Thursday, January 31, 2019

The Best Movies and TV Shows New to Netflix Australia in February


By NOEL MURRAY from NYT Watching https://nyti.ms/2MMcPw4

‘Russian Doll’: Programmer, Debug Thyself


By JAMES PONIEWOZIK from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2SexJsK

Frida Kahlo Was a Painter, a Brand Builder, a Survivor. And So Much More.


By REBECCA KLEINMAN from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2sYCybg

JEE Main (II) Registration Next Week: Here's Why Students Should Take The Exam

JEE Main(II) registration will begin on February 8. Candidates can register for the exam at jeemain.nic.in till March 7.

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'Mom Was Upset With Me': Priyanka Tells Ellen A Wedding Secret

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas had a destination wedding in Jodhpur in December

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Netflix Is Where India Can Catch Priyanka Chopra's 'Isn't It Romantic?'

Isn't It Romantic?, headlined by Rebel Wilson, also stars Liam Hemsworth and Adam DeVine

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Malaika, Karisma Post Birthday Wishes For 'Partner In Crime' Amrita Arora

Amrita Arora's husband Shakeel Ladak also shared a loved-up post on Instagram

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This Protein Shake Is the Ultimate Weight Loss Companion You Were Looking For

Here's a delicious protein-rich shake you can make at home. This shake packs the antioxidant-rich goodness of berries and the ever-so nutritious cottage cheese and chia seeds.

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Government Working For 'New India'; Has Given Hope To People: President

President Ram Nath Kovind today lauded the Narendra Modi government, which he said was trying to fulfill hopes and aspirations of all sections of people as it worked towards its goal of a 'New India'.

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Calls For Ram Temple In Ayodhya Reverberate At Kumbh Mela

The massive Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, formerly Allahabad, is turning into an echo chamber for powerful Hindu groups to push for a Ram temple in Ayodhya. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad is organising a...

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8 Indians Caught In Visa Scam In US Undercover Op, Many Face Deportation

Hundreds of Indian students could face criminal cases or be deported after agencies in the United States unearthed a huge university scam to lure foreign students. Eight Indian student recruiters have...

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M25 traffic latest: M25 closed after major crash sparking queues for 7 MILES



THE M25 has been closed anticlockwise after a serious accident involving two cars and a lorry has left miles of queuing traffic.

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Learning With: ‘A Merciless Cold Lingers in the Midwest’


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Brexit back to square one as EU REFUSES to offer ANY changes before May's Feb 14 vote



THE EU is refusing to offer Theresa May any concessions to the Brexit deal before MPs carry out their next meaningful vote.

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Actor Thanks Sushma Swaraj For Help While Detained At Moscow Airport

Karanvir Bohra was detained for some time for travelling with a damaged passport

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Rahul Gandhi Debuts In Front Row Of Parliament Central Hall

Rahul Gandhi was a new face in the front rows of the central hall of parliament as President Ram Nath Kovind addressed both houses on the opening day of the Budget session. The Congress president sat...

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CBSE Releases Board Exam Admit Cards; Exam To Begin In February

CBSE has released the admit cards for class 10 and class 12 board exams.

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In New "Hate Crime" Incident, Hindu Temple Vandalised In US' Kentucky

In a hate crime, a Hindu temple has been vandalised in the US state of Kentucky by miscreants who sprayed black paint on the deity and walls, and left a knife stabbed into a chair in the main hall.

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Conclave On Ailing Indian Education System To Begin On Thursday

The forum will also prepare a white paper based on the outcome of the discussions which will be presented MPs to bring about policy change.

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Manikarnika Box Office: Film Has 'Excellent' Run Despite Controversy

Manikarnika Box Office Collection: Industry experts are impressed with Manikarnika's box office progress.

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Boy Calls 911 About Math Homework, Dispatcher Helps Him Out

Antonia Bundy, a 911 dispatcher from Indiana, helped a fifth grader out with his homework. The Lafayette Police Department posted the 911 call on Twitter last week, and the response has been huge.

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Apple Engineer Arrested For Leaking Classified Information To China

For the second time in six months, an Apple engineer has been accused of attempting to leak confidential intellectual information about the company's secret autonomous vehicle programme to China.

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LFW: Arjun And Gabriella Were Front Row Cheerleaders For Rohit Bal

Arjun Rampal and Gabriella Demetriades began making public appearances just a few months ago

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Canada Cuts Staff At Cuba Embassy Amid Fears Of Mysterious Brain Disease

Canada is slashing staff at its Cuba embassy after another diplomat was diagnosed with a mysterious brain injury that has affected several dozen North American envoys to the island, the government...

