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  PM Modi condoles death of passengers on board AirAsia plane

  India | December 30, 2014 23:27 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the death of passengers and crew on board the ill-fated AirAsia plane after its wreckage and debris was found today, three days after it went missing while

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  Netizens explode in anger as floating bodies of AirAsia8501 shown on social media

  World | December 30, 2014 20:24 IST

  New Delhi: The twitterati world today exploded in anger as some media group handles showed frozen pics of bodies of passengers of the missing Air Asia 8501 flight floating in sea water on Twitter.The gruesome

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  Six bodies found in Indonesian waters where AirAsia plane disappeared

  World | December 30, 2014 16:16 IST

  Jakarta, Indonesia: Six bloated bodies and debris seen floating in Indonesian waters Tuesday painful ended the mystery of AirAsia Flight 8501, which crashed into the Java Sea with 162 people aboard and was lost to

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  Debris in Java Sea of AirAsia plane: Indonesia

  World | December 30, 2014 14:05 IST

  Jakarta: Indonesia's transport ministry Tuesday confirmed that wreckage discovered in Java Sea province was of the missing AirAsia plane QZ8501."It has been confirmed that it is debris from an aircraft bearing red and white colours,"

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  US warship to assist in AirAsia plane search

  World | December 30, 2014 11:59 IST

  Washington: The US has sent a warship, USS Sampson, to the Java Sea for aiding in the search for the missing AirAsia plane, officials said.The USS Sampson was expected to arrive Tuesday in the search

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  Indonesia asks for US help finding missing plane

  World | December 30, 2014 7:46 IST

  Washington: The State Department said on Monday that Indonesia has asked the United States for help in locating a missing AirAsia jet, and the Pentagon said it could include detection equipment deployed by air, surface

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  Prospects bleak for missing Air Asia plane: Indonesian official

  World | December 29, 2014 14:26 IST

  Surabaya, Indonesia : As search crews on Monday scoured the Indonesian waters where an AirAsia jet carrying 162 people is believed to have gone down, officials predicted a tragic ending to the region's latest aviation

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  Search resumes for missing AirAsia passenger jet

  World | December 29, 2014 7:58 IST

  Surabaya, Indonesia: The search for a missing AirAsia jet carrying 162 people that disappeared more than 24 hours ago on a flight from Indonesia to Singapore resumed with first light Monday.First Admiral Sigit Setiayana, the

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  Malaysia offers help in search of missing AirAsia flight

  World | December 28, 2014 14:25 IST

  Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia on Sunday offered help in the search of missing AirAsia flight which lost contact with air traffic controllers between Singapore and Indonesia this morning.Prime Minister Datuk Najib Razak said he had not

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  Indonesia marks 10th tsunami anniversary

  World | December 26, 2014 11:36 IST

  Jakarta: Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla on Friday presided over a ceremony to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami, which devastated the country's westernmost province of Aceh.Thousands of locals and dignitaries from

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  Death toll from Indonesian mudslide rises to 51

  World | December 15, 2014 19:07 IST

  Banjarnegara, Indonesia:  The death toll from a mudslide that flattened much of a village in central Indonesia rose to 51 on Monday before rain forced rescuers to halt their search for dozens of missing people,

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  6.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Indonesia

  World | November 27, 2014 9:18 IST

  Jakarta:  An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale jolted eastern parts of Indonesia today, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said.The temblor, which struck at 9.33 p.m. , had

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  Air Marshal Arup Raha to visit Indonesia

  India | November 22, 2014 9:42 IST

  New Delhi: Air Force Chief Arup Raha will be on a four-day visit to Indonesia from Sunday to consolidate bilateral military to military ties.During the visit, Air Marshal Raha will meet Air Chief Marshal Bagus

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  Mount Sinabung volcano erupts in Indonesia

  World | October 05, 2014 13:08 IST

  Jakarta: Mount Sinabung volcano in North Sumatra in Indonesia erupted Sunday, sending columns of ash up to 3,000 meters to the sky, an official said.But the eruption did not trigger evacuation.The volcano has erupted four

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  6.5 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia but no threat of tsunami

  World | September 10, 2014 11:35 IST

  Jakarta: A strong earthquake hit off the coast of Sulawesi island in eastern Indonesia on Wednesday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, and authorities said there was no threat of a

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  Miracle: Girl swept away in 2004 tsunami reunites with family after a decade

  World | August 08, 2014 14:06 IST

  New Delhi: In 2004 an undersea earthquake triggered a deadly tsunami on December 26, with an epicenter off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. Many people lost their lives, many of them lost their near

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  Indonesia now country with world's highest deforestation rate

  World | July 17, 2014 11:45 IST

  Jakarta: Indonesia has double the deforestation rate in Brazil and has become the largest destroyer of forests housing some of the world's most endangered species.A report, recently published in the Nature Climate Change magazine, revealed

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  Presidential polling begins in Indonesia

  World | July 09, 2014 11:31 IST

  Jakarta: Indonesians started voting in the presidential election Wednesday morning with two candidates contesting for the country's top office.The two presidential candidates are former general Prabowo Subianto and Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo, Xinhua reported.The opinion

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  India beat Indonesia 3-0, reach Uber Cup semis for first time

  Other Sports | May 23, 2014 10:19 IST

  New Delhi: Indian women's badminton team scripted history Thursday as they reached the semifinals of the Uber Cup tournament for the first time with a dominating 3-0 victory over Indonesia in the quarterfinals at the

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  Indonesia hosts conference on n-test ban

  World | May 19, 2014 10:07 IST

  Jakarta: A two-day conference on nuclear test ban for Southeast Asia and Pacific Far East regions commenced Monday in Indonesia, attracting 50 experts from 21 countries.The conference, 'Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) - Regional Conference