Hamas, Qatar teams reach Cairo for talks on Gaza deal: Sources
Cairo, May 5 (IANS/DPA) Teams from the Palestinian militant group Hamas and mediator Qatar have arrived in the Egyptian capital for further talks on a ceasefire and hostage release deal with Israel, sources at the Cairo airport said. Both teams arrived aboard a flight from Qatar on Saturday, they added. Egypt’s state-affiliated broadcaster al-Qahera News […]
Amid Cairo peace talks, Israel steps up efforts to hit Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar
Tel Aviv, May 5 (IANS) Amid the ongoing peace talks in Cairo to reach a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, the former has stepped up its efforts to assassinate Hamas military commander Yahya Sinwar, widely believed to be the man behind the October 7 massacre. Sources in Israel’s defence ministry told IANS that a […]
The Third Eye: A new Cold War with a difference
New Delhi: The Middle East is in a situation of flux because of the recent exchange of drone and missile attacks between Iran and Israel, an important visit to Pakistan made by the Iranian President following these events, and the fallout of Israel-Hamas conflict that produced pro-Palestinian demonstrations in the US and elsewhere in the […]
Hamas’ West Bank commander killed in IDF raids
Tel Aviv, May 5 (IANS) Hamas announced on Sunday that its commander in the West Bank is among the four people killed in a raid by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The deceased is identified as Alaa Shreiteh (45), West Bank commander of the al-Qassim brigades of Hamas. Shreiteh was earlier jailed in Israel between […]
Islamic Jihad commander killed in Rafah: Israeli army
Jerusalem, May 5 (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has announced that Aiman Zaarab, a senior commander of the Islamic Jihad Rafah Brigade, was killed in an airstrike on the southernmost Gazan city of Rafah. Zaarab directed the Islamic Jihad’s elite forces during the October 7 onslaught on Kibbutz Sufa and the Sufa military post […]
Emily Blunt talks about the scariest stunt she has performed in her career
Los Angeles, May 5 (IANS) Hollywood star Emily Blunt has revealed the scariest stunt of her career and shared that it was in the 2018 film ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ that presented her biggest challenge. Blunt told people.com that ‘Mary Poppins Returns’, which turned out to be a huge stunt challenge for her: “That entrance was […]
Dua Lipa recalls how she went through ‘two years of humiliation’ over her dancing
Los Angeles, May 5 (IANS) Singer Dua Lipa has opened up about enduring “two years of humiliation” following criticism of her dancing and revealed that it wasn’t until her comeback with ‘Future Nostalgia’ that she regained her confidence. The singer told the Guardian magazine: “When people took that snippet of me dancing online and just […]
‘Because it’s Dubai’: Tisca Chopra explains why she had to get blingy
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) Actress Tisca Chopra chose to go all bling and sparkly, expressing that she had to try it out because she is in Dubai. Tisca took to her Instagram stories and shared a mirror selfie donning chunky and sparkly sunglasses. She is also seen carrying a cross-body Louis Vuitton bag and a […]
Sonakshi reveals that she wants to be an actor whom filmmakers can cast in any genre
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Since her debut in 2010, Sonakshi Sinha has tried to not get pigeonholed in a particular role. The actress said she has strived to reinvent herself and aims to be the kind of actor whom filmmakers can cast in any genre. “An actor’s job is to always strive and keep […]
Vivek Agnihotri on ‘Heeramandi’: Brothels are monuments of human injustice, pain, suffering
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) Director Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, who last directed ‘The Vaccine War’, has shared his perspective on the recently released streaming show ‘Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar’. The director feels that it’s not right to glamourise brothels, referring to them as monuments of human injustice, pain, and suffering. Vivek recently took to X and […]
