[wanabidii] Top Headlines: F-16, Pervez Musharraf pour cold water on India-Pakistan talks

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F-16, Pervez Musharraf pour cold water on India-Pakistan talks

Even as India and Pakistan continue to be "in touch", the prospect of an early start to the comprehensive bilateral dialogue (CBD) in the form of a meeting between the foreign secretaries now looks increasingly bleak.

Mumbai fire: How swift action averted tragedy

A massive fire on Sunday engulfed the stage at a cultural event held at Girgaum Chowpatty seafront here where a string of film celebrities and political leaders were present as part of the high-profile 'Make in India' investment meet.

Fire at 'Make in India' event; CM orders probe

A massive fire broke out on Sunday evening during a cultural programme at 'Make In India' week event in Mumbai. Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis stayed at the venue and personally monitored the rescue operations.

CITIES

Scottish CEO of Delhi gym arrested on rape charges

The complainant told police that she met the 40-year-old accused, a native of Scotland, on a social networking site. She alleged the accused sexually assaulted her for the past five months on the pretext of marriage and later severed all ties with her.

Massive fire at Deonar dumping ground again

Massive fire broke out at Deonar dumping ground again on Sunday creating panic among civic officials busy in preparation of Make in India event. Senior civic officials were asked to personally monitor the situation and they were struggling to reach the fire affected area.

Bombay is not a dirty word: Sorabjee

A decision by the Indian-born editor of a London newspaper to refer to India’s financial capital as Bombay, once again, has raised eyebrows, drawn smiles and frowns, and earned criticism and kudos on social media but legally, his defiance commits no breach.

TECH

Apple 'launching' new iPhone on March 15: 6 likely features

Reports suggest Apple will debut iPhone 5SE smartphone in March, 2016.

Something as simple as changing the date could brick your iPhone

changing the date to January 1, 1970 will supposedly brick your device to the point that it cannot be recovered unless you manually disassemble the device and disconnect the logic board from the battery.

Adding these 12 features will make any instant messenger perfect

Keeping in mind how most messengers aren’t really doing a good job at updating themselves, we decided to make a list of features we would want to see in a perfect messenger. And yes, we hope the existing messengers pick up a few things from this list too.

SPORTS

Ashwin spins India to series victory over Sri Lanka

India, who became the top-ranked team in Twenty20 internationals after whitewashing Australia 3-0 at Down Under last month, held on to their numero uno status with 2-1 series victory over Sri Lanka.

Consistency will give us confidence, says Dhoni

Barely few days left for the Asia Cup and the ICC World Twenty20, India captain MS Dhoni said "consistent" performances will give his side confidence going into big ticket tournaments.

Sania-Hingis win St. Petersburg title, stretch winning run to 40

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis triumphed in the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy to extend their winning streak to 40 matches, here on Sunday.

BUSINESS

Govt to push PSU bank reforms, says Jaitley

The government will soon initiate a series of reforms to improve governance in public sector banks (PSBs), which have reported losses in excess of Rs 10,000 crore in an effort to get rid of bad loans.

PSB turmoil hits value of LIC stake

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), the single largest owner of public sector bank (PSB) shares after the government, has seen the value of its holdings shrink over 30% since January 1, 2016.

Ratan Tata invests in retail tech startup

Tata Sons chairman emeritus Ratan Tata has invested in retail-tech startup SnapBizz Cloudtech. The amount was not disclosed. SnapBizz, which devises technology for corner grocery stores, works with more than one thousand kirana stores across Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai and Bengaluru.