Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh, commissioned in 2017, to be first Rafale woman fighter pilotFrom the country’s oldest fighter jets to the newest, Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh is getting set to graduate to flying the omni-role R...
24 Sep, 2020, 12.00 PM IST
IAF's first women fighter pilots get 'Nari Shakti Puraskar'The trio -- Mohana Jitarwal, Avani Chaturvedi and Bhawana Kanth -- was inducted into the IAF's fighter squadron after the government decide...
09 Mar, 2020, 11.42 AM IST
Nari Shakti awardees must contribute to eradicate malnutrition & save water: PM ModiInteracting with 14 of the 15 awardees at his official residence here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also said their achievements can become...
09 Mar, 2020, 10.46 AM IST
Setting a record: Flight Lieutenant Mohana Singh becomes first woman fighter pilot to fly Hawk jetShe achieved the feat at the Kalaikunda Air Force Station in West Bengal.
01 Jun, 2019, 12.09 PM IST
For IAF's first women fighter pilots Mohana Singh, Bhawana Kanth & Avani Chaturvedi, sky is no limitParrikar described the trio's induction as a “red letter day” and said his ministry was working towards bringing about “total gender parity...
14 Jul, 2018, 01.59 PM IST
History created: India's first batch of women fighter pilots commissionedThe three women pilots said they consider themselves "fortunate" and were excited to take on their duties.
11 Jul, 2018, 05.53 PM IST
First batch of women fighter pilots to be inducted into IAFBhawana Kanth, Mohana Singh and Avani Chaturvedi are the trainees who qualified for the fighter stream after it was thrown open to women in...
11 Jul, 2018, 05.52 PM IST
Slowly, women in large numbers will be part of armed forces: Manohar ParrikarHe was speaking at an event where he felicitated the first ever all-girls National Cadet Corps (NCC) team which had climbed the Mount Evere...
11 Jul, 2018, 02.11 PM IST
Manohar Parrikar to attend commissioning of first batch of women pilotsOn the occasion, Parrikar will review the Passing out Parade and confer the 'President's Commission' to 129 graduating trainees of various ...
11 Jul, 2018, 02.08 PM IST
Women fighter pilots advised to put off motherhood by 4 yearsIAF sources clarified that the advisory is not legal binding and is to ensure that their training does not get affected.
11 Jul, 2018, 01.53 PM IST
Meet India's first three women fighter pilot trainees who will shatter the combat-exclusion policyThe trio will also shatter the long-standing combat-exclusion policy for women in the forces once they become full-fledged fighter pilots b...
11 Jul, 2018, 01.52 PM IST
Honouring the game-changers: IMC Ladies' Wing felicitated women who made a differenceThe organisation recently felicitated women stalwarts for their outstanding contribution in respective fields.
18 Jun, 2018, 08.46 AM IST
IAF officer Avani Chaturvedi becomes first Indian woman to fly fighter aircraft soloShe undertook the sortie from IAF's Jamnagar base.
22 Feb, 2018, 11.57 AM IST
India’s first-ever women fighter pilots gear up for solo MiG-21 flightsFlying jets solo does not mean they promptly turn into fullfledged fighter pilots, capable of handling the intricacies of high-voltage comb...
23 Jan, 2018, 10.57 AM IST
556 judges' posts among 4,354 new positions okayed by MP governmentThe decision was taken in a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan here yesterday, a senior state government offic...
13 Jul, 2016, 05.29 PM IST
- Flood-hit Dudhwa National Park to reopen next week
Flood-ravaged Dudhwa National Park will be thrown open to tourists next week after extensive repairs of bridges and forest routes in the re...
07 Nov, 2009, 04.47 PM IST
- Jagat Singh joins BSP, appointed state party vice-president
Soon after he joined the BSP along with a large number of supporters, Jagat Singh, son of former external affairs minister Natwar Singh, wa...
12 Jul, 2008, 07.31 PM IST