[wanabidii] Top Headlines: Whitefly destroys 2/3rd of Punjab's cotton crop, 15 farmers commit suicide

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Whitefly destroys 2/3rd of Punjab's cotton crop, 15 farmers commit suicide

“It was just like the Japanese air strike in the film, Pearl Harbour,” said Naresh Kumar Lehri, a seed and pesticide dealer at Singho village in Punjab’s Bathinda district. “They appeared out of nowhere and left a trail of destruction.”

Did Dilip Kumar urge Sharif to defuse Kargil row?

Screen legend Dilip Kumar urged Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif to help defuse the Kargil crisis in 1999 at the behest of the then PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a new book by a former Pakistan foreign minister has claimed.

Coal scam: Manmohan Singh seeks early hearing

Foregoing the option of not facing trial for a long period in an irregular coal block allocation case, former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday requested the Supreme Court to decide his appeal expeditiously, displaying his discomfort over the ‘accused’ tag hanging over his head.

CITIES

Delhi Police donate blood for dengue awareness

Over 200 Delhi Police personnel donated blood on Wednesday at a special camp here to raise awareness against the menace of dengue in the national capital and contribute their bit towards battling the vector-borne disease.

Liquor worth over Rs 30 lakh seized in Mathura

Liquor worth over Rs 30 lakh, allegedly meant for distribution during panchayat polls, was seized from a truck near toll plaza on Yamuna Expressway under Mant police station of the district.

Ex-ASI sentenced to RI for accepting bribe in Behrampur

A former assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Police was on Wednesday sentenced to one-year rigorous imprisonment by a special vigilance court for accepting a bribe of Rs 7,500.

TECH

Microsoft Surface Pro 4 vs Apple iPad Pro vs Google Pixel C

Microsoft updated its Surface lineup yesterday with the launch of its Surface Pro 4, an $899 laptop-cum-tablet that runs the full version of Windows 10.

6 devices Microsoft launched at its Windows 10 event

Microsoft has just refreshed its hardware lineup. Here's a sneak peek at 7 devices Microsoft launched at its Windows 10 event.

Huawei Honor 7 first impressions

We spent some time with the Honor 7, Huawei's new flagship smartphone that boasts of a premium build and a fingerprint sensor at a pre-launch event and here are our first impressions of the phone…

SPORTS

ISL: 10-man Atletico de Kolkata hold FC Goa to a 1-1 draw

Defending champions Atletico de Kolkata defended doggedly with 10 men as they held FC Goa to a 1-1 draw in Indian Super League match on Wednesday.

Will play as long as I enjoy the game: Yuvraj

A two-time World Cup winner, Yuvraj still harbours hopes of being in the mix for next year's World T20.

3rd T20I: Disheveled India hope to avoid whitewash

Beaten in Dharamsala and Cuttack by the formidable South Africans, can Mahendra Singh Dhoni's team shake itself out of a Twenty20 funk in Kolkata?

BUSINESS

Volkswagen faces first German lawsuit over rigged tests

The woman, who lodged her claim for damages with Braunschweig district court, is the first known German to sue Volkswagen for damages after the car maker admitted to using software to rig diesel emissions tests in the United States.

Walmart plans to open 5 stores in Himachal

The company has proposed to set up stores in districts like Shimla, Solan, Mandi, Hamipur and Kangra.

Centre wants debt ridden discoms to go for tariff hike

On account of subsidised tariffs, the state electricity discoms are facing cash crunch and are incurring annual losses of about Rs 60,000 crore.

ENTERTAINMENT

Ash: You don't have to be rude to be cool

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, 41, is very unlike what I had imagined her to be. I have to say that meeting her, I fell in love with her.

President Pranab Mukherjee to watch 'Talvar'

Few political heavyweights in Delhi have had the energy and inclination to be as avid movie watchers as CM Arvind Kejriwal. Which is why when they do want to watch something, it gets noticed.