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Nothing wrong in Sena's demand for deletion of 'secular' from Preamble of Constitution: Ravishankar Prasad
India | Jan 28, 2015, 09:15 PMNew Delhi: Hitting back at Congress over the Republic Day advertisement row, a senior Union minister said on Wednesday that leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru and B R Ambedkar were "more intelligent" than the present day
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'Digital India' programme gets boost as government plans free wi-fi in 2500 cities
India | Jan 23, 2015, 10:08 AMNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious ‘Digital India' project got a major fillip after the state –owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has decided to invest Rs 7,000 crore to offer free high –
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Kerala's Idukki gets India's first hi-speed rural broadband network
Jan 13, 2015, 12:42 PMNew Delhi: Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday commissioned India's first hi-speed rural broadband network in Kerala's Idukki district, an official statement said.Speaking on the occasion, Prasad said the country was witnessing
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Kerala's Idukki district to get India's first hi-speed rural broadband network
India | Jan 12, 2015, 11:35 AMThiruvananthapuram: India's first hi-speed rural broadband network would be commissioned in Kerala's high range Idukki district tomorrow, ushering in a new era of Digital India.With the commissioning of the network, Idukki with a large tribal
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Kerala first state to be fully covered under NOFN project
India | Jan 10, 2015, 11:05 AMNew Delhi: Kerala will be the first state to be fully covered by broadband connectivity under the national optical fibre network (NOFN) project, which aims to connect 2.5 lakh gram panchayats across the nation by
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Why is Sonia Gandhi œsilent on Aiyar's remarks on Paris terror attack: BJP
National | Jan 09, 2015, 07:40 PMNew Delhi: BJP today questioned Congress President Sonia Gandhi's “silence” on statements of prominent party leaders “justifying” the Paris terror attack on journalists and demanded a response from her even as it asked the opposition
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Google evinces interest in Digital India programme
Jan 07, 2015, 07:18 AMNew Delhi: Google's Chief Internet Evangelist Vinton Cerf yesterday discussed with Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad the role the US-based tech giant can play in the government's Digital India programme.They also discussed ways to increase
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Good Governance Day: Govt committed to improve broadband penetration, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
Dec 25, 2014, 06:20 PMNew Delhi: The NDA government is committed to improve tele-density, voice and broadband penetration and ensure quality of services to both rural and urban areas to achieve the vision of Digital India, Communications and IT
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Opposition not ready for debate on conversion: Prasad
National | Dec 21, 2014, 08:14 PMPatna: Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said opposition parties were not ready for a debate on conversion issue that has rocked Parliament for the last two weeks and blamed them for stalling the
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Undue importance given to conversion, good governance day: NDA
National | Dec 20, 2014, 07:01 PMNew Delhi: Faced with swirling attack from Opposition on a range of controversies, the government today put up a brave front, saying it was totally focused on development for all sections and that undue importance
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India inviting Smasung, LG for manufacturing: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Dec 14, 2014, 08:08 AMHyderabad: India is inviting technology majors like Samsung and LG to set up manufacturing facilities in the country under 'Make In India' programme, said Communications and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad."We are promoting all
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Ravishankar Prasad takes dig at oppostion, asks them to "stay calm"
National | Dec 13, 2014, 10:15 PMHyderabad: Union minister Ravishankar Prasad today took a swipe at opposition parties, including Congress, apparently over the din in Parliament over various issues in recent days, asking them to “stay calm and relax” even as
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K Chandrasekhar Rao discusses ITIR project with Union IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
National | Dec 13, 2014, 06:44 PMHyderabad: Minister for Communications and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad met Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao here today and discussed the upcoming Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) project.The Union Minister asked the state government to
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Soon we will have a website to track missing kids
National | Dec 13, 2014, 06:06 PMHyderabad: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said that his department is currently working on a project to create a website which will help track missing children in the country."We see many children from
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Delhi polls: Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti back in action, to address street meetings today
National | Dec 08, 2014, 08:08 AMNew Delhi: With Delhi election fever soaring higher with every passing day, the BJP will today organize90 street meetings in the national capital. Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti whose controversial remarks had created uproar in
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J&K attacks show frustration, despair of Pakistan-backed elements: BJP
National | Dec 05, 2014, 09:15 PMNew Delhi: BJP today condemned the terror attacks in Kashmir saying these were desperate attempts by Pakistan to disturb the peace in the Valley where people have rejected boycott calls and come out in large
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Government collecting evidence against black money offenders: Ravi Shankar Prasad
National | Dec 01, 2014, 12:58 PMNew Delhi: Government is collecting evidence against those who have stashed black money abroad and the offenders will soon be punished, Communications and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said today.In an interview to news
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Manjhi warning to seven union ministers of no entry in Bihar
National | Nov 19, 2014, 04:44 PMPatna: Known for his controversial remarks, Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi today again evoked a sharp criticism when he charged the Centre with ignoring the interest of the state and said seven Union Ministers
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DoT for commencing spectrum auction from February 23
Nov 18, 2014, 08:19 PMNew Delhi: Spectrum auction for mobile services is expected to start from February 23, a few days later than suggested by a ministerial group, according to official sources.The inter-ministerial group, formed to work out modalities
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Mobile is device of empowerment: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Nov 18, 2014, 04:35 PMNew Delhi: Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad, said mobile is a device of empowerment.He also talked about growth of cell phones in the country, and said mobile cannot be seen
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Will Vijay's TVK govt fall in Tamil Nadu? DMK chief MK Stalin drops major hint
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US and Iran agree to halt strikes, hold talks in Doha over Strait of Hormuz this week: Report
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Pakistan launches strikes along Afghan border, kills 35 civilians as fresh tensions erupt
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More history for Ireland, India's T20I dominance comes to a halt with 2-0 series defeat in Belfast
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