Ashwini Vaishnaw
- Bangalore
Centre approves Rs 1,264 crore Ballari-Guntakal rail project
Bengaluru: The Union Cabinet has approved a major railway infrastructure project worth Rs 1,264 crore to construct the third and fourth railway lines between Ballari in Karnataka and Guntakal in Andhra Pradesh.…
- India
PM Modi flags off India’s first hydrogen-powered train in Haryana
Jind: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, July 17, flagged off India’s first hydrogen-powered train connecting Jind to Sonipat in Haryana from the railway station here. With this, India has joined a…
- Hyderabad
CM Revanth seeks meet with Railway Minister on Hyderabad Metro
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Saturday, June 20, wrote to Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy, asking him to arrange a meeting with Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw…
- Business
Railways utilised 98 pc of its budget for FY26: Ashwini Vaishnaw
New Delhi: Indian Railways utilised 98 per cent of its budget for FY26, reflecting the pace of execution of projects, and in the days to come, trains will dominate flights on several…
- Hyderabad
KTR urges Centre to establish Kazipet Railway Division in Telangana
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) has urged the Centre to establish a new railway division with its headquarters at Kazipet in Telangana. In a letter to…
- India
Indian Railways revises rules for refunds on cancellation of tickets
New Delhi: Indian Railways has revised its rules for confirmed ticket cancellations to check misuse of the booking system by touts who indulge in black marketing. The new rules also give more…
- Entertainment
Nora Fatehi’s song banned after outrage, I&B minister Vaishnaw confirms
New Delhi: A Samajwadi Party MP in Lok Sabha on Wednesday raised the issue of the controversial song “Sarke Chunar” Sanjay Dutt’s “KD The Devil” and the government said it has already…
- India
86 nations sign AI Impact Summit declaration: Union Minister
New Delhi: As many as 86 countries and two international organisations have signed the AI Impact Summit declaration, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday, February 21, said, adding that the US, UK,…
- Telangana
Telangana yet to pay Rs 814 cr for 4 railway projects: Centre
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has informed the Rajya Sabha that the Telangana government has yet to deposit Rs 814 crore towards four railway projects being executed under the cost-sharing mechanism, leading…
- Telangana
Revanth asks Centre to bear full Krishna–Vikarabad rail line cost
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Thursday, February 12, urged the Centre to take up the entire cost of developing the Krishna–Vikarabad railway line, as the state government was bearing the…
- India
Bengaluru-Mumbai premium train service to start soon: Vaishnaw
Bengaluru: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday, February 7, said that a premium train service from Bengaluru to Mumbai will start soon. He said Karnataka has received a record Rs 7,748 crore…
- India
Modi govt hiked rail budget for Punjab: Vaishnaw
New Delhi: The central government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has allocated a record railway Budget of Rs 5,673 crore for Punjab, which is 25 times more than what was allocated for…
- Telangana
Rs 5,454 cr for Telangana railways; Hyderabad to be bullet train hub: Vaishnaw
Hyderabad: Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday, February 2, said the Union Budget 2026–27 marks a major expansion of railway infrastructure in Telangana, announcing an allocation of Rs 5,454 crore for…
- India
India’s electronics exports crossed Rs 4 lakh crore in 2025: Vaishnaw
New Delhi: Electronics exports from the country have crossed Rs 4 lakh crore in 2025 and are expected to grow when four semiconductor plants begin production this year, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw…
- Technology
Elon Musk’s X to remove illegal content, permanently ban offending users
New Delhi: Microblogging site X will act against illegal content by removing it, permanently suspending accounts that uploaded the material and working with local governments as required, the Elon Musk-owned social media…
