For the first time, Indian Air Force instructors will train Royal Air Force pilots at RAF Valley in the UK for two years, strengthening UK-India defence ties and enhancing interoperability under the 19th Air Staff Talks

A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing pleas, including one filed by the father of late Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, the Pilot-in-Command of Air India flight AI-171 that crashed June on 12, 2025, seeking an independent, court-monitored investigation into the tragedy