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    In Hyderabad, the international style of art deco reveals itself in homes, with personal touches

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    White roofs can cool down homes – but scaling up this simple solution is a challenge

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    Why RSS outfit members are at centre of a Rs 14-crore scam at ICHR

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    Scheduled Caste panel issues notice after Telangana IAS officer asks students to clean toilets

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    UK’s new rules for international students will worsen university finances

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    Harsh Mander: When lawless cruelty becomes state policy – India’s casting of Rohingya into the sea

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    Talented Indians thought they could make Germany home, but many want to move on now

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    ‘I was astonished’: Valmik Thapar (1952–2025) on spotting one of his beloved tigers in the wild

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Watch: Meet Captain Shiva Chauhan, the Indian army’s first woman officer to be deployed at Siachen

Chauhan has been operationally deployed at the Siachen glacier’s Kumar post, in the world’s highest battlefield.

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Jan 04, 2023 · 10:45 am
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⚡️⚡️ Captain Shiva Chouhan becomes the first woman officer of the Indian Army to operationally deploy on the Siachen Glacier! Capt Chouhan is from the Bengal Sappers & will lead a group of combat engineers at the world’s highest militarised zone for the next 3 months. 🇮🇳🏔️ pic.twitter.com/d47Jk2QxM8

— Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) January 3, 2023

'Breaking the Glass Ceiling'

Capt Shiva Chauhan of Fire and Fury Sappers became the first woman officer to be operationally deployed in Kumar Post, post completion of arduous training, at the highest battlefield of the world #Siachen.#SuraSoi@PMOIndia @DefenceMinIndia @adgpi pic.twitter.com/nQbmJxvLQ4

— @firefurycorps_IA (@firefurycorps) January 3, 2023

Excellent news!

I am extremely happy to see more women joining the Armed Forces and take every challenge in stride. It is a an encouraging sign. My best wishes to Capt Shiva Chauhan. https://t.co/M9d7Rw7kSj

— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) January 3, 2023
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