Ravi Shankar
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Andhra Pradesh will be the new electronics manufacturing hub: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Feb 18, 2016, 07:30 PM ISTVishakhapatnam: Union Minister for Communication and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said Andhra Pradesh would be developed as a major electronics hub, and announced several initiatives planned in this direction."Andhra Pradesh would become
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Plan to install 2,500 WiFi hotspots by next fiscal: Ravi Shankar Prasad
India | Jan 10, 2016, 02:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: Government is targetting to reach the 50-crore internet subscribers mark in the next 6-7 months, besides installing 2,500 WiFi hotspots at 256 places by the next fiscal, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said
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Telecom infrastructure, voice quality should improve: Ravi Shankar
National | Dec 19, 2015, 05:27 PM ISTNew Delhi: Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday reiterated the need for telecom service providers to improve infrastructure and strengthen voice quality.Speaking at the 88th annual general meeting of FICCI, he also said if
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Government promises 'stern' steps to address call drop menace
Dec 07, 2015, 06:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: "Stern" steps against private telecom companies are on the cards as the government reasserted its intent to seriously address the menace of call drops in Rajya Sabha today.Private telecom companies are increasing their
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Bhagwat remark, beef controversy had nothing to do with Bihar poll debacle: R S Prasad
National | Nov 09, 2015, 02:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had said, the controversial remark on caste reservation by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat (later withdrawn) and the raging beef controversy had nothing to do with the election
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Call drop situation improving: Ravi Shankar Prasad
National | Sep 27, 2015, 07:56 PM ISTPatna: Under attack from the Opposition on the call drop problem, Union Communications and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said that the situation was improving."There is a problem about call drops, but the
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BSNL: Big losses, but can India live without It?
Sep 17, 2015, 12:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: Once India's leading telecommunication giant and among its most-profitable state-run companies, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has posted a loss for the fifth straight financial year.BSNL lost Rs 3,785 crore during 2014-15, according
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Inland letters with image of Indira Gandhi may be discontinued
India | Sep 16, 2015, 04:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: Inland letters carrying the image of late Indira Gandhi may be discontinued, indications were available today, a day after it became known that stamps displaying her image as well as that of another
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Cabinet approves Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rural Mission
National | Sep 16, 2015, 04:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: In an ambitious bid to transform rural areas to economically, socially and physically sustainable spaces, the union cabinet on Wednesday approved the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rural Mission (SPMRM) with an outlay of Rs.5,142.08
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TRAI gives 15 days to mobile operators on call drops
India | Sep 09, 2015, 08:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: Seeking urgent steps by mobile operators to check call drops, regulator TRAI today said their performance would be reviewed after 15 days and warned it will "cross the bridge" if they fail to
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Look after your customers, Ravi Shankar Prasad tells telecom companies
National | Sep 07, 2015, 06:44 PM ISTGurgaon: Asking mobile operators to address the problem of call drops, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said government doesn't appreciate when they just add customers but do not look after their convenience."I don't appreciate
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Panel to submit report on call drop before Parliament's Winter Session
National | Sep 02, 2015, 10:03 AM ISTNew Delhi: Amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi's concerns over call drops, the standing committee on information technology and telecom has decided to take up the issue during its next meeting.BJP MP and standing committee chief
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Government committed to revive postal department: Ravi Shankar Prasad
National | Aug 20, 2015, 05:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said the government will revive the postal department by using over 1.5 lakh post offices for furthering financial inclusion and payments bank is a step towards it.The
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UPA responsible for poor financial condition of BSNL: Ravi Shankar Prasad
National | Aug 12, 2015, 03:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: Government today blamed the previous UPA government for the poor financial condition of state-run BSNL saying its losses now stand at Rs 8,000 crore even though it had profits to the tune of
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Government blames UPA rule for poor financial condition of BSNL
India | Aug 12, 2015, 03:01 PM ISTNew Delhi: Government today blamed the previous UPA government for the poor financial condition of state-run BSNL saying its losses now stand at Rs 8,000 crore even though it had profits to the tune of
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Ravi Shankar Prasad to launch mobile app for digital literacy; 3 other events of the day
India | Aug 09, 2015, 10:15 AM IST1. Ravi Shankar Prasad to launch mobile app for digital literacyNew Delhi: Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will today launch a Disha mobile app, which can be used to learn about computers and Internet.2. Nitish
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Government takes U-turn on porn ban, reviews its decision
National | Aug 05, 2015, 12:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: Facing flak over blocking of 857 websites, the government Tuesday reviewed its order and decided to lift ban on those sites which did not contain pornographic material but had still faced action.The decision
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Raising subsidised Parliament canteen food issue a 'conspiracy': Naresh Agarwal
National | Aug 03, 2015, 02:31 PM ISTNew Delhi: Amid controversy over subsidised food in Parliament canteen, an SP member today said there was a “conspiracy” to sully the image of parliamentarians and asked the government to come out with details on
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'Hindu terrorism': BJP rakes up Rahul's 2010 remarks to up the ante
National | Aug 01, 2015, 11:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: BJP today fired yet another salvo at Congress over the issue of 'Hindu terrorism' as it raked up reported comments of Rahul Gandhi in 2010 when he had said radicalised Hindu groups might
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BJP proud of PM Modi, other ministers' RSS connection: Ravi Shankar Prasad
National | Aug 01, 2015, 08:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: BJP today flaunted its association with RSS, asserting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and many other ministers are RSS workers, a day after Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi charged the Hindutva organisation with