'Daydreaming': Ravi Shankar Prasad on Rahul Gandhi's claim that BJP won't cross 150 seats
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has termed Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi's claims that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will get maximum 150 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as his "daydreaming".
'Disgraceful': BJP slams Rahul Gandhi for calling PM Modi 'panauti' over World Cup loss
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party has slammed Rahul Gandhi and brought up the "maut ka saudagar" remark made by his mother Sonia Gandhi after the Congress leader appeared to blame Prime Minister Narendra Modi for India's loss in the cricket World Cup final and said PM stands for 'Panauti Modi'.
Uddhav Thackeray warns of 'Godhra-like incident' over Ram Temple inauguration, BJP fumes
Mumbai/IBNS: Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has warned of a "conspiracy, a Godhra-like incident... in the name of the Ram Temple" after its inauguration in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya.
'Committed to winning': BJP kickstarts 2-day executive meet with eye on elections in 9 states
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) kickstarted a grand two-day strategy session Monday with an eye on the coming elections in nine states this year, which would be seen as the semi-final to the Lok Sabha polls in 2024.
New IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw tells Twitter 'law of the land is supreme'
New Delhi/IBNS: New IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has signalled to Twitter that it must do all it takes to abide by the new IT rules emphasising that the "law of the land is supreme", after taking charge of the office from his predecessor Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Narendra Modi's Cabinet reshuffle: Prakash Javadekar, Ravi Shankar Prasad quit
New Delhi: Senior Union Ministers Prakash Javadekar and Ravi Shankar Prasad have quit their positions, just ahead of a crucial reshuffle of PM Narendra Modi-led Cabinet on Wednesday.
Ravi Shankar Prasad praises Google, Facebook for compliance with new Indian IT rules
New Delhi/IBNS: IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said removal of offensive posts by social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Google in pursuance of the new IT rules is a "big step towards transparency".
Shashi Tharoor too faces Twitter lockout after he posts for Ravi Shankar Prasad
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said his Twitter account too was briefly locked out after he posted an explainer on why Union Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad was blocked from posting from his handle.
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister for Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad said Twitter blocked his account for nearly an hour over complaints that he violated copyright laws by posting video clips of himself from television programmes.
Mamata Banerjee didn't allow DM to speak in Modi's Covid meeting: Ravi Shankar Prasad
New Delhi/IBNS: Countering West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's allegation, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said the former did not allow her District Magistrate (DM) to speak in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Covid-19 meeting held on Thursday.
Requesting EC with folded hands to club remaining election phases: Mamata over Covid-19 spike
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday once again appealed to the poll body to club the remaining three phases of ongoing state elections to prevent the further spread of Covid-19.
India not facing vaccine crisis: Ravi Shankar Prasad hits back at Rahul Gandhi over letter to PM
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday launched a scathing attack on Congress MP Rahul Gandhi after the latter wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to accelerate the Covid vaccine production and inoculation with the second wave of the pandemic hitting hard in India.
Anil Deshmukh meets Uddhav Thackeray amid oppositions' demand for his resignation
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Tuesday night met Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray amid oppositions' demand for his resignations over corruption allegations levelled against him by former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh.
Centre announces new guidelines to regulate online news, social media and OTT platforms
New Delhi/IBNS : The Centre today stated that it framed the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 amidst growing concerns around lack of transparency, accountability and rights of users related to digital media and after elaborate consultation with the public and stakeholders.
Amazon India to commence Electronic Devices Manufacturing in India
New Delhi: Amazon India on Tuesday announced to start manufacturing of electronics products from India.