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Government open to media suggestions on Digital Personal Data Protection Act, promises to uphold press freedomThe Government of India is willing to consider suggestions from news organisations about the Digital Personal Data Protection Act. Ashwini ...
Union Cabinet approves ₹10,000 crore Container Manufacturing Scheme to boost India's productionThe Union Cabinet has approved significant schemes to enhance India's manufacturing infrastructure and capacity. The ₹10,000 crore Containe...
Cabinet approves Rs 10,000 crore container manufacturing schemeThe Union Cabinet has recently approved a significant scheme to boost container manufacturing in India. This Rs 10,000 crore initiative aim...
Vande Bharat Sleeper trains to cut travel time on Mumbai-Bengaluru, Delhi-Varanasi routes: Check launch dates, timings, stops, schedule and moreVande Bharat Sleeper trains news: Two new Vande Bharat sleeper trains are expected to connect Delhi with Varanasi and Mumbai with Bengaluru...
'Copying China's manufacturing model may not pay off': Ashwini Vaishnaw hits back with ‘Cope harder’ remark, cites Rs 3 lakh crore PLI returnsUnion Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has hit back at criticism of India's mobile phone manufacturing strategy with a blunt “Cope harder” remark....
Ashwini Vaishnaw says mobile PLI scheme generated Rs 25,000 crore in direct taxes, employs 12 lakh peopleIndia's mobile phone production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme has generated Rs 25,000 crore in direct tax collections against Rs 19,000 cro...
After 79 years, Railways reaches this remote town for the first time since Independence; Rs 1,628 crore line opens, two new trains flagged offIndian Railways has connected Chhattisgarh’s Rowghat to the national rail network for the first time since Independence, with the inaugurat...
Delhi-Varanasi Vande Bharat Sleeper likely to launch on October 31, offering faster overnight travel between the two cities; check operating days, timings, stops and other detailsVaranasi-Delhi Vande Bharat Sleeper news: The new Sleeper Vande Bharat Express is expected to begin overnight services between Varanasi and...
1956 proposed, 2026 realised: Train reaches Birbal’s birthplace Sidhi for the first time since IndependenceA train reached the Rampur Naikin-Churhat area of Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi district, birthplace of one of Akbar's Navratnas, Bribal, for the ...
23 October 2028: Forget iPhone Duo, Ashwini Vaishnaw says India will have its own Apple and Samsung moment in 2 yearsAshwini Vaishnaw says India will have its own Indian-designed, manufactured and branded smartphones in the next two years by October 23, 20...
Ashwini Vaishnaw and MP CM inaugurate two rail sections spanning 118 km, connecting Sidhi district to the railway network for the first time since Independence, through 53-km Satna–Devendranagar and 65-km Rewa–Churhat linesRailway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav inaugurated two new rail sections on Saturday. These new co...
China banned TBM exports, but India is building its own tunnel boring machines; Ashwini Vaishnaw shares progress & status of 125-km Rishikesh-Karnaprayag railway line with 16 tunnelsTunnel Boring Machine India: India is expanding its domestic tunnel boring machine (TBM) manufacturing capabilities as work progresses on t...
Govt to issue consultation paper on AI law in coming weeks: VaishnawThe minister said that global giants, who are among the top three or four AI ecosystems in the world, need to work jointly on fundamental p...
India's chip path is clearly laid out: Ashwini Vaishnaw outlines road map to a bigger, better semiconductor ecosystemVaishnaw said India’s semiconductor ambitions rest on a clear sequence: establish a foothold in high-volume chip manufacturing, develop dom...
Mumbai-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Sleeper to begin operations on November 1India will launch its second Vande Bharat sleeper train service between Mumbai and Bengaluru on November 1. This service aims to reduce tra...
Indian Railways maintains consistent punctuality despite heavy passenger demandThe railways said that it has improved from 69.2% in 2018-19 to 77.43 in 2025-26 & 77.11% in 2026-27 (till now) if punctuality data are tak...
Getting food on train? Surprise checks on train meals & station food counters to get stricter; how IRCTC plans to catch vendors violating hygiene rulesIndian Railways is strengthening food safety and hygiene checks after repeated passenger complaints, with IRCTC partnering with the Quality...
Cabinet approves 78 days productivity linked bonus to railway staffersThe Union Cabinet approved a Productivity Linked Bonus for over 1.1 million railway employees. This bonus, amounting to Rs 2009.61 crore, r...
Cabinet approves 78-day bonus worth Rs 2,009 crore for 11.4 lakh railway employees ahead of DiwaliThe Union Cabinet has approved a 78-day productivity-linked bonus worth Rs 2,009.61 crore for 11.4 lakh railway employees, with a maximum p...
Centre denies requesting land acquisition from states for 3 high-speed rail corridorsUnion Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy announced the ongoing alignment studies for three high-speed rail corridors linked to Hyderabad. He clar...