[wanabidii] Top Headlines: India says Pakistan must act on terror before talks

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[wanabidii] Top Headlines: India says Pakistan must act on terror before talks

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India says Pakistan must act on terror before talks

Action on terror trumps any desire for diplomatic dialogue with Pakistan, foreign secretary S Jaishankar said on Wednesday, in the clearest statement yet that India would not agree to foreign secretary talks until Pakistan took clear action against the perpetrators of the Pathankot terror attack.

Former NZ cricket captain Martin Crowe dies at 53

Former New Zealand cricket captain Martin Crowe has died of lymphoma aged 53, his family said.

Most of India’s richest prefer Mumbai as home

The latest survey, conducted along with ultra-wealth intelligence consultancy Wealth-X, is based on the views of around 400 of the world’s leading private bankers and wealth advisers. Between them, they manage assets for around 45,000 UHNWIs with a combined wealth of over half a trillion US dollars.

CITIES

Spicejet flight lands in Kolkata without tyre

In a safety scare, a SpiceJet aircraft 'dropped' one of its tyres while taking off from Bengaluru on Tuesday evening with 204 pass- engers and seven crew members on board. Maintenance personnel at the Bengaluru runway spotted debris of a tyre and immediately informed air traffic control (ATC).

Kerala TV journalist gets 2,500 threat calls

After arresting five suspects, police in Kerala say that more arrests are likely on charges of abusing and threatening a leading woman anchor of a popular TV channel.

TECH

Google Maps for iOS introduces real-time detour mapping

Google Maps users, you can now easily add pit stops to your trips on iPhones. The feature added to Android sometime back is now available on iOS too.

7 Biggest battery-saving myths

With that backdrop in mind, here are seven biggest battery-saving myths.

Vivo launches Xplay 5, world's first smartphone with 6GB RAM

Vivo has launched its flagship device Xplay 5. The company has introduced two variants of the smartphone, one with 6GB RAM and Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor and the other with 4GB RAM and Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor.

SPORTS

Bumrah will find difficult to sustain with this action: Aaqib

Former Pakistan fast bowler and current United Arab Emirates coach Aaqib Javed feels that Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah will "find it difficult" to sustain for long without injury in international cricket with his unusual action.

Asia Cup: Bangladesh set up title date with India

A spirited Bangladesh continued their giant killing act with a stunning five-wicket win over Pakistan in a low-scoring thriller to set up a title clash against India in the Asia Cup.

Laxman approached me for India coach job: Hussey

Michael Hussey was approached by former India batsman VVS Laxman for the post of Indian team's head coach, the ex-Australian cricketer has revealed in his latest book.

BUSINESS

Saudi raises crude price to Europe, Asia, cuts it for US

Saudi Arabia, the world's largest crude exporter, Wednesday raised the April prices of its oil to Asia and Europe but cut it slightly for shipments to the United States.

Sun Pharma to take on antacids with 'Pepmelt'

Sun Pharma is stepping on the gas for growing the consumer healthcare segment. The drug maker is launching an ayurvedic digestive remedy to take on popular antacids on retail shelves, including Eno (GSK Consumer Healthcare), Digene (Abbott India), Pudin Hara (Dabur) and Gelusil (Pfizer).

ENTERTAINMENT

Akshay: We don't take interest in real issues

In the first 20-odd years of his Bollywood screen life, Akshay Kumar seemed content being the quintessential mainstream action hero.