Days before his retirement, former Air Chief Marshal AP Singh wrote to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, urging him to protect the IAF's control over a 40-acre sports complex at Race Course Air Force Station near the Prime Minister's residence.
The US midterms will determine control of Congress, with narrow Republican majorities in both chambers and results potentially delayed by ballot counting and ranked-choice voting. Voters will also decide 36 governorships.
Donald Trump said Israel was “fine” with him ending the assistance, which began in 2019 and was signed under his predecessor, Barack Obama, three years earlier
India’s Navy rescued 20 Iranian crew members from the hijacked fishing vessel Azini off Somalia, using surveillance and a coordinated tactical operation supported by the Air Force. Iran praised the rescue, which comes amid a sharp rise in Somali pirate attacks in 2026.
