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    Hostage Crisis News

    Couple, son killed, houses set afire as fresh ethnic violence erupts in Manipur

    A protest for the release of six missing Nagas in Manipur. (PTI/File)
    India News
    Published 99 days ago

    Bakersfield hostage standoff ends after FBI kills suspect; all hostages rescued

    Law enforcement work the scene after a man barricaded himself inside a bank, June 2, 2026, in Bakersfield, California.
    World News
    Published 101 days ago

    Kuki-Zo body seeks handover of all Manipur hostages, dead or alive

    A protest demanding the release of hostages. (PTI)
    India News
    Published 113 days ago

    Kuki-Zo Council appeals for peace, calls for return of all hostages in Manipur

    A twin ambush at separate locations killed three church leaders in Kangpokpi district and one Naga man in Noney district on May 13. Kuki and Naga bodies have said 48 people (28 Kukis and 20 Nagas) have been held hostage. (PTI)
    India News
    Published 113 days ago

    Tony Kiritsis: 5 things to know about the hostage crisis behind Dead Man's Wire

    Bill Skarsgård stars as Tony Kiritsis in Dead Man’s Wire, which arrives on Netflix on May 28.
    Entertainment
    Updated 114 days ago

    Naga women hold protests in Manipur to seek release of six hostages

    The protest was organised by the Koubru Range Naga Women’s Union. (HT Sourced Photo)
    India News
    Published 115 days ago

    Manipur hostage crisis: Shutdowns, blockade continue to disrupt normal lives

    A protest in Imphal for the release of hostages. (ANI)
    India News
    Published 117 days ago

    Manipur forces begin rescue ops after civilians abducted in Kuki-Naga clashes

    The hostage crisis started on May 13 after unknown persons killed four civilians. (PTI)
    India News
    Published 118 days ago

    Manipur deputy chief ministers key negotiators in abduction crisis

    Amid escalating tensions and the killing of three Kuki-Zo church leaders on Wednesday
    India News
    Published 119 days ago

    He worked with big TV channels: What Mumbai hostage-taker's assistant told cops

    Dead body of Rohit Aarrya brought to JJ Hospital in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, September 30, 2025.
    India News
    Updated 315 days ago

    Food, fuel, ‘anti-corruption film’: Chilling kidnap plan of Mumbai hostage-taker

    The accused was shot by the police during a confrontation, leading to his death.
    India News
    Updated 315 days ago

    Rohit Aarrya told kids they would be ‘kidnapped’ for the film shoot

    Police officials were present outside the RA Studio in Powai on Friday (Raju Shinde/ HT Photo)
    Cities
    Updated 316 days ago

    Reel became real: How Rohit Arya's ‘hostage shoot’ turned into real-life tragedy

    Rohit Arya was shot in the chest and declared dead at the hospital.
    India News
    Updated 316 days ago

    Days before Mumbai hostage scare, actor received ‘film’ offer from Rohit Arya

    Police shot Rohit Arya dead following a 3.5-hour-long stand-off with him at the RA studio at Mahavir Classic in Powai.
    India News
    Updated 316 days ago

    'Used crackers, acted sweet': Mumbai hostage witness on how accused fooled them

    Rohit Arya (L) who held the children hostage and Mangala Patankar (R) who was accompanying her granddaughter to the auditions.
    India News
    Updated 316 days ago

    Housing society to civic bus: Times when a hostage crisis shook Mumbai

    The police received an alert regarding a person, identified as Rohit Arya (50), taking the 17 children hostage at around 1.30 pm.
    India News
    Published 317 days ago

    3-hour standoff, ₹2 crore ‘debt’: Blow-by-blow account of Mumbai hostage scare

    Mumbai on Thursday witnessed a tense three-hour hostage drama in Powai, where police rescued 17 children after shooting dead the captor during the operation.
    India News
    Updated 316 days ago

    ‘Split-sec’ call: How Mumbai Police officer ended hostage crisis, shot accused

    Two police teams climbed up the duct line of the building with the help of the fire brigade and barged in the studio fall from two directions.
    India News
    Updated 316 days ago

    ‘Unpaid’ dues, a school project: Story behind Rohit Arya, Mumbai hostage-taker

    Police shot Rohit Arya dead following a 3.5-hour-long stand-off with him at the RA studio at Mahavir Classic in Powai.
    India News
    Updated 316 days ago

    ‘Not a terrorist, but…’: Rohit Arya's video after taking 16 children hostage

    The accused Rohit Arya died on Thursday during the rescue operations.
    India News
    Updated 317 days ago

    Mumbai hostage scare: How police rescued 16 children held captive in Powai

    The rescue operation involved coordinated efforts by the Mumbai Police and the Fire Brigade, lasting over an hour.
    India News
    Updated 317 days ago

    Israel’s big claim: ‘One of 4 bodies returned by Hamas isn’t that of a hostage’

    A convoy transporting the bodies of deceased hostages, kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas, arrives at Abu Kabir forensic centre, as part of a prisoner-hostage swap and a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel on October 15, 2025.
    World News
    Updated 332 days ago

    As Israel’s Hostages Came Home, a Mother From Nepal Learned Her Son Would Not

    As Israel’s Hostages Came Home, a Mother From Nepal Learned Her Son Would Not
    World News
    Published 333 days ago

    Another shot at Nobel? White House’s ‘peace’ post after Trump’s Gaza deal

    US President Donald Trump listens to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (off frame) during a joint press conference in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC on September 29, 2025.
    World News
    Updated 339 days ago

    Borderlands 4: Release date, time, where to play, editions and more

    Borderlands 4 release date, time and more
    Trending
    Published 369 days ago

    Murder accused holds his family hostage for 10 hour, 4 cops injured in rescue op

    The man, Soban Mahato, is an accused in a 2018 murder case and was recently released on bail, officials said.
    India News
    Published 373 days ago

    India 'strongly rejects' Pakistan's claim after Balochistan train hijacking

    People carry the coffin of a railwayman killed by armed militants who ambushed a train in the remote mountainous area of Balochistan province, during his funeral in Quetta on March 13, 2025.
    India News
    Updated 547 days ago

    ‘Gunmen shot them all…’: Blow-by-blow account of Pakistan train hijack horror

    An injured train passenger is being transported following an operation against armed militants who ambushed the train in the remote mountainous area in Mach, southwestern Balochistan province on March 12, 2025.
    World News
    Updated 548 days ago

    Islamabad’s Balochistan headache

    Reports emerging from the province suggest the latest attack was primarily aimed against the security personnel travelling on the train (REUTERS)
    Editorials
    Published 549 days ago

    Who was Andrew Duarte? Officer killed in UPMC hospital shooting

    During a hostage situation at UPMC Memorial Hospital, five individuals were wounded, including Officer Andrew Duarte, who later died.
    World News
    Published 567 days ago
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