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VIDEO: India’s First Female NDA Cadets Graduate, Making History in Armed Forces | NDA’s 148th Course [Video]

VIDEO: India’s First Female NDA Cadets Graduate, Making History in Armed Forces | NDA’s 148th Course

In a landmark moment for women in the Indian armed forces, the National Defence Academy (NDA) in Pune witnessed the graduation of its first-ever batch of 17 female cadets on May 30, 2025. The Passing..

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Exclusive Interview: Actress Indraxi Kanjilal from Pushpa Impossible | Journey | Nepotism | UPSC  [Video]

Exclusive Interview: Actress Indraxi Kanjilal from Pushpa Impossible | Journey | Nepotism | UPSC 

Mumbai: In an exclusive interview, Actress Indraxi Kanjilal from the television serial 'Pushpa Impossible' discussed the show's successful completion of over 900 episodes. She revealed her most..

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Abhishek Singh is a classic example of a young and poor boy working hard his whole life and turning out to be one of the biggest names in the AI industry. He is a 1995-batch IAS officer who took every..
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Srishti Gupta is an IPS officer from the Haryana cadre. According to her LinkedIn profile, she completed her schooling at Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj, from 1999 to 2012.
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Athar Aamir, hailing from Jammu and Kashmir, is a renowned officer who made headlines after bagging an impressive All India Rank (AIR) 2 in UPSC civil service exam 2015. His achievement bought him..
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UPSC aspirants can check their results on the commission's official websites - upsc.gov.in and upsconline.nic.in.
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