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Women Soldiers, Officers To Get Same Maternity, Child Care Leave: Defence Minister
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved a proposal to grant maternity, child care and child adoption leave to women soldiers, sailors and air warriors on par with their officer counterparts.
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Daughters Of Two Punjab Farmers Become Flying Officers In Indian Air Force
Two daughters of two farmers from Punjab were on Saturday commissioned as flying officers in the Indian Air Force (IAF), an official statement said.
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Landmark Win For 32 Former Women Air Force Officers, Will Get Full Pension
In a landmark judgement by the Supreme Court, 32 women who have been fighting for the right to serve the Indian Air Force for more than their Short Service Commission tenure of five years have been granted full pension.
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Air Force To Induct Women To Fly Light Combat Helicopter Fleet
Amid the growing strength of women officers in the Indian Air Force, the force is now planning to induct female pilots into the Light Combat Helicopter fleet.
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Posts in Air Force Open To All Officers Including Women: Shripad Naik
Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik on Monday informed Rajya Sabha that all posts in the Indian Air Force (IAF) are open to all officers including women.
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First All-Women IAF Crew Fly Mi-17 Helicopter In Battle Training Mission
Three women Indian Air Force officers from Punjab were part of the country's first all-women crew to fly a medium lift helicopter Mi-17 V5 on Monday.
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Women To Be Given Non-Combat Jobs In Military Police, Reveals BJP Tweet
The Narendra Modi government has decided to induct women in the Personnel Below Officer Rank (PBOR) of the military police corps for the first time ever, the ruling BJP declared through its Twitter handle on Friday. The "historic decision" was yet another milestone in the centre's efforts to provide women with more opportunities in the armed forces...
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Air Force Has 13 Per Cent Women Officers, Highest Among 3 Armed Forces
Indian Air Force has 13.09 per cent of women officers, the highest among all three armed forces, Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre said on Wednesday.
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Air Force Officer Arrested In Delhi, Was Seduced By ISI Spies On Chat
An Indian Air Force (IAF) officer has been arrested in Delhi on charges of espionage and passing on classified information to Pakistani intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence or ISI. Group Captain Arun Marwaha, 51, leaked information and documents to two Pakistani agents who chatted with him on social media pretending to be women, say inve...
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IAF Officer Accused Of Raping IIT-Kanpur Student At Girls Hostel
An IIT-Kanpur girl student has accused an Indian Air Force officer of raping her repeatedly after promising marriage.
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Training Over, India's First 3 Women Fighter Pilots Fly MiGs And Hawks
Less than two years after they were commissioned into the Indian Air Force as India's first women fighter pilots, Flying Officers Bhawana Kanth, Mohana Singh and Avani Chaturvedi have now joined their respective squadrons.
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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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India's First Women Fighter Pilots Get Wings
Flying Officers Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawana Kanth and Mohana Singh on Saturday were commissioned as India's first three women fighter pilots.
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Manohar Parrikar To Attend Commissioning Of First Batch Of Women Pilots
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will attend the commissioning ceremony of three women officers as the fighter pilots for the first time in the IAF history on June 18 at Air Force Academy in Dundigal near Hyderabad.
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Navy Grants Permanent Commission To Women Officers
Decks have been cleared for women officers to be accepted on permanent commission in the Indian Navy - enabling them to serve on board warships and join as pilots of maritime reconnaissance aircraft.
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Women Soldiers, Officers To Get Same Maternity, Child Care Leave: Defence Minister
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved a proposal to grant maternity, child care and child adoption leave to women soldiers, sailors and air warriors on par with their officer counterparts.
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Daughters Of Two Punjab Farmers Become Flying Officers In Indian Air Force
Two daughters of two farmers from Punjab were on Saturday commissioned as flying officers in the Indian Air Force (IAF), an official statement said.
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Landmark Win For 32 Former Women Air Force Officers, Will Get Full Pension
In a landmark judgement by the Supreme Court, 32 women who have been fighting for the right to serve the Indian Air Force for more than their Short Service Commission tenure of five years have been granted full pension.
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Air Force To Induct Women To Fly Light Combat Helicopter Fleet
Amid the growing strength of women officers in the Indian Air Force, the force is now planning to induct female pilots into the Light Combat Helicopter fleet.
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Posts in Air Force Open To All Officers Including Women: Shripad Naik
Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik on Monday informed Rajya Sabha that all posts in the Indian Air Force (IAF) are open to all officers including women.
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First All-Women IAF Crew Fly Mi-17 Helicopter In Battle Training Mission
Three women Indian Air Force officers from Punjab were part of the country's first all-women crew to fly a medium lift helicopter Mi-17 V5 on Monday.
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Women To Be Given Non-Combat Jobs In Military Police, Reveals BJP Tweet
The Narendra Modi government has decided to induct women in the Personnel Below Officer Rank (PBOR) of the military police corps for the first time ever, the ruling BJP declared through its Twitter handle on Friday. The "historic decision" was yet another milestone in the centre's efforts to provide women with more opportunities in the armed forces...
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Air Force Has 13 Per Cent Women Officers, Highest Among 3 Armed Forces
Indian Air Force has 13.09 per cent of women officers, the highest among all three armed forces, Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre said on Wednesday.
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Air Force Officer Arrested In Delhi, Was Seduced By ISI Spies On Chat
An Indian Air Force (IAF) officer has been arrested in Delhi on charges of espionage and passing on classified information to Pakistani intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence or ISI. Group Captain Arun Marwaha, 51, leaked information and documents to two Pakistani agents who chatted with him on social media pretending to be women, say inve...
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IAF Officer Accused Of Raping IIT-Kanpur Student At Girls Hostel
An IIT-Kanpur girl student has accused an Indian Air Force officer of raping her repeatedly after promising marriage.
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Training Over, India's First 3 Women Fighter Pilots Fly MiGs And Hawks
Less than two years after they were commissioned into the Indian Air Force as India's first women fighter pilots, Flying Officers Bhawana Kanth, Mohana Singh and Avani Chaturvedi have now joined their respective squadrons.
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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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India's First Women Fighter Pilots Get Wings
Flying Officers Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawana Kanth and Mohana Singh on Saturday were commissioned as India's first three women fighter pilots.
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Manohar Parrikar To Attend Commissioning Of First Batch Of Women Pilots
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will attend the commissioning ceremony of three women officers as the fighter pilots for the first time in the IAF history on June 18 at Air Force Academy in Dundigal near Hyderabad.
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Navy Grants Permanent Commission To Women Officers
Decks have been cleared for women officers to be accepted on permanent commission in the Indian Navy - enabling them to serve on board warships and join as pilots of maritime reconnaissance aircraft.
