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  Plan to install 2,500 WiFi hotspots by next fiscal: Ravi Shankar Prasad

  India | January 10, 2016 14:38 IST

  New Delhi: Government is targetting to reach the 50-crore internet subscribers mark in the next 6-7 months, besides installing 2,500 WiFi hotspots at 256 places by the next fiscal, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said

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  Telecom infrastructure, voice quality should improve: Ravi Shankar

  Politics | December 19, 2015 17:27 IST

  New Delhi: Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday reiterated the need for telecom service providers to improve infrastructure and strengthen voice quality.Speaking at the 88th annual general meeting of FICCI, he also said if

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  Government promises 'stern' steps to address call drop menace

  December 07, 2015 18:06 IST

  New Delhi: "Stern" steps against private telecom companies are on the cards as the government reasserted its intent to seriously address the menace of call drops in Rajya Sabha today.Private telecom companies are increasing their

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  Bhagwat remark, beef controversy had nothing to do with Bihar poll debacle: R S Prasad

  Politics | November 09, 2015 14:45 IST

  New Delhi: Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had said, the controversial remark on caste reservation by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat (later withdrawn) and the raging beef controversy had nothing to do with the election

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  Call drop situation improving: Ravi Shankar Prasad

  Politics | September 27, 2015 19:56 IST

  Patna: Under attack from the Opposition on the call drop problem, Union Communications and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said that the situation was improving."There is a problem about call drops, but the

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  BSNL: Big losses, but can India live without It?

  September 17, 2015 12:16 IST

  New Delhi: Once India's leading telecommunication giant and among its most-profitable state-run companies, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has posted a loss for the fifth straight financial year.BSNL lost Rs 3,785 crore during 2014-15, according

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  Inland letters with image of Indira Gandhi may be discontinued

  India | September 16, 2015 16:47 IST

  New Delhi: Inland letters carrying the image of late Indira Gandhi may be discontinued, indications were available today, a day after it became known that stamps displaying her image as well as that of another

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  Cabinet approves Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rural Mission

  Politics | September 16, 2015 16:11 IST

  New Delhi:  In an ambitious bid to transform rural areas to economically, socially and physically sustainable spaces, the union cabinet on Wednesday approved the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rural Mission (SPMRM) with an outlay of Rs.5,142.08

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  TRAI gives 15 days to mobile operators on call drops

  India | September 09, 2015 20:45 IST

  New Delhi: Seeking urgent steps by mobile operators to check call drops, regulator TRAI today said their performance would be reviewed after 15 days and warned it will "cross the bridge" if they fail to

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  Look after your customers, Ravi Shankar Prasad tells telecom companies

  Politics | September 07, 2015 18:44 IST

  Gurgaon: Asking mobile operators to address the problem of call drops, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said government doesn't appreciate when they just add customers but do not look after their convenience."I don't appreciate

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  Panel to submit report on call drop before Parliament's Winter Session

  Politics | September 02, 2015 10:03 IST

  New Delhi: Amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi's concerns over call drops, the standing committee on information technology and telecom has decided to take up the issue during its next meeting.BJP MP and standing committee chief

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  Government committed to revive postal department: Ravi Shankar Prasad

  Politics | August 20, 2015 17:26 IST

  New Delhi:  Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said the government will revive the postal department by using over 1.5 lakh post offices for furthering financial inclusion and payments bank is a step towards it.The

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  UPA responsible for poor financial condition of BSNL: Ravi Shankar Prasad

  Politics | August 12, 2015 15:56 IST

  New Delhi:  Government today blamed the previous UPA government for the poor financial condition of state-run BSNL saying its losses now stand at Rs 8,000 crore even though it had profits to the tune of

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  Government blames UPA rule for poor financial condition of BSNL

  India | August 12, 2015 15:01 IST

  New Delhi: Government today blamed the previous UPA government for the poor financial condition of state-run BSNL saying its losses now stand at Rs 8,000 crore even though it had profits to the tune of

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  Ravi Shankar Prasad to launch mobile app for digital literacy; 3 other events of the day

  India | August 09, 2015 10:15 IST

  1. Ravi Shankar Prasad to launch mobile app for digital literacyNew Delhi: Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will today launch a Disha mobile app, which can be used to learn about computers and Internet.2. Nitish

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  Government takes U-turn on porn ban, reviews its decision

  Politics | August 05, 2015 12:03 IST

  New Delhi: Facing flak over blocking of 857 websites, the government Tuesday reviewed its order and decided to lift ban on those sites which did not contain pornographic material but had still faced action.The decision

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  Raising subsidised Parliament canteen food issue a 'conspiracy': Naresh Agarwal

  Politics | August 03, 2015 14:31 IST

   New Delhi: Amid controversy over subsidised food in Parliament canteen, an SP member today said there was a “conspiracy” to sully the image of parliamentarians and asked the government to come out with details on

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  'Hindu terrorism': BJP rakes up Rahul's 2010 remarks to up the ante

  Politics | August 01, 2015 23:14 IST

  New Delhi: BJP today fired yet another salvo at Congress over the issue of 'Hindu terrorism' as it raked up reported comments of Rahul Gandhi in 2010 when he had said radicalised Hindu groups might

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  BJP proud of PM Modi, other ministers' RSS connection: Ravi Shankar Prasad

  Politics | August 01, 2015 20:29 IST

  New Delhi:  BJP today flaunted its association with RSS, asserting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and many other ministers are RSS workers, a day after Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi charged the Hindutva organisation with

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  Sonia should clarify party's stand on Hindu terror: BJP

  Politics | August 01, 2015 20:05 IST

  New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday asked Congress President Sonia Gandhi to clarify her party's stand on the Hindu terror issue and alleged that her son and party vice president Rahul Gandhi had