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"Holding Death": See Horrifying Clip Of Tourist Handling Venomous Octopus

A video of a tourist handling a highly venomous blue-ringed octopus with bare hands has shocked the Internet.

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'Ek Ladki...' Screening: Arjun Kapoor, Kriti Sanon Watch Sonam's Film

The makers of Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga hosted the special screening of the film in Mumbai on Wednesday

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PM Modi "Like Batman": BJP Brags About Agusta Extraditions

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had achieved what only Batman ever has, with the "swift extradition" of two wanted men in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case, the ruling BJP said in a tweet this...

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BPSC Announces Assistant Preliminary Competitive Exam Date

Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) has announced the exam date for the Assistant (Preliminary) Competitive Examination.

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Weather forecast: TOO COLD for gritters -BLACK ICE forms as Met Office warns of MORE SNOW



RUSH-hour drivers are facing chaos as the coldest night of winter rendered road grit useless today and Met Office forecasters are warning of still more cold and snow to come.

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Brexit LIVE: ‘No magic solution’ - Britain WILL leave without a deal, EU warns May



BRITAIN is likely to crash out of the European Union without a deal, Austrian foreign minister Karin Kneissl has warned.

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Minister ‘ON BRINK of quitting’ over May Brexit plan - ‘It’s already been REJECTED!’



A GOVERNMENT Minister is said to be on the verge of resigning over Theresa May’s plan to renegotiate her Brexit agreement with Brussels, in an effort to remove or amend the controversial Northern Ireland backstop.

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BBC news BLUNDER: Gaffe 'shows' Theresa May travelling to Brussels in World War Two plane



A “SIMPLE human error” by BBC producers on Wednesday caused a clip of Second World War bombers to play over a segment announcing that Theresa May would return to the EU to renegotiate her deal.

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Barclays triggers £166billion EU move over Brexit uncertainty – ‘Cannot wait any longer’



BARCLAYS has triggered an eye-watering £166billion plan to ship assets in Britain to the EU because it “cannot wait any longer” for Brexit negotiations.

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'I'm onto something' Nigel Farage reveals moment EU leaders gave away TRUE Brexit feelings



NIGEL Farage claims he may have been “onto something” as he described a very telling moment about European Union leaders’ true feelings on Brexit, which occurred during a European Parliament debate on Wednesday.

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BREXIT BREAKTHROUGH: Poland demands EU give May deal that WILL be supported in Commons



THERESA May’s hopes of a revised Brexit deal were boosted last night when the Polish government urged the EU to prevent Britain quitting the bloc without a deal.

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EU plots to SUE Britain unless May forks over £39billion divorce bill in no-deal scenario



EU CHIEFS will demand Britain hands over the entire £39billion divorce bill even in the event of a no-deal Brexit, it has emerged.

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UK SNOW LIVE: -14C forecast as Met Office updates SNOW weather warning for Thursday -radar



SNOW has been falling across the UK, blanketing areas and seeing temperatures plunge. Yet more is forecast for Thursday, with several Met Office severe weather warnings in place. Here are the latest updates and live radar maps on the winter weather.

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Brexit BLUNDER: Moment MP doesn't even know if his constituency voted LEAVE or REMAIN



A TORY MP has been called out for a staggering blunder – he appeared not to know which way his constituency voted in the Brexit referendum.

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'It's TOUGH!' Barnier WHINGES about May's Brexit U-turn as Farage looks on in SHOCK



MICHEL Barnier complained that it was “tough” for him personally to hear that the UK parliament wanted to make alternative arrangements to the backstop, and that it was “hard” to accept their “blame game”.

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Several Foreigners Face Deportation as 'Pay to Stay' Visa Racket Busted in US

In late-night and pre-dawn raids, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested eight foreigners -- all of whom are either Indian nationals or Indian Americans -- for aiding foreign nationals to remain in the United States illegally.

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Hindu Temple Desecrated in US, Vandals Blacken Idol, Leave Behind Knife as 'Message'

In an incident that has sent shock waves through the Indian-American community in Louisville Kentucky, vandalism resulted in deity image sprayed with black paint, broken windows, walls spray-painted with inappropriate messages and graffiti.

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Stripper-Turned-Pharma Executive Gave Doctor Lap Dance to Get Prescription for Highly Addictive Drug

The executives of Insys Therapeutics are charged with conspiring to pay doctors kickbacks in the form of fees for sham speaking events that were billed as opportunities for other physicians to learn about the drug, a highly addictive fentanyl spray.

