PM Modi has reached 'pinnacle' of good governance: Prakash Javadekar
Dec 26, 2021, at 03:14 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Former Union minister Prakash Javadekar hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for reaching the “pinnacle" of good governance and said corruption and malpractices have almost stopped in the tenure of the BJP led NDA government as Aadhar and PAN cards are linked to all government departments.
Narendra Modi's Cabinet reshuffle: Prakash Javadekar, Ravi Shankar Prasad quit
Jul 07, 2021, at 11:24 pm
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.
Centre approves financial assistance to 67 families of journalists who succumbed to Covid-19
May 28, 2021, at 04:20 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a suo-moto move, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and Press Information Bureau under the guidance of Prakash Javadekar, had compiled and collated the details of journalists who lost their lives due to the pandemic in the years 2020 & 2021 and started a special drive to provide assistance to their families under the Journalist Welfare Scheme.
Prakash Javadekar tests positive for COVID-19
Apr 16, 2021, at 11:47 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Union Information & Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday said he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Prakash Javadekar and US envoy John Kerry discuss climate finance, joint research
Apr 07, 2021, at 01:54 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: India's Environment and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday held an “engaging and fruitful discussion” with US climate envoy John Kerry, who is on a three-day visit to the Asian country.
Guidelines for regulation of OTT platforms to be implemented soon: Centre
Feb 10, 2021, at 03:33 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Tuesday informed that rules and guidelines related to the regulation of Over-The-Top (OTT) platforms are almost ready and will be implemented soon.
Support of political parties towards 'Bharat Bandh' is hypocrisy: Prakash Javadekar
Dec 09, 2020, at 07:12 am
New Delhi, Dec 8 (UNI) Information and Broadcasting (IB) Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday described the support of political parties towards the 'Bharat Bandh' by farmers as hypocrisy.
Assam CM Sonowal writes to I&B Minister Javadekar for retaining AIR and DD, Dibrugarh’s status
Dec 05, 2020, at 09:18 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has written a letter to Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar raising the issue of Prasar Bharati’s directives for reassigning All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan Kendra (DDK) in Dibrugarh as relay centres only, curtailing their capacity to produce own programmes while they would only broadcast/telecast AIR and DDK, Guwahati’s programmes.
Economy returning to track faster than expected: Prakash Javadekar
Nov 05, 2020, at 01:06 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Government on Wednesday said signs are now becoming clear that the country's economy is getting back on track faster than expected and that India will rebuild the world's fastest-growing economy by defeating the Covid-19 pandemic.
Oct 30, 2020, at 11:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A day after a Pakistani lawmaker suggested his country's role in Pulwama attack in 2019 in which at least 40 soldiers were killed, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar demanded that the Congress must apologise to the country for floating "conspiracy theories" and remarks about the incident.
Prakash Javadekar slams Chidambaram, Digvijaya on their remarks on Art 370
Oct 18, 2020, at 02:33 am
New Delhi/UNI: Criticizing statements of Congress leaders P Chidambaram and Digvijaya Singh regarding Article 370, Information and Broadcasting Minister and senior BJP leader Prakash Javadekar on Saturday said that the Congress leaders are speaking in unison with the separatists.
Local factors behind 95 pc of Delhi's pollution: Prakash Javadekar
Oct 15, 2020, at 08:49 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate change Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said that around 95 per cent of the factors adding up to Delhi's pollution were local, while the stubble burning only contributes around 5 per cent to it.
Protests happening in Panjab over farm laws are political: Prakash Javadekar
Oct 04, 2020, at 06:37 pm
Panaji/UNI: Union Minister for Forest and Environment Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said that protests happening in Panjab over the farm laws are political.
Centre releases SOP for resuming media production, directs minimum physical contact
Aug 23, 2020, at 06:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Sunday released a set of guidelines for resuming work in the media production industry amid the coronavirus pandemic which necessitates 'minimal physical contact', PPEs for hairstylists and make-up artists among others.
Attackers of health workers in India to face strict punishment as Modi government clears ordinance
Apr 22, 2020, at 03:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a landmark step to protect the health workers in the wake of several attacks on doctors treating COVID-19 patients, the Narendra Modi government on Wednesday passed an ordinance to award a strict punishment to the guilty.
