AirAsia QZ8501: First bodies returned to airport; bad weather hampers recovery of wreckage

Bad weather on Wednesday hampered the recovery of scores of bodies and the wreckage of the AirAsia plane that drifted away from the crash site due to strong tides in the JavaSea off Indonesia after......

Hope fades as search for missing AirAsia plane hits land

The search for the AirAsia plane that went missing off Indonesia with 162 people aboard was on Tuesday expanded to include land areas, as multinational teams scoured for any traces of the jet for a......

Breathtaking images from Sony World Photography Awards

Behold the breathtaking winning and shortlisted images from one of the world's most prestigious photography contests. The amazing shots are from the open competition of the Sony World Photography......

Tanhaji and the distortions of history

'Indian apathy towards our historical heritage is indeed amazing,' says military historian Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).   Against my firm resolve of never seeing a Hindi historical movie --......