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  India rich in funds, poor in 'honest leaders' for rural upliftment: Nitin Gadkari

  India | January 18, 2026 8:17 IST

  Union Minister Nitin Gadkari declared, "There is no dearth of money in this country. There is no shortage of funds. There is a need for political leaders to work honestly for villages, the poor and farmers."

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  Gadkari addresses incomplete Mumbai-Pune highway project with clarity, sets completion timeline

  India | December 05, 2025 20:13 IST

  Gadkari clarified that the highway project started in 2009, prior to his tenure beginning in 2014. The responsibility initially lay with the State Public Works Department at that time, which commenced the work.

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  Nitin Gadkari jokes bureaucrats love files more than their wives, urges quick decisions | Video

  India | November 09, 2025 14:49 IST

  Union Minister Nitin Gadkari humorously recalled an incident during which he asked a senior official why he loved files more than his wife, illustrating how this attachment to files leads to unnecessary delays.

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  Gadkari hits back at critics amid E20 petrol backlash: 'My brain worth Rs 200 crore'

  India | September 14, 2025 16:10 IST

  Congress has levelled conflict of interest allegations against Gadkari and claimed the union minister's sons have benefited from the government policy on ethanol, while he is 'aggressively lobbying' for ethanol production.

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  Will national highway network of Madhya Pradesh become better than US? Here's what Gadkari said

  Madhya Pradesh | April 10, 2025 17:13 IST

  Nitin Gadkari said he does not make empty promises and whatever commitments he makes, he fulfils them boldly. Gadkari said he has closely observed the development of Madhya Pradesh as a Union minister.

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  Road network in India will become better than US in next two years: Nitin Gadkari

  India | March 26, 2025 8:24 IST

  Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, added that the transport manufacturers in the country are quality-centric rather than cost-centric. He expressed confidence that the car manufacturers will make good vehicles and offer them at a competitive price.

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  Work on road projects worth Rs 80,000 crore to soon commence in Assam: Nitin Gadkari

  Assam | February 26, 2025 17:52 IST

  Highlighting Assam’s potential in the bamboo-based new-age industry, Nitin Gadkari stressed its role in fuel manufacturing and other economic sectors.

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  Gadkari says he was offered support for PM post if he entered race: 'I'm loyal to my organisation'

  Maharashtra | September 15, 2024 7:20 IST

  Union Minister Nitin Gadkari shared a story during an event about being offered the position of Prime Minister. He mentioned that a leader had expressed support for him to become the Prime Minister. However, he had declined the offer.

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  Gadkari's word of caution for BJP after LS poll setback: 'If we commit same mistakes as Congress…'

  India | July 13, 2024 10:03 IST

  Gadkari's remarks came over a month after the BJP's dreams of winning 370 seats in the Lok Sabha Elections came crashing down as the party got restricted to 240 seats on its own and needed its NDA allies to remain in power at the Centre.

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  Ranveer Singh's controversial nude photoshoot

  Entertainment | October 07, 2023 16:23 IST

  India TV Entertainment Wrap covers all the updates from the world of Bollywood and Hollywood. Get the latest news about actors, actresses, celebrities, and much more. #ranveersingh #entertainmentnews #indiatvenglish Gayatri Joshi and husband Vikas Oberoi have no prima facie case against them in car

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  Nitin Gadkari's office receives 3 extortion calls; case lodged over social media posts

  Maharashtra | March 21, 2023 17:59 IST

  Union Minister Nitin Gadkari made news on Tuesday for two wrong reasons. In the first case, his office receives 3 extortion calls and the second matter was related to objectionable social media posts.

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  Govt planning electric highway between Delhi, Mumbai: Gadkari

  India | July 12, 2022 6:23 IST

  Addressing an event organised by the Hydraulic Trailer Owners Association, the road transport and highways minister said the government is constructing tunnels worth Rs 2.5 lakh crore.

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  6 airbags now mandatory for vehicles carrying up to 8 passengers | Read govt's new guidelines here

  Auto | January 14, 2022 17:49 IST

  Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Gadkari said that to minimize the impact of frontal and lateral collisions to the occupants seated in both front and rear compartments, it has been decided that 4 additional airbags be mandated in the M1 vehicle category.

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  Gadkari again invites Musk to come and manufacture Tesla in India

  Auto | October 08, 2021 19:12 IST

  Union minister Nitin Gadkari further said electric cars manufactured by Tata Motors are not less good than electric cars manufactured by Tesla.

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  Delhi to be free of air, water and noise pollution in 3 years: Union minister Nitin Gadkari

  India | September 30, 2021 16:19 IST

  Addressing the annual session of industry body PHDCCI, the road transport minister said that his ministry has spent Rs 60,000 crore on road infrastructure development -- an effort that also helped in reducing air pollution in Delhi.  

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  Government to make it mandatory for vehicle manufacturers to make flex-fuel engines: Nitin Gadkari

  India | September 30, 2021 15:42 IST

  Addressing the annual session of industry body PHDCCI, Gadkari further said that the govt is working to develop an ethanol economy.

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  PM Modi will take call on further infrastructure investments in Afghanistan: Nitin Gadkari

  India | September 19, 2021 12:29 IST

  Gadkari, who is helming Road Transport and Highways Ministry, also said that while many infrastructure projects in Afghanistan have been completed by India, some are yet to be completed.

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  Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari to inaugurate Emergency landing field on National Highway-925

  News | September 09, 2021 16:08 IST

  Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate an Emergency landing field on National Highway-925 at Gandhav Bhakasar Section at Barmer, in Rajasthan today, i.e Thursday

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  Gadkari lays foundation stones for 33 national highway projects in Karnataka

  News | December 20, 2020 11:32 IST

  Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 33 national highway projects in Karnataka on Dec 19 via video-conferencing.

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  'Govt focused on providing transparent governance': Gadkari after inauguration of inter-state bridge in J-K

  India | January 22, 2019 21:27 IST

    Addressing a public rally after inaugurating the bridge, Gadkari said the Modi government had set a new mark in timely delivery of public goods by completing projects on or ahead of time.