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Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Gets Its First Woman Traveling Ticket Examiner After 145 Years
It reflects the increasing participation of women in railway services and marks a new milestone on one of the country's most renowned heritage routes.
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1994 Batch IPS Officer Tadasha Mishra Is 1st Woman To Head Jharkhand Police
Tadasha Mishra, a 1994-batch IPS officer, on Friday assumed charge as the acting Director General of Police (DGP) of Jharkhand -- becoming the first woman to head the state police force in its 25-year history.
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Sanae Takaichi, Once A Heavy Metal Drummer, Set To Be Japan's 1st Woman PM
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected and staunchly conservative head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is expected to become Japan's first woman prime minister, but that doesn't mean she's a feminist choice, analysts say.
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"Breaking Glass Ceiling": Namibia's First Woman President
Namibia's first woman president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Thursday said her victory in a disputed vote last week had broken a "glass ceiling".
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Namibia Gets Its First Female Leader: Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
Namibia has elected its first female President, with Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah declared the winner of last week's disputed elections. Ms Nandi-Ndaitwah, the current Vice President of the Southern African country.
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Mohana Singh Becomes First Woman Fighter Pilot In LCA Tejas Fighter Fleet
Squadron Leader Mohana Singh has become the first woman fighter pilot to join the elite 18 'Flying Bullets' squadron, operating India's indigenously 'Made in India' LCA Tejas fighter jet's squadron.
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Iran Appoints 1st Female Government Spokesperson
In another first, a woman will be the public face of the new Iranian government with Fatemeh Mohajerani being appointed the government spokesperson of Masoud Pezeshkian regime.
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India Gets Its First Woman Aide De Camp
Squadron leader Manisha Padhi, a 2015 batch Indian Air Force (IAF) officer, on Monday became the first woman in the country to ascend to the post of Aide-de-Camp (ADC).
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First Woman Supreme Court Judge M Fathima Beevi's Last Rites Performed In Kerala
First woman Supreme Court judge and former Tamil Nadu Governor M Fathima Beevi was laid to rest at the qabristan of the town Juma Masjid in Kerala's Pathanamthitta on Friday with full state honours.
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Fathima Beevi, India's First Woman Supreme Court Judge, Dies At 96
The first woman judge of the Supreme Court and former Governor of Tamil Nadu, Justice Fathima Beevi, died at a private hospital here on Thursday, official sources said.
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Kangana Ranaut Sets Ravana Effigy On Fire, Becomes First Woman To Do So
Actor Kangana Ranaut set ablaze Ravana's effigy at Delhi's famed Lav Kush Ramlila at the Red Fort on Tuesday, becoming the first woman to do so in the 50-year history of the event.
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6-Time MLA Pramila Mallik Becomes First Woman Speaker Of Odisha Assembly
Senior Biju Janta Dal leader Pramila Mallik was elected the new speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly unopposed on Friday.
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"Going To Be Watershed": 'Macho' Mexico Set To Get First Woman President
When Mexican presidential contenders Claudia Sheinbaum and Xochitl Galvez entered politics at the start of the millennium, more than four in five senators in the
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Kaziranga National Park To Get First Woman Field Director
According to a forest department official, she will become the first woman to hold charge as director of the 118-year-old KNP.
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Kenya's 1st Woman Chief Justice Attends Sena Case Hearing In Supreme Court
First woman Chief Justice of Kenya Martha K Koome on Tuesday witnessed the Constitution bench hearing on pleas related to the Maharashtra political crisis in the Supreme Court of India.
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Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Gets Its First Woman Traveling Ticket Examiner After 145 Years
It reflects the increasing participation of women in railway services and marks a new milestone on one of the country's most renowned heritage routes.
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1994 Batch IPS Officer Tadasha Mishra Is 1st Woman To Head Jharkhand Police
Tadasha Mishra, a 1994-batch IPS officer, on Friday assumed charge as the acting Director General of Police (DGP) of Jharkhand -- becoming the first woman to head the state police force in its 25-year history.
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Sanae Takaichi, Once A Heavy Metal Drummer, Set To Be Japan's 1st Woman PM
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected and staunchly conservative head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is expected to become Japan's first woman prime minister, but that doesn't mean she's a feminist choice, analysts say.
-
"Breaking Glass Ceiling": Namibia's First Woman President
Namibia's first woman president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Thursday said her victory in a disputed vote last week had broken a "glass ceiling".
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Namibia Gets Its First Female Leader: Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
Namibia has elected its first female President, with Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah declared the winner of last week's disputed elections. Ms Nandi-Ndaitwah, the current Vice President of the Southern African country.
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Mohana Singh Becomes First Woman Fighter Pilot In LCA Tejas Fighter Fleet
Squadron Leader Mohana Singh has become the first woman fighter pilot to join the elite 18 'Flying Bullets' squadron, operating India's indigenously 'Made in India' LCA Tejas fighter jet's squadron.
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Iran Appoints 1st Female Government Spokesperson
In another first, a woman will be the public face of the new Iranian government with Fatemeh Mohajerani being appointed the government spokesperson of Masoud Pezeshkian regime.
-
India Gets Its First Woman Aide De Camp
Squadron leader Manisha Padhi, a 2015 batch Indian Air Force (IAF) officer, on Monday became the first woman in the country to ascend to the post of Aide-de-Camp (ADC).
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First Woman Supreme Court Judge M Fathima Beevi's Last Rites Performed In Kerala
First woman Supreme Court judge and former Tamil Nadu Governor M Fathima Beevi was laid to rest at the qabristan of the town Juma Masjid in Kerala's Pathanamthitta on Friday with full state honours.
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Fathima Beevi, India's First Woman Supreme Court Judge, Dies At 96
The first woman judge of the Supreme Court and former Governor of Tamil Nadu, Justice Fathima Beevi, died at a private hospital here on Thursday, official sources said.
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Kangana Ranaut Sets Ravana Effigy On Fire, Becomes First Woman To Do So
Actor Kangana Ranaut set ablaze Ravana's effigy at Delhi's famed Lav Kush Ramlila at the Red Fort on Tuesday, becoming the first woman to do so in the 50-year history of the event.
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6-Time MLA Pramila Mallik Becomes First Woman Speaker Of Odisha Assembly
Senior Biju Janta Dal leader Pramila Mallik was elected the new speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly unopposed on Friday.
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"Going To Be Watershed": 'Macho' Mexico Set To Get First Woman President
When Mexican presidential contenders Claudia Sheinbaum and Xochitl Galvez entered politics at the start of the millennium, more than four in five senators in the
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Kaziranga National Park To Get First Woman Field Director
According to a forest department official, she will become the first woman to hold charge as director of the 118-year-old KNP.
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Kenya's 1st Woman Chief Justice Attends Sena Case Hearing In Supreme Court
First woman Chief Justice of Kenya Martha K Koome on Tuesday witnessed the Constitution bench hearing on pleas related to the Maharashtra political crisis in the Supreme Court of India.
