Indians once threw away their hair, now it’s exported to China as ‘black gold’: Inside the billion-dollar industry operated by the two countries

The hair that you comb out every day and throw in the dustbin might as well be worth millions. There was a time when this was all that was supposed to be. But now, selling your hair in the market is an option that yields a return based on the amount you sell.This entire operation…

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Masoud Pezeshkian: ‘Great victory’: Iran says Qatar to release $6bn in frozen assets, contradicts Trump’s claims

Iranian President Pezeshkian says USD 6 billion frozen in Qatar to be released Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets held in Qatar would be released, even as negotiations with the United States faced fresh uncertainty following attacks across the Persian Gulf over the weekend.According to the Associated…

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Nasa’s Hubble captures a spectacular red, white and blue stellar nursery where thousands of stars are being born |

A striking new image released by NASA offers a rare, close up look at one of the busiest star forming regions in a neighbouring galaxy. Captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, the photograph shows brilliant blue and white young stars glowing against a vivid backdrop of crimson hydrogen gas, a scene NASA has compared to…

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From going off script to appointing ex-DMK MLA as pro-tem Speaker: Vijay’s eventful first day as Tamil Nadu CM | India News

NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay assumed office on Sunday, which started with a series of political, administrative and symbolic moves.The events starting from the oath ceremony included him having an unscripted moment, his first law and order review meeting at the Secretariat, welfare announcements, the appointment of a Pro-tem Speaker and…

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Game over? Xbox layoffs by Indian-American CEO Asha Sharma ignites H-1B furor

TOI correspondent in Washington: A corporate restructuring at Microsoft’s Xbox gaming division has become the latest battleground in America’s increasingly combustible debate over immigration, visas, and who exactly counts as an “American” worker.Xbox chief executive Asha Sharma announced this week that the gaming business would eliminate about 3,200 positions during fiscal year 2027, including roughly…

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Turkey backs NATO’s future, says US wants burden-sharing, not an exit

Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Guler said Washington was seeking greater contributions from its allies rather than preparing to leave NATO NATO is adapting to a rapidly changing security environment rather than facing a crisis, Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Guler has said ahead of the alliance’s summit in Ankara next week, while stressing that the United…

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Evening news wrap: Congress sets 3 non-negotiables for Parliament; Vande Mataram to be sung from Red Fort ramparts & more | India News

Rahul demanded ‘answers’ from Amit shah, while Vande Mataram will sung for 1st time on August 15 from Red Fort Rahul Gandhi held a press conference demanding Amit Shah addresses police action against student protesters in Delhi while Jharkhand job aspirants protesting reached Assembly premises. Vande Mataram to be sung from the ramparts of the…

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Raghunathpur (SC) election results 2026: BJP’s Mamoni Bauri wins Raghunathpur by 44,059 votes, defeats TMC’s Hazari Bouri | India News

In the West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026, Mamoni Bauri of the Bharatiya Janata Party registered a decisive victory in Raghunathpur (Assembly Constituency 246), defeating TMC candidate Hazari Bauri by a margin of 44,059 votes.Mamoni Bauri secured 1,27,628 votes after all 16 rounds of counting, while Hazari Bouri polled 83,569 votes.Raghunathpur (SC), Assembly Constituency No. 246,…

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Three things that former iPhone engineer Chang Liu ‘took’ when he left the company as per Apple’s 40-page lawsuit against ChatGPT-maker OpenAI

Apple has accused former iPhone engineer Chang Liu of leaving the company with more than just experience when he joined the hardware division at OpenAI. According to a report by Bloomberg, in a 40-page lawsuit filed, Apple claims Liu departed with three things that now sit at the center of the legal battle. Apple argues…

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Bill Gates tells lawmakers meeting Epstein was a ‘grave error in judgment’ in closed-door hearing

WASHINGTON – Bill Gates said Wednesday that he made a “grave error in judgment” by ever meeting with Jeffrey Epstein as the Microsoft co-founder faced questions behind closed doors from lawmakers about his relationship with the disgraced financier.In an opening statement provided to The Associated Press, Gates said he “should never have met with Epstein…

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