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LONDON (AP) — Britain threatened Tuesday to take further action against Israel if it does not agree to end the war in Gaza, a day after two dozen mostly European countries condemned Israel’s restrictions on aid shipments into the territory and the killings of hundreds of Palestinians trying to reach food.Despite the increasingly strong words, many are skeptical that Israel will yield to such pressure without more significant punitive action — and especially without the backing of Germany and the U.S., Israel’s strongest Western allies.Outrage over Israel’s actions in Gaza has grown in Europe as images of suffering Palestinians have…

In the second such petition before the Karnataka High Court, a group of Bengaluru residents, including filmmaker T S Nagabharana, on Monday challenged the legality of the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, as per which the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will be reorganised into five corporations – central, east, north, south, and west. A bench consisting of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Joshi issued a notice for the state to respond to the petition, which prays for several provisions of the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act to be declared ultra vires to the 74th amendment of the Constitution.…

The songs of the film Om Shivam, directed by Alvin—who has around 13 years of experience in the film industry—have been released on the Krish Music YouTube channel. The music for the film is composed by Vijay Yardley, and there are a total of four songs. One of them, based on Lord Shiva, is written in Sanskrit. The lyrics for the other three songs are written by Kaviraj, Dr. V. Nagendra Prasad, and Ghouse Peer. The film is produced by K.N. Krishna under the banner of Deepa Movies, and his son Bhargav Krishna plays the lead role. Alvin, originally a…

The trailer of the Kannada film Love Matteru, directed by and starring Virata Bilwa, has been released. The film features two parallel love stories—Virat-Sonal and Achyuth-Anitha—and is set to release across Karnataka on August 1. The trailer opens with a film director holding a press meet in a cremation ground, which he says is the resting place of his lover. The narrative hints at a combination of love, emotions, fights, and a breakup. Two distinct love tracks unfold, including the arrival of a second lover, creating tension and emotional conflict. Achyuth Kumar and Suman Ranganath appear as a couple in…

The second edition of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) will begin on August 2. The tournament will commence with a grand Opening Ceremony followed by the first men’s match, while the final is scheduled for August 31 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in the national capital. A reserve day for the men’s final has been set for September 1, in case of weather interruptions or unforeseen circumstances. The second season will feature eight men’s teams and four women’s teams, with a sharp focus on competitive balance, emerging talent, and fan engagement.  The Delhi Premier League has split its eight teams…

The police in Karnataka’s Kalaburagi city announced on Monday that they cracked a daylight robbery of gold and cash worth Rs 3 crore after a Pav Bhaji that the crime’s mastermind paid for using a digital wallet helped them arrest three suspects in the case. The police also recovered gold ornaments worth Rs 2.15 crore from the arrested suspects, identified as Ayodhya Prasad Chouhan, 48, Farooq Ahmed Malik, 40, and Sohail Shaikh alias Badshah, 30. Farooq, a native of West Bengal, was a gold merchant in Kalaburgi and Sohail, who hails from Mumbai, is a tailor. On July 11, four…

The Bengaluru police arrested four more suspects on Monday in connection with the murder of rowdy-sheeter and realtor Shiva Kumar alias Bikla Shiva. BJP MLA and former minister Byrathi Basavaraj is among the suspects in the case, where 11 people have been arrested. The four suspects are Avinash Dinnahalli, Sudarshan, Murugesh, and Narasimha, all from Tekal village in Kolar district’s Malur taluk, whom Assistant Commissioner of Police Rangappa’s team arrested from Dinnahalli village in the district late on Monday. Earlier on Monday, Arun alias Temu from RS Palya and Naveen from Banaswadi, both in their thirties, were arrested in the…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in Bermuda said Tuesday that they arrested four U.S. cruise ship passengers accused of drug possession.Police said in a statement that the suspects had a “significant quantity of illegal drugs” including cannabis and carfentanyl, which experts say is 100 times more potent than fentanyl and is used to tranquilize elephants.“This seizure may have prevented a potential tragedy,” said acting Detective Superintendent Derricka Burns.The suspects also were accused of possessing vape pens and suspected THC gummies.Bermuda police said security officers aboard a Carnival cruise ship had detained the suspects. They were arrested upon their…

Marvel Entertainment RATING : 8 / 10 Release Date: 2025-07-25 Director: Matt Shakman Pros One of the best casts Marvel has assembled A killer score from Michael Giacchino Galactus, as comic book readers have longed to see on the big screen for the last sixty years Cons At the dawn of what would later become the Marvel Cinematic Universe, marquee characters like Spider-Man and The X-Men still had their movie rights held up by Sony and Fox respectively. It led to a media empire centered around…

The Pokémon Company is releasing a new, unexpected game today: Pokémon Friends, a daily puzzle game you can download now for mobile devices, Switch, and Switch 2. The company revealed the game as part of a Pokémon Direct presentation that included new details on Pokémon Legends: Z-A and a Switch 2 bundle, Pokémon Champions, and more.In Pokémon Friends, players untangle yarn—essentially solving different puzzles, like freeing pokémon from a box or fixing tracks—to make and collect plush toys. Once you’ve made a toy, you then get to decorate your room with it. Much like with typical games in the series,…