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India's air force Chief stated that the country will induct its first female fighter pilots in June. Arup Raha told the Press Trust of India news agency that three female pilots will complete their training and be inducted into the force on 18 June. President Pranab Mukherjee had earlier announced that women will be allowed in all combat roles in the armed forces. Women currently comprise just 2.5% of the armed forces, working mostly in non-combat roles. "We inducted women as pilots in 1991, but on only helicopter and transport [planes]. I must thank the defence minister for having approved the Indian Air Force's proposal to induct women as fighter pilots," Mr Raha said. In 2014, Mr Raha had expressed reservations about inducting women fighter pilots, saying that "women by nature are not physically suited for flying fighter planes for long hours, especially when they are pregnant or have other health problems". ...

These are not the best of times for former World No.1 Tennis Star, Maria Sharapover who has admitted to failing a drug test at the Australian open.    Sharapova, who lit up women's tennis when she won Wimbledon in 2004 as a 17-year-old and is still ranked among the top players, announced on Monday she had tested positive for meldonium, which she said she was taking for diabetes and low magnesium. The drug is also used to treat chest pain and heart problems as it boosts blood flow. Some researchers have linked it to increased athletic performance, longer endurance and speedier recovery. It was recently listed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) among its prohibited metabolic modulators, which include insulin. Sharapova said she had been taking the substance for a decade for health reasons and had not read an email informing her that a ban on its use in sport, imposed by WADA, had come into force on Jan. 1, 2016. Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer said on Tue...

  Former US missionary who volunteered at a children's home in Kenya was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Monday for sexually assaulting three girls and a boy while working at the facility, according to court documents. Matthew Lane Durham, 21, was sentenced to forty years in prison by Judge David L. Russell on four counts of "engaging in illicit sexual conduct in foreign places," "In a span of just 33 days," prosecutors wrote to the court, Durham "raped three girls -- ages 5, 9 and 15 -- at least eight times. During that same time period, he sexually molested a 12-year-old boy twice." The prosecutors said that Durham "not only forcefully sexually abused these children," but "he psychologically damaged them by taking advantage of their trust he received from the children." A jury found Durham guilty on seven counts of the charge in June, court records show. Durham's attorney, Stephen Jones, told CNN on...

Aisha Buhari T he W orld International W om en's day was set up in March 1911 to showcase the plight s and achievement of women. Let 's cel ebr ate our W ives, Mothers, Ladies, Daughters . Women are beautiful , plian t and show amazing stre ng th. All women dese rve to be celebrated and are to be deeply cherish ed. Charity they say begins from home so let 's honor our wonde rful Nigerian women that has made impact both at home and in the global scene ; be it in politics, business, religion, societal and academic sphere.... yeah and even the home makers . We pray the Nigerian Government create more wom en friendly policies .  

  Nails grow at the rate of 1/4 inches per month. I t takes about 4 months for nails to grow from the base to the top. Nails grow faster when one is young and growth decreases as one gets olde rs Nails grow faster during pregnanc y and in warm weather , with the middle finger being the one that grows faste st. People who are right-handed have nails on their right growing faster than their left. Same thing is applicable to the left - han ded person with the left nails growing faster.    

   A Mode l is one with a unique and distinctive charisma. One who can comport herself . the way you comport yourself goes a lon g way in describin g you. Beauty is an art of th e whole body , not just the face. No one is born with the personality, image and carriage of a model; hence these should be cultivated and developed. A model should not stand with her shoulders drooping or her hands hanging limply by your sides.  Let 's rock the confidence pose ladies!!!

Do you still court your wife with an occasional gift of flower, cakes, love notes etc on her birthday, wedding anniversary,? Do you show her unexpected attention or ''unlooked'' for tenderness? Do you give her money to spend on herself entirely as she chooses? Are you careful never to criticize her before others? Do you make an effort to understand her varying feminine moods and help her through periods of fatigue,nerves and irritability? Do you share at least half of your recreational hours with your wife? Do you tactfully refrain from comparing your wife's cooking to your mother or Tom's wife except to her advantage? Do you thank her for little jobs she does for you e.g sewing, washing, cooking?