New Delhi, November 12, 2025- The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, met in New Delhi on Wednesday and approved a series of key decisions aimed at boosting exports, supporting micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), and enhancing domestic production of critical minerals. The Cabinet also passed a resolution condemning the recent terrorist […]
Varanasi, November 8, 2025:In a major boost to India’s modern railway network, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today flagged off four new Vande Bharat Express trains from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The new routes—Banaras–Khajuraho, Firozpur–Delhi, Lucknow–Saharanpur, and Ernakulam–Bengaluru—mark a significant expansion of the semi-high-speed train network, taking the total number of operational Vande Bharat trains in the […]
New Delhi, November 7, 2025 — The Ministry of Railways today joined the nation in commemorating the 150th anniversary of the national song “Vande Mataram” with patriotic enthusiasm and unity. A special event, organized at Rail Bhawan in line with the Ministry of Culture’s nationwide celebration, was graced by Union Minister for Railways, Information & […]
New Delhi, October 28, 2025: In light of the approaching Cyclone ‘Montha’, Union Minister for Railways, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, held a comprehensive review meeting with senior officials from South Central Railway (SCR) and East Coast Railway (ECoR) to assess preparedness and response mechanisms. The meeting, conducted through video conferencing, focused […]
New Delhi, October 23, 2025: Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, and Electronics & IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, today reviewed passenger movement during the festive season at the Railway Board War Room in New Delhi. The Minister highlighted the use of real-time monitoring systems and mini control rooms at major stations, enabling coordination across the […]
New Delhi, October 21, 2025- Union Minister for Railways, Information and Broadcasting, and Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, conducted a surprise inspection of New Delhi Railway Station this evening, October 21. The Minister inspected the control room on platform No. 1, which monitors the entire station. He interacted directly with passengers on platforms […]
New Delhi –Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, and Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated the 16th International Railway Equipment Exhibition (IREE) 2025 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The event, Asia’s largest and the world’s second-largest railway exhibition, is being held under the theme “Future-Ready Railways.” Vaishnaw announced plans to develop around […]
New Delhi –Union Minister of Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw visited the under-construction Bilimora Bullet Train station of Mumbai Ahmedabad Bullet Train project today. He was accompanied by Dhaval Patel, Member of Parliament-Valsad and Naresh Patel, Member of Legislative Assembly, Gandevi. During the visit, the minister reviewed the ongoing construction and track laying works at the Bilimora […]
New Delhi : Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav on Tuesday informed that 4 new railway projects have been approved in a meeting of the Union Cabinet under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Reportedly, the projects are worth Rs 24,634 crore. This includes a 237 kms long fourth railway on the Itarsi-Bhopal-Bina route in Madhya […]
Surat, October 3 : Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Japan’s Minister for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Hiromasa Nakano jointly visited the Surat High-Speed Rail (HSR) construction site on Thursday to review the progress of India’s first bullet train project. According to the Railways Ministry, the two ministers inspected key components of the project, including the track slab laying car and the track slab […]