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'Wings Of Gold' For Sub Lt Astha Poonia, 1st Woman Fighter Pilot In Navy: 5 Points
- Friday July 4, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Sub Lieutenant Astha Poonia has become the first woman to enter the fighter pilot stream of the Indian Navy. She may fly the MiG-29K one day. Women are already serving as pilots and officers in maritime reconnaissance roles in the Indian Navy.
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Sub Lt Astha Poonia Becomes 1st Woman To Be Trained As Navy Fighter Pilot
- Friday July 4, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Sub Lieutenant Astha Poonia has become the first woman to be trained as a fighter pilot of the Indian Navy. She may eventually fly the MiG-29K or the naval version of the Rafale fighter jet off India's aircraft carriers.
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Navy's Yashasvi Solanki Becomes First Woman Aide-De-Camp To President
- Friday June 13, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Lieutenant Commander Yashasvi Solanki has been appointed as an Aide-de-Camp to President Droupadi Murmu, becoming the first woman officer from the Indian Navy to hold the prestigious position.
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Navy Appoints 1st Woman Commanding Officer In Naval Attack Ship
- Friday December 1, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Indian Navy has appointed the first woman commanding officer in a naval ship in sync with its philosophy of 'all roles-all ranks' for female personnel, Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar said on Friday.
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Republic Day Parade Naval Contingent To Be Led By Woman Officer Disha Amrith
- Friday January 20, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Lt Commander Disha Amrith, a woman naval air operations official posted at a strategic base, will lead the Indian Navy's Republic Day contingent of 144 young sailors and its tableau will showcase the 'Nari Shakti' in force.
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R-Day Parade: Navy Tableau Shows 1946 Uprising; Woman Officer Leads Contingent
- Wednesday January 26, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Indian Navy's tableau at the Republic Day parade on Wednesday depicted the 1946 naval uprising, which contributed to the country's Independence movement, and its marching contingent was led by a woman officer.
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Supreme Court Puts On Hold Release Of 10 Women Naval Officers From Services
- Wednesday December 30, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court today stayed the release of ten women naval officers, who are seeking grant of permanent commission (PC), from the services as scheduled on December 31 this year.
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Meet The Navy's First Women Combat Aviators To Be Deployed On Warships
- Monday September 21, 2020
- India News | Written by Vishnu Som
In a move that will redefine gender equality in the Indian Navy, Sub Lieutenant Kumudini Tyagi and Sub Lieutenant Riti Singh will be the first women combatants who will operate as specialists on board Navy helicopters which operate from the deck of warships.
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India's First Woman Navy Pilot To Train At Air Force Academy In Hyderabad
- Friday November 24, 2017
- India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi
The Indian Navy will soon get its first-ever woman pilot, Shubhangi Swaroop, who will be flying a maritime reconnaissance aircraft. Though Uttar Pradesh resident Shubhangi is set to be the first Naval woman pilot, the Navy's Aviation branch has had women officers manning the air traffic and as 'observers'. Besides her, three other women cadets -- A...
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Indian Navy Gets First Woman Pilot, 3 Women Join Armament Division
- Thursday November 23, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
In a first, a woman has been inducted as a pilot in the Indian Navy. Shubhangi Swaroop, from Uttar Pradesh, will soon be flying Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft.
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A Husband Remembers India's First Woman Officer to Die in Line of Duty
- Sunday March 29, 2015
- India News | Written by Tanima Biswas
Lieutenant Kiran Shekhawat - country's first woman officer to die in the line of duty - was cremated with full military honours today in Mewat, Haryana. Two years ago 27-year-old Lt Shekhawat had married a fellow naval officer Lt Vivek Chokar, but the two had never lived together. This was meant to change next month.
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In Dornier Crash, First Woman Officer Dies in Line of Duty
- Thursday March 26, 2015
- People | Written by Sudhi Ranjan Sen
The body of Lieutenant Kiran Shekhawat, who was flying in the ill-fated Navy Dornier that crashed on Tuesday during a night flying exercise 25 nautical miles away from Goa, has been recovered.
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Dornier Crash: Body of Woman Officer Traced Off Goa Coast, Says Official
- Thursday March 26, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
The body of Lt Kiran Shekhawat was today recovered from the fuselage of the Dornier Aircraft of the Navy which had crashed during a flying sortie off the Goa coast even as another officer continues to be missing.
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23-year-old woman constable found dead in Delhi guest house; fiance arrested
- Tuesday March 18, 2014
- Delhi News | Tanima Biswas
A 23-year-old police constable Priyanka Kumari was found dead at a guest house in Delhi on Monday morning. Her fiance, former Navy officer Mohit Sharma, has been arrested in connection with the case.
