New Delhi | Twelve ministers have resigned from the Modi government including Law and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar. President Ram Nath Kovind has accepted their resignations, a statement from Rashtrapati Bhavan said. Several heavyweight ministers resigned before the massive reshuffle of the Modi cabinet this evening. 43 new faces are […]
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Parliamentary panel to seek explanation from Twitter for locking accounts: Tharoor
New Delhi | After Union Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor were temporarily locked out of their Twitter accounts on Friday, the latter said that he would seek an explanation from the microblogging platform for its actions. “As Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, I can state that […]
Twitter blocks IT Min’s a/c: Ravi Shankar says ‘gross violation’
New Delhi | Amid the tussle between Twitter and the union government over the new IT rules, Union Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad was denied access to his Twitter account for almost an hour over alleged violation of the US’ Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Although, he was subsequently allowed to access the account, taking […]
Dalit converting to Islam or Christianity won’t get quota: Law Minister
New Delhi: Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in response to a question in Rajya Sabha said that Dalit converting to Islam or Christianity cannot claim reservation benefits and it will also deprive the person the eligibility to contest parliamentary or Assembly election from constituencies reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC). Prasad, in response to a question from […]
Twitter reaches out to IT Minister Prasad for formal dialogue
New Delhi: Twitter has reached out to Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad for a formal dialogue to resolve the deadlock over the removal of bad accounts amid the ongoing farmer protests. The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has sent three notices to Twitter, the latest one asking the company to block 1,178 accounts believed […]
Great opportunity for good Indian apps: Ravi Shankar Prasad on Chinese apps ban
New Delhi: Union Minister for Electronics and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said that the ban on 59 Chinese mobile apps is a great opportunity for Indian developers to come up with good apps. Speaking at a digital conference on the five years of ‘Digital India’ Prasad noted that India has the required intellectual […]
No one can threaten Modi’s India: Ravi Shankar Prasad
New Delhi: Amidst the rising tension in east Ladakh along the Sino-India border, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said that no one can threaten Narendra Modi’s India. Prasad was addressing a press conference in Delhi on Wednesday. On being asked about the face-off at the Line of Actual Control, he gave a one-liner […]
BJP hits back at Sonia, says ‘dont preach us raj dharma’
New Delhi: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday hit out at the Congress and its interim President Sonia Gandhi for their stand on Citizenship Amendment Act, urging her “not to preach raj dharma”. Reminding letters written by Ashok Gehlot and Tarun Gogoi advocating citizenship for the persecuted, the BJP asked Sonia Gandhi to introspect. […]
Kerala Assembly has no powers on CAA: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Thiruvananthapuram: After the Kerala Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the law is perfectly legal and constitutional, and also binding on the entire country. He said Parliament has powers to pass law with regard to subjects under the Seventh Schedule, and this is […]
Data can’t be taken without individual’s consent: Govt
New Delhi: Bringing the Data Protection Bill, 2019 in Parliament with new provisions, the Centre on Wednesday announced that the draft legislation will “safeguard” the rights of Indians and data will not be taken without their consent. Union Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad made the announcement in the Lok Sabha while introducing the Bill […]