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Union Minister Ravi Shankar's bio-break forces brief adjournment of Rajya Sabha proceedings
India | Dec 06, 2019, 07:24 PMA short bio-break by Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday forced a brief adjournment of proceedings in the Rajya Sabha as opposition MPs protested no presence from the government.
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4,000 passports delivered in Kashmir Valley post August 5: Prasad
India | Dec 05, 2019, 09:27 PMPrasad said a total of "16,082 banking transactions with a value of Rs 22.98 crore were done in August and subsequently Rs 94 crore and then Rs 121 crore worth of transactions were done." He said there was no suspension of postal services in Kashmir post August 5.
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Govt has issued notice to NSO; WhatsApp didn't inform about vulnerability in system: Prasad
India | Nov 28, 2019, 06:03 PMIT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told Parliament on Thursday that a WhatsApp CEO-led delegation had not mentioned about any vulnerability of their system during their meetings with the ministry, and that the government was yet to receive the names of people targeted by unnamed entities using Pegasus spyware.
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Govt to revive BSNL, MTNL; make them professional
Business | Nov 28, 2019, 03:03 PM"BSNL and MTNL are the strategic assets for the country and in case of earthquake, cyclone or defence purposes they come forward proactively to help citizens. Therefore, we have decided to revive them," Ravi Shankar told the Rajya Sabha.
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Proposed spectrum enough for auction to launch 5G services in Country, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
India | Nov 27, 2019, 04:20 PMThe spectrum proposed for auction is enough to launch 5G services in the country, the government said on Wednesday. Industry body Broadband India Forum (BIF), however, has said that quantum of frequency proposed is insufficient to start the next generation mobile services, Ravi Shankar Prasad informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply.
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Government to sell BPCL in big disinvestment push: 10 takeaways
Business | Nov 21, 2019, 10:37 AMAddressing the media after the Cabinet meeting, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that while the Centre will strategically disinvest Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) and Container Corporation of India (CONCOR), it will sell its entire stake in THDC India Ltd and North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) to another state-run power major, NTPC.
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BSNL-MTNL merger may be completed in 24 months: Prasad
Business | Nov 20, 2019, 06:42 PMThe government on Wednesday said the merger of state-owned telecom companies BSNL and MTNL is likely to be completed in 18-24 months.
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CERT-In issued notice to WhatsApp seeking info on Pegasus spyware: Prasad
India | Nov 20, 2019, 05:39 PMLast month, the Facebook-owned company had revealed that Indian journalists and human rights activists were among those globally spied upon by unnamed entities using Pegasus spyware.
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No proposal to waive off interest/penalty on Telcos dues: Ravishankar Prasad
Business | Nov 20, 2019, 05:24 PMTo a question on penalty imposed on telecom companies, Prasad said the outstanding SUC (spectrum usage charges) dues of various telecom service providers as on October 31, 2019, added to Rs 55,054 crore.
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Rahul Gandhi misquoted SC on Rafale, must apologise, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
India | Nov 14, 2019, 02:26 PMThe BJP on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after the Supreme Court gave a clean chit to the government on the Rafale deal and said he lied in Parliament and stooped to the "shameful" extent of misquoting the top court deliberately
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Ravi Shankar Prasad asks BSNL/MTNL to start dialogue with staff on VRS
Business | Nov 03, 2019, 01:34 PMThe Union Cabinet had last month approved a revival package for BSNL and MTNL which includes a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for their staff. The aim is to reduce the employee cost of the two companies by offering VRS to their staff aged 50 years and above based on the Gujarat model with some modifications
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Govt hikes MSP for wheat by Rs 85/qtl; pulses up to Rs 325/qtl
Business | Oct 23, 2019, 05:11 PMThe government on Wednesday hiked the minimum support price for wheat by Rs 85 to Rs 1,925 a quintal and for pulses by up to Rs 325 per quintal. A decision in this regard was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Modi cabinet okays regularisation of unauthorised Delhi colonies
India | Oct 23, 2019, 06:05 PMIn a move that will benefit 40 lakh people, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to grant ownership rights to people living in unauthorised colonies in Delhi, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said.
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Digital India should be leveraged to transform rural areas: Prasad
India | Oct 21, 2019, 06:21 PMDigital India initiative should be leveraged to transform rural India and create avenues for those in smaller towns and cities, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Monday.
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New Data Protection Bill to be placed in Parliament soon: Prasad
India | Oct 14, 2019, 11:09 PMUnion Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday said the Data Protection Bill is ready and would be placed in Parliament soon.
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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
National | 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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