Kerala: Court summons Union Law Minister in defamation case
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) here on Saturday summoned Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to appear before it, in a defamation case filed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor representing the Lok Sabha seat here.
No 'escape' for states from implementing CAA: Ravi Shankar Prasad
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said there is no "escape" for states from implementing the contentious Citizenship law, even as the Kerala Assembly passed a resolution against the same and asked the Centre to revoke it.
BJP had the popular mandate to form govt in Maharashtra: Ravi Shankar Prasad
New Delhi/UNI The BJP on Saturday shrugged off Congress and NCP's criticism of ridiculing constitutional values, saying it has "electoral and moral" backing to form the government in Maharashtra adding that its alliance with the Ajit Pawar faction of NCP was guided by the evolving circumstances, media reports said.
Family and commerce run hand-in-hand for Congress: Ravi Shankar Prasad
New Delhi/UNI: The BJP on Saturday blasted the Congress party and the Gandhi family in the wake of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal's decision on Friday and said for Congress, family and commerce run hand-in-hand, and that they are integrally linked and given a political color.
Congress gets Rafale blow in Supreme Court again, Rahul Gandhi warned over 'chowkidar' remark
New Delhi/IBNS: A day after celebrating the Karnataka verdict, the Congress on Thursday suffered a blow in the same Supreme Court which for the second time cleared the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of all the charges of corruption levelled by the rival party on the purchase of 36 Rafale jets from France.
Rahul Gandhi must apologise to nation: Ravi Shankar Prasad on Rafale verdict
New Delhi/IBNS: Slamming Rahul Gandhi over the Supreme Court's dismissal of Rafale review plea, Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Ravi Shankar Prasad, on Thursday said the Congress leader must apologise to people of the nation.
Indian activists, lawyers, journalists snooped by Israeli spyware, reveals Whatsapp in a lawsuit
New Delhi/IBNS: Facebook-owned messaging service Whatsapp has sued Israeli cyber intelligence company NSO group in a San Fransisco federal court for snooping into user accounts using spyware Pegasus even as the Indian government asked WhatsApp to explain the breach of privacy of Indian users reportedly targeted by the Israeli spyware.
BJP won't take Gopal Kanda's support: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Chandigarh/IBNS: After facing heat, Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said the party won't take the support of controversial Sirsa MLA Gopal Kanda to form the next government in Haryana.
Khattar elected as BJP legislative party leader, set to become Haryana CM for second term
Chandigarh/IBNS: After getting elected as the legislative party leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Manohar Lal Khattar is all set to become the Haryana Chief Minister for the second term though this time he will have Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) as an ally in the government.
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad withdraws remarks on economic slowdown
New Delhi: Amid criticism for citing box office collection of three recently released Bollywood movies to dismiss reports of the economic slowdown in the country, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday said his statement was 'twisted out of context'.
Indian economy fine, 3 films made 120 cr on single day: Ravi Shankar Prasad
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS): Amid severe criticisms over the country's poor economic condition, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the economic state is absolutely fine or else there wouldn't have been a business of Rs. 120 crore at the Box Office on Oct 2, which is a national holiday on account of Gandhi Jayanti.
Market share of BSNL 10.72 per cent: Indian government
New Delhi, Jun 26 (UNI) Union Communications, Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday informed the Lok Sabha that market share of the Government-owned Telecom Service Provider(TSP) BSNL during the last three years till March this year was 10.72 per cent while another Government owned TSP MTNL's market share was 6.95 per cent.
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who has decided to contest from two seats this time in the Lok Sabha polls, on Sunday said if his Congress is voted back to power then it will fill up 22 lakh job vacancies in the government by Mar 31, 2020.
#LokSabhaElection2019: Tickets denied to Shatrughan Sinha, Shahanabaz Hussain
Patna, Mar 23 (UNI) The ruling BJP on Saturday denied tickets to sitting party MP from Patna Sahib Shatrughan Sinha even as union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad would contest election from the prestigious constituency instead of him.
#LokSabhaElection2019: NDA's Bihar candidate list out, no ticket for Shatrughan Sinha
Patna, Mar 23 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rebel Shatrughan Sinha has not been given a ticket to contest the Lok Sabha Election 2019 as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) released its candidate list for Bihar on Saturday.