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Full conversation between Sakshi and Ravi Shankar Prasad on MS Dhoni’s Aadhar info ‘leak’
Cricket | Mar 29, 2017, 01:58 PMAn over enthusiastic agency involved with the UIDAI to enroll citizens for Aadhar shared the personal details of ace cricketer M S Dhoni on social media
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Aadhaar not mandatory for accessing welfare schemes, clarifies government
National | Mar 29, 2017, 07:28 AMA day after the Supreme Court ruled that biometric cards cannot be made mandatory for accessing welfare scheme benefits, the central government on Tuesday Clarified that identity proofs other than Aadhaar can also be used to avail such benefits.
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If PM can handle nuclear button, why he can't appoint judges: Ravi Shankar Prasad
National | Mar 22, 2017, 04:57 PMUnion Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said in the Lok Sabha that if the country can trust Prime Minister with the nuclear button, there was no reason why he cannot be trusted for appointing excellent people as judges through his Law minister.
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UP election results: BJP's win bigger than 2014, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
National | Mar 11, 2017, 02:09 PMThe 14-year-long exile of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh is set to finally end with the saffron party heading towards a big win in the 403-member House. As per the current trends available, the BJP was leading in more than 300 seats in the 403-member House
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H1-B Visa row: India’s concerns conveyed to US at ‘very senior level’, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
Mar 07, 2017, 03:32 PMUnion Law and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said that the Indian government has conveyed its concerns at a ‘very senior level’ in the US administration as far as the H1-B Visa row is concerned.
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Congress has history of belittling its own leaders, will ditch Samajwadi Party: BJP
National | Feb 26, 2017, 08:27 AMUnion minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Saturday that the Congress would ditch the Samajwadi Party.
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella meets PM Modi, IT Minister; discusses digital inclusion
Feb 21, 2017, 09:48 PMMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to discuss the company's digital inclusion programme.
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May take step to ban triple talaq after UP polls, says govt
National | Feb 05, 2017, 08:42 PMUnion Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said the govt will take action to ban triple talaq after UP polls.
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Aadhaar enrolment touches 111 crore mark, govt fetches Rs 36,144 crore savings: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Jan 27, 2017, 05:26 PMWith the Aadhaar enrolment touching 111 crore mark on Republic Day, the total savings by the central and state exchequers by deploying it stood at Rs 36,144 crore in two years, IT Minister Ravi Shankar
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Union Cabinet gives nod to repeal 105 old laws
India | Jan 19, 2017, 08:58 AMUnion Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to repeal 105 old laws. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad informed that the Cabinet approved introduction of the Repealing and Amending Bill, 2017 to repeal these old laws in the Parliament.
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Will consider Apple's request for incentives with ‘open mind,’ says govt
Jan 18, 2017, 04:32 PMRavi Shankar Prasad said the government will consider Apple's request for incentives with an open mind.
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Original manuscript of Indian Constitution had pictures of Hindu gods and gurus: Ravi Shankar Prasad
National | Jan 13, 2017, 01:35 PMRavi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said that the original manuscript of the Indian Constitution featured images of Hindu gods and gurus, suggesting the extent of ‘minority appeasement’ and ‘pseudo secularism’ prevalent in the country.
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Baseless allegations against our ‘Ganga-like pure PM’, BJP reacts to Rahul Gandhi’s charge
National | Dec 21, 2016, 06:36 PMBJP today defended the Prime Minister after Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi alleged that Narendra Modi as Gujarat Chief Minister had taken money from Sahara and Birla groups.
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Uber, Ola both 'foreign-owned' says Uber CEO Travis Kalanick
Dec 16, 2016, 09:48 AMUber CEO Travis Kalanick said the company and its domestic rival, Ola, are both "foreign-owned" having raised millions of dollars in funding from investors overseas. "Our competitors in India have raised an enormous amount
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No plan to impose tax on farmers, clarifies Ravi Shankar Prasad
National | Dec 06, 2016, 06:56 PMUnion minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today clarified that the government has no plan to impose tax on farmers for their produce.
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IT ministry, Delhi Police probing Rahul Gandhi's social media account hack; Twitter denies security breach
National | Dec 01, 2016, 06:53 PMThe Ministry of Electronics and IT has started a probe into the hacking of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's official Twitter account.
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500, 1000 rupee notes scrapped on RBI’s recommendations: Govt
Nov 27, 2016, 07:13 AMUnder fire for scrapping the high denomination currency notes, the government today said the decision to discard Rs 500/1000 notes was taken on the recommendation of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). "It is not
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War of words between CJI, Law Minister over judicial appointments
India | Nov 27, 2016, 07:09 AMLaw Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today strongly disagreed with the claims made by Chief Justice of India T S Thakur that there is shortage of judges in high courts and tribunals require government intervention as
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Triple talaq: Discriminatory practices cannot be held integral to freedom of religion, says Law minister
National | Oct 20, 2016, 06:09 PMAmid a raging debate on triple talaq Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said India respects freedom of religion and faith but unreasonable or discriminatory practices cannot be held integral to it and protected.
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Triple Talaq: ‘Secular’ India can’t let women suffer under a derogatory system, says Modi govt
National | Oct 08, 2016, 05:32 PMThe Narendra Modi government today made it clear that in a secular country like India , women cannot be allowed to suffer under an arbitrary and derogatory system like ‘Triple Talaq’.
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