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Ravi Shankar Prasad urges SC to hear Ayodhya case urgently
India | Jan 28, 2019, 04:45 PMHe said that even Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah have said that the matter should be resolved under a Constitutional ambit.
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BJP National Convention | Likely alliance of opposition was glued only by 'hatred for Modi': Ravi Shankar Prasad
Jan 13, 2019, 10:16 AMSpeaking to media, Prasad said the Modi government had ushered in stability, development and growth with India now seen as an emerging global power and the prime minister as a global leader.
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'Canard of lies unleashed by Congress on Rafale deal false and based on commercial interests': Ravi Shankar Prasad
India | Jan 07, 2019, 05:14 PMHe said available documents in the public domain raised serious suspicious circumstances of the intention of Rahul Gandhi and Congress.
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Linking Aadhaar with driving license to be made mandatory, law will be brought in soon: Govt
India | Jan 06, 2019, 06:27 PMDelivering his presidential address at the ongoing 106th Indian Science Congress at Lovely Professional University here, the minister for Law, Electronics and Information Technology said, "We are soon going to bring a law which will make it mandatory to link Aadhaar with driving licence."
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Centre Says Looking Into Fraudulent Transactions Below Rs. 1 Lakh With RBI
India | Jan 04, 2019, 11:21 PMThe government is working with the Reserve Bank (RBI) to look into cases of financial frauds involving amounts which are below Rs. 1 lakh, IT (information technology) Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in the Rajya Sabha on Friday.
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Triple Talaq bill to face Rajya Sabha hurdle today; United Opposition to thwart government's bid
India | Jan 02, 2019, 12:01 AMThe Bill, which was passed in the Lok Sabha on December 28 is most likely to face resistance in the Rajya Sabha where the ruling dispensation does not enjoy a majority and with AIADMK MPs also signalling their opposition.
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Law Minister to move Triple Talaq bill in Rajya Sabha on Monday, Oppn wants it to be referred to select committee
India | Dec 29, 2018, 07:23 PMThe Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018 has been listed as the number one item under the head legislative business in the Upper House where the opposition has greater numbers, given the fact that BJP's friendly party, AIADMK, has also opposed the legislation.
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POCSO Act: Union Cabinet approves death penalty for aggravated sexual crimes against minors
India | Dec 28, 2018, 05:35 PMBriefing media persons after the Cabinet meeting, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the government has approved the death penalty in aggravated sexual offences under the POCSO Act.
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Triple talaq bill about woman empowerment, justice not politics: Ravi Shankar Prasad
India | Dec 27, 2018, 10:21 PMAmid a demand by opposition parties, including the Congress and the Trinamool Congress, that the bill be sent to a select committee for study, Prasad said the government has already taken note of concerns expressed by members earlier and amended the bill accordingly.
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BJP hits back at Rahul Gandhi for his ‘sleep’ comment against PM Modi, calls it ‘new low in public discourse’
India | Dec 18, 2018, 08:05 PMTerming it as “new low in country’s public discourse”, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that nothing better can be expected from the Congress president.
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Triple talaq bill introduced in Lok Sabha
India | Dec 17, 2018, 05:38 PMThe Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018, commonly known as the Triple Talaq Bill, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
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Chunav Manch | Centre may take 'Constitutional path' for building Ram Temple, says RS Prasad
Nov 28, 2018, 09:21 PM“We have two paths left. One, taking the Constitutional path to build the temple, and two, expect the Supreme Court to take up early hearing in this case,” Prasad said.
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Constitution Day: 'Our constitution is voice of marginalised and prudence of majority', says CJI Ranjan Gogoi
India | Nov 26, 2018, 11:06 AM"Its wisdom continues to guide us in moments of crisis. It's in our best interest to heed advice under the constitution. If we don't, our hubris will result in sharp descent into chaos,” news agency ANI quoted him as saying during an event on Constitution Day.
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J&K Governor has right to take appropriate decision: Ravi Shankar Prasad on political situation in state
India | Nov 23, 2018, 09:29 AMPrasad further refuted Congress president Rahul Gandhi's allegations of corruption in Rafale deal.
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Ravi Shankar Prasad accuses Rahul Gandhi of misleading people on economic reforms
India | Nov 20, 2018, 11:21 PMThe Union minister further said 2.24 lakh fake companies were caught after demonetisation was announced.
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Shashi Tharoor sends legal notice to Ravi Shankar Prasad for calling him ‘accused’ in murder case
India | Oct 31, 2018, 09:41 PMThe notice says, "On October 28, 2018 at around 5.38 am you had posted a 2 minutes 16 seconds video clip of your press conference along with certain false untrue malicious and highly defamatory statements in Twitter."
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India supports digitisation but won't compromise on data integrity: Ravi Shankar Prasad
India | Oct 25, 2018, 01:08 PMPrasad also highlighted the exponential growth in mobile manufacturing in the country, backed by the rising base of smartphone users and internet penetration.
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IT Ministry plans to put more pressure on WhatsApp; may insist on message tractability
India | Sep 20, 2018, 07:30 PMThe IT ministry feels that technical solutions can be found to trace the originator of a message, without actually compromising end-to-end encryption, said a government official, who did not wish to be named.
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Google agrees to comply with RBI norms for payment services, but needs time: Official
Business | Sep 11, 2018, 10:08 AM"Google during the US visit of Law and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad conveyed to him that they are ready to comply with RBI rules but want two months more to comply with data storage rule," the source told media.
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Ravi Shankar Prasad meets Google's Sunder Pichai in US
India | Aug 30, 2018, 12:23 PMPrasad was also shown demonstration of cutting-edge innovations on the Google Campus, along with a glimpse into upcoming features in popular Google products.
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