The Supreme Court granted women Army officers permanent commission and pulled up the government for discriminating based on gender. Read the full judgment here.
SC says arguments based on physical strengths and weaknesses of men and women do not constitute a valid basis for denying equal opportunity to women officers.
Supreme Court has told govt to grant permanent commission to all women officers who opt for it, and said they will also be eligible for command posting.
Israel's response to Iran's retaliatory attack was relatively small and also downplayed by Tehran. But there are factors that could jeopardise this perceived reprieve.
The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.
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