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar praises India media over COVID 19 coverage
Mar 17, 2020, at 04:38 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday lauded country's media for their coverage on coronavirus without sensationalising the pandemic.
Politicizing is wrong: Prakash Javadekar slams Congress over remarks on 'Delhi violence'
Feb 26, 2020, at 03:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Moments after Sonia Gandhi blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party over the Delhi violence which has claimed 20 lives, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar accused the Congress party of playing "dirty politics".
Javadekar 'Terrorist remark': AAP challenges BJP to arrest Kejriwal
Feb 03, 2020, at 08:59 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Responding to Union Minister Prakash Javadekar's 'Terrorist comment', Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Monday challenged BJP to arrest Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, if he is a terrorist.
Javadekar must ask MHA, Delhi Police over delay in hanging Nirbhaya convicts: Sisodia
Jan 16, 2020, at 08:28 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Hitting out at Union Minister Prakash Javadekar for targetting the AAP government in Delhi for delay in the hanging of the four convicted in the Nirbhaya rape case, senior Aam Aadmi Party leader and Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday said the senior BJP leader must ask the Ministry of Home Affairs and Delhi Police the reason behind same
Kejriwal betrayed Anna for political gains: Prakash Javadekar
Jan 15, 2020, at 11:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Union Minister and BJP's Delhi election in-charge Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of betraying anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare and using his movement for his own political gain.
Neither BJP nor government has given any call to boycott Chapaak: Prakash Javadekar
Jan 09, 2020, at 07:25 pm
New Delhi/ IBNS: Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said neither the BJP nor the government has given any call to boycott Deepika Padukone starrer Chapaak.
Anyone can express their opinion: Javadekar says on Deepika Padukone's JNU visit
Jan 08, 2020, at 04:32 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Reacting to Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone's decision to visit violence-hit Jawaharlal Nehru University, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said anyone can go anywhere and express their opinion.
Union Cabinet clears plan to update National Population Register
Dec 24, 2019, at 04:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid ongoing violent protests going on in different parts of the country over the new citizenship law, the Indian Cabinet on Tuesday approved the funding for the National Population Register.
Union Cabinet approves Personal Data Protection Bill, to be tabled in winter session
Dec 04, 2019, at 04:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the Personal Data Protection Bill that will lay the guidelines for use of personal data by government and private entities.
President Kovind accepts Sawant's resignation, Javadekar given additional charge
Nov 12, 2019, at 01:57 pm
New Delhi/UNI: President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Shiv Sena's lone minister in the Union cabinet Arvind Sawant.
Prakash Javadekar slams Arvind Kejriwal for portraying Punjab, Haryana CMs as villains
Nov 02, 2019, at 04:50 pm
New Delhi, Nov 2 (UNI) Information and broadcasting minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday came heavily on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for politicising the air pollution issue.
Amit Shah, Prakash Javadekar greet Lata Mangeshkar on her birthday
Sep 28, 2019, at 01:57 pm
New Delhi, Sept 28 (UNI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar, and National Commission for Women (NCW) chief Rekha Sharma on Saturday wished Bollywood's nightingale Lata Mangeshkar on her 90th birthday.
Cabinet approves payment of PLB to railway employees for the FY 2018-19
Sep 18, 2019, at 04:55 pm
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the payment of Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) equivalent to 78 days wages to over 11.52 Lakh eligible non-gazetted railway employees (excluding RPF/RPSF personnel) for the Financial Year (FY) 2018-19, for maintaining industrial peace and motivation of railwaymen.
ISRO scientists have achieved much, will achieve more: Prakash Javadekar
Sep 07, 2019, at 12:32 pm
New Delhi: After ISRO lost touch with Chandrayaan-2 lander Vikram, minutes before it was to land near the south pole of the Moon, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday said that ISRO scientists have achieved much and will achieve more.
Jammu and Kashmir situation is improving, says Prakash Javadekar
Sep 03, 2019, at 05:25 pm
New Delhi, Sep 3 (UNI) The Government on Tuesday categorically said that there is improvement in situation in Jammu and Kashmir since Article 370 was abrogated nearly a month ago.