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It's Pra-Sad index: Congress on Prasad's box office collection logic
India | Oct 12, 2019, 11:36 PMSenior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday took a dig at Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad for linking the Indian economy's health with box office collection of three Bollywood films and said even China measures its economy on parameters like power, credit and freight.
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Prasad asks electronics manufacturers to take advantage of tax cut
Business | Sep 20, 2019, 04:08 PMThe comments came after the government slashed the tax rate for companies by almost 10 percentage points to 25.17 per cent and offered a lower rate of 17.01 per cent for new manufacturing firms in a bid to bolster economic growth rate from a six-year low by incentivising investments to help create jobs.
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Aim to create Indian patents in 5G: Ravi Shankar Prasad
India | Jul 28, 2019, 07:04 AMThe event, jointly organized by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Cellular Operators Association of India, will have over 40 participating countries, more than 300 exhibitors and over 250 speakers this year.
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BSNL, MTNL reeling under Wi-Fi burden of MPs: Ravi Shankar Prasad
India | Jul 26, 2019, 01:45 PMAs per data available with the Telecom Ministry till May 2019, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) have provided an aggregate of 757 Internet connections to members of Parliament.
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You cannot misbehave and get away: Smriti Irani on Azam Khan's sexist remark
Politics | Jul 26, 2019, 01:27 PMLok Sabha witnessed uproar on Friday over Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan's sexist remark against BJP legislator Rama Devi. Slamming Khan, Union Minister Smriti Irani during the Zero Hour, warned him and said that he can't misbehave with a woman and get away, regardless of a party she belongs to, cannot be insulted.
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Bill to scrap 58 old laws introduced in Lok Sabha
India | Jul 25, 2019, 02:10 PMLaw Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Prime Minister Narendra Modi government has already repealed 1,458 old and archaic Acts and the move to scrap 58 more laws is a part of the same exercise.
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Over 2,100 URLs on social media blocked till June 2019: Ravi Shankar Prasad
India | Jul 24, 2019, 05:07 PMOver 2,100 URLs (Uniform Resource Locators) were blocked on social media platforms in the first six months of 2019, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. A total of 633, 1,385 and 2,799 URLs were ordered for blocking in 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively, Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
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Government considering capital infusion in BSNL
Business | Jul 18, 2019, 05:41 PMCommunications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the government is taking steps to make BSNL more competitive and these include up-gradation of technology and capital infusion.
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Telcos to install over 57,500 mobile towers in rural areas in FY'20: Ravi Shankar Prasad
India | Jul 10, 2019, 05:01 PM"There is a plan to install 57,559 towers for mobile services in the rural areas during the financial year 2019-20 by telecom service providers," Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a written reply in Lok Sabha.
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Over 1,000 mobile towers of BSNL not functional over non-payment of energy bills: Ravi Shankar Prasad
India | Jul 10, 2019, 04:14 PMOver 1,000 mobile towers and 500 telephone exchanges of cash-strapped Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) are not functional due to non-payment of electricity bills, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.
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Ravi Shankar Prasad promises to take Broadband to masses; sees India as export hub for electronics
India | Jul 01, 2019, 08:31 PMOutlining an ambitious vision for Digital India 2.0, the minister exhorted Indian IT companies and its apex software body Nasscom to participate in creation of 'Digital Villages' in the country, and supplement the government's efforts in the digital literacy movement.
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Out of 43 lakh cases pending in HCs, over 8 lakh a decade old
India | Jun 27, 2019, 04:55 PMLaw Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in a written reply said 43.55 lakh cases are pending in the high court and out of these, 18.75 lakh relate to civil matters and 12.15 lakh are criminal cases.
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Govt to take tough action if fraud found in PMGDISHA
India | Jun 27, 2019, 04:24 PMObserving that there is "digital hunger" in rural India, the government target is to make one lakh digital villages in the country and it is working with Railways to lay the Optical fibre network at the gram level, said Ravi Shankar Prasad
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No proposal to close MTNL, BSNL; revival plan under preparation: Prasad
Business | Jun 26, 2019, 08:14 PM"No proposal of the closure of MTNL and BSNL is under consideration," Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad informed the Lok Sabha.
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Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology finalises Data Protection Bill
India | Jun 14, 2019, 09:18 PMThe Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has finalised the much-anticipated Personal Data Protection Bill, Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Friday. The next required step is a Cabinet approval before the Bill goes to the Parliament.
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YouTube tightens policy to remove hateful, supremacist content
India | Jun 06, 2019, 05:04 PMYouTube Thursday tightened its policies to combat hateful and supremacist content, as it resolved to protect the platform from being used to incite hatred, harassment, discrimination and violence.
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Law Minister will not only be a 'post office': Ravi Shankar Prasad
India | Jun 03, 2019, 06:52 PMUnion Ravi Shankar Prasad, who took charge of the Law Ministry on Monday, said he and his ministry will not be merely a "post office" but a stakeholder in the judicial system, including in the appointment of judges.
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5G Spectrum Auction likely to happen in September-October this year
Technology | Jun 03, 2019, 03:15 PMThe Department of Telecommunications will be auctioning the 4G and 5G spectrum by October that will carry out the sales at prices recommended by the regulator.
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Ravi Shankar Prasad assumes charge at Telecom Ministry
India | Jun 03, 2019, 02:04 PMRavi Shankar Prasad's stature in the Modi 2.0 government has got bigger and he has regained the telecom ministry, adding it to his heavyweight portfolio of IT as well as Law and Justice.
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BJP's articulate spokesman, Ravi Shankar Prasad returns to Modi government
India | May 30, 2019, 09:14 PMRavi Shankar Prasad, 65, termed himself "Patna ka ladka" as he contested Lok Sabha polls - for the first time - from Patna Sahib seat after four terms in the Rajya Sabha. He won with a big margin, defeating actor-turned-politician and sitting MP Shatrughan Sinha, who had switched over to the Congress.
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