Ashwini Vaishnaw
- Telangana
Create Vande Bharat stops in Nalgonda, Uttam asks railway min
Hyderabad: In a bid to improve transportation and connectivity in his constituency, Nalgonda MP Capt N Uttam Kumar Reddy has presented a list of railway development demands to Union Minister for Railways…
- Photos
Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw during ‘bhumi poojan’ at Chenab Rail Bridge
Reasi: Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw during ‘bhumi poojan’ at the site where the first trail run of track-mounted vehicles on Chenab Bridge will be conducted, in Reasi district, Sunday, March 26,…
- India
World-class rail stations to be set up in Rajasthan: Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
Jaipur: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said world-class stations will be set up in Rajasthan which has seen a multifold increase in grants for the rail sector. Addressing a ‘Brahmin Mahapanchayat’…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Rs 600 crore from union budget given for MMTS phase II works
Hyderabad: Rs 600 crores were allocated from the Union Budget, under its railway budget share to expedite works for the MMTS phase II project. The cost of this phase project has been…
- India
Railways gave Rs 59,837 crore subsidy on passenger tickets in 2019-20: Minister
New Delhi: The Indian Railways gave subsidies worth Rs 59,837 crore on passenger tickets in 2019-20, which comes to an average concession of around 53 percent for every person travelling, Railways Minister…
- India
Dharmendra Pradhan tests indigenously developed ‘BharOS’
New Delhi: Union Minister for Communications, Electronics and Information Technology and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday tested ‘BharOS’ an indigenous operating system developed by the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras…
- Kolkata
Kolkata: Irked by ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans, Mamata refuses to go on stage
Kolkata: A controversy erupted at the inauguration ceremony of West Bengal’s first Vande Bharat Express on Friday morning as irked by ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans on her arrival Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee…
- India
About 16 lakh jobs being generated every month: Railway minister
Jaipur: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday claimed that about 16 lakh jobs are being generated every month by the Central government. Vaishnaw was addressing a ‘Rozgar Mela’ (employment fair) programme organized…
- India
In a first, India uses ‘she’, ‘her’ to refer to all genders in draft law
New Delhi: In a first in the legislative history of India, pronouns such as ‘her’ and ‘she’ have been used to denote all genders in a draft law. The draft Digital Personal…
- India
Tribal organisation demands announcements in Santhali language at railway stations
Jamshedpur: A prominent tribal organisation has demanded that announcements be made in Santhali language in Railway stations of tribal-dominated areas in the eastern and northeastern states. In a letter to Railway Minister…
- India
IT Ministry seeks report from WhatsApp on recent outage
New Delhi: The Ministry of Information Technology on Wednesday sought a detailed report from social media giant WhatsApp on the recent outage that was witnessed across the world on Tuesday. Union Minister…
- Business
5G service to be rolled out in Odisha in first phase: Vaishnaw
Bhubaneswar: High-speed 5G services will be rolled out in many parts of the country, including Odisha, very soon, Communications and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday. Interacting with reporters in Puri,…
- India
Railways earn Rs 844 crore in 3 mnths from e-auction of assets
New Delhi: The railways has earned Rs 844 crore in the last three months, since it brought its commercial earning and non-fare revenue contracts online, with contracts for advertisement on its premises,…
- Technology
Reliance Jio leads 5G spectrum auction with Rs 88,078 cr: Ashwini Vaishnaw
New Delhi: Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio emerged the top bidder in India’s 5G spectrum auction, acquiring 24,740 MHz spectrum worth Rs 88,078 crore, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Monday. Sunil Mittal’s…
- Andhra Pradesh
New Tirupati railway station design slammed for not portraying ‘Indian culture’
Hyderabad: Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday released a model of the future Tirupati railway station, eliciting a volley of criticism from several users on Twitter for not portraying ‘Indian…
