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TopicAshwini Vaishnaw

Topic: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Bengal yet to get ‘Kavach’, says Railway Board after Kanchenjunga Express collision claims 8 lives

Railway Board chief says ‘prima facie human error seems likely cause’ of accident. Ruling TMC questions slow rollout of 'Kavach' system.

Pronab Sen to Ashwini Vaishnaw — experts & leaders to speak at SRCC’s Shri Ram Economics Summit

Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi to hold undergraduate festival from 19 to 21 March. Leading figures from fields of economics, business, policy & academia to speak.

BJD backs Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw as Odisha RS candidate, in ‘larger interest’ of state

BJD’s decision comes days after PM Narendra Modi, at an event in Odisha, called CM Naveen Patnaik a 'friend'. BJP is the principal Opposition party in Odisha, which is headed for polls this year.

Those criticising mobile manufacturing in India don’t know what is manufacturing, says Vaishnaw

Inaugurating new smartphone manufacturing unit in Noida, Union Minister of Electronics & IT Ashwini Vaishnaw says govt’s PLI scheme led to incremental job creation of 5,00,000 in the industry.

Govt says deepfake regulation coming soon, considering penalty for content creators, social media

After discussing with industry leaders, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has promised actionable plan in about 10 days. Says companies agree with govt view that deepfakes aren't 'free speech'.

Will meet social media platforms on deepfake issue, no immunity unless steps taken, says Vaishnaw

IT minister says govt has issued a notice to companies including Meta and Google on deepfakes and the need to take action against them.

‘Human error likely’ — initial investigation into Andhra train accident points to ‘signal overshoot’

East Coast Railway CPRO says automatic application of emergency brakes would have been possible if a 'Kavach' system had been in place. Collision left 13 dead, over 50 injured.

Indian Railways has over 53,000 safety staff positions lying vacant, govt tells Parliament

CRS probe into Balasore triple train tragedy found it was caused by lapses on part of signal & telecommunication dept, which govt says currently has 3,638 vacant positions.

Indian Railways has 2.5 lakh-plus posts lying vacant, highest in northern zone, govt tells RS

Vacancies are filled up primarily by placement of indents by Railways with recruitment agencies as per operational requirements, Ashwini Vaishnaw informs Upper House of Parliament.

In the footsteps of Mobile World Congress, Centre wants India positioned as ‘global tech powerhouse’

The 7th edition of Asia’s largest technology exhibition, the India Mobile Congress is co-hosted by the Department of Telecommunications and Cellular Operators Association of India.

On Camera

Chinese chatter on Delhi-Shanghai flight — ‘normalisation’ needs more than linking the skies

Chinese commentators consistently portray India as the driver of rapprochement. New Delhi’s outreach is framed as a pragmatic, reluctant choice shaped by multiple pressures.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.