On This Day, June 5: D-Day, Operation Blue Star, RFK assassination, AIDS epidemic, Marshall Plan and other key eventsOn This Day, June 5, history witnessed several defining moments across war, politics and social change. The date is associated with the D-D...
04 Jun, 2026, 10.33 PM IST
Quote of the Day by Eleanor Roosevelt: 'Many people will walk in and out of your life, but…'—Inspiring quotes by the longest-serving first lady of the United StatesQuote of the Day: Eleanor Roosevelt's words on friendship offer timeless wisdom. She believed true friends leave lasting imprints on our he...
09 May, 2026, 05.06 AM IST
'Iran is dying to make a deal, I don’t call it war,' says Trump as he paints US actions as ‘military operation’Speaking during an executive order signing while responding to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said Iran had carried out mass killings ...
01 May, 2026, 07.42 AM IST
‘Indian workers are central to Middle East oil — yet, they’re unseen’Indian migrants have been crucial to the Middle Eastern oil industry from its beginnings. Professor Andrea Wright highlights their signific...
30 Apr, 2026, 11.55 PM IST
Women gain ground in boardrooms, senior roles: Govt reportWomen continue to break barriers in the corporate world, with a marked increase in their presence in senior roles. The statistics regarding...
30 Apr, 2026, 06.14 AM IST
US Navy Secretary John Phelan leaves his job, marks latest departure of a top defense leaderUS Navy Secretary John Phelan has suddenly departed his post. Undersecretary Hung Cao, a decorated Navy veteran and former congressional ca...
23 Apr, 2026, 06.09 AM IST
Supreme Court flags disparity in evaluation of women Short Service Commission OfficersThe Supreme Court has shed light on the entrenched biases that have affected the evaluations of women officers across the Army, Navy, and A...
25 Mar, 2026, 12.07 AM IST
Supreme Court grants pensionary benefits to women officers denied permanent commissionThe Supreme Court has delivered a significant verdict for women Short Service Commission officers in the armed forces. Those denied Permane...
24 Mar, 2026, 12.21 PM IST
Indian Navy to open all branches for women from next year: Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar"Come next year, we are looking at women officers being inducted across all branches and not just seven or eight branches that they are res...
03 Dec, 2022, 06.37 PM IST
Women officers appointed on board major warships: Navy chief"In consonance with the government of India's objective to empower women, we have taken measures towards providing additional opportunities...
03 Dec, 2021, 03.11 PM IST
SC gives time to Centre for granting permanent commission to women officers in NavyIt had said the Centre's contention that certain sea-going duties are ill-suited to women officers is premised on sex stereotypes that male...
29 Oct, 2020, 02.22 PM IST
Indian Navy will have to train women for warship postingsAfter the SC judgement, which granted permanent commission (PC) to women officers in the Navy, India too will eventually have to look to fo...
18 Mar, 2020, 11.55 AM IST
Navy's woman officer to be posted abroad as defence attacheOfficials added that a woman navy officer will be posted as the assistant naval attache to the Indian embassy in Moscow this year.
18 Sep, 2019, 10.36 AM IST
Indian Navy looking at enrolling women as sailorsAt present, women are deployed in different branches of the Navy but are not sent to sea.
02 Nov, 2018, 07.09 PM IST
No gender bias in Indian Navy, says Naval Chief Admiral R K Dhowan"There is no issue of gender discrimination," Dhowan said responding to queries on alleged gender bias in Indian Navy.
11 Jul, 2018, 01.34 PM IST
Indian Navy moves Supreme Court against permanent commission to womenTwo other wings of the armed forces - Army and IAF - have decided to grant permanent commission to women short service commission officers.
11 Jul, 2018, 01.18 PM IST
Navy pitches for women pilots but no combat role yetNavy Chief Admiral R K Dhowan said the force was proud of its women officers and that their induction started in 1992.
11 Jul, 2018, 01.14 PM IST