Air Chief Marshal Singh bids farewell to IAF after 42 years

IANS | October 31, 2026 3:07 PM

New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh bid farewell to the Indian Air Force (IAF) after 42 years of military service on Saturday. Earlier in the day, Air Chief Marshal Singh, who led the IAF during 'Operation Sindoor', laid a wreath at the National War Memorial to honour the memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty.

Exercise AUSTRAHIND: India, Australia troops demonstrate joint operational capabilities

IANS | October 31, 2026 11:05 AM

New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) In a step towards deepening India-Australia defence cooperation, the military of both countries showcased enhanced interoperability and joint operational capabilities during a joint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) training in coastal terrain as part of Exercise AUSTRAHIND 2026 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

ISI-backed Kashmir Study Group shifts terror strategy to south India amid intensified security in north

Vicky Nanjappa | October 30, 2026 1:57 PM

New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has expanded its tactical focus toward south India on the recommendation of the Kashmir Study Group (KSG), seeking to exploit pre-existing radicalised networks in states like Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu as security grids tighten across north India, including Jammu and Kashmir, intelligence officials have revealed.

‘Peace Accord covers pro-talks faction’: Assam CM clarifies Minister’s ULFA remark

IANS | October 29, 2026 7:37 PM

Guwahati, Oct 29 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday clarified that state minister Biswajit Daimary’s recent remarks praising the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) referred to the pro-talks faction that signed a peace accord with the Centre and the state government, and not the Paresh Baruah-led ULFA-Independent (ULFA-I).

India, Oman hold Navy Staff Talks to deepen maritime cooperation

IANS | October 29, 2026 4:23 PM

New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) India and Oman held the 8th edition of their Navy Staff Talks in New Delhi, with focus on deepening bilateral naval cooperation and enhancing coordination to address shared maritime security challenges, the Indian Navy stated on Thursday.

Daylight robbery in Delhi: Robbers barge into office, loot Rs 2.30 crore at gunpoint in Lahori Gate

IANS | October 29, 2026 1:12 PM

New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) In a shocking case of daylight robbery in the national Capital on Thursday, a group of miscreants looted more than Rs 2 crore from an office, purportedly a government establishment, at gunpoint and escaped. The incident took place in Delhi’s Lahori Gate area near the railway station, where the robbers committed the offence in broad daylight in full public glare and fled the spot in a car that was parked outside.