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Prasad backs use of EVMs, says need to trust EC and respect its sanctity

The minister said the kind of trust the poll panel has shown in new technology backed by 'most profound technical oversight is something we all need to respect'

Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad admitted to AIIMS in Delhi

According to AIIMS authorities, Prasad, 64, arrived at AIIMS around 8 p.m. and was admitted in the pulmonary medicine department

Govt working with RBI to track fraud cases of below Rs 1L: Prasad in RS

A Financial Data Protection bill has been drafted that aims to address issues related to data theft, including from social networking websites

Time to set up all-India judicial services, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

The minister also said that time has come for establishing National Judicial Commission in all seriousness

India to become trillion dollar digital economy in next 2-3 yrs: RS Prasad

He stated that the boost in the number of smartphones, component manufacturing factories and optical fibre network were some examples of the adoption of digital technology in the country

National electronics policy to boost manufacturing almost ready: Prasad

The minister also asked the electronics industry to focus on producing medical devices, defence and automobile items

India for digitisation but won't compromise on data integrity: R S Prasad

Prasad highlighted the exponential growth in mobile manufacturing in the country

Govt approves Rs 4.69-bn package to revive NEPA Mills' closed MP unit

The move will ensure development of the tribal area, says Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

Ravi Shankar Prasad calls on US tech firms to invest in 'improved' India

Minister skips Facebook, WhatsApp offices during four-day trip to Silicon Valley

Fake news row: Social media won't be allowed to abuse polls, says Prasad

India has taken serious note of reported data misuse of social media platforms and such tools would never be allowed to abuse the election process for extraneous means, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

Ravi Shankar Prasad warns FB of strict action, says can summon Zuckerberg

The Opposition ridiculed Prasad for his "hyperbole"

Aadhaar can't be killed under garb of privacy: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Aadhaar mechanism contains iris and finger prints kept in a safe and secure encrypted form which cannot be broken into even by the billionth of efforts, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

Nokia plant in TN left as an 'orphaned child': Ravi Shankar Prasad

The factory was left out of the $7.2 billion deal that was signed between Microsoft and Nokia in 2014

Digital economy: Ravi Shankar Prasad to meet IT chiefs on Dec 14

The government feels that low-cost cyber security products have a high potential in India

Govt vows to keep web access equitable

India's stand is important against the backdrop of US FCC's decision to roll back its net neutrality rules adopted in 2015

BJP gave Yashwant everything, pained by his language: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Says the senior BJP leader is using 'low-level language' against the party

Ravi Shankar Prasad urges traders to join GST platform

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today urged traders to board the Goods and Services Tax (GST) platform which entered 18th day of it's introduction. The country has six crore traders but only 85 lakh of them have registered with the GST, Prasad said here at an outreach programme. The union minister of law and justice and electronic & IT congratulated the opposition for the making GST possible, but declined to comment on Trinamool Congress president and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's criticism of the new tax regime. In the meeting, textiles and small traders expressed apprehension about the GST and Prasad tried to allay their fears.

250,000 gram panchayats to be digitally connected by mid-2018: Prasad

He says India's digital economy at the moment is $400 billion

Centre appointed 17 judges in SC in 3 years, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

232 judges in the High Court have been appointed, says Minister

IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, top IT execs to meet on Friday

Issues in Digital India project, reports of job loss will be discussed