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Israeli Forces Kill Knife-Wielding Palestinian Girl at West Bank-Jerusalem Checkpoint

According to the Palestinian side, assailants lashed out in frustration at Israeli restrictions while Israelis say that the attacks are fuelled by incitement and sometimes motivated by assailants' personal problems.

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Eight Indians Arrested for Helping Foreigners Stay Illegally in US as Students

The accused and recruiters assisted foreign 'students' in fraudulently obtaining immigration documents from the varsity and facilitated the creation of false student records.

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Purported Hackers Stole US Evidence in Russian Probe: Court Filing

US Special Counsel Robert Mueller indicted 13 Russians and three Russian companies with allegations of tampering in 2016 to support then-Republican candidate Donald Trump.

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US Declares New Online Registration Rule for H-1B Visas Under Regular Cap, But It Won't Apply This Time

The new rule that will be effective from April 1 introduces an electronic registration for petitioners seeking to file H-1B cap-subject petitions.

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Who Wants Trump to Be President? God Does, Says White House

White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said that God calls all of us to fill different roles at different times and that she thinks he wanted Donald Trump to become president.

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Maduro Rallies Military as Trump Dials Venezuelan Opposition Leader Juan Guaido

Oil-rich Venezuela has suffered an economic meltdown marked by hyperinflation and shortages of basic necessities that has left millions in poverty, while 2.3 million more have fled the country.

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Ireland Says UK Demand for Brexit Deal Change is 'Wishful Thinking'

Other European Union leaders had quickly dismissed the idea of reopening the deal, saying the Irish 'backstop' was not negotiable, shortly after parliament instructed May to do just that in a vote on Tuesday.

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Afghan President Ghani Accuses Pakistan of Holding 'Keys to War'

Afghanistan has previously accused Pakistan of turning a blind eye to Afghan Taliban commanders on its soil and even of supporting the militant group it is fighting, which Islamabad denies.

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Midwest US in Brutal Grip of Colder-than-Antarctica Deep Freeze

Temperatures in parts of the Northern Plains and Great Lakes plunged to as low minus 42 Fahrenheit (minus 41 Celsius) in Park Rapids, Minnesota, and minus 31F in Fargo, North Dakota, according to the National Weather Service.

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Aasia Bibi Can Travel Anywhere Inside Pakistan or Abroad: Islamabad

Bibi is finally a free woman after all the legal impediments in her way came to an end on Tuesday.

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Reopening Brexit Deal 'Not on Agenda': German Chancellor Merkel's Spokesman

British MPs on late Tuesday voted through an amendment saying they would only support a divorce deal if a controversial 'backstop' clause to keep the Irish border open was removed.

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Trump Says US Intelligence Services 'Naive,' 'Wrong' on Iran

In a hearing on global threats at the Senate Intelligence Committee, the top officials took issue with Trump's assertion that the Islamic State group has been defeated, and that North Korea can be convinced to forego its nuclear weapons.

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AIIB to Provide Local Currency Financing in India, Pak to Reduce Cross-border Investment Risks

Rising debt financing costs from high global interest rates and cross-border investment uncertainties as a result of trade tensions have raised concerns about sustainable infrastructure financing, AIIB said AIIB President Jin Liqun.

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US, China Launch High Level Trade Talks Amid Deep Differences

The U.S. complaints, along with accusations of Chinese cyber theft of U.S. trade secrets and a systematic campaign to acquire U.S. technology firms, were used by the Trump administration to justify punitive U.S. tariffs on $250 billion worth of Chinese imports.

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Struggling Turkmenistan Says Will Privatise Transport Sector

The new announcement points to pressures caused by over-reliance on oil and gas revenues in the Central Asian nation.

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Special Medical Board Examines Former Pak PM Nawaz Sharif in Jail

Earlier, a medical board of Jinnah Hospital Lahore had declared that "Sharif is not completely well and he should be shifted to hospital from jail to get optimal treatment for his heart complications."

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Iran's Rouhani Tells Critics: Blame 'Oath-breaker' US

Hardliners have repeatedly hammered the 2015 nuclear deal with six world powers since the early stages of negotiations, calling it a fool's errand and a deception.

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Nottingham Forest Fined Over Social Media Criticism Of VAR Official

Nottingham Forest were fined 750,000 pounds ($980,000) on Friday and warned over their future conduct after criticising VAR official Stuart ...