Ashwini Vaishnaw
Indian politician and civil servant (born 1970)
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Ashwini Vaishnaw is an Indian politician and former IAS officer who is currently serving as the 39th Minister of Railways, 55th Communications Minister and 2nd Electronics & Information Technology Minister in Government of India since 2021 and a member of the Rajya Sabha representing Odisha since 2019. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Earlier in 1994, Vaishnaw joined the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in the Odisha cadre, and has worked in Odisha.
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Friends, foes or frenemies? BJP, BJD share complex tiesThe Biju Janata Dal on Wednesday announced its support for Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in the Rajya Sabha elections, putting the spotlight back on its convoluted and strange relationship with the..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Ashok Chavan, J P Nadda, Ashwini Vaishnaw for Rajya Sabha, seven mantris not renominatedUnion ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Bhupender Yadav, Mansukhbhai Mandaviya, Parshottam Rupala, and Rajeev Chandrasekhar were not re-nominated to Rajya Sabha. Speculation is that they may be asked to..IndiaTimes - Published | |
After 2019, BJD again backs BJP's Ashwini Vaishnaw in RS pollsIndiaTimes - Published | |
BJP releases second list of candidates for upcoming Rajya Sabha Biennial ElectionsUnion Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will contest from Odisha. The Union Minister is likely to get the support of the BJD.DNA - Published | |
Rajya Sabha polls: BJP renominates Union ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw from Odisha, L Murugan from Madhya PradeshBJP on Wednesday released another list of five candidates for upcoming Rajya Sabha polls, fielding Union ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw from Odisha and L Muruan from Madhya Pradesh.From Madhya Pradesh, BJP..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Railways starts recruitment of 5.7k loco pilotsAfter completing recruitment of 1.5 lakh employees, Indian Railways has started the process of recruiting 5,696 assistant loco pilots (ALPs) even when there are only 3,190 vacancies.Railway minister..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inspects re-development work at Bhubaneswar and Cuttack railway stationIndiaTimes - Published | |
Will not contest Lok Sabha polls from Balasore: Ashwini VaishnawRailway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said he will not contest the Lok Sabha elections from the Balasore seat in Odisha, putting speculations to rest. Speculations were rife that the BJP may..IndiaTimes - Published | |
First Made-in-India semiconductor chip this year: VaishnawIndiaTimes - Published | |
Varanasi bound Vande Bharat passengers ask catering staff to take back ‘dirty’ foodPassengers on Varanasi bound Vande Bharat express complained about stale meals, posting visuals on social media X. Akash Keshari (@akash24188) expressed disappointment and tagged railway ministry and..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Work of Bullet train gathering pace: Ashwini VaishnawAshwini Vaishnaw - Minister of Railways, Communications & Electronics and Information Technology attended the 10th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit – 2024 in Gandhinagar on Thursday. He also visited the..IndiaTimes - Published | WEF Davos meet: Smriti Irani, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Hardeep Singh Puri to represent IndiaIndiaTimes - Published |
Bullet train project gets 100% land five-and-a-half years after first notificationThe government has completed 100% acquisition of land for the high-speed rail project between Ahmedabad and Mumbai, after a lengthy process. Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that 1,389.5..IndiaTimes - Published | 68 Rajya Sabha MPs to retire in 2024, Ashwini Vaishnaw & Bhupender Yadav among BJP's 60As many as 57 leaders, including railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, environment minister Bhupender Yadav, health minister Mansukh Madaviya and former PM Manmohan..IndiaTimes - Published |
New Amrit Bharat trains will have both AC, non-AC coachesRailway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Monday that the new Amrit Bharat Express trains will feature both AC and non-AC coaches and will operate nationwide. The trains aim to reduce travel time..IndiaTimes - Published | Shun colonial mindset, working styles & procedures: Ashwini VaishnawUnion minister Ashwini Vaishnaw urges senior railway officials to shun colonial mindset and working styles, focusing on better performance. The railways must scale up cargo transportation to reduce..IndiaTimes - Published |
Rajasthan BJP legislature party meet at 4 pm, suspense over CM to endThe suspense over the new chief minister of Rajasthan will likely end Tuesday evening with a meeting of the Rajasthan BJP Legislature Party. The meeting, scheduled to be held at 4 pm at the party's..IndiaTimes - Published | Over 2.9 lakh vacancies filled up in Indian Railways in last five years till Sept 30Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that Indian Railways continuously fills up vacancies based on the size, spatial distribution, and criticality of its operations. Over the past five years,..IndiaTimes - Published |
BJP's second line of leaders played their part to perfectionThis article discusses the key role played by BJP's second-rung leaders, including Union ministers Bhupender Yadav and Ashwini Vaishnaw, senior party functionary Om Prakash Mathur, Union minister..IndiaTimes - Published | 'Digvijaya and Kamalnath are now history', says Ashwini Vaishnaw as BJP attains victory in Madhya PradeshAs the Bhartiya Janata Party moved towards landslide victory by crossing the halfway mark of 115 in Madhya Pradesh, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that Digvijaya Singh and Kamalnath were now..IndiaTimes - Published |
Railways to expand Gajraj system & Kavach to prevent elephant deaths & collisionsBy March 2025, the Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah railway routes, recognized as the two most bustling, will be fully integrated with the Kavach anti-train collision system. Simultaneously, within the..IndiaTimes - Published | Railways to implement AI-based surveillance system on 700-km tracks to prevent elephant deathsAn AI-based surveillance system to prevent elephant deaths on railway tracks will be installed on 700 kilometres of route passing through forest areas, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on..IndiaTimes - Published |
Central government is giving Rs 6,080 crores for railway sector in Tamil Nadu: Union inister Ashwini VaishnawThe Central government has provided 6,080 crore rupees for the development of Tamil Nadu in the railway sector in the last one year. Before 2014, when the UPA government was there, the allocation for..IndiaTimes - Published | 99.2 per cent of mobiles 'Made in India': Ashwini Vaishnav reviews meteoric growth of Indian mobile sectorIndian mobile industry experiences exponential growth, expanding 20 times in 9 years. In 2014, 78% of mobile market relied on imports, but now 99.2% of all mobiles sold in India are 'Made in India'...IndiaTimes - Published |
