Italians Hostage Crisis

• Maoists free Italian hostage Paolo Bosusco

  After 29 days in hostage Paolo Bosusco, held hostage by the Odisha unit of the Maoist party has been released.

• Odisha twin hostage crisis: Maoists toughen stand

  The double hostage crisis in Odisha has taken a serious turn on Sunday with the two separate Maoist groups, who have abducted an Italian national and a ruling BJD MLA, toughening their stand over the release of the hostages.

• Odisha to release Maoist prisoners in attempt to rescue Italian national, MLA

  The Government of Odisha has decided to release 27 prisoners, eight of who are Maoists. This was a pre-condition for the release of Italian national, Bosusco Paolo, who has been kept hostage by the Maoists in the state since March 14 and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Jhina Hikaka.

• Odisha to release Maoist prisoners in attempt to rescue Italian national, MLA

  The Government of Odisha has decided to release 23 prisoners, eight of who are Maoists. This was a pre-condition for the release of Italian national, Bosusco Paolo, who has been kept hostage by the Maoists in the state since March 14 and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Jhina Hikaka.

• Top Maoist's wife likely to be set free

  The criminal case against Subhashree Das alias Mili, wife of top Odisha Maoist Sabyasachi Panda, which came up for hearing at a court in Gunupur in Rayagada district on Tuesday has been postponed till Wednesday as several police witnesses failed to appear in court today.

• Italian hostage crisis: Full transcript of Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda's audio message

  For nearly three weeks Italian national Paolo Bosusco has been in captivity of Maoists in Odisha. Today, talks between the Maoist-appointed mediators and the state government on the demands made by the Maoists remained inconclusive. Earlier today, an audio tape was released with a message by Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda demanding a signed copy of...

• Odisha MLA's abduction fallout of factional rivalry between Maoists?

  A tribal MLA of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha, Jhina Hikaka, has been abducted by Maoists in Koraput district. The abduction comes 10 days after the Maoists took two Italians hostage from Kandhamal district. Sources have told NDTV that factional rivalry between Maoists is likely the reason behind the MLA's abduction.