Oct 27, 2024, at 11:24 pm
New Delhi: A stampede at Mumbai's Bandra terminus early this morning left nine people injured, eliciting criticism from the Shiv Sena (UBT), which targeted Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for the incident.
Delighted: PM Modi congratulates Mithun Chakraborty over Dadasaheb Phalke Award conferment
Sep 30, 2024, at 05:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he was "delighted" that veteran Indian actor Mithun Chakraborty was conferred Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2022.
Aug 18, 2024, at 06:40 pm
Kanpur/IBNS: Hours after 20 coaches of the Sabarmati Express derailed near Kanpur, the initial probe has indicated a conspiracy after it found that a huge boulder was placed on the track leading to the accident, media reports said.
IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw tells Rajya Sabha WhatsApp is not planning to shut service in India
Jul 29, 2024, at 07:50 pm
IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has confirmed that the message-sharing platform WhatsApp and its parent company Meta did not inform the government about their plans to exit their services in India.
Kanchanjungha train accident: Toll reaches nine, 30 injured
Jun 18, 2024, at 04:24 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The toll in the Kanchanjungha train accident in West Bengal's Darjeeling touched nine and the number of injuries peaked to 30 in the mishap which took place on Monday morning, media reports said.
Jun 18, 2024, at 02:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The opposition has vehemently attacked the Centre over the Bengal train accident that resulted in the death of nine and injured 50 others.
What is Kavach, the anti-collision device that could have averted Kanchanjungha train accident?
Jun 17, 2024, at 08:35 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has faced flak over the non-availability of Kavach, the anti-collision device, on the tracks in Darjeeling where a goods train collided with Kanchanjungha Express leading to the death of at least 8 people and injury of around 30 others.
Kanchanjungha train accident: Case of signal disregard, says Railway board chairman
Jun 17, 2024, at 07:11 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Railways has termed the Kanchanjungha train accident that has left at least 8 dead and 25 injured as a "case of signal disregard".
Google temporarily reinstates Indian Apps on Play Store
Mar 06, 2024, at 05:49 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Social media giant Google has given temporary relief to Indian companies whose apps were delisted from the Play Store and has agreed to restore them, pending appeals in the Supreme Court.
Ashwini Vaishnaw stresses on faster coal transportation to ports, industries and power plants
Feb 15, 2024, at 06:13 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has stressed on faster coal transportation to different ports and industries, along with power plants.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw files nomination for Rajya Sabha polls from Odisha
Feb 15, 2024, at 06:08 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw filed a nomination for the Rajya Sabha seat from Odisha on Thursday.
Naveen Patnaik's BJD supports Ashwini Vaishnaw's nomination for Rajya Sabha polls from Odisha
Feb 14, 2024, at 06:57 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Ending all speculations, the ruling BJD on Wednesday extended its support to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for the Rajya Sabha seat from Odisha.
Parliament passes bill to simplify telecom sector guidelines, continue reforms
Dec 22, 2023, at 03:15 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Parliament on Thursday passed the Telecommunications Bill, 2023 with Rajya Sabha approving the legislation seeking to simplify licensing and regulatory norms governing the telecom sector.
Amid opposition uproar, Centre tables Telecom Bill in Lok Sabha
Dec 19, 2023, at 06:25 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Amid Opposition uproar over last week’s Parliament security breach, Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday tabled the Telecommunications Bill, 2023 which seeks to amend and consolidate the law relating to the development, expansion, and operation of telecommunication services and telecommunication networks.
Nov 30, 2023, at 02:21 am
New Delhi: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Wednesday announced that the much-awaited Delhi-Kolkata and Delhi-Mumbai railway corridors are likely to witness the completion of the anti-collision system KAVACH in the fiscal year 2024-2025, ANI reported.
Certin to investigate Apple threat notification case: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Nov 01, 2023, at 06:24 am
New Delhi: Union Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that the 'technically qualified' agency Certin, which has collaborations with major technical experts worldwide, will probe the matter pertaining to the alert notifications sent to many people by Apple.
PM Modi flags off nine Vande Bharat Express trains, calls them symbol of new energy of India
Sep 25, 2023, at 01:43 am
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday virtually flagged off nine Vande Bharat Express trains and emphasised that these trains will improve connectivity as well as boost tourism across eleven states in the country.
Regular run of Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Tejas Rajdhani Express begins
Aug 20, 2023, at 06:43 am
Bhubaneswar: The regular service of Rajdhani Express with Tejas Coaches with upgraded amenities commenced from Bhubaneswar station on Saturday.
Aug 20, 2023, at 04:22 am
Bengaluru: Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday slammed former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, who has been criticising the Modi government’s Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme and assertions that it helped India become a mobile phone exporter.
Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurates India's first 3D-printed post office in Bengaluru
Aug 18, 2023, at 07:55 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Larsen and Toubro Limited has built India's first 3D-printed Post Office in 45 days as compared to about 6 to 8 months time taken by the conventional method.
Union Cabinet approves Digital India project with an outlay of Rs 14,903 cr
Aug 17, 2023, at 10:09 pm
New Delhi: The Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval for the extension of the Digital India project, allocating a budget of Rs 14,903 crore, announced Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
Rajya Sabha passes data protection bill amid opposition walkout
Aug 10, 2023, at 03:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Rajya Sabha Wednesday passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023, which seeks “to provide for the processing of digital personal data in a manner that recognises both the right of individuals to protect their personal data and the need to process such personal data for lawful purposes."
CBI to probe Odisha three-train accident
Jun 06, 2023, at 05:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will investigate the three-train tragedy in Odisha's Balasore, which left 275 dead and around 1,000 injured.
'Root cause of Odisha accident identified': Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
Jun 04, 2023, at 04:32 pm
Balasore/IBNS: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said the root cause of the Odisha three-train accident has been identified and the restoration work of the track should be completed by Wednesday.
Odisha three-train accident leaves 288 dead, more than 800 injured, rescue ops ends
Jun 04, 2023, at 02:03 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The toll in the horrific three-train accident in Odisha's Balasore mounted to 288 with around 803 people injured, officials said Saturday after rescue operations ended in the country's deadliest train accident in 20 years.
Jun 04, 2023, at 05:34 am
New Delhi: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Saturday that he has ordered a high-level probe into the Odisha train derailment that claimed at least 288 lives and injured 1000 people.
Odisha train tragedy: Opposition demands Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's resignation
Jun 04, 2023, at 02:27 am
New Delhi: The Opposition parties demanded Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw’s resignation over the Odisha train accident that claimed the lives of at least 288 passengers and left over 1000 injured.
Jun 03, 2023, at 06:48 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Railway Minister Ashiwini Kumar Vaishnaw visited the accident site at Bahanaga Railway station in Balasore district on Saturday morning and stressed on the rescue and treatment of the injured passengers.
Goa-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express launch ceremony cancelled after Odisha train mishap
Jun 03, 2023, at 05:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The ceremony to flag off Goa-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express at Madgaon station has been cancelled in the wake of the massive accident involving three trains in Odisha's Balasore.
'Drunk' TTE urinates on woman traveller's head, Railways removes him with immediate effect
Mar 15, 2023, at 12:12 am
Lucknow: Police have arrested a travelling ticket examiner (TTE) for allegedly urinating on a woman traveller's head in Akal Takht Express.