Ravi Shankar Prasad is an Indian lawyer, politician and the current Union Minister holding the Law and Justice, Communications and Electronics and Information Technology portfolios in the Government of India. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Prasad represents the Patna Sahib. During the NDA Government under Atal Bihari Vajpayee's prime ministership, Prasad was appointed Minister of Coal and Mines, Minister of Law and Justice, and Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Friday was a day of satisfaction with Nirbhaya getting justice, but also time to introspect whether death-row convicts could be allowed to "manipulate".. IndiaTimes - Published
Opposition leaders, including Ghulam Nabi Azad and Kapil Sibal of the Congress, were "unable" to state any clause in the Citizenship Amendment Act that takes away the citizenship of any Indian, Union.. IndiaTimes - Published
Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said that some people are against showing any documents but were asking for all kinds of evidence from Lord Ram to prove that he was born in Ayodhya... IndiaTimes - Published
Senior BJP leader and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said commitment to judicial, media and individual freedom is one of the Modi government's "fundamentals" as he cited its leaders' fight.. IndiaTimes - Published
Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said there is no question of going back on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, but the government will try to convince people opposing it. IndiaTimes - Published
Disapproving the campaign by some people on social media to try to influence outcomes of judicial verdicts and thereafter start criticising if the judgment is not in their favour, law minister Ravi.. IndiaTimes - Published
Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday expressed concern over "sinister campaign" on the social media attempting to influence the judiciary, where some people expect through this tool, the.. IndiaTimes - Published
Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said terrorists and corrupt people have "no right to privacy" and such persons should not be allowed to abuse the system. IndiaTimes - Published
Misconception about the right to Internet being a fundamental right needs to be cleared, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in Rajya Sabha on Thursday, emphasising that the country's security was.. IndiaTimes - Published
Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday assured Lok Sabha that convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape case will be hanged soon. The culprits are trying to delay punishment which is not justified, he.. IndiaTimes - Published
Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad reiterated that the Citizenship Amendment Act is not against any Indian and it is not meant to take away the citizenship of anybody. DNA - Published
"There is no proposal with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to link social media profiles of users with their Aadhaar number(s)," Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a.. IndiaTimes - Published
The meeting is being held in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP national president JP Nadda, and Union ministers like Nitin Gadkari, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Prakash Javadekar, Ramesh.. IndiaTimes - Published
Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said the Central government is ready to talk to Shaheen Bagh protesters β mainly women camping at Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch against the.. IndiaTimes - Published
The ministers had visited J&K earlier this month following a directive from PM Modi, who wanted an honest assessment of various welfare schemes being carried out in the newly-created UT. Some of the.. IndiaTimes - Published
Verma's controversial statement comes amid his party's sharpened attack on the anti-CAA protest at Shaheen Bagh with Union Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday alleging that it was a "textbook.. IndiaTimes - Published
Senior BJP leader and Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday questioned the objectivity of members of European Union (EU) Parliament who have backed resolutions against the CAA, asking if they.. IndiaTimes - Published
Union minister and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday alleged that Delhi's Shaheen Bagh protest is emerging as "a textbook case of a few hundred people trying to suppress the silent majority". He.. IndiaTimes - Published
Slamming resolution of opposition parties against the Citizenship Amendment Act, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday said Pakistan must be happy over the move and asserted that the new law.. IndiaTimes - Published
Blaming leftist groups for not allowing students to study in JNU by disrupting the winter registration process, he said that the said group resorted to violence after failing in their endeavours. DNA - Published
The archipelago of Andaman and Nicobar(A&N) islands off India's east coast is set to get more connectivity, but this time it's via the undersea route, as the project to install 2250km of Optic fibre.. DNA - Published
Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday slammed the BJP-led Central government over the Citizenship Amendment Act and said that it "fails the test of the Constitution" and "can easily.. IndiaTimes - Published
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan said that the resolution passed by the assembly against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act has "no legal or constitutional validity". The state assembly passed a.. IndiaTimes - Published
Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said that the role of Popular Front of India (PFI) is coming forward in violence and the home ministry will decide on an action against the organisation.. IndiaTimes - Published
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Wednesday that state governments have the "constitutional duty" of implementing the laws passed by Parliament. ββHe also said the states which say that they.. IndiaTimes - Published
"The constitution has a mandate -- Parliament - List 1, State Assemblies - List 2. I would again urge the Chief Minister to kindly have better legal advice," the Union Minister of Law and Justice said. DNA - Published
Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday said the Parliament alone has got powers to pass any law regarding citizenship and not a state legislatures, "including Kerala assembly." IndiaTimes - Published
WiFi services being provided through BharatNet in villages across India will be free of charge till March 2020, Telecom and Information Technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Wednesday. IndiaTimes - Published
The amended Citizenship Act has nothing to do with the proposed nation-wide National Register of Citizens (NRC) exercise, law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Tuesday. IndiaTimes - Published
Pegasus was recently dragged to US courts by Whatsapp for a software, which allegedly helped an entity to remotely snoop on a target. Pegasus has said it provides services to sovereigns itself... IndiaTimes - Published
Amid criticism that privacy provisions had been diluted, the personal data protection bill was referred to a joint select committee of Parliament soon after it was introduced with communications and IT.. IndiaTimes - Published
Opposition parties, including Congress, DMK, NCP, TMC and CPM, as well as NDA ally Apna Dal (Sonelal), voiced concerns over the legislation seeking to end reservation for the Anglo-Indian community... IndiaTimes - Published
Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday said he would write to chief ministers and high court chief justices of all the states to complete investigation into cases of rape and those registered.. IndiaTimes - Published Also reported by •DNA
"The time has come for an all-India judicial service. We have national law schools, and girls and boys are coming out of that. The whole idea is to have a proper all-India judicial service examination.. IndiaTimes - Published
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday condemned the "reprehensive conduct" of the two Congress lawmakers who clashed with marshals in Lok Sabha, saying that the house is a place for debating and.. IndiaTimes - Published
Speaking to reporters, law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad hit out at the opposition party soon after Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned due to vehement opposition by Congress members over the.. IndiaTimes - Published
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