Deepika Padukone turned down Oscar nominee Majid Majidi’s film, but why?

Hindustan Times | 2017-02-08

It all started when Deepika Padukone’s look test pictures for Majid Majidi’s Beyond The Clouds got ‘leaked’ before going viral. Rumours started that Deepika had bagged the lead role in Majid’s next. Within a few days, more reports came out suggesting that the Iranian...

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Tokyo stocks rebound on yen’s drop

Japan Times | 2017-02-08

Stocks moved higher on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Wednesday, supported by a drop in the yen against the dollar, sending the benchmark Nikkei average closing above 19,000 for the first time in five sessions. The 225-issue Nikkei average gained 96.82 points, or 0.51 percent, to end at 19,007.60. On...

Texas bullet train clears some land issues ahead of U.S.-Japan talks

Reuters | 2017-02-07

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A high-speed rail company in Texas said on Tuesday it has reached deals to avoid nearly all pending land survey court cases, a move coming days before the leaders of Japan and the United States are set to discuss a joint jobs package that may include the project....

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7 Everyday Activities That Will Help You Lose Weight

NDTV | 2017-02-08

7 daily activities that will help you reduce your extra inches without deviating from the regular routine....

Salt in cereals cut by half but sugar levels 'still too high'

Belfast Telegraph | 2017-02-08

The amount of sugar in cereals - particularly those marketed at children - has remained consistently high since 1992 despite significant cuts to salt content in the same products, a study has found. Salt levels in popular breakfast cereals sold in the UK since 2004 have decreased by about 50% owing...

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Ranieri ready as 'sharks' circle

Sporting Life | 2017-02-08

The under-pressure boss yesterday received a vote of confidence from the club's Thai owners, who pledged their "unwavering support" for Ranieri amid a woeful defence of their Premier League title. The Italian, whose team are just one point above the drop zone after Sunday's 3-0 home defeat to...

Nadal: I would like to be Real Madrid president

AOL | 2017-02-08

Spanish 14-time grand slam champion Rafael Nadal revealed he would like to one day be Real Madrid president. Although Nadal's uncle Miguel Angel...

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WorldNews.com | 2017-02-08

Republicans Hold Closed-Door Safety Meeting As Obamacare Protests Grow

Protesters are taking the fight against repealing Obamacare to greater heights and House Republicans are starting to stand up and notice, Politico reported....

Taipei Times | 2017-02-08

China invites British PM to new Silk Road summit

China has invited British Prime Minister Theresa May to attend a major summit in May on its “One Belt, One Road” initiative to build a new Silk Road, diplomatic...

Deccan Chronicle | 2017-02-08

Curiosity Rover finds evidence of presence of carbon dioxide on Mars

NASA’s curiosity Rover has now sharpened the Ancient Mars Paradox. New findings have suggested that a lake was present and the bedrocks indicate there was...

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The Los Angeles Times | 2017-02-08

Is 'La La Land' not anti-Trump enough for the Oscars?

The piece by Glenn Lovell, a teacher of film studies, includes the following analysis: First,...