Ravi Shankar Prasad
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BSNL services come under attack in Lok Sabha
National | May 06, 2015, 02:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: Members in the Lok Sabha today came down heavily on BSNL for "poor" services across the country as the government defended the telecom operator saying it has been suffering since the days of
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Congress seeks probe into TRAI releasing 1 mn e-mail IDs
National | Apr 28, 2015, 01:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday asked the government to investigate as to why thed Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) put up on its website the names of over one million people who had
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Don't pay heed to rumours on quake: Govt asks people
National | Apr 27, 2015, 12:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: As the death toll in Nepal's devastating earthquake mounted, government today urged people not to pay heed to rumours being spread on social media as members in Rajya Sabha asked government to prepare
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Telecom operators summoned over call drops, excess billing
Apr 26, 2015, 05:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: Concerned over widespread complaints from consumers across the country about excess billing, incessant call-drops and poor quality of services, telecom operators have been summoned by the government on Monday to review the situation
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Bihar storm: Rajnath conducts aerial survey
National | Apr 24, 2015, 05:02 PM ISTPurnia (Bihar): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today conducted an aerial survey of storm-hit districts of Bihar and took stock of the situation as death toll in the Tuesday's killer Nor'wester mounted to 55. “The
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Storm toll rises to 55 in Bihar
India | Apr 24, 2015, 02:05 PM ISTPatna: The toll in the killer Nor'wester in Bihar rose to 55 with one more person dying today in the worst-hit Purnea district even as an alert has been sounded for north-eastern regions of the
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News that should not be missed!
India | Apr 23, 2015, 09:58 AM IST1. PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate global exhibition on servicesIn an effort to give a thrust to services exports, India is organising a global exhibition on services that will see participation from sixty countries including
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Government nod to proposal to try 16-18 year olds under adult laws
India | Apr 22, 2015, 11:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: Overruling the recommendations of a parliamentary panel, government today went ahead with a proposal to try juveniles in the age group of 16 to 18 years accused of heinous crimes under laws for
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Juvenile Justice Act: Govt brings 16-18 year olds under adult law
India | Apr 23, 2015, 12:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: A proposal to try juveniles in the age group of 16 to 18 years accused of heinous crimes under adult laws was cleared by the government today."The Cabinet has approved amendments to the
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Govt yet to agree on extending full MNP deadline: Prasad
Apr 22, 2015, 04:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: The government today said it has not yet agreed to industry body COAI's demand to extend the May 3 deadline for implementing full mobile number portability (MNP) across the country.The Cellular Operators Association
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BJP slams Rahul Gandhi for describing NDA govt as 'anti-people'
National | Apr 19, 2015, 05:35 PM ISTNew Delhi: Accusing Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi of "insulting the most popular mandate" by terming the BJP-led NDA government as "anti-people", the BJP on Sunday said the Congress leader uttered a "white lie" while addressing
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Net neutrality in India still a myth, but don't log off
Apr 19, 2015, 04:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: Amid the raging debate globally over net neutrality, which has evoked a strong reaction from stakeholders in India, domain experts feel that an unshackled access to the Internet world isn't feasible in India
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Government may back net neutrality, expert panel report by mid-May
Apr 14, 2015, 09:15 AM ISTNew Delhi: Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad hinted that government may back an open Internet to spread digital literacy. Prasad said that common men should be able to access Internet without discrimination and declared that
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Ravi Shankar Prasad wants Apple to set up R&D facility in India
Apr 10, 2015, 09:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today asked tech giant Apple to consider opening an R&D facility in India as the country offers great business opportunities.The Minister, who met Apple Head Compliance
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Fertiliser industry lauds pooling domestic, imported gas prices
Apr 01, 2015, 09:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: The fertilser industry on Wednesday hailed the cabinet approval to the supply of gas at uniform price through a pooling mechanism, but said it does not address other issues troubling the sector.“The price
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Pay 25% of bid amount in 10 days, Ravi Shankar Prasad appeals to telcos
Mar 27, 2015, 11:29 AM ISTNew Delhi: Telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has appealed to the telecom companies to pay the 25% of the upfront money amounting to Rs. 29,000 crore due from the spectrum auctions by March end.The govt
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Government eyes Rs.28,872 crore by March 31 from telecom spectrum
Mar 26, 2015, 08:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: Idea Cellular emerged as the top bidder in the latest round of auctions for telecom spectrum with a total commitment of Rs.30,306 crore, the government announced on Thursday after the Supreme Court relaxed
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Spectrum auctions are crucially flawed, says Kapil Sibal
National | Mar 25, 2015, 05:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: Trust an ex-telecom minister who is also a legal eagle -- an attribute he shares with current incumbent Ravi Shankar Prasad -- to point out a "crucial flaw" in the on-going spectrum auctions.Kapil
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BJP, Congress hail quashing of Section 66A
National | Mar 24, 2015, 05:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday said scrapping Section 66A of the IT Act was a "welcome decision", while the ruling BJP maintained the government was not "in favour of curtailing honest criticism".The Supreme Court
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Rajya Sabha members complain against mosquitoes
India | Mar 19, 2015, 03:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: A building, where nobody can sneak in easily, is being invaded by those on whom even all the MPs taken together fall ineffective – the mosquitoes.Yes, as complained by the members of Rajya