Ravi Shankar Prasad On Twitter

New IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has picked up where his predecessor - Ravi Shankar Prasad - left off, telling Twitter that "the law of the land is supreme" and urging it to follow the rules.

The Shashi Tharoor-led Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT seeks evidence on matters related to citizens' rights in digital space. It has summoned senior officials of the IT and I&B ministries. Issues related to Twitter may come up in the meeting.

Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said tech companies like Twitter should be accountable to India's Constitution and laws and that they should not be governed by American laws while operating in Indian territory.

Technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Wednesday that US social media giants must obey the laws of his country, where they are doing brisk business.

Calling for accountability of big social media companies, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said Twitter invoked a US copyright act to block his account but it should also be cognisant of the law in India where it is operating.

A Hindu group has filed a complaint with police against Twitter's India head for showing regions outside a map of India on its website, kickstarting an investigation in a fresh headache for the US tech firm.

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said he too was briefly locked out of his Twitter account after he posted an explainer on why Union Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad was blocked from posting from his handle.

Union Minister for Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said Twitter denied him access to his account for almost an hour over complaints that he violated copyright law that later emerged to have stemmed from a claim by a music label.

Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the social media platform should not "lecture us on democracy."

IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said WhatsApp users have nothing to fear about new social media rules, that are designed to prevent abuse and misuse of platforms, and offer users a robust forum for grievance redressal.

India's technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad warned US social media firms to abide by the country's laws, a day after a face-off between Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration and Twitter over content regulation.

Hours after Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being "absolutely silent" while the Chinese "have taken our territory", Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad delivered a withering response. The Congress leader should not ask questions on international matters on Twitter, said the minister.

Soon are Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad assured users of privacy on the Aarogya Setu app, French security researcher Robert Baptiste, who goes by pseudonym Elliot Alderson on Twitter, posted information about unwell people in the government, allegedly from the app.

India plans to amend proposed rules for policing digital content so the toughest measures apply only to big social media firms, two government sources told Reuters.

IT and Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday went on Twitter with iPhone XR that was "assembled in India" in his hand.

New IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has picked up where his predecessor - Ravi Shankar Prasad - left off, telling Twitter that "the law of the land is supreme" and urging it to follow the rules.

The Shashi Tharoor-led Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT seeks evidence on matters related to citizens' rights in digital space. It has summoned senior officials of the IT and I&B ministries. Issues related to Twitter may come up in the meeting.

Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said tech companies like Twitter should be accountable to India's Constitution and laws and that they should not be governed by American laws while operating in Indian territory.

Technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Wednesday that US social media giants must obey the laws of his country, where they are doing brisk business.

Calling for accountability of big social media companies, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said Twitter invoked a US copyright act to block his account but it should also be cognisant of the law in India where it is operating.

A Hindu group has filed a complaint with police against Twitter's India head for showing regions outside a map of India on its website, kickstarting an investigation in a fresh headache for the US tech firm.

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said he too was briefly locked out of his Twitter account after he posted an explainer on why Union Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad was blocked from posting from his handle.

Union Minister for Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said Twitter denied him access to his account for almost an hour over complaints that he violated copyright law that later emerged to have stemmed from a claim by a music label.

Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the social media platform should not "lecture us on democracy."

IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said WhatsApp users have nothing to fear about new social media rules, that are designed to prevent abuse and misuse of platforms, and offer users a robust forum for grievance redressal.

India's technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad warned US social media firms to abide by the country's laws, a day after a face-off between Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration and Twitter over content regulation.

Hours after Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being "absolutely silent" while the Chinese "have taken our territory", Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad delivered a withering response. The Congress leader should not ask questions on international matters on Twitter, said the minister.

Soon are Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad assured users of privacy on the Aarogya Setu app, French security researcher Robert Baptiste, who goes by pseudonym Elliot Alderson on Twitter, posted information about unwell people in the government, allegedly from the app.

India plans to amend proposed rules for policing digital content so the toughest measures apply only to big social media firms, two government sources told Reuters.

IT and Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday went on Twitter with iPhone XR that was "assembled in India" in his hand.