Trains rescheduled, diverted due to work between Bengaluru East, Cantonment stations; Details here
Bengaluru: Due to ongoing road underpass construction work between Bengaluru East and Bengaluru Cantonment stations, several train services have been altered to ensure safety.
The changes include partial cancellations, route diversions, and rescheduling of trains.
Train No. 16521 (Bangarpet-KSR Bengaluru MEMU) will be partially canceled between Baiyyappanahalli and KSR Bengaluru on February 24 and 27. The train will terminate at Baiyyappanahalli.
Train No. 56520 (Hospet-KSR Bengaluru Daily Passenger) will be partially canceled between Yeshwantpur and KSR Bengaluru. The train will terminate at Yeshwantpur.
Train No. 17391 (KSR Bengaluru-SSS Hubballi Daily Express) on February 25 and 28 will be partially canceled between KSR Bengaluru and Yeshwantpur. The train will start from Yeshwantpur instead of KSR Bengaluru.
Train No. 07339 (SSS Hubballi-KSR Bengaluru Daily Express Special) on February 23 and 26 will be partially canceled between Yeshwantpur and KSR Bengaluru. The train will terminate at Yeshwantpur.
Train No. 07340 (KSR Bengaluru-SSS Hubballi Daily Express Special) on February 24 and 27 will be partially canceled between KSR Bengaluru and Yeshwantpur. The train will depart from Yeshwantpur instead of KSR Bengaluru.
Train No. 12658 (KSR Bengaluru-Dr. MGR Chennai Central Daily Super Fast Express) on February 24 and 27 will run via KSR Bengaluru, Yeshwantpur, Hebbal, Banaswadi, SMVT Bengaluru, Krishnarajapuram, and Bangarpet.
Train No. 16593 (KSR Bengaluru-Nanded Daily Express) will run via KSR Bengaluru, Yeshwantpur, and Yelahanka.
Train No. 06270 (SMVT Bengaluru-Mysore Daily Passenger Special) will run via SMVT Bengaluru, Banaswadi, Yeshwantpur, and KSR Bengaluru.
Train No. 16022 (Mysuru-Dr. MGR Chennai Central Daily Express) will run via KSR Bengaluru, Yeshwantpur, Lottegollahalli, Banaswadi, Byappanahalli, and Krishnarajapuram.
Train No. 06269 (Mysuru-SMVT Bengaluru Daily Passenger Special) will run via KSR Bengaluru, Yeshwantpur, Banaswadi, and SMVT Bengaluru.
The above trains (12658, 16593, 06270, 16022, and 06269) will not stop at Bengaluru Cantonment station.
Train No. 11013 (Lokmanya Tilak-Coimbatore Daily Express) on February 23 and 26 will run via Gouribidanur, Yelahanka, Lottegollahalli, Yeshwantpur, Hebbal, Banaswadi, Carmelaram, and Hosur. Due to the route change, the train will skip its regular stops at Bengaluru East, Bengaluru Cantonment, KSR Bengaluru, and Bengaluru Cantonment stations.
Train No. 12658 (KSR Bengaluru-Dr. MGR Chennai Central Daily Express) on February 24 and 27 will be delayed by 45 minutes.
Train No. 16593 (KSR Bengaluru-Nanded Daily Express) will be delayed by 75 minutes.
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Cong takes swipe at PM over India not being part of US-led 'Pax Silica' grouping
New Delh (PTI) The Congress on Saturday said it is perhaps not very surprising that India is not part of a US-led strategic initiative to build a secure silicon supply chain, given the "sharp downturn" in the Trump-Modi ties, and asserted that it would have been to "our advantage if we had been part of this group".
Congress general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the news of India not being part of the group comes after the PM had enthusiastically posted on social media about a telephone call with his "once-upon-a-time good friend and a recipient of many hugs in Ahmedabad, Houston, and Washington DC".
In a lengthy post on X, Ramesh said, "According to some news reports, the US has excluded India from a nine-nation initiative it has launched to reduce Chinese control on high-tech supply chains. The agreement is called Pax Silica, clearly as a counter to Pax Sinica. The nations included (for the moment at least) are the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia."
"Given the sharp downturn in the Trump-Modi ties since May 10th, 2025, it is perhaps not very surprising that India has not been included. Undoubtedly, it would have been to our advantage if we had been part of this group."
"This news comes a day after the PM had enthusiastically posted on his telephone call with his once-upon-a-time good friend and a recipient of many hugs in Ahmedabad, Houston, and Washington DC," the Congress leader asserted.
The new US-led strategic initiative, rooted in deep cooperation with trusted allies, has been launched to build a secure and innovation-driven silicon supply chain.
According to the US State Department, the initiative called 'Pax Silica' aims to reduce coercive dependencies, protect the materials and capabilities foundational to artificial intelligence (AI), and ensure aligned nations can develop and deploy transformative technologies at scale.
The initiative includes Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia. With the exception of India, all other QUAD countries -- Japan, Australia and the US -- are part of the new initiative.
New Delhi will host the India-AI Impact Summit 2026 on February 19-20, focusing on the principles of 'People, Planet, and Progress'. The summit, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the France AI Action Summit, will be the first-ever global AI summit hosted in the Global South.
Prime Minister Modi and US President Trump on Thursday discussed ways to sustain momentum in the bilateral economic partnership in a phone conversation amid signs of the two sides inching closer to firming up a much-awaited trade deal.
The phone call between the two leaders came on a day Indian and American negotiators concluded two-day talks on the proposed bilateral trade agreement that is expected to provide relief to India from the Trump administration's whopping 50 per cent tariffs on Indian goods.
In a social media post, Modi had described the conversation as "warm and engaging".
"We reviewed the progress in our bilateral relations and discussed regional and international developments. India and the US will continue to work together for global peace, stability and prosperity," Modi had said without making any reference to trade ties.
