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Stylish New Eyewear Collection Launches From Top Brands At Myntra Big Fashion Festival
Looking to up your eyewear game with premium brands making waves in the fashion world? Then dive right in to explore the hottest new eyewear collections from Bebe, Victoria Secret and more during the Myntra Big Fashion Festival.
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Airlines, Airports Told To Increase Women Staff To 25% Of Workforce
Civil aviation regulator DGCA has issued an advisory to airports and airlines to increase the number of women employees in their organisations to ensure more gender equality in the aviation sector.
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15% Of Pilots In India Are Women, 3 Times Global Average: Report
As much as 15 per cent of pilots in India are women, which is almost three times the global average of 5 per cent, according to an official release on Thursday.
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Women's Body Notice To Delhi Cops, Regulator, Air India On Peeing Incidents
Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal, demanding arrests in the recent incidents of drunk men urinating on women on flights, issued a notice to the Delhi Police, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and Air India today.
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Women Can't Fly Without Male Relative: Officials Claim Taliban Order
The Taliban have ordered airlines in Afghanistan to stop women from boarding flights unless accompanied by a male relative, aviation officials told AFP.
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Aviation Minister Suggests Paternity Leave In Airlines, 50% Women Pilots
Airlines must consider giving male employees paternity leave so that they, too, can share the responsibility of bringing up children, Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said today.
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Meet The Navy's First Women Combat Aviators To Be Deployed On Warships
In a move that will redefine gender equality in the Indian Navy, Sub Lieutenant Kumudini Tyagi and Sub Lieutenant Riti Singh will be the first women combatants who will operate as specialists on board Navy helicopters which operate from the deck of warships.
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Janhvi Kapoor's Kargil Girl Inspired By NDTV's 1999 Report On India's First Women Combat Aviators
Sharing a photo with Gunjan Saxena, Janhvi wrote: "Happy Birthday, Gunjan mam! Thank you for teaching me the true meaning of bravery"
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India Soars Above Global Average In Hiring Female Airline Pilots
When Shweta Singh wanted to become a pilot 20 years ago, she had to first persuade her parents to let her pick an uncommon profession for women, then deal with unwelcoming male colleagues in the cockpit.
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India Leads World In Share Of Women Airline Pilots, Twice As Much As US
When Shweta Singh wanted to become a pilot in India 20 years ago, she had to first persuade her parents to let her pick an uncommon profession for women, then deal with unwelcoming male colleagues in the cockpit.
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Dreams Take Flight: Saudi Aviation Academy Set To Train Women Pilots
Oxford Aviation Academy, a leading trainer and crew recruiter, has already received applications from hundreds of women hoping to start lessons in September at a new branch in the eastern city of Dammam.
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India Has Maximum Women Pilots In The World: Jayant Sinha
India has the maximum number of women pilots in the world, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha said in New Delhi today.
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India's First Woman Navy Pilot To Train At Air Force Academy In Hyderabad
The Indian Navy will soon get its first-ever woman pilot, Shubhangi Swaroop, who will be flying a maritime reconnaissance aircraft. Though Uttar Pradesh resident Shubhangi is set to be the first Naval woman pilot, the Navy's Aviation branch has had women officers manning the air traffic and as 'observers'. Besides her, three other women cadets -- A...
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Navy's Women War-Fighters Hunt For Chinese Submarines In Indian Ocean
Breaking through a glass ceiling that has existed since the Indian Navy's inception, 20 women combat aviators are now an integral part of the crew of its most sophisticated anti-submarine warfare aircraft, the US built P-8I, used to detect Chinese warships and submarines operating in the Indian Ocean.
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In A First, Air India To Reserve 6 Seats For Women On Domestic Flights
In a first-of-its-kind move in the aviation industry, national carrier Air India will reserve six seats for women on its flights operating on domestic routes from next week.
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Stylish New Eyewear Collection Launches From Top Brands At Myntra Big Fashion Festival
Looking to up your eyewear game with premium brands making waves in the fashion world? Then dive right in to explore the hottest new eyewear collections from Bebe, Victoria Secret and more during the Myntra Big Fashion Festival.
-
Airlines, Airports Told To Increase Women Staff To 25% Of Workforce
Civil aviation regulator DGCA has issued an advisory to airports and airlines to increase the number of women employees in their organisations to ensure more gender equality in the aviation sector.
-
15% Of Pilots In India Are Women, 3 Times Global Average: Report
As much as 15 per cent of pilots in India are women, which is almost three times the global average of 5 per cent, according to an official release on Thursday.
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Women's Body Notice To Delhi Cops, Regulator, Air India On Peeing Incidents
Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal, demanding arrests in the recent incidents of drunk men urinating on women on flights, issued a notice to the Delhi Police, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and Air India today.
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Women Can't Fly Without Male Relative: Officials Claim Taliban Order
The Taliban have ordered airlines in Afghanistan to stop women from boarding flights unless accompanied by a male relative, aviation officials told AFP.
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Aviation Minister Suggests Paternity Leave In Airlines, 50% Women Pilots
Airlines must consider giving male employees paternity leave so that they, too, can share the responsibility of bringing up children, Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said today.
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Meet The Navy's First Women Combat Aviators To Be Deployed On Warships
In a move that will redefine gender equality in the Indian Navy, Sub Lieutenant Kumudini Tyagi and Sub Lieutenant Riti Singh will be the first women combatants who will operate as specialists on board Navy helicopters which operate from the deck of warships.
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Janhvi Kapoor's Kargil Girl Inspired By NDTV's 1999 Report On India's First Women Combat Aviators
Sharing a photo with Gunjan Saxena, Janhvi wrote: "Happy Birthday, Gunjan mam! Thank you for teaching me the true meaning of bravery"
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India Soars Above Global Average In Hiring Female Airline Pilots
When Shweta Singh wanted to become a pilot 20 years ago, she had to first persuade her parents to let her pick an uncommon profession for women, then deal with unwelcoming male colleagues in the cockpit.
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India Leads World In Share Of Women Airline Pilots, Twice As Much As US
When Shweta Singh wanted to become a pilot in India 20 years ago, she had to first persuade her parents to let her pick an uncommon profession for women, then deal with unwelcoming male colleagues in the cockpit.
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Dreams Take Flight: Saudi Aviation Academy Set To Train Women Pilots
Oxford Aviation Academy, a leading trainer and crew recruiter, has already received applications from hundreds of women hoping to start lessons in September at a new branch in the eastern city of Dammam.
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India Has Maximum Women Pilots In The World: Jayant Sinha
India has the maximum number of women pilots in the world, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha said in New Delhi today.
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India's First Woman Navy Pilot To Train At Air Force Academy In Hyderabad
The Indian Navy will soon get its first-ever woman pilot, Shubhangi Swaroop, who will be flying a maritime reconnaissance aircraft. Though Uttar Pradesh resident Shubhangi is set to be the first Naval woman pilot, the Navy's Aviation branch has had women officers manning the air traffic and as 'observers'. Besides her, three other women cadets -- A...
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Navy's Women War-Fighters Hunt For Chinese Submarines In Indian Ocean
Breaking through a glass ceiling that has existed since the Indian Navy's inception, 20 women combat aviators are now an integral part of the crew of its most sophisticated anti-submarine warfare aircraft, the US built P-8I, used to detect Chinese warships and submarines operating in the Indian Ocean.
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In A First, Air India To Reserve 6 Seats For Women On Domestic Flights
In a first-of-its-kind move in the aviation industry, national carrier Air India will reserve six seats for women on its flights operating on domestic routes from next week.
