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  It's Pra-Sad index: Congress on Prasad's box office collection logic

  India | October 12, 2019 23:36 IST

  Senior 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 | September 20, 2019 16:08 IST

  The 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 | July 28, 2019 7:04 IST

  The 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 | July 26, 2019 13:45 IST

  As 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

  Politics | July 26, 2019 13:27 IST

  Lok 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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  Bill to scrap 58 old laws introduced in Lok Sabha

  India | July 25, 2019 14:10 IST

  Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Prime Minister Narendra Modi government has already repealed 1,458 old and archaic Acts and the move to scrap 58 more laws is a part of the same exercise.

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  Over 2,100 URLs on social media blocked till June 2019: Ravi Shankar Prasad

  India | July 24, 2019 17:07 IST

  Over 2,100 URLs (Uniform Resource Locators) were blocked on social media platforms in the first six months of 2019, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. A total of 633, 1,385 and 2,799 URLs were ordered for blocking in 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively, Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.

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  Government considering capital infusion in BSNL

  Business | July 18, 2019 17:41 IST

  Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the government is taking steps to make BSNL more competitive and these include up-gradation of technology and capital infusion.

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  Telcos to install over 57,500 mobile towers in rural areas in FY'20: Ravi Shankar Prasad

  India | July 10, 2019 17:01 IST

  "There is a plan to install 57,559 towers for mobile services in the rural areas during the financial year 2019-20 by telecom service providers," Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a written reply in Lok Sabha.

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  Over 1,000 mobile towers of BSNL not functional over non-payment of energy bills: Ravi Shankar Prasad

  India | July 10, 2019 16:14 IST

  Over 1,000 mobile towers and 500 telephone exchanges of cash-strapped Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) are not functional due to non-payment of electricity bills, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.

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  Ravi Shankar Prasad promises to take Broadband to masses; sees India as export hub for electronics

  India | July 01, 2019 20:31 IST

  Outlining an ambitious vision for Digital India 2.0, the minister exhorted Indian IT companies and its apex software body Nasscom to participate in creation of 'Digital Villages' in the country, and supplement the government's efforts in the digital literacy movement.

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  Out of 43 lakh cases pending in HCs, over 8 lakh a decade old

  India | June 27, 2019 16:55 IST

  Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in a written reply said 43.55 lakh cases are pending in the high court and out of these, 18.75 lakh relate to civil matters and 12.15 lakh are criminal cases.

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  Govt to take tough action if fraud found in PMGDISHA

  India | June 27, 2019 16:24 IST

  Observing that there is "digital hunger" in rural India, the government target is to make one lakh digital villages in the country and it is working with Railways to lay the Optical fibre network at the gram level, said Ravi Shankar Prasad

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  No proposal to close MTNL, BSNL; revival plan under preparation: Prasad

  Business | June 26, 2019 20:14 IST

  "No proposal of the closure of MTNL and BSNL is under consideration," Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad informed the Lok Sabha.

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  Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology finalises Data Protection Bill

  India | June 14, 2019 21:18 IST

  The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has finalised the much-anticipated Personal Data Protection Bill, Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Friday. The next required step is a Cabinet approval before the Bill goes to the Parliament.

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  YouTube tightens policy to remove hateful, supremacist content

  India | June 06, 2019 17:04 IST

  YouTube Thursday tightened its policies to combat hateful and supremacist content, as it resolved to protect the platform from being used to incite hatred, harassment, discrimination and violence.

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  Law Minister will not only be a 'post office': Ravi Shankar Prasad

  India | June 03, 2019 18:52 IST

  Union Ravi Shankar Prasad, who took charge of the Law Ministry on Monday, said he and his ministry will not be merely a "post office" but a stakeholder in the judicial system, including in the appointment of judges.

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  5G Spectrum Auction likely to happen in September-October this year

  Technology | June 03, 2019 15:15 IST

  The Department of Telecommunications will be auctioning the 4G and 5G spectrum by October that will carry out the sales at prices recommended by the regulator.

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  Ravi Shankar Prasad assumes charge at Telecom Ministry

  India | June 03, 2019 14:04 IST

  Ravi Shankar Prasad's stature in the Modi 2.0 government has got bigger and he has regained the telecom ministry, adding it to his heavyweight portfolio of IT as well as Law and Justice.

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  BJP's articulate spokesman, Ravi Shankar Prasad returns to Modi government

  India | May 30, 2019 21:14 IST

  Ravi Shankar Prasad, 65, termed himself "Patna ka ladka" as he contested Lok Sabha polls - for the first time - from Patna Sahib seat after four terms in the Rajya Sabha. He won with a big margin, defeating actor-turned-politician and sitting MP Shatrughan Sinha, who had switched over to the Congress.