Amid reports regarding the closure of the Thiruvananthapuram Railway Recruitment Board, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday clarified that no proposal has been sent by the ministry to close any Railway Recruitment Board. In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, Vaishnaw said, “At present, there is no proposal to close any Railway Recruitment […]
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IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw welcomes Intel to India
Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw welcomed Intel–a US-based tech giant and chipmaker– to India after Intel Foundry Services president Dr Randhir Thakur congratulated the minster over the central government’s decision on design and manufacturing of semiconductor chips in India. “Intel – welcome to India,” tweeted Union Minister. The minister was replying to a tweet by Thakur congratulating India over incentives […]
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Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announces introduction of ‘Bharat Gaurav Trains’
Union Minister of Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday announced the introduction of theme-based tourist circuit trains Bharat Gaurav Trains. Speaking to the media in a press conference, he said that these trains will help realise the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to showcase India’s rich cultural heritage and magnificent historical places to the people of […]
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Ashwini Vaishnaw greets Universal Postal Union, Postal family on World Postal Day
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday greeted the Universal Postal Union and Postal family on the occasion of World Postal Day. World Post Day is celebrated each year on October 9 to mark the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union in 1874. The Ministry of Communications in a press release informed, “India has been a member […]
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Pegasus row: IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to speak in Parliament today
Amid the controversy over the ‘Pegasus Project’ media report, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will speak in Parliament on Thursday. Earlier, on Monday, speaking in Lok Sabha Vaishnaw had said that there is ‘no substance’ in the media reports regarding the use of Pegasus on WhatsApp, adding that the reports were an […]
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Law of the land should be abided by everyone, says new IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Twitter
The law of the land should be abided by everyone, said new Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday while commenting on the Centre’s stand-off with Twitter. Vaishnaw, who took oath as Union Minister on Wednesday, took charge as the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology as well as the Railway Minister earlier […]
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Ashwini Vaishnaw takes charge as Minister of Railways
Bureaucrat-entrepreneur-turned-politician Ashwini Vaishnaw took charge as the country’s new railway minister on Thursday. A former IAS officer of the 1994-batch, Vaishnaw has handled important responsibilities for over 15 years and was particularly known for his contribution to the public-private partnership (PPP) framework in infrastructure, something that will help him in […]