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In big rural push, govt to build 1 crore houses for poor in three years
India | Mar 23, 2016, 10:23 PMThe government today embarked on an ambitious journey to build one crore houses for India’s poor over the next three years. The move is part of the Centre’s programme to provide housing for all by 2022
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'Digital India' to transform country: Ravishankar Prasad
Feb 15, 2016, 08:12 PMMumbai: Communications and Information Technology Minister Ravishankar Prasad today said the 'Digital India' initiative will transform the country into a digital society and a knowledge economy.With the demand for electronic hardware expected to rise rapidly
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BJP responds to Sonia's 'daughter in law' remark
Politics | Dec 09, 2015, 09:44 AMNew Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday slammed Congress for disrupting parliament over Sonia Gandhi's Court summon and said that it has nothing to do with the National Herald case."Why is Congress talking about the complainant,
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NJAC verdict: Setback to parliamentary sovereignty, says Govt
Politics | Oct 16, 2015, 11:46 PMNew Delhi: Making its disagreement with the Supreme Court's decision to strike down the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) very clear, the government today said the verdict is a “setback to parliamentary sovereignty”.Union Minister Ravi
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Sack Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, demands Congress over call drops issue
Politics | Sep 29, 2015, 05:52 PMNew Delhi: Criticising the government for failing to resolve the problem of call drops, Congress today demanded the immediate sacking of Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad for his "incompetence".Party general secretary Shakeel Ahmed told reporters
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Additional 50 days under MNREGA in drought hit areas: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Politics | Sep 16, 2015, 07:08 PMNew Delhi: Narendra Modi government has green signalled additional employment of 50 days under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme(MNREGA) in drought hit areas of the country. This would in addition to the already
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PM Modi asks officials to address call drop problem urgently
Politics | Aug 25, 2015, 07:14 PMNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has voiced serious concern over call drops and directed officials to resolve the problem urgently besides ensuring that it does not extend to data connectivity.Reviewing the progress of digital
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Nitish Kumar equating his "arrogance with the identity of Bihar": Ravi Shankar Prasad
Politics | Aug 05, 2015, 06:19 PMNew Delhi: BJP today accused Nitish Kumar for equating his "supreme arrogance with the identity of Bihar" after the chief minister in an open letter charged Narendra Modi with insulting the state by taking a
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Web portal to trace missing children launched
India | Jun 02, 2015, 08:42 PMNew Delhi: The government on Tuesday launched an exclusive web portal dedicated to tracking down missing children.The website called "Khoya-Paya" aims to help trace missing children by allowing citizens to post information about a child
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Net Neutrality panel report to be made public soon: Telecom Minister
Politics | Jun 02, 2015, 08:36 PMNew Delhi: The telecom department panel that was set up to look into the Net neutrality issue has submitted its report to Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and the report will be made public in
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BSNL to offer free national roaming from June 15: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Jun 02, 2015, 06:18 PMNew Delhi: State-owned BSNL will offer its subscribers free incoming calls on roaming from June 15, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said today, even as it looks to compete more aggressively with private telecom operators.“BSNL
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Ravi Shankar Prasad asks Nitish, Kejriwal to 'work for people'
Politics | May 27, 2015, 02:29 PMNew Delhi: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today criticised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for his comments on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's selfies and advised him, as well as, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal "to work
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Narendra Modi government brought back growth and hope: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Politics | May 26, 2015, 06:06 PMBengaluru: The Narendra Modi government in the last one year has got back the country from "gloom to growth and from despair to hope", Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said, as he accused Congress
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"NDA did away with UPA's 'jhooth, loot ki sarkar'"
Politics | May 21, 2015, 05:51 PMNew Delhi: Days ahead of marking its first year in office, NDA government today strongly rebutted the opposition's charge that it was “anti-poor” and asserted that the Narendra Modi dispensation believed in growth and social
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Ravishankar Prasad Inaugurates First Postal ATM in Bihar
India | May 16, 2015, 11:25 PMPATNA: Expanding utilities of Post offices, the Centre is planning to open 1,000 ATMs (Automated Teller Machines) all over the country to provide facility of cash withdrawal round the clock, Union Information and Technology Minister
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Vodafone, Aircel not meeting benchmarks for call drops in Delhi
May 10, 2015, 04:39 PMTelecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Friday that Vodafone and Aircel are not meeting some benchmarks for call drops in Delhi whereas Airtel and state-run MTNL are within the limits."Trai has reported that MTNL
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Vodafone, Aircel not meeting call benchmark in Delhi: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Politics | May 08, 2015, 11:21 PMNew Delhi: Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said that Vodafone and Aircel are not meeting some benchmarks for call drops in Delhi whereas Airtel and state-run MTNL are within the limits."TRAI has reported
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Cyber attacks being launched from China, other nations
Politics | May 06, 2015, 08:32 PMNew Delhi: Cyber attacks are being launched from China and some other nations to penetrate computer networks of government organisations in India, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.To deal with these issues, the government has taken
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BSNL services come under attack in Lok Sabha
Politics | May 06, 2015, 02:40 PMNew Delhi: Members in the Lok Sabha today came down heavily on BSNL for "poor" services across the country as the government defended the telecom operator saying it has been suffering since the days of
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Congress seeks probe into TRAI releasing 1 mn e-mail IDs
Politics | Apr 28, 2015, 01:45 PMNew Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday asked the government to investigate as to why thed Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) put up on its website the names of over one million people who had
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