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Time of India
3 days ago
- General
- Time of India
17 women march into history as NDA's first co-ed batch graduates
17 women march into history as NDA's first co-ed batch graduates Sandip Dighe TNN May 30, 2025, 14:47 IST IST They were teenagers when they walked into one of India's toughest military academies. On May 30, they passed out as officer cadets from NDA — a moment that marks not just personal triumph, but a generational shift in how India's armed forces view gender, grit, and command The National Defence Academy's 148th course is an interesting one; it is the 76-year-old institute's first co-ed batch. On May 30, its 17 women cadets took their place at the frontlines of the prestigious passing-out parade — not as participants, as they did in the last four parades, but as military officers in the making. The day before the parade, Cadet Shriti Daksh was busy preparing her uniform for the big day. She made sure that absolutely nothing was out of place, not even a thread or shoelace. The entire country will be watching, she knew, as she and her 16 course mates — among the first women who will go on to serve permanent commissions in the Indian military — go past the 'Antim Pag' of the massive Arun Khetrapal parade ground at NDA in Pune's Khadakwasla.
Time of India
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
70 Pakistan drones destroyed in Gujarat, Rajasthan during Operation Sindoor
PUNE: IAF and Southern Command 's Air Defence brigade neutralised approximately 70 Pakistani drones, including a Turkish-origin Songar armed drone, in Bhuj and Naliya in Gujarat and Rajasthan, during Operation Sindoor, reports Sandip Dighe. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Southern Army Commander Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth recently toured the forward area units and interacted with troops deployed in the area of operation of the command. Southern Command posted on X: 'Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth, general officer commanding-in-chief, Southern Command, visited Bald Eagle Brigade (75th independent infantry brigade in Bhuj) to assess the prevailing security situation in Rann Of Kutch...' Army sources said recovered wreckage of the drones was shown to the commander at the brigade headquarters. The army units under Golden Katar division and IAF units in the sector are equipped with a range of air defence systems , including vintage technologies like L-70 guns, Zu-23mm units, Schilka systems, and advanced counter-unmanned aerial system equipment to address aerial threats, sources said.
