Rohtak, May 31 -- Among the first-ever batch of 17 women cadets to graduate from the National Defence Academy (NDA) in Pune-breaking a decades-old gender barrier are Ishita Sangwan and Tamanna from Haryana. They passed out alongside 300 male cadets, marking a historic shift in military training and inclusion.

Ishita Sangwan, from Birhi village in Charkhi Dadri, stood proud in uniform as she completed her NDA training. A bright student, Ishita scored 95.6% in Class 10 and 90.6% in Class 12 from Rana International School in Degana, Rajasthan. Speaking to Hindustan Times, her father Charan Singh Sangwan, a school principal, recalled the moment the Supreme Court allowed women to take the NDA exam in August 2021.

"I called her immediately. S...