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  'No limits to pathological hatred against PM': RS Prasad tears into Congress as 'toolkit' emerges

  Politics | May 19, 2021 0:05 IST

  Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday slammed the Congress party for "fomenting communal disharmony" after an alleged toolkit attributed to AICC Research Department emerged.

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  Ravi Shankar Prasad slams Rahul Gandhi for questioning India's 'vaccine maitri' move

  News | April 09, 2021 18:40 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has hit back at Rahul Gandhi after the Congress leader took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to observe 'Tika Utsav' from April 11 to 14 and questioned the government over the reported shortage of Covid vaccine in several states.

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  'Has he already taken vaccine during his 'undisclosed' foreign trip?' BJP hits back at Rahul Gandhi

  India | April 09, 2021 17:22 IST

  In his letter to PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi urged to “open up vaccination to everyone who needs it", and added that vaccine exports must be stopped immediately.

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  Exclusive: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad slams Maha govt over sachin waze case

  News | March 24, 2021 13:47 IST

  While talking to India TV Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad slams Maharashtra government over sachin waze case.

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  'Of vasuli, by vasuli, for vasuli': BJP mounts attack on Maharashtra govt over extortion case

  India | March 23, 2021 18:34 IST

  The three-party alliance government in Maharashtra is "of extortion (vasuli), by extortion and for extortion", senior BJP leader and Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Tuesday and added that the Uddav Thackeray-led dispensation has lost the moral right to govern the state.

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  What's happening in Maharashtra is not 'vikas' it is 'vasooli': Ravi Shankar Prasad

  Politics | March 23, 2021 16:58 IST

  Who is running the show of Maharashtra? Is it the most confused govt in the history of Maharashtra? What is the political direction of this 'vasooli' Aghadi? Sharad Pawar enjoys political credibility but under what compulsion is he defending Anil Deshmukh: RS Prasad, BJP

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  Maharashtra letter bomb: Home Minister Anil Deshmukh clarifies his stand

  Politics | March 21, 2021 15:27 IST

  The allegations against the Maharashtra Home Minister are serious, says Sharad Pawar

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  Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tears into Maharashtra govt over Sachin Waze episode

  India | March 21, 2021 15:02 IST

  Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday called for a "fair and impartial probe by an outside agency" into the controversy surrounding Mumbai policeman Sachin Waze and his alleged patronisation by top leaders of the ruling Shiv Sena-NCP combine in Maharashtra.

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  Batla House designed to weaken morale of Delhi Police for vote bank politics: Ravi Shankar Prasad

  Politics | March 09, 2021 19:26 IST

  Delhi Court convicted Ariz Khan in Batla House encounter case. Union Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad said that there was a deliberate and constant attempt to cast serious doubt over the authenticity of Batla House incident designed to weaken the morale of Delhi Police and to give clear support to terrorist for pure vote bank politics.

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  Delhi Court convicts Ariz Khan in Batla House encounter; Ravi Shankar Prasad targets Congress

  News | March 09, 2021 13:07 IST

  You might have listened to Salman Khurshid say that Sonia Gandhi had tears in her eyes when she got to know that two terrorists have been killed: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Delhi Court convicting Ariz Khan in Batla House encounter case

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  Social media platforms must shun double standard concerning India: Ravi Shankar Prasad | Exclusive

  India | February 25, 2021 23:44 IST

  Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday spoke on the government's stringent guidelines for social media, OTT platforms and digital media in Aaj Ki Baat with Rajat Sharma, Editor-In-Chief and Chairman, India TV. The Union Minister cleared confusion over the new guidelines and what companies will have to do to abide by the new guidelines.

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  Dalit converting to Islam or Christianity won't get quota: Law Minister

  India | February 13, 2021 7:15 IST

  Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in response to a question in Rajya Sabha said that Dalit converting to Islam or Christianity cannot claim reservation benefits and it will also deprive the person the eligibility to contest parliamentary or Assembly election from constituencies reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC).

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  Social media platforms should follow Indian laws, says Ravi Shankar Prasad in Rajya Sabha

  News | February 12, 2021 6:44 IST

  “I have a message for all of you — come, work in India, earn money but you will have to follow India’s laws,” Ravi Shankar Prasad says in Rajya Sabha

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  Action will be taken if social media used to spread fake news, violence: Ravi Shankar Prasad

  India | February 11, 2021 15:02 IST

  This came after some of the protesting farmers did not follow the prearranged route on Republic Day for their tractor rally and broke barricades to enter Delhi.

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  Union budget focuses on spending to boost economic growth, strengthen health sector: Prasad

  India | February 07, 2021 7:08 IST

  Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said the central budget for 2021-22 fiscal has focused on spending to build infrastructure and boost the economic growth of the country.

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  The Tricolour was dishonoured, but Rahul Gandhi kept mum, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

  News | February 02, 2021 16:20 IST

  Did Rahul Gandhi condemn Red Fort breach incident on January 26? The Tricolour was dishonoured, but the Congress leader kept mum. For over 40 years, people of his family unfurled the national flag from Red Fort, but he didn't utter a word over the incident, says Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

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  Rahul Gandhi's knowledge about agriculture an 'open secret': Ravi Shankar Prasad

  India | February 02, 2021 14:06 IST

  Ravi Shankar Prasad said that Rahul Gandhi's knowledge about agriculture and farming is an "open secret" and invited him to discuss issues related to farmers in Parliament.

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  Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad invites Rahul Gandhi in Parliament for discussion over Budget 2021

  News | February 01, 2021 20:52 IST

  Sitharaman in her budget speech quoted Rabindranath Tagore “Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark” to say that the budget this time was prepared in circumstances like never before. Presenting the Union Budget 2021, Sitharaman said that in the history of independent India, only three times has the Union Budget followed a GDP. FM Sitharaman tabled the 15th Finance Commission report in Lok Sabha.

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  President is beyond the pale of political divide: RS Prasad

  News | January 29, 2021 19:26 IST

  Union Minister of Law and Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad on January 29 condemned Opposition's act of boycotting President's address. "President is beyond the pale of political divide. He's Constitutional Head. Unfortunate that Opposition, especially Congress who governed this country for 50 years, boycotted it. What tradition are they establishing?," said RS Prasad.

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  Govt looking into WhatsApp privacy policy changes: Prasad

  India | January 19, 2021 14:42 IST

  Amid a user backlash over a new privacy policy of WhatsApp, the Indian government on Tuesday said it is looking into the changes made by the popular messaging app, and asserted that sanctity of personal communication needs to be maintained.