'Stockholm Syndrome' bank robber Clark Olofsson diesClark Olofsson, the infamous Swedish bank robber involved in the 1973 Stockholm bank siege that birthed the term "Stockholm Syndrome," has ...
26 Jun, 2025, 06.09 PM IST
Dutch police arrest man exiting nightclub, last hostage releasedJournalists at the scene said a man left the nightclub with his hands in the air and was detained and put in a police vehicle. Special poli...
30 Mar, 2024, 05.45 PM IST
Stockholm Syndrome: How a bank robbery, 50 yrs ago, led to romanticisation of kidnappingStockholm Syndrome is a 'defence mechanism that helps the victim' cope with a traumatic situation.
27 Aug, 2023, 10.11 AM IST
Getting better every day, says Sydney cafe hostage Infosys employee Viswakanth AnkireddyAnkireddy and Pushpendu Ghosh were among 17 people taken hostage by ISIS sympathiser Man Haron Monis, 50, at Lindt Chocolate Cafe.
18 Dec, 2014, 04.21 PM IST
'Hostages decided to flee as Sydney gunman began to doze off'Two hostages were killed in the 17-hour-long hostage drama at the Lindt Chocolate cafe in Martin Place here when Monis held 17 people capti...
16 Dec, 2014, 05.35 PM IST
Australian media gives wide coverage to Sydney siegeLeading newspapers and media channels closely monitored and covered the entire event back to back from the time it started to unfold.
16 Dec, 2014, 04.22 PM IST
Security beefed-up for Brisbane Test after Sydney siegeThe hostage situation had left BCCI worried as they kept a close watch on the unfolding of events in Sydney yesterday.
16 Dec, 2014, 01.14 PM IST
Heightened security in Delhi over Sydney hostage dramaDelhi Police has already been keeping a heightened vigil after a red alert was sounded in the city on December 5 over intelligence inputs o...
15 Dec, 2014, 10.30 PM IST
- Odisha hostage drama on, naxals seek 'clarity'
"We had given a 13-point charter of demands.This included release of seven persons lodged in various jails.The government initially said it...
09 Apr, 2012, 07.05 AM IST
- Odisha hostage drama: Maoists serve 96-hour ultimatum
Maoist faction threatens extreme step against Italian national if all its demands are not fulfilled.
07 Apr, 2012, 05.35 AM IST
- Bihar hostage crisis ends, Maoists hand over 3 cops to kin
The eight-day hostage drama in Bihar finally ended on Monday with the Maoists releasing the three captive Bihar policemen to their relative...
07 Sep, 2010, 05.53 AM IST
Standoff overshadows Mamata protest planMamata had called on the home minister to highlight the plight of the abducted cops’ families after West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’...
28 Oct, 2009, 10.44 AM IST
- Three Indians taken hostage by Somalian pirates
Two months after the Stolt Valor hostage drama involving Indians, a ship has been hijacked by Somalian pirates who have taken three Indians...
16 Jan, 2009, 12.25 PM IST
- 10 terrorists had entered Mumbai: Police
Crime branch confirmed that only 10 terrorists had entered the city just an hour before the hostage drama unfolded. In pics: Taj hotel | La...
30 Nov, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Oberoi drama ends with rescue of 143 hostages
The 42-hour-long drama at Oberoi hotel ended at around 4 pm on Friday, after NSG commandos gunned down two terrorists and released 143 host...
29 Nov, 2008, 02.40 AM IST
- 3 militants killed, hostage drama ends
Security forces tonight killed the last of the three militants who held seven persons--four children and three women--captive in a house on...
28 Aug, 2008, 12.10 AM IST
- Mush vows to act against terrorists as hostage drama unfolds
Facing protests here demanding his ouster and an embarrassing hostage drama back home, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf today vowed to c...
28 Jan, 2008, 09.43 PM IST