Law to regulate deepfake manipulation coming very soon, with penalties for creators and platforms: VaishnawThe Indian government expressed concern over deepfake dangers and promised imminent regulation. IT Minister Vaishnaw directed social media and tech companies to combat deepfake threats or face..IndiaTimes - Published | Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project achieves milestone: 100 km of viaduct, 250 km of pier construction completedThe National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has achieved another milestone in the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor project by completing the construction of 100 km of viaduct and..IndiaTimes - Published |
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's big announcement on deepfakes"We will have our next meeting in the first week of December...That will be on follow-up action on today's decisions, and also on what should be included in the draft regulation," Vaishnaw said.DNA - Published | New set of regulations soon to tackle deepfakes: IT minister Ashwini VaishnawIndiaTimes - Published |
Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw takes firm stand against deepfakes: Key meeting todayIn a move to tackle the growing threat of deepfake technology, union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw is set to chair a high-level meeting on Thursday. The meeting aims to strategize and address challenges..IndiaTimes - Published | CPI MP Binoy Viswam writes to Railway minister, flags concern about coach factory in ChennaiCPI Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam has written a letter to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw expressing concern over the future of the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai. Viswam highlighted the..IndiaTimes - Published |
No immunity if firms don’t act on deepfakes: MinisterThe Indian government plans to meet with social media platforms to address the issue of deepfakes, according to IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The government has issued a notice to companies regarding..IndiaTimes - Published | Govt to meet social media platforms on deepfake issue, says IT Minister Ashwini VaishnawRecently, several 'deepfake' videos targeting leading actors went viral, sparking outrage and raising concerns over the misuse of technologyDNA - Published |
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: CM Pushkar Dhami reviews rescue operationsRescue operations are underway to save 40 people trapped in the Silkyara tunnel on the Uttarkashi-Yamnotri road in Uttarakhand. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami is closely monitoring the situation..IndiaTimes - Published | Opposition hacking claims: Apple issued advisory in 150 nations, I-T minister Ashwini Vaishnaw saysIndiaTimes - Published |
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah requests railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to extend Vande Bharat Express till BelagaviKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has requested Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to extend the Vande Bharat Express train route to Belagavi city in order to improve connectivity between Karnataka,..IndiaTimes - Published | Issues raised in Mahua row are of grave importance, says VaishnawUnion information and technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday wrote a letter to BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and said that the issues raised by the MP in the alleged 'cash for query' scandal are of..IndiaTimes - Published |
Ashwini Vaishnaw to attend Google for India event 2023Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, Communications, and Railways, will be joining Google for India 2023. The event, which will feature discussions on expanding..IndiaTimes - Published | G20 Digital Economy Ministers meeting: Ashwini Vaishnaw highlights 3 priority areas for IndiaUnion minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, on Saturday highlighted the three priority areas selected by the Indian presidency for the Digital Economy Working Group Addressing the G20 Digital Economy Ministers’..IndiaTimes - Published |
'Data protection law designed to safeguard citizens' rights'Indians finally have a data law to guard their online information, and the government has now instructed all the data intermediaries – be it the Big Tech, banks, insurance companies, e-commerce..IndiaTimes - Published | No hike in rail fares in name of station revamp: Railway minister Ashwini VaishnawThere has been no hike in fares in the name of station redevelopment project, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Sunday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Congress’s Manish Tewari claims Data Protection Bill classified as money bill, IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw refutesCongress Lok Sabha MP from Anandpur Sahib Manish Tewari on Thursday claimed that the Digital Data Protection Bill has been classified as a money bill and that the Rajya Sabha will hardly have a role in..IndiaTimes - Published | Stone pelted at Vande Bharat train in UP's Agra; Railways lost Rs 55 lakh due to stone pelting casesAshwini Vaishnaw informed Parliament on Wednesday that the Railways have lost more than 55 lakh due to damage brought on by stone-pelting on Vande Bharat trains.DNA - Published |
13 cases of signalling failure in 5 years, but none due to defects in interlocking signal system: Railway minister Ashwini VaishnawIndiaTimes - Published | Lapses in signalling-circuit-alteration caused Odisha train accident: Union railway ministerLapses in the ‘signalling-circuit-alteration’ led to wrong signals and caused the tragic triple train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district on June 2 that claimed 295 lives, railway minister..IndiaTimes - Published |
Inspired by tricolour: Railway Minister says new Vande Bharat Express will be saffron in colourRailways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday inspected the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai, reviewed safety measures in Southern Railways.DNA - Published | Indian Railways to launch 'Heritage Special' train based on steam engine theme: Ashwini VaishnawHe made the announcement after inspecting a train modified as a steam loco train at the MGR Central Railway Station in Chennai.DNA - Published |
Odisha train tragedy probe: Did CBI seal house of 'missing' junior engineer? PIB fact checksRailway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said people should wait for the CBI's primary investigation to be complete to know the reason for the triple train accident in Odisha's Balasore.DNA - Published | Plan to revise rail signal engineering manual: VaishnawIndiaTimes - Published |
