Author: Rahul M

When Jannik Sinner won the Wimbledon 2025 title on Sunday, July 13 with a four-set victory against two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, the Italian added another wrinkle to their ATP Head-to-Head rivalry. Both Sinner and Alcaraz are now only one major title away from completing the Career Grand Slam. While Sinner is only missing a French Open trophy, Alcaraz needs an Australian Open crown. Notably, only five men in the Open Era have achieved this massive feat: Rod Laver, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Nadal was the youngest as he achieved the milestone at the age…

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The United Nations’ special rapporteur for Gaza and the West Bank said Tuesday that it’s time for nations around the world to take concrete actions to stop what she called the “genocide” in Gaza.Francesca Albanese spoke to delegates from 30 countries meeting in Colombia’s capital to discuss the Israel-Hamas war and ways that nations can try to stop Israel’s military offensive in the territory. Many of the participating nations have described the violence as genocide against the Palestinians.“Each state must immediately review and suspend all ties with the State of Israel … and ensure its private…

PARIS (AP) — France’s prime minister proposed on Tuesday the elimination of two public holidays from the country’s annual calendar — possibly Easter Monday and the day marking the Allied victory over the Nazis — to save money in next year’s budget.That’s among a raft of spending cuts laid out by Prime Minister Francois Bayrou in a sweeping, and potentially doomed, budget plan. He argued that removing two state holidays would bring in tax revenues generated from economic activity, contributing to around 44 billion euros ($51.3 billion) in overall savings.President Emmanuel Macron tasked Bayrou with crafting a budget that shaves…

“What I imagine is going on here is that should this become a new chartered bank … the bank would be providing this ‘cash in, obfuscated crypto out’ type of a product that would allow these agencies to be able to make payments,” he says.Anduril also knows how to sell to the US government, and Erebor can use some parts of Anduril’s growth strategy, says Rory McDonald, a business school professor at the University of Virginia who has studied Anduril. In Anduril’s case, Palmer Luckey and his cofounders started by targeting the US government’s border-security technologies, identifying them as a…

Four people, including three rowdy-sheeters from Uttar Pradesh, have been arrested in Bengaluru over an extortion call in which a caller falsely claimed to be notorious gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, the police said on Tuesday. The arrested accused are Mohammad Rafiq from Mavalli in Bengaluru, and UP natives Shishupal Singh alias Monty, Vansh Sachdev, and Amit Chaudhary, Commissioner of Police Seemant Kumar Singh said. Police investigations confirmed that none of the three had any connection to Lawrence Bishnoi, who is infamous for issuing death threats to actor Salman Khan and allegedly orchestrating the murders of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala and…

Music director M.M. Keeravani, known for Baahubali and RRR, has sung a Kannada song after many years in the upcoming film Maggipustaka. The film is being made under the Chinnaswamy banner and is written and directed by Harivarasanam, who has handled the story, screenplay, and dialogues. Chinnaswamy Yatiraj is producing the film. Maggipustaka is positioned as a message-driven film aimed at general audiences, including children. Yashas Nachappa is the music director. Alongside Keeravani, 18 singers have contributed to the songs, including Rajesh Krishnan, Vijay Prakash, Gururaj Hosakote, Naveen Sajju, Saindhavi, Vaikom Vijayalakshmi, and Ravindra Suragavi. The film has been shot…

Ace cameraman of the yesteryears, B. S. Basavaraj, now 84 years old, was found at his Basaveshwaranagara residence, working on a documentary about Sundarnath Nadkarni. He spoke at length about the late doyen actress Dr. Saroja Devi and saluted her for her discipline and dedication to work. “Dr. Saroja Devi truly deserved the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. She was a genuine actress held in the highest esteem within the profession. I don’t know how such a legendary actress was overlooked,” says Basavaraj, who worked as a cinematographer on two assignments with Dr. Saroja Devi. The first was the superhit Kannada film…

Despite extensive criticism from several corners, Bengaluru Smart Infrastructure Limited (B-SMILE) has invited international competitive bids for the construction of a three-lane underground twin tunnel road from Hebbal Esteem Mall Junction to Silk Board KSRP Junction, aiming to transform urban mobility along the city’s busy north-south corridor. The massive infrastructure initiative, with an estimated cost of Rs 17,698 crore (excluding GST), will be implemented under the modified build-own-operate-transfer (BOOT) model and includes operation and maintenance responsibilities. The project is split into two packages—Hebbal to Seshadri Road and Seshadri Road to Silk Board—with estimated costs of Rs 8,770 crore and Rs…

The film Raja Drohi is filled with many specialties. After a long gap, Anant Nag, Lakshmi, Sharan, and his parents have acted in the movie. Also, it is said to be the 685th film promoted by senior publicist Vijay Kumar. The film is produced by Mahadevayya under the banner of Dhanush Combines, with Samarthraj writing the story, screenplay, dialogues, lyrics, and directing the film. Speaking about the movie — it shows how people face the problems that come in front of them. Even with father and mother right in front of their eyes, the children are in such a situation…

The film produced by Ajaneesh Loknath, directed by C.R. Bobby and starring Shine Shetty and Ankita Amar will hit the screens soon. Ajaneesh Loknath, the music director of a globally renowned film like “Kantara,” has now turned producer through “Just Married.” Under the banner of abbs studios, Ajaneesh Loknath and C.R. Bobby have jointly produced this love story. C.R. Bobby, who had made a name in the music field, is making her directorial debut with this film. The much-anticipated “Just Married,” featuring Bigg Boss fame Shine Shetty and Ankita Amar in lead roles, is now ready for release. Recently, the…