What's Buzzing This Week? - Jan 19, 2023

Here’s your dose of weekly news updates from us!

1. More than 30 women officers cleared by the Indian Army for command roles.

https://m.economictimes.com/news/defence/in-a-first-indian-army-clears-over-30-women-officers-for-command-roles/amp_articleshow/97036688.cms

2. Ramachandran, Indian-American attorney became the first woman of colour of LGBTQ community to take oath as US city council member.

https://m.timesofindia.com/nri/us-canada-news/indian-american-attorney-becomes-first-lgbtq-woman-of-colour-to-take-oath-as-us-city-council-member/amp_articleshow/97056229.cms

3. Five films by female filmmakers to be screened in the French Film Festival.

https://zeenews.india.com/hollywood/french-film-festival-in-india-to-screen-five-films-by-women-filmmakers-2562290.html/amp

4. The Indian women’s hockey team won the first game of a four match series against South Africa.

https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/sports/indian-women-s-hockey-team-registers-5-1-win-over-s-africa-in-cape-town-123011700206_1.html

5. For supporting Bengal’s women entrepreneurs, AMFI and SIDBI to partner together.

https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/banking-finance/sidbi-to-partner-with-amfi-to-support-bengals-women-entrepreneurs/2947487/lite/

6. Hearing on petitions regarding criminalisation of marital rape to begin by March-end in SC.

https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/marital-rape-supreme-court-seeks-centres-response-on-pleas-hearings-to-begin-by-march-end/2949530/lite/

7. R'Bonney Gabriel of the United States won Miss Universe 2022, crowned by Ms. Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/fashion/buzz/miss-universe-2022-winner-miss-usa-rbonney-gabriel-crowned-miss-universe-2022/articleshow/97000938.cms?from=mdr

8. India’s women’s cricket team defeated UAE by 122 runs in Women’s U19 T20 World Cup.

https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/womens-u19-t20-world-cup-shafali-sehrawats-blitzkrieg-help-india-crush-uae/article66384191.ece/amp/

9. Shannen Jones from Australia created a world record in archery for ‘farthest arrow shot using feet’.

https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-in-india/australian-woman-breaks-world-record-with-perfect-archery-shot-using-feet-8387188/lite/

10. Menstrual leave for female students to be extended to all state universities in Kerala under the Department of Higher Education.

https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/kerala-shows-the-way-menstrual-leave-for-students-to-be-extended-to-all-state-universities-2322428-2023-01-16