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Justice Surya Kant, who gave landmark rulings on Article 370 and corruption, takes oath as Chief Justice of IndiaJustice Surya Kant became India's 53rd Chief Justice. He took oath at Rashtrapati Bhavan in the presence of President Murmu. Justice Kant h...
Indian peacekeepers honoured for dedicated service by UNISFAIndian peacekeepers in Abyei were honored by Maj Gen Robert Yaw Affram, Acting Head of Mission of UNISFA, for their dedicated service in th...
We're strengthening policies to encourage women's participation in armed forces, peacekeeping contingents: Rajnath SinghDefence Minister Rajnath Singh emphasized India's commitment to strengthening policies that encourage women's participation in armed forces...
Gender parity isn’t a perk, it’s the drillThe Indian Army's JAG branch recruitment policy faced legal challenge. The Supreme Court invalidated the 6:3 gender ratio. The court's deci...
Girl tops NDA arts stream as India’s first female cadets formally graduateShriti Daksh, daughter of a retired Air Force pilot, topped the arts stream at NDA. She is the first woman to achieve this since female cad...
If women can fly Rafale in IAF, why fewer of them in Army legal branch? SC asks CentreThe Supreme Court has questioned the Indian Army's rationale for limiting women in the Judge Advocate General branch. This query arose desp...
India remains cornerstone of UN peacekeeping, its women peacekeepers indispensable: UN peacekeeping chiefIndia remains a cornerstone in UN peacekeeping with significant contributions from its female peacekeepers, as stated by Jean-Pierre Lacroi...
From Rs 97,134 Cr in FY14 to Rs 3.1 lakh Cr in FY25, gender budget consistently increased: SurveyThe Economic Survey FY24 highlights the rise in the gender budget from Rs 97,134 crore in FY14 to Rs 3.1 lakh crore in FY25, marking a 38.7...
India vs China: Watch as Indian troops triumph in Sudan UN Peacekeeping tug of warIndian and Chinese troops recently engaged in a friendly "Tug of War" during their deployment in Sudan as part of a United Nations Peacekee...
Women only 1.9% of Indian Armed Forces deployed in United Nations Peacekeeping missionsIndia has the lowest proportion of women representatives among major contributors to UN Peacekeeping missions, with only 1.9% of Indian mil...
Indian Army celebrates 75th International Day of UN PeacekeepersEach year on this Day, the UN and countries across the globe pay tributes to the professionalism, dedication and courage of all men and wom...
Selection board assessing women officers for promotion in Army, to be considered for command assignments"A total of 244 women officers are being considered for promotion against 108 vacancies, from 1992 batch to 2006 batch, in various arms and...
Them’s fightin’ styles —but stereotypesNow that female US soldiers can wear makeup, why deny the men?
‘Despite my achievements, things didn’t feel complete... until today’Moments after the Supreme Court announced permanent commission and command posting for women in the Army on Monday, Lt Col Seema Singh’s ph...
India considers committing aviation assets as UN faces shortage of critical enablersIndia has also pledged an Infantry Battalion, an Engineer Company and a Signal Company which is at Level 3 of Peacekeeping Capability Readi...
India asks UN to impose sanctions against terrorists for sexual violenceThe remarks by Paulomi Tripathi, First Secretary in the India's Permanent Mission here, came after UN chief Antonio Guterres reported a hug...
Women's induction in Army based on need, combat effectiveness: GovernmentSubhash Bhamre did not give a direct reply but said it is endeavour of the defence ministry to bring gender parity in the Army.
Women should play greater role in UN peacekeeping: Army vice chiefUNSC resolution 1820 (of 2008) says that "rape and other forms of sexual violence can constitute war crimes, crimes against humanity or a c...
Meet California’s most powerful Sikh Republican who’s battling Google for stifling 'free speech'In the US, we do have examples of dishonest behaviour but they are not tolerated. Any little guy can find a lawyer and sue a company and ho...
- Full Speech: Interim Budget 2009-2010
Speech of Pranab Mukherjee, Minister of Finance