Aimed at motivating young women to take up sailing as an adventure sport, an Indian Army team of nine women officers has set sail on a Chennai-Visakhapatnam-Chennai expedition.

In a first, all-women Indian Army team undertakes offshore sailing expedition off India's east coast

Opening up a new avenue for females, the Indian Army on Thursday kicked off the process of inducting women as soldiers by starting their online registration for recruitment in the corps of military police.

Army starts process to induct women as soldiers in military police

The Indian Army is not yet ready to have women in combat roles, Army chief General Bipin Rawat said Friday. The Army chief, however, said there are several other fields where the Army is thinking of inducting women, such as information and psychological warfare.

Army not yet ready for women in combat roles: General Rawat