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350-km Chase, 2-Hour Hostage Drama: Chhattisgarh Cop Stabbed By Ex Army Man
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Tomesh Verma, posted in the Naxal-affected Jagargunda area of Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, was brutally attacked with a knife in broad daylight in Dantewada.
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"Rebirth For Me": Odisha Man Taken Hostage In Sudan Returns After 45 Days
After remaining hostage for 45 days in Sudan, 36-year-old Adarsh Behera from Odisha returned to the state on Wednesday, bringing relief and cheer to his family and well-wishers.
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Thai Family Waiting To 'Welcome' Gaza Hostage Son's Body To New Home
Two years after Thai worker Sudthisak Rinthalak was killed by Hamas, his family in northeastern Thailand is preparing to welcome his remains home and hold a Buddhist ceremony they believe will bring his spirit peace.
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Journalists Beaten, Held Hostage In Indore Over Transport Department Expose
Two journalists were thrashed and held hostage for exposing an alleged nexus in the Regional Transport Office (RTO) Department in Indore district of Madhya Pradesh on Friday.
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China's Africa Gamble Turns Dangerous As Insurgencies Target Its Citizens
Chinese nationals are increasingly appearing in militia hostage videos, and state-owned firms have become key targets in conflict zones once considered manageable.
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Freed Israeli Hostage Says He Was Sexually Assaulted By Hamas Captor
Guy Gilboa-Dalal, an Israeli hostage released last month after more than two years in captivity, said in a television interview that he was sexually assaulted in captivity in Gaza.
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UP Man Takes Constable Hostage In SUV To Avoid Traffic Inspection, Arrested
A Lucknow police constable was allegedly taken hostage in an SUV and driven for nearly 10 km after he had stopped the vehicle for inspection on charges of rule violations, officials said on Tuesday.
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Nagarjuna Reveals His Family Member Was Digitally Arrested For 2 Days
Digital arrest is a growing form of cybercrime in which fraudsters pose as law enforcement officials and hold them hostage to extort money
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Israel Returns Bodies Of 15 Palestinians: Gaza Health Officials
Israel returned the bodies of 15 Palestinians to Gaza on Friday, officials at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis said, in the latest step to fulfil the terms of the fragile US-brokered ceasefire agreement.
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Israeli Male Hostage Accuses Gaza Captors Of Sexual Abuse
An Israeli hostage who was released in October has told an Israeli television channel he was subjected to sexual violence during his two-year captivity in Gaza by Palestinian militants -- the first male hostage to publicly make such an accusation.
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"Prayed For It To Stop": Freed Israeli Hostage Claims Sex Abuse In Gaza
A recently freed Israeli hostage was the first man who publicly claimed that he was sexually assaulted while being held captive in Gaza.
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Hamas To Hand Over Hostage Body As Gaza Ceasefire Holds Amid Strikes
Hamas' armed wing said it would hand over the body of a hostage at 9 pm (1900 GMT) on Wednesday, while the Israeli military said it had killed two Palestinians who had approached an area it occupied in a "threatening" way.
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Irans 'Hostage Diplomacy': How Tehran Uses Arrests To Extract Concessions
Iran, since the Islamic revolution, has employed the tactic of arresting Westerners in a bid to extract concessions from its foes, in a strategy of "hostage diplomacy" that has long presented Europe and the US with a dilemma.
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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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350-km Chase, 2-Hour Hostage Drama: Chhattisgarh Cop Stabbed By Ex Army Man
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Tomesh Verma, posted in the Naxal-affected Jagargunda area of Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, was brutally attacked with a knife in broad daylight in Dantewada.
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"Rebirth For Me": Odisha Man Taken Hostage In Sudan Returns After 45 Days
After remaining hostage for 45 days in Sudan, 36-year-old Adarsh Behera from Odisha returned to the state on Wednesday, bringing relief and cheer to his family and well-wishers.
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Thai Family Waiting To 'Welcome' Gaza Hostage Son's Body To New Home
Two years after Thai worker Sudthisak Rinthalak was killed by Hamas, his family in northeastern Thailand is preparing to welcome his remains home and hold a Buddhist ceremony they believe will bring his spirit peace.
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Journalists Beaten, Held Hostage In Indore Over Transport Department Expose
Two journalists were thrashed and held hostage for exposing an alleged nexus in the Regional Transport Office (RTO) Department in Indore district of Madhya Pradesh on Friday.
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China's Africa Gamble Turns Dangerous As Insurgencies Target Its Citizens
Chinese nationals are increasingly appearing in militia hostage videos, and state-owned firms have become key targets in conflict zones once considered manageable.
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Freed Israeli Hostage Says He Was Sexually Assaulted By Hamas Captor
Guy Gilboa-Dalal, an Israeli hostage released last month after more than two years in captivity, said in a television interview that he was sexually assaulted in captivity in Gaza.
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UP Man Takes Constable Hostage In SUV To Avoid Traffic Inspection, Arrested
A Lucknow police constable was allegedly taken hostage in an SUV and driven for nearly 10 km after he had stopped the vehicle for inspection on charges of rule violations, officials said on Tuesday.
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Nagarjuna Reveals His Family Member Was Digitally Arrested For 2 Days
Digital arrest is a growing form of cybercrime in which fraudsters pose as law enforcement officials and hold them hostage to extort money
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Israel Returns Bodies Of 15 Palestinians: Gaza Health Officials
Israel returned the bodies of 15 Palestinians to Gaza on Friday, officials at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis said, in the latest step to fulfil the terms of the fragile US-brokered ceasefire agreement.
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Israeli Male Hostage Accuses Gaza Captors Of Sexual Abuse
An Israeli hostage who was released in October has told an Israeli television channel he was subjected to sexual violence during his two-year captivity in Gaza by Palestinian militants -- the first male hostage to publicly make such an accusation.
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"Prayed For It To Stop": Freed Israeli Hostage Claims Sex Abuse In Gaza
A recently freed Israeli hostage was the first man who publicly claimed that he was sexually assaulted while being held captive in Gaza.
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Hamas To Hand Over Hostage Body As Gaza Ceasefire Holds Amid Strikes
Hamas' armed wing said it would hand over the body of a hostage at 9 pm (1900 GMT) on Wednesday, while the Israeli military said it had killed two Palestinians who had approached an area it occupied in a "threatening" way.
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Irans 'Hostage Diplomacy': How Tehran Uses Arrests To Extract Concessions
Iran, since the Islamic revolution, has employed the tactic of arresting Westerners in a bid to extract concessions from its foes, in a strategy of "hostage diplomacy" that has long presented Europe and the US with a dilemma.
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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
