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QZ8501 searchers spot debris,AirAsia QZ8501: 'Six bodies' found in missing plane search

Key Points   Indonesian officials report seeing debris and bodies in the sea in the search for missing AirAsia Flight QZ8501   The officials have said some of the debris is red and white, the colours of the missing plane   Flight QZ8501 was travelling from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore when it vanished on Sunday, with 162 people aboard   The pilot's last contact with air traffic control was a request to divert around bad weather   All times GMT At least six bodies have been found and at least three recovered in the search for missing AirAsia Flight QZ8501, Indonesian officials and media say. The bodies were spotted along with debris floating in the Java Sea off the Indonesian part of Borneo, in one of the search zones for the plane. One official said the debris was 95% likely to be from the missing aircraft. The Airbus A320-200, carrying 162 people from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore, disappeared on Sunday. Relatives cried and hugged each other as bodies were shown on live

The tragedy of AirAsia Flight QZ8501: At least now we know

It's over. The missing AirAsia plane has been found. Debris has been spotted off the coast of Indonesia, as have bodies of the victims. Angela Anggi Ranastianis' papa will not be coming home. This is a moment of great sadness. And yet we also feel a sense of release, a relief that the outcome has been determined and the grieving can finally begin. This is what MH370 has taught us. We once imagined that the worst possible scenario is a plane that crashes -- be it due to a bomb or pilot error. Now we know that there is no greater horror than a plane that goes missing. A plane that simply disappears, taking with it the lives of all of its passengers but leaving behind a dreadful limbo where their families are still waiting to mourn, trapped by the fish-hook of hope. Reuters Aviation crisis consultant Ken Jenkins, who worked with families of the Malaysian Airline families, says, "When you don't have the aircraft or any wreckage or any confirmation of what happened to them,

2015 will be a do-or-die year for PM Narendra Modi: Here's why

There is little doubt that one man dominated 2014 in India:  Narendra Modi . But can he dominate 2015 as well? On recent form, we can’t be sure. Let us first list his achievements so far. After a spectacular victory in May 2014, the Prime minister has been winning election after election for his party – the most recent one being Jharkhand - and has also restored the primacy of the PMO in policy matters. He is not just  primus inter pares , but  numero uno  in all things that matter in this government. He has made waves in foreign policy, which is probably his most successful side so far. He has also made good changes in defence and railway leadership, with the induction of Manohar Parikkar and Suresh Prabhu as cabinet ministers. Otherwise, the promise of his government exceeds performance by a wide margin. Modi has, for example,  announced some bold policy initiatives (Make in India, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan,  et al ), and pushed through some  modest legislation through parliament (the ju

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In Battle to Defang the Islamic State, US Targets Its Psychology - NDTV news

WASHINGTON:   Maj. Gen. Michael K. Nagata, commander of U.S. Special Operations forces in the Middle East, sought help this summer in solving an urgent problem for the U.S. military: What makes the Islamic State so dangerous?  Trying to decipher this complex enemy - a hybrid terrorist organization and a conventional army - is such a conundrum that Nagata assembled an unofficial brain trust outside the traditional realms of expertise within the Pentagon, State Department and intelligence agencies, in search of fresh ideas and inspiration. Business professors, for example, are examining the Islamic State's marketing and branding strategies.  "We do not understand the movement and until we do, we are not going to defeat it," he said, according to the confidential minutes of a conference call he held with the experts. "We have not defeated the idea. We do not even understand the idea."  Nagata's frustration is shared by other U.S. officials. Even as President Ba

AirAsia Plane Likely 'At Bottom of Sea': Indonesia Search Chief - NDTV NEWS

JAKARTA:   The AirAsia plane which went missing with 162 people on board en route for Singapore is likely at the bottom of the sea, Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency chief said Monday. "Based on the coordinates given to us and evaluation that the estimated crash position is in the sea, the hypothesis is the plane is at the bottom of the sea," Bambang Soelistyo told a press conference. "That's the preliminary suspicion and it can develop based on the evaluation of the result of our search." RELATED Jet Likely Sank, Indonesia Says Two Flight Disappearances Have Similarities and Differences AirAsia Shares Fall 8% in Malaysia After Plane Goes Missing Soelistyo said Indonesia did not have "the tools", such as submersible vehicles, required to retrieve the plane from the seabed, but that it is reaching out to other countries for help if necessary. "Due to the lack of technology that we have, I have coordinated with our foreign minister s

AirAsia Indonesia flight QZ8501 to Singapore missing - BBC News

Security protects relatives of the missing, reports Karishma Vaswani from Changi Airport Continue reading the main story Related Stories AirAsia search: Day 1 What is AirAsia? 'We cannot lose hope' Watch An AirAsia Indonesia airliner flying from Indonesia to Singapore with 162 people on board has gone missing. Flight QZ8501 lost contact with air traffic control at 06:24 local time (23:24 GMT Saturday) over the Java Sea. The plane, an Airbus A320-200, disappeared midway into the flight of more than two hours from the city of Surabaya. No distress call was made. Bad weather was reported in the area, and an air search operation has now been suspended for the night. Planes from Indonesia and Singapore had been scouring an area of sea between Kalimantan (Borneo) and Java. Some boats were reported to be continuing to search as night fell. Jump media player Media player help . AirAsia Chief Executive Tony Fernandes: "We are devastated by what's happened" No wreckage has

Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Madan Mohan Malaviya to be Awarded Bharat Ratna -NDTV INDIA

NEW DELHI :   Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and freedom fighter Madan Mohan Malaviya will be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, the government announced today. "The President has been pleased to award Bharat Ratna to Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya (posthumously) and to Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee," said a statement from President Pranab Mukherjee's office, shortly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi recommended the names. Mr Vajpayee, a three-time prime minister, is considered the gold standard of leadership in the BJP and is popular across party lines. He will be the first leader from the country's political right to be given a Bharat Ratna.  "Atal ji means so much to everyone. A guide, inspiration & giant among giants," tweeted PM Modi. The announcement comes a day before the birthday of Mr Vajpayee, RELATED Blog: He is Atal baba, My Great Grandfather At Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Family Home in Gwalior, his