Maoist killing casts shadow over hostage talks
Gunning down of a police official by Maoists in Malkangiri district has cast a shadow over talks to end the nine-day-old Italian hostage crisis with a senior official saying the killing has put a q
Hostage crisis: Maoists name 3 persons for talks with govt
Maoists on Monday named three negotiators to talk to the Odisha government on the Italian hostage crisis even as they set a fresh 24-hour deadline for acceptance of 13 demands including withdrawal of
Armed men hold family hostage; loot jewellery, cash
Jaipur: Six armed robbers allegedly looted jewellery worth lakhs of rupees and Rs 35,000 in cash after holding six members of a family hostage in Malviya Nagar locality here in the wee hours on Wednes
Suspense continues over fate of kidnapped policemen
Suspense continued over the fate of the three policemen abducted by Maoists a week ago, with the extremists on Sunday claiming that they have released the hostages but there was no official confirmati
2 suspected Maoists held, search on for abducted cops
Two suspected Maoists were arrested on Saturday in Bihar's Jamui district while a massive combing operation was on to trace three cops abducted by the rebels, a day after the body of slain policeman L
7 suspected ultras held in Bihar
Seven suspected ultras were arrested in this Bihar district on Saturday during intensified search by security forces for securing the release of three policemen being held hostage by Maoists. "We have
Survivor berates Philippines over hostage siege
A Hong Kong woman whose husband and two daughters were among eight tourists killed in a bus hostage siege in Manila tearfully blamed Philippine authorities on Tuesday for the tragedy. The survivor, wh