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'Happened with me too': Shashi Tharoor says Twitter deleted his post over 'copyright' issue
India | Jun 25, 2021, 04:54 PMShashi Tharoor, who is chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, said that he will be seeking an explanation from Twitter India over the brief locking of Ravi Shankar Prasad's account.
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Twitter denies IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad access to his own account for an hour
India | Jun 26, 2021, 12:00 AMThough the Twitter account of the minister was visible for public viewing, Twitter did not permit anyone authorized to access this account to log in or make any post.
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Govt liberalizes guidelines for OSPs; no distinction between domestic, international: Prasad
Business | Jun 23, 2021, 05:01 PMThe government on Wednesday further liberalized the guidelines for Other Service Providers (OSPs).
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'Like US, Europe, others, India also evolving in terms of regulations to deal with social media'
Business | Jun 17, 2021, 05:57 PMNewly-elected president of industry body CII TV Narendran on Thursday said like other countries, India is also evolving in terms of regulations to deal with issues concerning social media companies.
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Don't preach us on Democracy: Ravi Shankar Prasad blasts Twitter for non-compliance
India | Jun 17, 2021, 03:09 PMRavi Shankar Prasad said that Twitter should not "preach us on democracy" as he said that India has the proud distinction of being the world's largest and the most vibrant democracy.
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Twitter failed to comply with new IT rules, deliberately chose path of non-compliance: Govt
India | Jun 16, 2021, 02:15 PMRavi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said that Twitter failed to comply with the guidelines despite being given multiple opportunities.
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'WhatsApp users shouldn't worry, but won't compromise with India's digital sovereignty'
India | May 29, 2021, 12:02 AMSocial media companies operating in India will have to follow law of the land and double standards won't be tolerated, said Union IT & Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in Aaj Ki Baat.
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New rules to prevent misuse of social media; WhatsApp users have nothing to fear: Govt
India | May 27, 2021, 02:47 PMRavi Shankar Prasad said that new social media rules are designed to prevent abuse and misuse of platforms.
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'No limits to pathological hatred against PM': RS Prasad tears into Congress as 'toolkit' emerges
Politics | May 19, 2021, 12:05 AMUnion Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday slammed the Congress party for "fomenting communal disharmony" after an alleged toolkit attributed to AICC Research Department emerged.
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'Has he already taken vaccine during his 'undisclosed' foreign trip?' BJP hits back at Rahul Gandhi
India | Apr 09, 2021, 05:22 PMIn his letter to PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi urged to “open up vaccination to everyone who needs it", and added that vaccine exports must be stopped immediately.
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'Of vasuli, by vasuli, for vasuli': BJP mounts attack on Maharashtra govt over extortion case
India | Mar 23, 2021, 06:34 PMThe three-party alliance government in Maharashtra is "of extortion (vasuli), by extortion and for extortion", senior BJP leader and Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Tuesday and added that the Uddav Thackeray-led dispensation has lost the moral right to govern the state.
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Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tears into Maharashtra govt over Sachin Waze episode
India | Mar 21, 2021, 03:02 PMUnion minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday called for a "fair and impartial probe by an outside agency" into the controversy surrounding Mumbai policeman Sachin Waze and his alleged patronisation by top leaders of the ruling Shiv Sena-NCP combine in Maharashtra.
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Social media platforms must shun double standard concerning India: Ravi Shankar Prasad | Exclusive
India | Feb 25, 2021, 11:44 PMUnion Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday spoke on the government's stringent guidelines for social media, OTT platforms and digital media in Aaj Ki Baat with Rajat Sharma, Editor-In-Chief and Chairman, India TV. The Union Minister cleared confusion over the new guidelines and what companies will have to do to abide by the new guidelines.
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Dalit converting to Islam or Christianity won't get quota: Law Minister
India | Feb 13, 2021, 07:15 AMLaw Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in response to a question in Rajya Sabha said that Dalit converting to Islam or Christianity cannot claim reservation benefits and it will also deprive the person the eligibility to contest parliamentary or Assembly election from constituencies reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC).
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Action will be taken if social media used to spread fake news, violence: Ravi Shankar Prasad
India | Feb 11, 2021, 03:02 PMThis came after some of the protesting farmers did not follow the prearranged route on Republic Day for their tractor rally and broke barricades to enter Delhi.
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Union budget focuses on spending to boost economic growth, strengthen health sector: Prasad
India | Feb 07, 2021, 07:08 AMUnion Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said the central budget for 2021-22 fiscal has focused on spending to build infrastructure and boost the economic growth of the country.
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Rahul Gandhi's knowledge about agriculture an 'open secret': Ravi Shankar Prasad
India | Feb 02, 2021, 02:06 PMRavi Shankar Prasad said that Rahul Gandhi's knowledge about agriculture and farming is an "open secret" and invited him to discuss issues related to farmers in Parliament.
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Govt looking into WhatsApp privacy policy changes: Prasad
India | Jan 19, 2021, 02:42 PMAmid a user backlash over a new privacy policy of WhatsApp, the Indian government on Tuesday said it is looking into the changes made by the popular messaging app, and asserted that sanctity of personal communication needs to be maintained.
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Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad's mother passes away
India | Dec 25, 2020, 10:51 AMSenior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad's mother, Bimpla Prasad, passed away. Prasad himself shared the news about his mother's demise on Twitter.
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After helping Bihar farmer, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad assists UP cauliflower grower
India | Dec 18, 2020, 09:31 PMRavi Shankar Prasad's gesture comes amid a massive protest by farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, over the three new farm laws.
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