Prasad said that “sponsored allegations” are being levelled against the government by “the Congress party in particular and others in general” that Joseph’s appointment was stalled due to his Uttarakhand President’s Rule verdict.

Malhotra will be the first woman judge to be appointed to the top post directly from the bar.

Justice Chelameswar had urged the CJI to consider convening a full court to take up the issue of alleged executive interference in the working of the judiciary. 

The presser came after Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati, earlier today, claimed that Dalits were facing atrocities in states governed by Bharatiya Janata Party after a 'successful' Bharat bandh.

"This has exposed Rahul Gandhi who was denying all along. Congress and Rahul Gandhi must now apologize," Prasad said.

Ravi Shankar Prasad alleged that Cambridge Analytica had been accused of using "sex, sleaze and fake news" to influence elections and asked if the Congress too planned to walk the same path.

The Congress also hit back alleging that the "BJP's factory of fake news has produced one more fake product", and accused it of hiring the firm's services in several elections, including in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

"Congress should explain why it is associated with companies such as Cambridge Analytica. Why is it reliant on data manipulation and data theft to win the elections?," the senior BJP leader asked.

State Assembly Secretary Ram Shresth Rai handed over the certificates to the six candidates. Since there were only six nominations for as many seats falling vacant from the state in the Rajya Sabha, all the candidates were declared elected unopposed.

The poll outcome in the north eastern states will have serious repercussions in national politics, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said.

There is no interference from the government and the law must take its course, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said after Karti Chidambaram, son of former finance minister P Chidambaram, was arrested by the CBI in connection with its probe i

After the meeting, the AOL said eminent members of the Sunni Waqf Board, All India Muslim Personal Law Board and others met Ravi Shankar and expressed support for an out-of-court settlement in the Ayodhya matter.

Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad asserted that the Aadhaar data was fully safe and secure.

Speaking on the National Voters Day here, Ravi Shankar Prasad said that Indians were becoming too much election-oriented people.

Criticising Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Twitter, Snowden said instead of an investigation, the journalist needed to be rewarded for exposing that the Aadhaar data was not fullproof and could be obtained at a cost of only Rs 50

“Government is fully committed to freedom of Press as well as to maintaining security and sanctity of Aadhaar for India’s development. FIR is against unknown,” Union law minister said.

The Supreme Court had rejected the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act and the 99th constitutional amendment, which provided for the formation of the Commission.

The Union minister said he had "nothing to say about regional parties" as they might have opposed the bill due to "regional pressures".

Supreme Court had termed instant triple talaq unconstitutional and directed the government to bring in a legislation in this regard.

Law and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said he had denied permission to Facebook's Free Basics platform when he was handling portfolio of the communications ministry.