Shivangi Singh

Shivangi Singh: Meet the first woman set to fly a Rafale fighter jet in India

She was in her teens when her grandfather took her to the Air Force Museum in Delhi. When Shivangi Singh returned home, her mother says, she couldn’t…
Officer from Varanasi set to be first woman pilot to fly Rafale

The head count of women in the military adds up to more than 4,000, but combat roles were off limits to them until IAF took the lead in crushing in…
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