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    The First Woman In Indian Air Force History To Command Combat Unit

    https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/shaliza-dhami-air-force-in-a-first-gives-woman-officer-command-of-frontline-combat-unit-3841471#pfrom=home-ndtv_topscroll The Indian Air Force has selected Group Captain Shaliza Dhami to take over command of a frontline combat unit in the Western sector...
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    UP's Sania Mirza To Become India's 1st Muslim Woman Fighter Pilot

    Sania Mirza, who studied in a Hindi medium school, said that Hindi medium students too can achieve success if they are determined. On December 27, she will join NDA Khadakwasla in Pune. Mirzapur: Sania Mirza, daughter of a TV mechanic from Mirzapur, has been selected to become a fighter...
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    In a first, women pilots to run Chinook supply sorties

    In a first, women pilots to run Chinook supply sorties Squadron Leaders Parul Bhardwaj and Swati Rathore were flying the Russian-origin Mi-17V5 helicopters before they were moved to CH-47F Chinook units based in Chandigarh and Mohanbari in Assam, respectively. The Indian Air Force has for the...
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    First Father-Daughter sortie in the IAF

    https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/air-force-officer-daughter-fly-hawk-sortie-together-proud-moment-moves-internet-3129799#pfrom=home-ndtv_lateststories Air Commodore Sanjay Sharma and his daughter, Flying Officer Ananya Sharma, posed in front of the fighter plane: According to an Air Force...
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    Woman pilot who is a Kashmir hero

    Young Ayesha Aziz gives wings to Kashmir women’s dreams 25-year-old commercial pilot is a role model in a profession otherwise dominated by men Ayesha Aziz, 25, became the country’s youngest pilot when she acquired her flying license at the age of 16. She now flies GoAir planes and is...
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    Meet The Woman Who Leads India's "Manned Mission" To Space

    https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/meet-the-woman-who-leads-indias-manned-mission-to-space-bengaluru-1902852?pfrom=home-topscroll Bengaluru: When Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced India's first human space flights mission on a rocket built by ISRO on Independence Day last week, a...
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    Separatist Shabir Shah's Daughter Tops Class 12 Exam in Jammu and Kashmir

    https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/separatist-shabir-shahs-daughter-tops-class-12-exam-in-jammu-and-kashmir-1858441?pfrom=home-topstories New Delhi: Sama Shabir, the daughter of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah, has topped the Class 12 board exams in Jammu and Kashmir, conducted by...
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    Meet the BSF's first woman officer

    http://www.rediff.com/getahead/report/meet-the-bsfs-first-woman-officer/20180328.htm IMAGE: Tanu Shree Pareek is an assistant commandant in the Border Security Force. Her responsibility is to guard the Punjab border which is prone to drug trafficking. Photographs: Kind courtesy, Tanu Shree...
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    Avani Chaturvedi Becomes First Indian Woman To Fly A Fighter Jet

    https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/avani-chaturvedi-becomes-first-indian-woman-to-fly-a-fighter-jet-1815580?pfrom=home-topscroll New Delhi: Scripting history, flying officer Avani Chaturvedi has become the first Indian woman to fly a fighter aircraft, an Indian Air Force official said...
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    Girls help preserve Kashmir's Sufi music traditions

    https://www.dawn.com/news/1325032/girls-help-preserve-kashmirs-sufi-music-traditions Kashmiri Muslim girls play instruments and sing Sufi music under the tutelage of music teacher, Muhammad Yaqoob Sheikh, on the outskirts of Srinagar. —AFP When Kashmiri teenager Shabnam Bashir first took up...
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    Mother of India's interceptor missiles: Shashi Sinha

    Shashi Sinha: Madurai’s shy girl is now mother of interceptor missiles By Anantha Krishnan M Copyright@Mathrubhumi Little Shashi along with her friends from neighbourhood cycled every evening towards a vantage point on Tadbund Road in Secunderabad to catch a glimpse of planes landing. With...
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    ‘All set for circumnavigation on board INSV Tarini’(Inspiring tale of Lt. Swathi Patharlapaali)

    The adage 'Truth is stranger than fiction' fits well into the life story of young navy officer Lieutenant Swathi Patharlapaali. Vizag's own daughter rose struggling from an extremely humble background and today she lives in one of those very same houses, where she used to assist her mother...
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    A Female World War II Pilot Is Finally an Equal at Arlington

    http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/08/us/arlington-female-pilot-elaine-harmon-buried-at-arlington.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news A flag was presented Wednesday to Terry Harmon, whose mother, Elaine D...
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    The many shades of violence

    http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/the-many-shades-of-violence/255003.html The many shades of violence Lt Gen (retd) Syed Ata Hasnain Despite the influence of radical Islam and the antipathy of the Kashmiri youth towards everything Indian, a positive that remains is that radical...
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    Meet the first three women fighter pilots of the IAF

    http://www.news18.com/news/india/meet-the-three-women-fighter-pilots-of-iaf-who-take-flight-on-june-18-1256699.html Quick Read The 3 are the first batch of Women Flight Cadets undergoing training They will be commissioned in the Fighter Stream of IAF Flying Branch On June 18, 2016...
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    Bloomberg: ISRO Challenges Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos With Record Launch

    India Challenges Elon Musk With Record Satellite Launch India’s space agency will launch a record 22 satellites on a single rocket as it tries to ease a global backlog and demonstrate the ability to compete with commercial spaceflight companies run by billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos...
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    In a first, a woman officer leads Indian Army contingent at multi-national military exercises

    http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/in-a-first-a-woman-officer-leads-indian-army-contingent-at-multi-national-military-exercises/ Lt Col Sophia Qureshi is the only woman leader among the 17 teams. Arul Horizon She does not talk much and even her answers to any questions are short...
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    Lt Gen (retd) Syed Ata Hasnain : Encounters in J&K: Reiteration of the 'Last Mile Philosophy'

    Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain's Blog : Encounters in J&K: Reiteration of the 'Last Mile Philosophy' High intensity encounters between the Security Forces (SF) and the sponsored terrorists from Pakistan continue in the Valley with a degree of regularity, not as frequent as in the past but worrisome...
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    Explaining the history of Masood Azhar’s Jaish-e-Mohammad, the mystery of its re-emergence

    Explaining the history of Masood Azhar’s Jaish-e-Mohammad, the mystery of its re-emergence | The Indian Express The Jaish struggled for years to get a foothold in Kashmir after that, and the J&K Police and other security agencies were able to consistently foil its plans. Protestors shout...
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    Indian Navy MARCOS: The unsung heroes of 26/11 Mumbai attacks

    Indian Navy MARCOS: The unsung heroes of 26/11 Mumbai attacks The 26/11 Mumbai attacks were witness to extraordinary acts of raw courage. Ordinary civilians and security forces matched their wits against rampaging terrorists programmed to kill as many people as they could. The unflappable...
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