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BENGALURU: An electrician has been arrested on charges of secretly recording a woman while she was bathing her eight-year-old daughter in their house in Whitefield.Haji Moinuddin, 24, is a native of Kerala and a resident of Channasandra. He had been living in Bengaluru for the past four years.The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday. The homemaker noticed a mobile phone positioned in the window frame of her bathroom while she was bathing her daughter. As she shouted, the miscreant withdrew the device and escaped.It was later discovered that he had scaled the compound wall of their independent house.Investigating…

LONDON (AP) — More than 40 people were arrested Saturday at a protest in central London against the Palestine Action group being proscribed a terrorist organization by the government following a break-in and vandalism at a Royal Air Force base.The Metropolitan Police said 42 people had been arrested by late afternoon. All but one of the arrests were for showing support for a proscribed organization, which police have said includes chanting, wearing clothing or displaying articles such as flags, signs or logos. Another person was arrested for common assault.It was the second straight week protesters gathered to support the pro-Palestinian…

The former World No. 1 Iga Swiatek crushed American Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 in just 57 minutes on Saturday to win the Wimbledon 2025 women’s single title. This is Swiatek’s sixth career Grand Slam singles title and a maiden Wimbledon crown. With her commanding performance, Swiatek swept to her first title since she lifted a fourth Roland Garros trophy last spring, and improved her record to 6-0 in major finals. She has now become Grand Slam champion on all surfaces. In addition to making her the first Wimbledon singles champion from Poland in the Open Era, the victory also marks…

Bengaluru: A 55-year-old PU college professor was arrested on charges of posing as an advocate and fighting with on-duty police officials inside a police officer’s chamber recently. The accused is identified as A Yoganand, a resident of Nandini Layout. According to the police, he is a professor at a private college.The incident took place inside the office of the assistant commissioner of police (ACP) of Vijayanagar sub-division, located on the premises of Basaveshwaranagar police station. Police were questioning an accused identified as G Savita, who was arrested on charges of duping her ‘kitty party friends’ to the tune of at…

Bengaluru: Minutes before chief minister Siddaramaiah chaired a meeting with officials and legal experts Saturday to address the demand to halt the acquisition proceedings for 1,777 acres of fertile farmland in Channarayapatna hobli of Devanahalli taluk, a small group of farmers submitted a memorandum giving their consent for the land acquisition with a few conditions.The main condition of the farmers’ group was that the govt should fix Rs 3.5 crore as compensation for one acre, and provide jobs for the children of the farmers who lose their land. They also demanded that the govt not announce the Channarayapatna area as…

India opener KL Rahul created history after scoring a fantastic century on the third day of the ongoing third Test against England at Lord’s on Saturday, July 12. The 33-year-old Rahul reached the three figure mark with a single off Jofra Archer to cover right after the lunch break. With this, Rahul became the second India batter to score more than one century at the iconic Lord’s after Dilip Vengsarkar. Vengsarkar, who is a visiting batter with most hundreds at Lord’s, scored three hundreds in 1979, 1982 and 1986 at the iconic venue. Before this match, Rahul’s first Test century…

India’s pace maestro, Jasprit Bumrah, once again delivered a spellbinding performance at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground, where he dismantled England’s batting lineup in the third Test of the 2025 Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy. The biggest highlight? He dismissed Joe Root for the 11th time in Test cricket, creating a historic milestone in modern-day cricketing rivalries. The Moment of History: Bumrah vs Root – Chapter 11 In a fiery opening burst on Day 2, Bumrah removed Root for a modest score with a peach of a delivery that left the former England captain stunned. This marked the 11th time Bumrah dismissed Joe…

In October 2023, Sanjay Shirsat, then a Shiv Sena MLA who is now Maharashtra’s Minister for Social Justice, invited journalists to see his latest acquisition – a plush penthouse in a 72-storey luxury tower in South Mumbai.For Shirsat, a Dalit leader and former rickshaw driver from Aurangabad, the optics of gleaming real estate was meant to symbolise his rise from a working-class background to the state’s power corridors. But it also marked the beginning of a narrative that has now spiralled into controversy. Shirsat, known for his unfiltered comments and among the more visible faces in Deputy Chief Minister Eknath…

CBS Change will accompany Danny Regan (Donnie Wahlberg) to Massachusetts when he begins his own “Blue Bloods” spin-off, “Boston Blue” — and not because he’ll be a fish out of water in a new town. His son, Sean, will be a big part of the show — but the character won’t be played by his longtime portrayer, Andrew Terraciano . Instead, the actor has been replaced by Mika Amonsen of “Thanksgiving” fame for the new program. Since Sean has become a beat cop since viewers last saw him, producers reportedly…

On Thursday, the MSPS Bill, which seeks “effective prevention of certain unlawful activities of Left-wing extremist organisations”, was passed in the Assembly by a voice vote. The Bill sailed through the Lower House amid the Opposition’s concerns over the definition and interpretation of some of its terms and clauses. The only dissenting note came from lone CPI(M) MLA Vinod Nikole. With 235 MLAs in the 288-member Assembly, the BJP-led Mahayuti holds an absolute majority in the House. Yet, the 53 MLAs representing the MVA missed the opportunity to put up a spirited fight, failing even to express their dissent in…