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Guna/Ashoknagar, June 27: Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia was stung in the finger by a suspected bee during a train launch event in Madhya Pradesh's Ashoknagar district on Thursday, according to eyewitnesses. The minister was greeting people at the Ashoknagar station after getting down from the newly launched Gwalior-Bengaluru weekly express train service when the sting happened. World Wi-Fi Day 2025: India Moves Towards Deeper Nationwide Wi-Fi Coverage, Says Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scin ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, June 27: Union Home Minister Amit Shah began his Gujarat visit on a spiritual note early Friday morning by participating in the Mangala Aarti at the historic Shri Jagannathji Temple in Jamalpur, Ahmedabad. The visit coincides with the auspicious occasion of the annual Shri Jagannath Rath Yatra, a major religious event that draws thousands of devotees every year. Arriving at the temple at 3:15 a.m., HM Shah joined in the sacred rituals and offered prayers to Mahaprabhu Jagannath. Shar ...Read More >
Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 27 (ANI): Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia hailed the newly inaugurated Gwalior-Bengaluru weekly train, stating that it has significantly eased travel for passengers. 'Gwalior has been connected to Bengaluru... People had to go to Kota or Bhopal via an 8-hour journey and wait there for another 8 hours. It took 36 hours to reach Bengaluru. Today, the same route has become convenient, and it will now only take 30 hours to reach Bengaluru directly,' he sai ...Read More >
Gurgaon: Two days after a law student died and his friend suffered critical injuries when a car knocked them down as they stood near railing on the service lane of Delhi-Jaipur highway in the early hours of Tuesday, a civil engineer was arrested on Thursday.Mohit (31), an employee of a private company in the city, told police that he got drowsy while driving. He is staying at a PG facility in Sector 14.The student who died, Harsh Singhal (25), was a resident of Om Nagar colony. His friend Abhish ...Read More >
Guna/Ashoknagar (MP), Jun 26 (PTI) Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia was stung in the finger by a suspected bee during a train launch event in Madhya Pradesh's Ashoknagar district on Thursday, according to eyewitnesses. The minister was greeting people at the Ashoknagar station after getting down from the newly launched Gwalior-Bengaluru weekly express train service when the sting happened. Also Read | Rahul Gandhi's Demand for Digital Voter List of 2024 Lok Sabha Elections and Vidhan Sabha ...Read More >
Guna/Ashoknagar (MP), Jun 26 (PTI) Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia was stung in the finger by a suspected bee during a train launch event in Madhya Pradesh's Ashoknagar district on Thursday, according to eyewitnesses. The minister was greeting people at the Ashoknagar station after getting down from the newly launched Gwalior-Bengaluru weekly express train service when the sting happened. Once on the dais, the minister was seen wincing in pain as he kept pressing his finger. His staff quic ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that Hindi was a "friend to all Indian languages", adding that there should be "no opposition" to any foreign tongues. This comes as several political parties have criticised the Centre over three-language policy, accusing it of Hindi imposition."I sincerely believe that Hindi can't be opposed ('virodhi') to any Indian language. Hindi is a friend ('sakhi') of all Indian languages," Amit Shah said. Shah was addressing the golden jubilee ce ...Read More >
Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 26 (ANI): Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia flagged off the Gwalior-Bengaluru direct train from Gwalior Railway Station on Thursday and also travelled in the train. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw virtually joined the program and flagged off the train on the occasion. Also Read | 'You Have Made History!' Chiranjeevi, Kamal Haasan Hail Indian Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla After Historic ISS Docking With ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday flagged off a new weekly express train from Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh to Bengaluru in Karnataka through video conferencing from here. According to the railway ministry, the train would depart at 3 pm every Friday and reach the capital of Bengaluru at 7.35 am on Sunday. On the way back, it would depart from Bengaluru at 3.50 pm every Sunday and reach Gwalior at 10.25 am on Tuesday. According to the Ministry, the weekly train ...Read More >
A visually animated video showing three high-speed trains seamlessly crossing paths at a railway junction has gone viral across social media platforms. The video, often shared with patriotic captions, has been widely mistaken for real footage showcasing India's railway capabilites, with some users attributing it to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's leadership. However, the clip is entirely computer-generated. The animation depicts an elaborate X-shaped junction where three trains pass each o ...Read More >
Katra, June 6 -- Kashmir achieved a long-awaited milestone as its first all-weather railway connectivity to the rest of India was inaugurated Friday, a moment Chief Minister Omar Abdullah called a "historic accomplishment" that promises to transform the region's economy, tourism, and daily life, reported by Kashmir Media News. The inauguration ceremony, held at Katra, saw the formal opening of the iconic Chenab and Anji bridges, along with the launch of the Vande Bharat train to Kashmir. Indian ...Read More >
Katra (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 7 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Minister Satish Sharma on Friday said that the railway bridge over the Chenab river, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was a long-pending project and demand. The Minister said that the people of Jammu and Kashmir are development-oriented and that the much-awaited project would boost tourism. Speaking to ANI about the Chenab rail bridge inauguration, Sharma said a day earlier, 'Today, the Kashmir valley has been conne ...Read More >
Katra (J-K), Jun 6 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw undertook a ride in Self-Propelled Inspection Car (SPIC) from Katra in Reasi district to Nowgam Station in Srinagar on Friday, an official said. Sinha and Vaishnaw took the rail ride after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the much-awaited Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Link (USBRL) connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country. Also Read | Gonda: Cops Help Solemnise Wo ...Read More >
Jammu, June 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off the Vande Bharat train service from Katra town to Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir as hundreds of enthusiastic people greeted him. The PM flagged off the Vande Bharat train and interacted with the children on board the train at the Katra railway station. PM Modi keenly heard the views of the children about the Vande Bharat train service before waving a green flag to inaugurate the service. As the train chugged from ...Read More >
Katra: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off a Vande Bharat train service between Katra and Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, the first train connection between the Kashmir valley and the Jammu region. Modi inaugurated the train in the presence of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha, and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, among others. Earlier, the PM inaugurated the Chenab Railway Bridge, the world's tallest rail bridge, and Anji Khad Bridge, the country's ...Read More >