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'Wings Of Gold' For Sub Lt Astha Poonia, 1st Woman Fighter Pilot In Navy: 5 Points
- Friday July 4, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Sub Lieutenant Astha Poonia has become the first woman to enter the fighter pilot stream of the Indian Navy. She may fly the MiG-29K one day. Women are already serving as pilots and officers in maritime reconnaissance roles in the Indian Navy.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sub Lt Astha Poonia Becomes 1st Woman To Be Trained As Navy Fighter Pilot
- Friday July 4, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Sub Lieutenant Astha Poonia has become the first woman to be trained as a fighter pilot of the Indian Navy. She may eventually fly the MiG-29K or the naval version of the Rafale fighter jet off India's aircraft carriers.
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www.ndtv.com
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Navy's Yashasvi Solanki Becomes First Woman Aide-De-Camp To President
- Friday June 13, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Lieutenant Commander Yashasvi Solanki has been appointed as an Aide-de-Camp to President Droupadi Murmu, becoming the first woman officer from the Indian Navy to hold the prestigious position.
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www.ndtv.com
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Navy Appoints 1st Woman Commanding Officer In Naval Attack Ship
- Friday December 1, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Indian Navy has appointed the first woman commanding officer in a naval ship in sync with its philosophy of 'all roles-all ranks' for female personnel, Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar said on Friday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Republic Day Parade Naval Contingent To Be Led By Woman Officer Disha Amrith
- Friday January 20, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Lt Commander Disha Amrith, a woman naval air operations official posted at a strategic base, will lead the Indian Navy's Republic Day contingent of 144 young sailors and its tableau will showcase the 'Nari Shakti' in force.
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www.ndtv.com
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R-Day Parade: Navy Tableau Shows 1946 Uprising; Woman Officer Leads Contingent
- Wednesday January 26, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Indian Navy's tableau at the Republic Day parade on Wednesday depicted the 1946 naval uprising, which contributed to the country's Independence movement, and its marching contingent was led by a woman officer.
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www.ndtv.com
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Supreme Court Puts On Hold Release Of 10 Women Naval Officers From Services
- Wednesday December 30, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court today stayed the release of ten women naval officers, who are seeking grant of permanent commission (PC), from the services as scheduled on December 31 this year.
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www.ndtv.com
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Meet The Navy's First Women Combat Aviators To Be Deployed On Warships
- Monday September 21, 2020
- India News | Written by Vishnu Som
In a move that will redefine gender equality in the Indian Navy, Sub Lieutenant Kumudini Tyagi and Sub Lieutenant Riti Singh will be the first women combatants who will operate as specialists on board Navy helicopters which operate from the deck of warships.
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www.ndtv.com
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India's First Woman Navy Pilot To Train At Air Force Academy In Hyderabad
- Friday November 24, 2017
- India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi
The Indian Navy will soon get its first-ever woman pilot, Shubhangi Swaroop, who will be flying a maritime reconnaissance aircraft. Though Uttar Pradesh resident Shubhangi is set to be the first Naval woman pilot, the Navy's Aviation branch has had women officers manning the air traffic and as 'observers'. Besides her, three other women cadets -- A...
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www.ndtv.com
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Indian Navy Gets First Woman Pilot, 3 Women Join Armament Division
- Thursday November 23, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
In a first, a woman has been inducted as a pilot in the Indian Navy. Shubhangi Swaroop, from Uttar Pradesh, will soon be flying Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft.
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www.ndtv.com
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A Husband Remembers India's First Woman Officer to Die in Line of Duty
- Sunday March 29, 2015
- India News | Written by Tanima Biswas
Lieutenant Kiran Shekhawat - country's first woman officer to die in the line of duty - was cremated with full military honours today in Mewat, Haryana. Two years ago 27-year-old Lt Shekhawat had married a fellow naval officer Lt Vivek Chokar, but the two had never lived together. This was meant to change next month.
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www.ndtv.com
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In Dornier Crash, First Woman Officer Dies in Line of Duty
- Thursday March 26, 2015
- People | Written by Sudhi Ranjan Sen
The body of Lieutenant Kiran Shekhawat, who was flying in the ill-fated Navy Dornier that crashed on Tuesday during a night flying exercise 25 nautical miles away from Goa, has been recovered.
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www.ndtv.com
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Dornier Crash: Body of Woman Officer Traced Off Goa Coast, Says Official
- Thursday March 26, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
The body of Lt Kiran Shekhawat was today recovered from the fuselage of the Dornier Aircraft of the Navy which had crashed during a flying sortie off the Goa coast even as another officer continues to be missing.
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www.ndtv.com
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23-year-old woman constable found dead in Delhi guest house; fiance arrested
- Tuesday March 18, 2014
- Delhi News | Tanima Biswas
A 23-year-old police constable Priyanka Kumari was found dead at a guest house in Delhi on Monday morning. Her fiance, former Navy officer Mohit Sharma, has been arrested in connection with the case.
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www.ndtv.com