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The Rafale Pilot Pak Lied About Capturing, And The MiG-21 Pilot It Did
- Wednesday October 29, 2025
- India News | Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Squadron Leader Shivangi Singh. Part of the second batch of Indian women fighter pilots and the first Indian woman to fly the new French-made, multi-role, air dominance Rafale fighter jets.
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From Cockpit To Cabin: Malaysia Airlines' First All-Women Flight Crew Takes Off
- Monday September 22, 2025
- Travel | Edited by Somdatta Saha
From check-in counters, through security and maintenance, and up to the pilots and cabin crew, women were in charge at every stage of the journey.
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Surekha Yadav, First Woman Loco Pilot Of Asia To Retire After 36 Years, Anand Mahindra Reacts
- Friday September 19, 2025
- India News | Edited by Abhinav Singh
Surekha Yadav was felicitated by her fellow train drivers, department staff, and family members ahead of her retirement on September 30.
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IndiGo Welcomes Its First All-Women Batch Of 33 Maintenance Technicians
- Sunday September 14, 2025
- India News | Asian News International
IndiGo, India's preferred airline, marked the National Engineering Day by onboarding its first-ever all-women batch of 33 maintenance technicians.
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www.ndtv.com
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Pilot Arrested In Delhi For Recording Women With Lighter-Shaped Spy Camera
- Friday September 5, 2025
- Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service
A pilot of a private airline has been arrested in Delhi for recording an objectionable video of a woman. A small, hidden spy camera - shaped like a lighter - has been recovered from him.
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www.ndtv.com
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A Daughter Of India Soon To Touch The Stars. ISRO, Government Determined
- Wednesday July 23, 2025
- India News | Reported by Pallava Bagla, Vishnu Som
India's space odyssey is poised to take a historic leap forward, one that would include the country's daughters among its astronauts.
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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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Israel Stops Training Women Combat Soldiers Over 'Health Risks'
- Friday May 30, 2025
- World News | Edited by Abhinav Singh
IDF said the medical data indicated potential health risks for the women if they continued the current training.
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www.ndtv.com
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UK Air Force Facing Pilot Shortage After Diversity Hiring Scheme Backfires: Report
- Tuesday March 11, 2025
- World News | Edited by Abhinav Singh
Under Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston's tenure, the RAF pledged to having 40 per cent women and 20 per cent of personnel from ethnic minorities.
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www.ndtv.com
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Women In Villages Pilot Farm Drones, Earning A Living And Some Independence
- Thursday March 6, 2025
- India News | Reuters
A group of women has found an unexpected path to earn an income and some independence: operating drones for agricultural uses such as crop spraying.
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www.ndtv.com
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Meet Drone Didis: Women In Rural India Learning To Fly High
- Friday March 8, 2024
- India News | Written by Uma Sudhir
Women in rural India are learning to fly high, using state-of-the-art technology. That is what the socially transformative Namo Drone Didi program is all about.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Drone Sister": Homemakers Turn Drone Pilots To Cultivate Farmlands
- Wednesday March 6, 2024
- India News | Agence France-Presse
Once a homemaker, Sharmila Yadav always wanted to be a pilot and is now living her dream remotely, flying a heavy-duty drone across the skies to cultivate the country's picturesque farmlands.
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www.ndtv.com
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Explained: Why No Woman Among 4 Pilots Chosen For Gaganyaan Mission
- Tuesday February 27, 2024
- India News | Reported by Pallava Bagla, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
Shortly after he revealed and congratulated the four Air Force pilots identified for India's human space flight mission Gaganyaan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today underlined the immense contribution of women scientists in India's space missions
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www.ndtv.com
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WHO Guidelines Can Cut Unnecessary C-Section Deliveries In India: Report
- Thursday February 1, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Implementing the World Health Organization's guidelines could help improve women's care during childbirth and reduce unnecessary cesarean section deliveries, a pilot study conducted in India has found.
