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Topic: women officers

Army’s Kumaon Quest bike expedition, led by woman officer, flagged off from Delhi

Nine-day ride through Uttarakhand’s border areas to fuel youth drive, tourism and village connect.

2 women officers, 1 loud message: Col Qureshi, Wing Cdr Singh lead precision briefing on Op Sindoor

Both women officers are trailblazers in their own right. The Army colonel was a military observer in Congo. The IAF wing commander led an air relief mission in Arunachal Pradesh.

In a first, Indian Navy commissions 3 warships together. What makes Nilgiri, Surat & Vaghsheer unique

The ships were built with 75% indigenous materials & collaborations with global manufacturers. INS Nilgiri, INS Surat & INS Vaghsheer were commissioned Wednesday in the presence of PM Modi.

General’s letter on women officers was flawed, not ‘patriarchal’. There was truth to it

Current problems stem from a hastily executed policy and the inadequate grooming of women officers for higher ranks. They will, in future, be groomed and trained at par with male counterparts.

Indian military must let go of ‘male warrior’ culture. Just recruiting women is not enough

Now that a large number of women are to be recruited in the military as Personnel Below Officer Rank, the armed forces must lay down laws to deal with gender-based crimes.

I was one of the first women in the IAF. Officers broke the ice by playing a prank on me

I was stationed in Assam for the first 3 years. I enjoyed the greenery all around the city, boat rides in the gigantic Brahmaputra, and bowed my head at Kamakhya temple.

Wife of Galwan hero commissioned as officer. Army also gets 1st batch of women artillery officers  

Rekha Singh, wife of the late Naik (Nursing Assistant) Deepak Singh, has been commissioned as lieutenant in Ordnance Corps and posted to Ladakh in same command as her husband.

‘Extraordinary battle’ — How Col. Leena Gurav took on the Army 12 times in court, and won

The Supreme Court is currently hearing Gurav’s thirteenth case. If she wins, she could be promoted to the rank of brigadier and be in the reckoning to head the Army’s JAG wing.

Historic first for Indian Navy as all-women air crew conduct reconnaissance, surveillance op

5 officers of the Indian Navy’s INAS 314 completed the first all-women independent maritime reconnaissance and surveillance mission in the North Arabian Sea on Wednesday.

Army chief says admission of women to NDA ‘not a big deal’, joint training has raised standards

Common training for men and women officers at the Officer Training Academy, Chennai, which Gen. Naravane himself instituted in 2017-18, has led to improved standards, he said.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.