Women officers commissioned into the Indian Army's Regiment of Artillery Chennai: The first batch of five women officers was commissioned into the Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army after their successful completion of training at...
The site of the blast that killed 11 Chhattisgarh DRG policemen. (Photo via special arrangement)Raipur/New Delhi: In a deadly attack on security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district, on Wednesday, suspected Maoist insurgents killed 11 pe...
New Delhi: Mobile connectivity, internet banking, gender issues and empowering women were debated threadbare at a conference hosted by Grameen Foundation India (GFI) here. The conference, themed "Driving Financial Inclusion in India's Hinter...
Soon, Indian Army women officers will be seen handling and operating artillery guns alongside their male counterparts. (Representative photo courtesy: Krishna Chaitanya Velaga/Creative Commons)New Delhi: After the Indian Army paved the path for women...
Bhubaneswar: A total of 2585 Agniveers, including 272 women of the Indian Navy passed out from the portals of INS Chilka, at Odhisa, in a first of its kind ceremonial, post sunset Passing Out Parade, held on Tuesday.The POP was held under the aegis o...
Anjali Kaur.New Delhi: Anjali Kaur, the US Agency for International Development deputy assistant administrator for the Asia bureau, is currently on a visit to India, the US embassy here said in a statement, on Monday. The statement said the obje...
Group Captain Shaliza Dhami. (Photo: Indian Air Force)New Delhi: The Indian Air Force has selected Group Captain Shaliza Dhami to take over command of a frontline combat unit in the western sector. This is the first time that a woman IAF officer has ...
HTT-40 Basic Trainer AircraftNew Delhi: The Union Cabinet, on Wednesday, approved the procurement of and 70 HTT-40 indigenous trainer aircraft and three cadet-training ships worth ₹10,000 crore, aimed to give a boost to the “Atmanirbhar B...
New Delhi: With an aim to provide a platform to transgender persons for showcasing their talent in singing, dancing and painting, the National Institute of Social Defence (NISD) organised its first “Trans Talent Hunt” on Friday. Over...
A Mahila Prahari on a camel during the R-Day parade dress rehearsal, on January 23, 2023. (Photo: BSF)New Delhi: The Border Security Force’s much-loved camel contingent will include the force’s Mahila Praharis (women personnel) in designe...