Ravi Shankar Prasad is an Indian lawyer and BJP leader, who defeated Shatrughan Sinha in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections 2019 from Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency. He is also a designated senior advocate in the Supreme Court of India. In 2018 according to The Economic Times he features among the top twenty influential world leaders in digital technology and e-government.
Read MorePM Modi spoke about various parties that are fighting for their existence & that neither we should laugh at them nor mock them. Instead, we should learn from them and refrain from committing such acts that they have committed, said BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad after BJP's National Executive meeting in Hyderabad.
Ravi Shankar Prasad said that India has lost 130 crore from its exchequer due to opposition's disruptions in the Parliament.
Former Union Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad and Prakash Javadekar may soon receive senior organizational positions in the BJP.
The prime minister also advised ministers replacing RS Prasad, Prakash Javadekar and others to learn from their experiences to run their ministries effectively, sources said.
With leaders like Bhupendra Yadav and Annapurna Devi, who handled key responsibilities in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) being given a place in the Cabinet, the party would like to fill the vacant slots with leaders who have been removed from Team Modi.
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar resigned from the Modi government ahead of mega cabinet expansion on Wednesday.
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad resigned from Modi Cabinet on Wednesday, just an hour ahead of a major Cabinet reshuffle.
Nice to see significant social media platforms like Google, Facebook and Instagram following the new IT Rules, says Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
If you are going to invoke the... digital copyright act of America then you have to also be cognisant of the copyright rules of India. That is the point, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said.
The Parliamentary Panel has also asked Google, Facebook that they have to comply with new IT rules, court orders.
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday launched the e-filing portal of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) here, saying the initiative should be seen as a larger narrative of transformation the country is undergoing through the digital medium.
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday questioned the silence of self-styled champions of civil liberties over the issue of Twitter temporarily blocking the account of Union IT & Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad saying was this a way of celebrating the Emergency Anniversary.
Shashi Tharoor, who is chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, said that he will be seeking an explanation from Twitter India over the brief locking of Ravi Shankar Prasad's account.
Though the Twitter account of the minister was visible for public viewing, Twitter did not permit anyone authorized to access this account to log in or make any post.
The government on Wednesday further liberalized the guidelines for Other Service Providers (OSPs).
Newly-elected president of industry body CII TV Narendran on Thursday said like other countries, India is also evolving in terms of regulations to deal with issues concerning social media companies.
Ravi Shankar Prasad said that Twitter should not "preach us on democracy" as he said that India has the proud distinction of being the world's largest and the most vibrant democracy.
Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said that Twitter failed to comply with the guidelines despite being given multiple opportunities.
Social media companies operating in India will have to follow law of the land and double standards won't be tolerated, said Union IT & Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in Aaj Ki Baat.
Ravi Shankar Prasad said that new social media rules are designed to prevent abuse and misuse of platforms.
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