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Congress wants Indian stock market to crash: BJP on latest Hindenburg onslaught

Aug 12, 2024, at 07:41 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Days after fresh controversy over the Hindenburg Research report targeting the SEBI chief linking her to Adani Group, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday said the opposition Congress in its pathological hatred towards PM Modi is backing a group led by anti-India George Soros so that the Indian stock market crashes.

'Daydreaming': Ravi Shankar Prasad on Rahul Gandhi's claim that BJP won't cross 150 seats

Apr 18, 2024, at 06:25 pm

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

Nov 22, 2023, at 04:57 am

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

Sep 12, 2023, at 04:41 am

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

Jan 17, 2023, at 02:34 am

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'

Jul 08, 2021, at 09:19 pm

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

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.

Ravi Shankar Prasad praises Google, Facebook for compliance with new Indian IT rules

Jul 04, 2021, at 07:27 am

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

Jun 26, 2021, at 05:14 am

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.

Twitter blocks IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad's account for an hour over breach of US copyright laws

Jun 25, 2021, at 10:32 pm

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

May 20, 2021, at 10:51 pm

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

Apr 19, 2021, at 08:17 pm

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

Apr 10, 2021, at 03:40 am

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

Mar 24, 2021, at 04:45 am

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

Feb 26, 2021, at 06:31 am

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

Feb 16, 2021, at 10:14 pm

New Delhi: Amazon India on Tuesday announced to start manufacturing of electronics products from India.  

Govt to set up Digital Intelligence Unit to probe financial frauds

Feb 16, 2021, at 01:21 am

New Delhi/UNI: The government on Monday directed officials to set up a Digital Intelligence Unit (DIU) to coordinate with various stakeholders in investigating fraudulent activity involving telecom resources.

Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, Twitter over mechanism to check fake news

Feb 12, 2021, at 07:22 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to both the central government and Twitter on a mechanism to check fake news, hate messages, seditious and incendiary content on the micro-blogging site, media reports said.

Social media sites in India have to follow law of the land : Ravi Shankar Prasad

Feb 11, 2021, at 08:56 pm

New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Taking a stern stand, the government on Thursday said the social media companies will have to completely abide by the Indian laws or face strict action.

Govt to open 1K additional Mandis for farmers: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Feb 07, 2021, at 04:53 am

Patna/UNI: Union Law and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said that 1,000 additional Mandis will be established across the country to help the farmers to sell their produce digitally with just one click while lauding the farmers for doing business worth Rs 1.40 lakh crore through the platform.

Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad says roll back impossible as J&K parties coalesce under PAGD against abrogation of Art 370

Oct 25, 2020, at 04:23 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Jammu Kashmir's special status under Article 370 of the constitution will not be restored, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Saturday, directly negating People's Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti's call for a fresh push on the matter amid the coming together of regional parties of the state under Peoples’ Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD).

Discussions will resume again: Shashi Tharoor after meeting Facebook India chief

Sep 03, 2020, at 05:02 am

New Delhi/IBNS:  Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who heads the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, on Wednesday informed that the Facebook representatives will appear again to resume the discussion on the row over the social media giant's content policy.

'Facebook employees on record abuse PM Modi', Ravi Shankar Prasad writes to Mark Zuckerberg

Sep 02, 2020, at 05:47 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Amid a row over Facebook being allegedly biased towards the members of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has written a letter to the social media giant's founder Mark Zuckerberg alleging quite the opposite.

Ravi Shankar Prasad goes into self-isolation, met COVID-19 Amit Shah on Saturday

Aug 03, 2020, at 09:21 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Union Communications, Electronics & Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday said that he was absolutely fine and has isolated himself at home for few days as he met Union Home Minister Amit Shah a day before the former BJP president tested Corona positive.

Ban on Chinese apps was a digital strike on China: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Jul 02, 2020, at 09:33 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday described the sudden ban on 59 Chinese apps a "digital strike" after the bloody face-off in Ladakh's Galwan valley almost two weeks ago.

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad slams Rahul Gandhi after he accuses PM Modi of going 'absolutely silent' on China issue

Jun 10, 2020, at 11:59 pm

New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday slammed former Congress president Rahul Gandhi hours after he accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being "absolutely silent" even as the Chinese "have taken our territory".

No plans to shut down or sell BSNL: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Mar 18, 2020, at 01:43 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The government has no plans to shut down or sell BSNL to private players, Union Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

Women’s contribution in cleanliness drive is immense: Union Minister Ravi Shankar

Mar 08, 2020, at 06:01 pm

Patna/UNI: Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said that the contribution of women in cleanliness drive across the country has been immense.

BJP slams Congress on its 'Rajdharma' jibe

Feb 28, 2020, at 04:44 pm

New Delhi/UNI: BJP on Friday lashed out at the Congress for teaching 'Rajdharma' to the saffron party and alleged that Congress president Sonia Gandhi was instigating people.

Don't preach us rajdharma: Ravi Shankar Prasad hits back at Sonia Gandhi

Feb 28, 2020, at 03:17 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: At a time when Delhi is on edge after witnessing the deadly violence over the new citizenship law, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad asked Congress chief Sonia Gandhi not to teach his party the 'rajdharma'.