Congress blocked Triple Talaq bill due to vote-bank politics: Ravi Shankar Prasad
New Delhi, Sept 19 (IBNS): Slamming the Congress, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has alleged that the opposition party indulged in vote-bank politics while blocking the Triple Talaq Bill, which received the cabinet's nod on Wednesday.
Social media will not be allowed to abuse election process: Prasad
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IBNS): Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday said social media platforms will never be allowed to abuse India's election process.
Ravi Shankar Prasad releases Digital North East India Vision 2022
Guwahati, Aug 11 (IBNS): In a bid to leverage digital technologies to transform lives of the people of North East, enhance ease of living and ensure inclusive and sustainable growth, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday released Digital North East India Vision 2022.
IT Minister orders action plan against WhatsApp rumours
New Delhi, Jul 3 (IBNS): IT Minister Ravishankar Prasad on Tuesday ordered action plan to control spread of WhatsApp rumours, media reports said.
New Delhi, Apr 2 (IBNS) : One person was killed in Madhya Pradesh as a Bharat bandh, called by Dalit organisations, began on Monday protesting the Supreme Court order on the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 while the Centre moved the to court seeking a review of its verdict, media reports said.
Rahul Gandhi attacks Ravi Shankar Prasad for 'peddling fake news'
New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi has attacked Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad for not paying attention to the appointment of judges in the courts but peddling fake news.
Ravi Shankar Prasad says Cong has links with Cambridge Analytica, warns Facebook
New Delhi, Mar 21 (IBNS) : Union Minister Ravishankar Prasad on Tuesday alleged that the Congress has links with Cambridge Analytica, a British consulting company, alleged to have harvested private data of Facebook, while warning the popular social networking site against any attempt to influence India's electoral process.
Banking system fell apart during former 'so-called economist' PM Manmohan Singh's tenure: BJP
New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS): Attacking former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, BJP leader and Union Ministe Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday said the banking system of the country was dented under the 'so-called economist'.
Lok Sabha passes Triple Talaq Bill, all amendments rejected
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IBNS): In a landmark move, the Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Triple Talaq Bill while defeating all amendments to it.
Triple Talaq Bill tabled in Lok Sabha, debate begins
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IBNS) : The Government on Thursday introduced in the Lok Sabha the Triple Talaq Bill, months after the Supreme Court struck down the Muslim practice of instant divorce.
Triple Talaq bill to be presented in Lok Sabha today
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IBNS) : Months after the Supreme Court struck down the Muslim practice of instant divorce, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will table the triple talaq bill or the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill 2017 in the Lok Sabha Thursday.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Law & Justice and Electronics & Information Technology inaugurated the “NIC-CERT”, a setup of National Informatics Centre, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Monday.
Humour part of politics not abuses: Ravi Shankar Prasad on Aiyar's 'neech' comment on Modi
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): Continuing the attack against the Congress over Mani Shankar Aiyar's "neech" comment on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said abuse is not a part of politics.
Chaiwala remark: Has Congress landed itself in hot soup?
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IBNS): It's not everyday that a harmless 'chaiwala' remark can get you into trouble, but Congress sure knows a little better than that. The grand old party has 'been there-done that', yet, it repeated the same mistake again, in 2017, just before another poll.
Rahul Gandhi calls GST as 'Gabbar Singh Tax', BJP names Congress as 'Dramebaaz party number one'
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IBNS): As polling season is coming closer, the BJP and the Congress top leaders were busy attacking each other with Rahul Gandhi even calling the GST, the acronym for the national sales tax, as "Gabbar Singh Tax".