Ashwini Vaishnaw
- 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…
- India
BSNL to install 1.12 lakh towers for rolling out 4G across India
New Delhi: The indigenous 4G telecom network will soon be rolled out across India with the BSNL planning to install about 1.12 lakh towers throughout the country, Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said…
- India
North Railways get Rs 13,147 crore more than south in Union budget
The Indian government in its budget for the fiscal year 2022-23 has allocated Rs 13,200 crore for the northern railway which is far more than the meager amount of Rs 59 crore…
- India
Govt willing to introduce stricter social media norms: IT Minister
New Delhi: Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday that the Narendra Modi-led government is willing to introduce stricter social media norms and all micro-blogging sites operating in…
- Telangana
Sanction rail projects to Telangana: TSDPS Vice-Chairman to railway minister
Hyderabad: Telangana State Development Planning Society Vice Chairman B Vinod Kumar in a letter addressed to the Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, on Thursday, expressed his anguish over the “hostile attitude” of the Government of…
- India
Bengal train accident: Death toll reaches 9, Railway Minister visits spot
Kolkata: The death count in the Guwahati-Bikaner Express train accident in north Bengal climbed to nine and the officials said tracks have been cleared for traffic. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw arrived…
- India
Hosting platform blocked user behind Bulli Bai app: Union Minister
New Delhi: After a woman journalist filed a complaint with the Delhi Police over webpage “Bulli Bai” aimed at demeaning Muslim women, Union Minister for Communications, Ashwini Vaishnaw said that hosting platform…
