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"No Unauthorised Interception": Government On Pegasus Spyware Row
Following the uproar on the Pegasus issue in 2019, then IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had told Rajya Sabha that "no unauthorised intervention" took place
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India Top Country in World in Use of Mobile Apps, Says IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
India has become the top country in the world in the use of mobile applications and the government is encouraging and promoting Indian innovators to create apps, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
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Two Lakh Jobs Added In IT Sector Since 2019: Ravi Shankar Prasad
The IT sector has contributed 8 per cent to the country's GDP and two lakh new jobs have been added in the sector since 2019, Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
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COVID-19: 16 Out Of 25 High Courts Resume Physical Hearing, Says Centre
A total of 16 out of 25 high courts in the country have resumed physical hearings which had stopped following the coronavirus-induced lockdown, Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.
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Centre Will Consider Revoking Suspension Of MPs After They Apologise: Ravi Shankar Prasad
The government will consider revoking the suspension of eight Rajya Sabha members only after they apologise for their behaviour in the Upper House, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said today.
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Right To Internet Not Fundamental, Country's Security Important: Law Minister
Misconception about the right to the 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 equally important.
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Release Undertrials Completing Half Their Sentence: Law Minister's Appeal
Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said in Rajya Sabha that he has appealed to chief justices of high courts to ensure expeditious trial and release undertrials who have completed half of their sentences.
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4,000 Passports Delivered Across J&K After August 5: Union Minister
As many as 4,000 passports were delivered in Jammu and Kashmir post August 5, Communications Ravi Shankar Prasad today told Rajya Sabha and appreciated India Post for its good service.
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Congress Targets Centre On WhatsApp Row, Seeks Parliamentary Panel Probe
The WhatsApp snooping row came up for discussion in the Rajya Sabha today, with the Congress-led Opposition claiming that only a joint parliamentary committee probe can bring out the truth in a case where allegations of hacking are being raised against the centre itself.
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"Won't Be Tolerated," Speaker Warns Congress After Parliament Scuffle
Speaker Om Birla has condemned the scuffle that broke out in the Lok Sabha today, when marshals tried to forcibly remove two Congress members who were protesting the recent political developments in Maharashtra. "I am hurt by whatever happened in parliament. It is unacceptable and won't be tolerated," Mr Birla said, warning of strong action against...
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Parliament Highlights: Rajya Sabha Clears Triple Talaq Bill In Big Win For Modi Government
Parliament today passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019. The upper house earlier rejected the motion to send the contentious triple talaq bill - that makes instant triple talaq a criminal offence - to select committee for further scrutiny. The passage of the bill was supported by a non-aligned Biju Janata Dal, while N...
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Triple Talaq Bill in Rajya Sabha: Rajya Sabha Rejects Motion To Send Triple Talaq Bill To Select Panel
The contentious bill to ban Triple Talaq - the practice of Muslim men instantly divorcing their wives by uttering "talaq" thrice - which failed the the Rajya Sabha test last time, is expected to have a smooth passage today as the opposition to it suddenly crumbled. While Naveen Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal supported the bill, the AIADMK and Nitish Kum...
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Bill On "Triple Talaq" Passed In Lok Sabha, Upper House Hurdle Next
The contentious bill that would criminalise instant triple talaq was passed by the Lok Sabha today. The battle over the bill -- which provides for a jail term for Muslim men who can get an instant divorce by uttering "Talaq" thrice -- raged through the day.
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Centre To Connect 496 India-China Border Villages With IMSAT Satellite
The government has decided to connect 496 villages along the India-China border with IMSAT satellite that will restore connectivity to people living in such remote areas, Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad informed the Rajya Sabha today.
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Top Court Judges Should Avoid Harsh Words: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in Rajya Sabha on Monday that the Supreme Court judges should avoid "harsh words" and referred to the observations like "constitutional fraud" in the minority judgement in the landmark Aadhaar verdict.