Katra: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off a Vande Bharat train service between Katra and Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, the first train connection between the Kashmir valley and the Jammu region. Modi inaugurated the train in the presence of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha, and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, among others. According to Northern Railway, the train has two traveling classes -- Chair Car (CC) and Executive Class (EC) -- with ticke ...Read More >
Katra (J&K), June 6 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday dedicated the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project to the nation by flagging off the Vande Bharat train to Srinagar from Katra railway station in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. Modi was accompanied by Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. The PM flagged off Vande Bharat in line with his c ...Read More >
Katra (J&K), June 6 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the world's highest Chenab rail bridge in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. The PM was accompanied by Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union minister Dr Jitendra Singh, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. Before the inauguration, the PM inspected the bridge and spoke to the engineers and the labourers, who turned the dream into a reality. The Chenab rail brid ...Read More >
Mumbai: While the Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Expressway is now fully operational, a crucial extension of the Mumbai-Nashik Highway from four to eight lanes over a 23-km stretch between Magathane and Vadpe remains incomplete -- even after more than four years of work. The project, whose revised deadline was Feb 2025, continues to be behind schedule.The widening of this stretch was supposed to be completed before the Samruddhi Expressway was opened, in order to accommodate the anticipated surge in tr ...Read More >
Srinagar: Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday confirmed that direct Vande Bharat train service between Jammu and Srinagar will start by September this year. He credited the political will of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the timely completion of the ambitious Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project. Speaking to reporters, Vaishnaw said work at the Jammu Railway Station is progressing fast. "With platform 5 and 6 becoming operational soon, Vande Bharat will conne ...Read More >
Srinagar, June 5: Indian Railways will commence regular operations of two new Vande Bharat Express trains between Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and Srinagar from June 7, following their official inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow, June 6. The trains will offer passengers a fast, reliable, and modern travel option, running six days a week in both directions, officials said on Thursday. Prime Minister Modi is expected to flag off the two specially designed Vande Bharat trains ru ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be inaugurating monumental Railway projects on Friday that promise to reshape the Jammu and Kashmir region's infrastructure. Among these, the illustrious Chenab Rail Bridge, soaring to a height unparalleled by any railway arch bridge in the world, stands as a testament to human ingenuity. Alongside it, the Anji Bridge, India's pioneering cable-stayed rail bridge, will further fortify connectivity in this rugged terrain. With t ...Read More >
Katra: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said the political will shown by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in over a decade led to the completion of the 272-km Udhampur-Baramulla-Srinagar Railway link (USBRL) project to connect Kashmir with rest of the country. On Friday, the prime minister is scheduled to inaugurate the world's tallest railway bridge over Chenab and the country's first cable-stayed railway Anji Bridge before flagging off two Vande Bharat trains - one from Katra to Srin ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at South Block on Friday, and presented a strategic vision to position the State as a national hub for defence manufacturing and aerospace innovation. According to a release, Chief Minister Naidu, during the meeting, outlined a comprehensive plan encompassing industrial infrastructure, research collaborations, and strategic installations across key locations in Andhra Pradesh. Al ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday made a scathing attack on the BJP-led Central government for neglecting Odisha in the Railway Budget. Senior BJD leader and former MP Amar Patnaik said that the people of Odisha have been betrayed by Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The Union Minister said that Odisha has been allocated Rs 10,599 crore in the Railway Budget this year. The Minister claims that the state receives Rs 10,000 more every year. But how much revenues the ...Read More >
Jamshedpur: Jharkhand has received a record allocation of ₹7,306 crore for railway modernization and expansion in the Union Budget 2025-26, a significant jump from the average allocation of ₹457 crore during 2009-14. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the budget details through a video conference from New Delhi, highlighting substantial increases in railway funding for West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Odisha. The allocation for Jharkhand in 2025-26 is nearly 16 times higher than the average ...Read More >
Punjab News: Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Monday that the Indian Railways has allocated ₹5421 crore to enhance railway infrastructure in Punjab. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Monday that the Indian Railways has allocated ₹5421 crore to enhance railway infrastructure in Punjab. The announcement, made via video conferencing, highlighted that this year's funding is 24 times higher compared to the period between 2009-2014. The minister revealed that 3 ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Monday announced that the Centre has allocated Rs 10,599 crore towards the railway sector in Odisha in the Union Budget for 2025-26. In his address to the media persons, Vaishnaw said, "I extend my sincere thanks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi for the cooperation that helps to get No Objection Certificate for land and forest." ...Read More >
Puri: Many travelers passing through Odisha wish to have a darshan of Lord Jagannath but are often unable to do so due to time constraints and other commitments. Hence, if 'Abadha' the holy offering of Srimandira would be made available at the major Railway Stations in Odisha, these devotees can still partake in the spiritual experience and take the holy offerings to their homes. Keeping this idea in mind Puri MP Sambit Patra put a proposal in the Parliament recently. He wanted the Union Railwa ...Read More >
The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are set to hold debates of the Constituent Assembly in the coming days. According to sources, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reply to the discussion in the Lok Sabha on 14th December. In the Rajya Sabha, the debate will take place on 15th and 16th December, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President J.P. Nadda, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh expected to participate. This comes as the Opposition is planning to introduce a no-confidence motion in Rajya ...Read More >
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