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Iran, US Have Been At War For Decades - There's No End In Sight
It may seem that the US and the Middle East are currently embarking on yet another forever war. But the truth is that this is just the latest instalment of an undeclared military conflict between the two nations that has been ongoing since the 1980s.
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1979 Embassy Attack, 'Argo': Latest Clash Not 1st Time US-Iran Ties Plummeted
As explosions rang through several Iran cities on Saturday morning, US President Donald Trump, while urging the Iranian people to "claim their freedom".
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Ex-Minister On Why He Didn't Speak To Mumbai Hostage Taker, Despite His Demand
During the three-hour hostage crisis in Mumbai in which 17 children and two adults were held captive by filmmaker Rohit Arya at a studio, he kept asking to speak to former school education minister Deepak Kesarkar.
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How 6 Americans Used A Hollywood Movie To Escape The Iran Hostage Crisis
November 4, 2025 marks the 46th anniversary of the Iran hostage crisis when 66 Americans were taken hostage at the Embassy of the US in Tehran
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"Shocked To See His Face On TV": Rohit Arya's Neighbours On Mumbai Studio Crisis
Rohit Arya, the man at the centre of a hostage drama at a Mumbai recording studio, occasionally visited his elderly parents in Pune and their neighbours are in shock over the tragic incident involving children which ended in his violent death.
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Cop Who Shot At Filmmaker Rohit Arya Sensed "Real Threat" Due To His Gun
The assistant inspector who fired at Mumbai hostage-taker Rohit Arya took the call since children were involved and the situation presented a "real threat", an official said on Friday.
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'A Hostage Drama Turned Real': Videographer Recounts Mumbai Studio Crisis
The line between fiction and reality was erased inside RA Studio in Powai when an audition, supposed to be the start of a dream for 17 children, spiraled into a waking nightmare, a terrifying event orchestrated by the very man who had promised them
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Motion Detectors, Electroshock Weapons: Rohit Arya's Gear To Fight Mumbai Cops
The final act of filmmaker Rohit Arya's life unfolded in a cramped studio in Mumbai's Powai neighbourhood, wired with motion detectors, surveillance cameras, and locks that he thought turned the studio into a fortress.
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2 Days Before Mumbai Hostage Crisis, Rohit Arya's 'Film' Message To Actor
A day after Mumbai filmmaker Rohit Arya was shot dead by police - he held 19 people, including 17 children, hostage and demanded Rs 2.4 crore in 'dues' from the Maharashtra government - actor Ruchita Jadhav revealed a disturbing sequence of events.
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Mumbai Filmmaker Rohit Arya Wanted Rs 2.4 Crore, Then Took 17 Children Hostage
The Maharashtra government has distanced itself from claims by Rohit Arya - the Mumbai filmmaker who held 19 people, including 17 children, hostage Thursday - that he was owed Rs 2 crore for an urban sanitation and cleanliness project his company led
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Iran, US Have Been At War For Decades - There's No End In Sight
It may seem that the US and the Middle East are currently embarking on yet another forever war. But the truth is that this is just the latest instalment of an undeclared military conflict between the two nations that has been ongoing since the 1980s.
-
1979 Embassy Attack, 'Argo': Latest Clash Not 1st Time US-Iran Ties Plummeted
As explosions rang through several Iran cities on Saturday morning, US President Donald Trump, while urging the Iranian people to "claim their freedom".
-
Ex-Minister On Why He Didn't Speak To Mumbai Hostage Taker, Despite His Demand
During the three-hour hostage crisis in Mumbai in which 17 children and two adults were held captive by filmmaker Rohit Arya at a studio, he kept asking to speak to former school education minister Deepak Kesarkar.
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How 6 Americans Used A Hollywood Movie To Escape The Iran Hostage Crisis
November 4, 2025 marks the 46th anniversary of the Iran hostage crisis when 66 Americans were taken hostage at the Embassy of the US in Tehran
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"Shocked To See His Face On TV": Rohit Arya's Neighbours On Mumbai Studio Crisis
Rohit Arya, the man at the centre of a hostage drama at a Mumbai recording studio, occasionally visited his elderly parents in Pune and their neighbours are in shock over the tragic incident involving children which ended in his violent death.
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Cop Who Shot At Filmmaker Rohit Arya Sensed "Real Threat" Due To His Gun
The assistant inspector who fired at Mumbai hostage-taker Rohit Arya took the call since children were involved and the situation presented a "real threat", an official said on Friday.
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'A Hostage Drama Turned Real': Videographer Recounts Mumbai Studio Crisis
The line between fiction and reality was erased inside RA Studio in Powai when an audition, supposed to be the start of a dream for 17 children, spiraled into a waking nightmare, a terrifying event orchestrated by the very man who had promised them
-
Motion Detectors, Electroshock Weapons: Rohit Arya's Gear To Fight Mumbai Cops
The final act of filmmaker Rohit Arya's life unfolded in a cramped studio in Mumbai's Powai neighbourhood, wired with motion detectors, surveillance cameras, and locks that he thought turned the studio into a fortress.
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2 Days Before Mumbai Hostage Crisis, Rohit Arya's 'Film' Message To Actor
A day after Mumbai filmmaker Rohit Arya was shot dead by police - he held 19 people, including 17 children, hostage and demanded Rs 2.4 crore in 'dues' from the Maharashtra government - actor Ruchita Jadhav revealed a disturbing sequence of events.
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Mumbai Filmmaker Rohit Arya Wanted Rs 2.4 Crore, Then Took 17 Children Hostage
The Maharashtra government has distanced itself from claims by Rohit Arya - the Mumbai filmmaker who held 19 people, including 17 children, hostage Thursday - that he was owed Rs 2 crore for an urban sanitation and cleanliness project his company led
