Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, and Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, extended warm New Year greetings at a meeting at Rail Bhawan, New Delhi today while announcing that the first-ever Vande Bharat Sleeper Train will operate between Guwahati in Assam and Howrah in West Bengal. He stated that the complete trial, testing, and certification…
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New Delhi: Dr Sahib Ram Godara, Additional Director in the Press Branch of the Haryana Information, Public Relations and Languages Department, retired on Tuesday after completing 23 years of distinguished and dedicated service. Dr Sahib Ram Godara began his career in the department on January 1, 2003, as District Information and Public Relations Officer (DIPRO).…
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New Delhi : Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah extended greetings on the second anniversary of the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ of Ram Lalla at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple. In a post on the X platform, the Union Home Minister said, Jai Shri Ram! On this very auspicious tithi, two years ago, a…
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New Delhi : The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today has approved the Construction of 6-lane greenfield access-controlled Nashik- Solapur-Akkalkot Corridor in the State of Maharashtra on BOT (Toll) Mode with project length of 374 km with a total Capital Cost of Rs.19,142 crore. This project will provide…
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New Delhi : ESIC Extends ‘SPREE’ Scheme Until January 31, 2026: A Golden Opportunity for Employers and Employees to Access Social Security The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has announced a one-month extension of the ‘SPREE’ (Scheme to Promote Registration of Employers/Employees). Initially set to conclude in December, the scheme has been extended due to…
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Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting (I&B) and Parliamentary Affairs, Dr. L. Murugan, today unveiled the Government of India Calendar 2026. The Minister said the Calendar is not merely an annual publication of dates and months, but a medium that reflects India’s journey of transformation, highlights the priorities of governance, and renews the…
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New Delhi : About 60 people were injured when a loco train collided with a goods train inside Pipalkoti tunnel of the Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydro Electric Project tunnel in Chamoli district, officials said. Chamoli District Magistrate Gaurav Kumar said that there were a total of 109 people, mostly workers, on the train at the time of…
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New Delhi : WAVES In 2025, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting carried out many important initiatives to support India’s media and entertainment sector. The biggest among them was WAVES 2025, the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit. Prime Minister Modi described WAVES not just as an event, but as a “wave of culture, creativity and…
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New Delhi : In line with the expansion of Kavach, now Kavach 4.0 has been commissioned in Gujarat’s first Bajwa(Vadodara)–Ahmedabad section(96-km). The project covers 17 stations and includes robust infrastructure such as 23 towers, 20 Kavach buildings/huts, 192 km of optical fibre cable, and installation of 2,872 RFID tags. The maiden Kavach-enabled train on this…
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New Delhi : The National Cadet Corps (NCC) Republic Day Camp (RDC) 2026 commenced on December 30, 2025, at the Cariappa Parade Ground, Delhi Cantt, with the “Sarv Dharm Pooja”. The month-long camp features several inter-directorate competitions and events like Best Cadet Competition, Small Arms Firing, Marching Contingent during the Republic Day Parade at Kartavya…
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