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www.ndtv.com
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The Rafale Pilot Pak Lied About Capturing, And The MiG-21 Pilot It Did
- Wednesday October 29, 2025
- India News | Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Squadron Leader Shivangi Singh. Part of the second batch of Indian women fighter pilots and the first Indian woman to fly the new French-made, multi-role, air dominance Rafale fighter jets.
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www.ndtv.com
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From Cockpit To Cabin: Malaysia Airlines' First All-Women Flight Crew Takes Off
- Monday September 22, 2025
- Travel | Edited by Somdatta Saha
From check-in counters, through security and maintenance, and up to the pilots and cabin crew, women were in charge at every stage of the journey.
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www.ndtv.com/travel
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Surekha Yadav, First Woman Loco Pilot Of Asia To Retire After 36 Years, Anand Mahindra Reacts
- Friday September 19, 2025
- India News | Edited by Abhinav Singh
Surekha Yadav was felicitated by her fellow train drivers, department staff, and family members ahead of her retirement on September 30.
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www.ndtv.com
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IndiGo Welcomes Its First All-Women Batch Of 33 Maintenance Technicians
- Sunday September 14, 2025
- India News | Asian News International
IndiGo, India's preferred airline, marked the National Engineering Day by onboarding its first-ever all-women batch of 33 maintenance technicians.
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www.ndtv.com
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Pilot Arrested In Delhi For Recording Women With Lighter-Shaped Spy Camera
- Friday September 5, 2025
- Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service
A pilot of a private airline has been arrested in Delhi for recording an objectionable video of a woman. A small, hidden spy camera - shaped like a lighter - has been recovered from him.
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www.ndtv.com
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A Daughter Of India Soon To Touch The Stars. ISRO, Government Determined
- Wednesday July 23, 2025
- India News | Reported by Pallava Bagla, Vishnu Som
India's space odyssey is poised to take a historic leap forward, one that would include the country's daughters among its astronauts.
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www.ndtv.com
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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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Israel Stops Training Women Combat Soldiers Over 'Health Risks'
- Friday May 30, 2025
- World News | Edited by Abhinav Singh
IDF said the medical data indicated potential health risks for the women if they continued the current training.
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www.ndtv.com
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UK Air Force Facing Pilot Shortage After Diversity Hiring Scheme Backfires: Report
- Tuesday March 11, 2025
- World News | Edited by Abhinav Singh
Under Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston's tenure, the RAF pledged to having 40 per cent women and 20 per cent of personnel from ethnic minorities.
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www.ndtv.com
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Women In Villages Pilot Farm Drones, Earning A Living And Some Independence
- Thursday March 6, 2025
- India News | Reuters
A group of women has found an unexpected path to earn an income and some independence: operating drones for agricultural uses such as crop spraying.
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www.ndtv.com
-
Meet Drone Didis: Women In Rural India Learning To Fly High
- Friday March 8, 2024
- India News | Written by Uma Sudhir
Women in rural India are learning to fly high, using state-of-the-art technology. That is what the socially transformative Namo Drone Didi program is all about.
-
www.ndtv.com
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"Drone Sister": Homemakers Turn Drone Pilots To Cultivate Farmlands
- Wednesday March 6, 2024
- India News | Agence France-Presse
Once a homemaker, Sharmila Yadav always wanted to be a pilot and is now living her dream remotely, flying a heavy-duty drone across the skies to cultivate the country's picturesque farmlands.
-
www.ndtv.com
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Explained: Why No Woman Among 4 Pilots Chosen For Gaganyaan Mission
- Tuesday February 27, 2024
- India News | Reported by Pallava Bagla, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
Shortly after he revealed and congratulated the four Air Force pilots identified for India's human space flight mission Gaganyaan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today underlined the immense contribution of women scientists in India's space missions
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www.ndtv.com
-
WHO Guidelines Can Cut Unnecessary C-Section Deliveries In India: Report
- Thursday February 1, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Implementing the World Health Organization's guidelines could help improve women's care during childbirth and reduce unnecessary cesarean section deliveries, a pilot study conducted in India has found.
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www.ndtv.com