Bharti Airtel appoints Shashwat Sharma as Airtel India MD & CEO

IANS | December 18, 2025 9:03 PM

New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Bharti Airtel on Thursday announced a major reshuffle of its senior leadership, with the board approving multiple key appointments across management, including the appointment of Shashwat Sharma as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) of Airtel India.

79 pc of India’s railway tracks support speed above 110 kmph: Vaishnaw

IANS | December 18, 2025 6:46 PM

New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Upgradation and improvement of railway tracks by Indian Railways over the last 11 years have increased the share of tracks with speed potential of 110 kmph and above to 79 per cent in November CY25 from 40 per cent in 2014, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told the Parliament on Thursday.