Here's a quick glance at today's top stories:
> DCNS says submarine data leak may be "economic warfare"
French naval contractor DCNS said on Wednesday it may have been the victim of “economic warfare” after secrets about its Scorpene submarines being built in India were leaked.
> 73 killed in Italy earthquake
At least 73 people have been killed in a strong earthquake that struck central Italy early on Wednesday, levelling buildings in several towns as residents slept. One Mayor reported that a family of four was trapped under the debris without any sign of life and another said, “The town isn’t here anymore.”
> 'Filing of defamation cases by TN not a sign of healthy democracy'
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Tamil Nadu government to chin up and face criticism of its policies. No other State in the country seemed to have filed so many criminal defamation cases, that too using the state machinery and the public prosecutor’s office, in the recent past, the court observed.
Despite accusations at home and investigations in the country he chose to live in, Mr. Hussain continues to remain a major figure in Pakistan’s troubled politics.
> Kareena is part of ‘Veere Di Wedding’: Sonam Kapoor
Actor Sonam Kapoor on Tuesday trashed reports, which have suggested that Kareena Kapoor Khan has walked out of their forthcoming film Veere Di Wedding.