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"No Unauthorised Interception": Government On Pegasus Spyware Row
Following the uproar on the Pegasus issue in 2019, then IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had told Rajya Sabha that "no unauthorised intervention" took place
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India Top Country in World in Use of Mobile Apps, Says IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
India has become the top country in the world in the use of mobile applications and the government is encouraging and promoting Indian innovators to create apps, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
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Two Lakh Jobs Added In IT Sector Since 2019: Ravi Shankar Prasad
The IT sector has contributed 8 per cent to the country's GDP and two lakh new jobs have been added in the sector since 2019, Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
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COVID-19: 16 Out Of 25 High Courts Resume Physical Hearing, Says Centre
A total of 16 out of 25 high courts in the country have resumed physical hearings which had stopped following the coronavirus-induced lockdown, Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.
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Centre Will Consider Revoking Suspension Of MPs After They Apologise: Ravi Shankar Prasad
The government will consider revoking the suspension of eight Rajya Sabha members only after they apologise for their behaviour in the Upper House, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said today.
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Right To Internet Not Fundamental, Country's Security Important: Law Minister
Misconception about the right to the 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 equally important.
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Release Undertrials Completing Half Their Sentence: Law Minister's Appeal
Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said in Rajya Sabha that he has appealed to chief justices of high courts to ensure expeditious trial and release undertrials who have completed half of their sentences.
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4,000 Passports Delivered Across J&K After August 5: Union Minister
As many as 4,000 passports were delivered in Jammu and Kashmir post August 5, Communications Ravi Shankar Prasad today told Rajya Sabha and appreciated India Post for its good service.
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Congress Targets Centre On WhatsApp Row, Seeks Parliamentary Panel Probe
The WhatsApp snooping row came up for discussion in the Rajya Sabha today, with the Congress-led Opposition claiming that only a joint parliamentary committee probe can bring out the truth in a case where allegations of hacking are being raised against the centre itself.
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"Won't Be Tolerated," Speaker Warns Congress After Parliament Scuffle
Speaker Om Birla has condemned the scuffle that broke out in the Lok Sabha today, when marshals tried to forcibly remove two Congress members who were protesting the recent political developments in Maharashtra. "I am hurt by whatever happened in parliament. It is unacceptable and won't be tolerated," Mr Birla said, warning of strong action against...
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Parliament Highlights: Rajya Sabha Clears Triple Talaq Bill In Big Win For Modi Government
Parliament today passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019. The upper house earlier rejected the motion to send the contentious triple talaq bill - that makes instant triple talaq a criminal offence - to select committee for further scrutiny. The passage of the bill was supported by a non-aligned Biju Janata Dal, while N...
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Triple Talaq Bill in Rajya Sabha: Rajya Sabha Rejects Motion To Send Triple Talaq Bill To Select Panel
The contentious bill to ban Triple Talaq - the practice of Muslim men instantly divorcing their wives by uttering "talaq" thrice - which failed the the Rajya Sabha test last time, is expected to have a smooth passage today as the opposition to it suddenly crumbled. While Naveen Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal supported the bill, the AIADMK and Nitish Kum...
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Bill On "Triple Talaq" Passed In Lok Sabha, Upper House Hurdle Next
The contentious bill that would criminalise instant triple talaq was passed by the Lok Sabha today. The battle over the bill -- which provides for a jail term for Muslim men who can get an instant divorce by uttering "Talaq" thrice -- raged through the day.
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Centre To Connect 496 India-China Border Villages With IMSAT Satellite
The government has decided to connect 496 villages along the India-China border with IMSAT satellite that will restore connectivity to people living in such remote areas, Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad informed the Rajya Sabha today.
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Top Court Judges Should Avoid Harsh Words: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in Rajya Sabha on Monday that the Supreme Court judges should avoid "harsh words" and referred to the observations like "constitutional fraud" in the minority judgement in the landmark Aadhaar verdict.
