Tag: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Ashwini Vaishnaw Takes Charge As India's New IT And Railways Minister
Ashwini Vaishnaw, a Rajya Sabha member from Odisha, has taken charge of the Ministry of Electronics and IT and Railways. ....
No Proposal To Review New IT Rules: Govt
Reiterating its stand that the new IT rules do not infringe the right to privacy and the freedom of expression, the government on Wednesday told Parliament that there is no proposal to review them. ....
Opposition Coalition INDIA Likely To Bring No-confidence Motion Against Government In Lok Sabha
Amid the continuing logjam in Parliament over the Manipur issue, the coalition of opposition parties, 'INDIA', is likely to bring a no-confidence motion against the government in the Lok Sabha, according to sources.....
100 Triple Talaq Cases Since SC Verdict In August: Prasad
Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday moved the triple talaq Bill for consideration and passage in the Lok Sabha and said about 100 triple talaq cases had taken place since the Supreme Court struck it down in August this year. ....
BJP Seeks Rahul's Apology After Zuckerberg Accepts Data Theft
The BJP on Wednesday sought an apology from Congress President Rahul Gandhi and asked him to ensure not to "manipulate" voters and "divide" the society in view of allegations of data theft by political consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica (CA).....
Triple Talaq Bill Introduced In Lok Sabha
The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018, commonly known as the Triple Talaq Bill, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday despite opposition from the Congress and amid protests over the Rafale controversy.....
BJP Calls EVM Row Congress Sponsored
The BJP on Tuesday called claims made by a US-based self-claimed cyber expert that the 2014 Lok Sabha elections were rigged and the EVMs can be hacked as a "conspiracy" sponsored by the Congress.....
SC Order Moral Victory For CBI: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Union Law and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday described the Supreme Court order asking Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar to appear before the CBI, as a moral victory for the probe agency and said that his questioning was not influenced by political considerations.....
Gandhi Family Loyalist Tom Vadakkan Joins BJP
In a jolt to the Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Tom Vadakkan, its spokesperson and until now a Nehru-Gandhi family loyalist, on Thursday joined the BJP complaining about "dynastic politics".....
Ex-Cricketer Gautam Gambhir Joins BJP
Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir on Friday joined the BJP in the presence of Union Ministers Arun Jaitley and Ravi Shankar Prasad ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.....
