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Friday, September 5, 2025
TopicWomen in Army

Topic: Women in Army

Army to have women pilots in frontline operational units by next year, says chief Naravane

Army chief General M.M. Naravane says women officers will undergo pilot training beginning July, & after a year of training they will serve in frontline operational units for flying duties.

Army begins process to recruit second batch of 100 women soldiers for military police

Army intends to induct 1,700 women recruits in the military police by 2036, increasing the percentage of women in the cadre to 20 over 17 years.

Govt showing no will to comply with SC verdict on permanent commission — women Army officers

Objections were raised against the government’s move to make Battle Physical Efficiency Test mandatory for all women officers, including those above 35, who were earlier exempt from it. 

Women won the case in Supreme Court, but Army and MoD have not entered 2020 yet

When the Army says ‘male soldiers not ready to accept orders from female officers’, it ignores the basic tenet of military functioning – an order is an order.

On Camera

Vijay is winning nickname war in Tamil Nadu. He’s attacking Brand Stalin with ‘uncle’ taunt

If Stalin ignores the taunt, it spreads unchecked. If he responds, he legitimises Vijay. Either way, the Tamil Nadu politics binary bends.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Trump to sign executive order to rebrand Pentagon, reviving historic ‘Department of War’ name

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order Friday renaming the Department of Defence the ‘Department of War’, in...

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.