘raids’ without notice[/envoke_twitter_link]. Police called it a regular “security check” prior to Independence Day. The students have said the institute is being treated like “another JNU”.

2. [envoke_twitter_link]Bulandshahr rape survivors move SC to transfer case to Delhi[/envoke_twitter_link] “in the interest of justice”. They’ve also filed an FIR against UP minister Azam Khan for his statement that there was a “political conspiracy” in the gangrape.

3. [envoke_twitter_link]Pakistan violates ceasefire in Poonch, India retaliates to the unprovoked firing[/envoke_twitter_link].

https://twitter.com/sanjayduddupudi/status/764680357807476736

4. [envoke_twitter_link]Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson won the 100m dash at #Rio2016[/envoke_twitter_link], becomes fastest woman in the world.

5. [envoke_twitter_link]Dipa Karmakar to participate in vaults finals at Rio Olympics tonight[/envoke_twitter_link]. She will attempt the ‘Produnova’, a gymnastic move only she and 4 other women in the world can do.

6. [envoke_twitter_link]Athlete Lalita Babar enters 3000m steeplechase finals at Rio[/envoke_twitter_link], the first woman to qualify since P. T. Usha in 1984.

7. [envoke_twitter_link]VHP’s Pravin Togadia says the PM should start a 24×7 ‘gau raksha’ helpline[/envoke_twitter_link].

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