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On the razor’s edge of enterprise with the Edison of India

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-21T14:43:54+00:00

As the biopic on GD Naidu is set to release, his grandson looks back on the genius’ pursuit of industrial self-reliance 

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Zendaya faces backlash for wearing ancient Iranian jewellery at Odyssey event

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-21T14:41:32+00:00

Film star promotes Christopher Nolan film epic wearing gold artefacts dating back almost 3,000 yearsThe Odyssey is a story about a Greek king’s long journey home. But a pair of earrings worn on the new film adaptation’s press tour – and their long separation from their homeland – is sparking controversy.At a photocall in London, Zendaya, who plays the goddess Athena in the Christopher Nolan film, wore a pair of earrings fashioned from Iranian artefacts dating back to 700BC. Continue reading...

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Why Iran is risking so much over the Strait of Hormuz

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-07-21T14:36:47+00:00

None of the choices facing Iran’s leaders offer a clear path to victory, as the conflict with the US continues.

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US identifies soldier killed destroying downed Iranian drone in Iraq

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-21T14:31:15+00:00

Sgt Michael Emmanuel Swinton died during a controlled detonation at Erbil airbase as US-Iran war toll reaches 17The US military has identified an army soldier killed recently during a “controlled detonation” of a downed Iranian drone in Iraq as Sgt Michael Emmanuel Swinton, of Fayetteville, North Carolina.According to a press release from the US defense department on Tuesday morning, the 30-year-old Swinton was supporting overseas contingency operations in Iraq – and he was “killed in action during a controlled detonation of a downed One-Way Unmanned Aerial System” on Saturday at Erbil airbase

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Bajaj Auto open for a strategic partner for KTM; plans 10 new models, EV expansion

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-21T14:13:58+00:00

Bajaj Auto has guided towards a broader growth push, with KTM moving back towards profitability while its domestic business refreshes the motorcycle line-up, scales electric vehicles and adds capacity to meet unmet demand

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Міністр енергетики нагородив 40 шахтарів та енергетиків ДТЕК за підготовку до зими

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-21T14:11:00+00:00

Денис Шмигаль нагородив 40 шахтарів та енергетиків ДТЕК за внесок у підготовку до зими / фото ДТЕКПерший віцепрем’єр-міністр - міністр енергетики України Денис Шмигаль під час робочого візиту на одне з...

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Oil price rises above $90 as US and Iran exchange fire and Houthis threaten naval blockade in Saudi Arabia - as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-21T14:07:21+00:00

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsMore on the cost of living: new figures show that UK grocery inflation eased in the four weeks to 12th July to 2.6%, its lowest rate since December 2024.It marks the fifth consecutive month of slowing price rises, Worldpanel by Numerator found.Easing price rises will come as welcome news to shoppers, but the annual bill tells a fuller story. The average household spent £5,530 on groceries over the past twelve months to July, up £156 on the same period last year - a reminder that even as the rate of inflation cools, the cumulative cost o

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Ather Energy raises ₹1,300 crore through QIP to fund expansion

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-21T14:06:36+00:00

The issue, oversubscribed eight times and priced at ₹1,202 per share, attracted strong interest from leading foreign and domestic institutional investors

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Thames Water joins hosepipe ban as England and Wales approach drought status

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-21T14:05:42+00:00

About 23 million people across country affected by water-saving measures with ‘prolonged dry weather’ in eight areasHow can I water my garden in a hosepipe ban and will there be drought this summer?Thames Water investors offer ‘golden share’ in bid to head off nationalisationTwenty three million people will be banned from using hosepipes by this weekend, as England and Wales moves closer to drought status.On Tuesday Thames Water became the latest water company to announce a hosepipe ban, covering the more than 10 million customers it supplies water to across London and the Thames valley. Conti

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‘Sit down!’: Australian MP yells at dog then snaps at presenter in live interview

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-21T14:05:31+00:00

Barnaby Joyce had been defending One Nation leader Pauline Hanson’s ‘working holiday’ on ABC current affairs showThe Australian politician Pauline Hanson – a populist, hard-right figure in the Nigel Farage mould – probably expected her European tour to generate headlines.But the One Nation party leader, who is riding high in the polls, could not have anticipated that coverage would become dominated by one of her MPs yelling at his dog on national television. Continue reading...

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QX Global Group Appoints Vijay Pahuja as Group Chief Executive Officer

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-21T14:04:51+00:00

Long Ridge Equity Partners-backed finance, accounting and recruitment KPO leader appoints industry veteran Vijay Pahuja to lead its next phase of growth and transformation.

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Andy Burnham shakes up Whitehall with new government department

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-21T14:04:06+00:00

Office of Prime Minister and Cabinet, led by Louise Haigh, will oversee both No 10 in London and northern equivalent• Andy Burnham’s first Labour cabinet: who’s in and who’s out?Andy Burnham has created a powerful new department taking in parts of the Cabinet Office, Treasury and housing ministry to become the “dominant driver of the UK’s economy”.In one of his first acts, Burnham has created the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, to be headed up by his ally and enforcer Louise Haigh, which will oversee the No 10 operation in London, the forthcoming No 10 North in Manchester and parts o

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