[wanabidii] Top Headlines: Modi's detour to Lahore may well redefine future India-Pakistan engagement

Daily Newsletter | Sunday, December 27, 2015 TOP HEADLINES MORE » Modi’s detour to Lahore may well redefine future India-Pakistan engagement When PM Modi landed in Lahore to wish Nawaz Sharif on his birthday, in effect, he restored a process started in May 2014 but derailed in August when his govt cancelled the foreign secretary-level talks with Pak over its high commissioner’s meeting with the Hurriyat. To bypass Hurriyat, talks to be in Islamabad Foreign secretary S Jaishankar is likely to travel to Islamabad for a meeting with his counterpart Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhary on January 15 in what marks an important and immediate takeaway from PM Narendra Modi’s Christmas date with his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif. India, Pak working on Saarc disaster diplomacy Disaster diplomacy is the new buzzword in the Narendra Modi-led government which is closely working with Pakistan along with six other member-countries of Saarc in raising a common disaster response force, on the lines of UN peace keeping force, for specialized response to natural and man-made disasters. CITIES MORE » One more accused held for the Rs 1 crore heist The Vashi police team that cracked the Rs 1 crore heist a couple of days ago by arresting five accused men, including two sub-inspectors and one constable attached to Trombay police station, have arrested one more accused identified as Altaf. Iraqi man robbed near Sector 39 in Gurgaon An Iraqi man was robbed of $10,000, 100 Iraqi dinars and air tickets by two bike-borne youths near Sector 39 on Thursday evening. Most of Yamuna in Delhi not navigable Amid efforts by the Centre and Delhi government to make the Delhi-Agra stretch of the Yamuna a functional waterway, a pre-feasibility study by the shipping ministry has indicated that only the section between Palla and Wazirabad is navigable while the rest of it falling in Delhi --Wazirabad to Okhla--is not suitable for navigation. TECH MORE » 7 things that defined Indian startup industry in 2015 Here are seven biggest events that defined Indian startup industry in the year 2015: 5 sub-Rs 2,000 add-ons to make your smartphone smarter Check out 5 apps and accessories under Rs 2,000 that will make your smartphone smarter... 2015: When Flipkart, Snapdeal forced Ambanis, Birlas to join the etail race The newbies' gang of Flipkarts and Snapdeals are forcing Ambanis and Birlas of supermarket chains to join the burgeoning e-commerce landscape. SPORTS MORE » Virat Kohli leads new dawn of Indian cricket Indian cricket's fortunes ebbed and flowed in 2015 with Kohli successfully leading the Test side and Dhoni appearing to be losing his midas touch, while in off the field drama Manohar returned as the BCCI boss. EPL: Stoke beat Man United to pile misery on Van Gaal Louis van Gaal's position in the Old Trafford hot seat looked even more precarious as Stoke City swept Manchester United aside in a comfortable 2-0 victory. Pakistan divided on tainted Mohammad Amir's return Former players and fans on Saturday voiced contrasting opinions about the prospect of talented Mohammad Amir rejoining Pakistan's national squad after finishing a five-year ban over spot-fixing. BUSINESS MORE » 'World Bank may revise India's growth projection' World Bank chief economist Kaushik Basu on Saturday indicated that the bank may revise its GDP growth projection for India after it goes for a stock-taking in a few months. Coal India produces 9 percent more in FY 2015 State-run Coal India Limited (CIL) produced 9 percent more coal in the current fiscal than in 2014, the government said on Saturday. Punjab govt seeks more funds from Reserve Bank Punjab government has asked the Reserve Bank to increase the credit limit so that payments could be made to farmers in view of the bumper paddy output, which led to a higher procurement by the state agencies. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » Riteish dodges the paparazzi for Genelia After a picture of Genelia D’souza’s baby bump appeared in a tabloid, Riteish Deshmukh has become rather protective of his wife. Salman Khan: Cliches that make his films a hit The Bollywood heartthrob - Salman Khan, has a huge fan following and understandably so. Where the stars will be on New Year’s Eve It’s that time of the year when déjà vu sets in Bollywood. Stars, big and small (with some notable exceptions), prefer ringing in the New Year at destinations far away from home. Other Newsletters from TOI: Breaking News | Digest | Tech | Entertainment | Movie Reviews | Life & Style Unsubscribe | To manage your newsletter subscription settings, click here. Copyright 2015 Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. For reprint rights: Times Syndication Service