The PRESS Pad

Kerala Left Out as Union Budget 2026 Skips High-Speed Rail Despite State Push for Thiruvananthapuram–Kannur Corridor Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman , while presenting the Union Budget 2026–27 , announced the development of seven new high-speed rail corridors across India , marking a major step towards modernising the country’s passenger rail infrastructure and promoting environmentally sustainable transport systems. The announcement was made during her ninth consecutive

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated nine National Highway projects in Karnataka, including the Sigandur cable-stayed bridge.