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The DoT has suggested a base price for 5G airwaves at Rs 492 crore per MHz and proposed a sale of a minimum 20 MHz blocks.

5G spectrum auction by year-end or early 2020: Prasad

Govt plans to auction around 8,293.95 MHz of airwaves at an estimated total base price of Rs 5.86 lakh crore.

14 Sep 2019 11:42 AM

Terming India as a "huge market" for Facebook and its group companies, Nick Clegg said the US tech giant is "keen to make progress" on rolling out its payments services on WhatsApp.

Facebook global exec meets IT minister, discusses cross-border data flows

Facebook's Nick Clegg said data-sharing across jurisdictions is more important than where that info is located physically.

13 Sep 2019 2:59 PM

In case of lost and stolen phone, you will have to file an FIR and inform the DoT via helpline number 14422.

Lost your mobile phone? No worries, govt will help you locate it

Ravi Shankar Prasad will now launch the web portal to report theft of phones in Maharashtra today.

13 Sep 2019 12:58 PM

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad while addressing a press conference in Gujarat. (Photo: ANI)

Ravi Shankar Prasad claims Nehru wrong, Sardar Patel right on J&K

Last month, Parliament had revoked Article 370 which gave special provisions to Jammu and Kashmir.

12 Sep 2019 8:58 AM

Former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, former apex court judges Swatanter Kumar and Kurian Joseph also paid tribute to the noted jurist, who had also served as the country's law minister. (Photo: ani)

Former law minister Ram Jethmalani cremated at Lodhi Road crematorium

His son Mahesh Jethmalani, a senior advocate himself, lit the funeral pyre at 5:30 pm.

08 Sep 2019 7:31 PM

After the death of eminent lawyer Ram Jethmalani on Sunday morning, Union Home Minister Amit Shah paid last respect at his residence in the national capital, New Delhi. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Nation mourns demise of legal stalwart Ram Jethmalani

Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu visited Jethmalani's residence to day morning to pay his respects.

08 Sep 2019 11:41 AM

Union minister for law and judiciary, Ravi Shankar Prasad (Photo: ANI)

Ravi Shankar Prasad warns Pakistan over terror

“Article 370 was used as a platform for terrorists and the government has rightly removed it,” the Union minister said.

18 Aug 2019 4:40 AM

Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad (Photo: ANI)

Law minister, A-G differ over Courts of Appeal plan

The minister was speaking at a function organised at the Supreme Court by the Supreme Court Bar Association to celebrate the 73rd Independence Day.

16 Aug 2019 1:17 AM

Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said it is a Money Bill, to which the Law Minister said that he was willing to have a discussion on the judiciary in November. (Photo: File)

Parliament passes bill to increase number of Supreme Court judges

However, the Chair took up the Supreme Court Bill alone, which was passed without discussion.

07 Aug 2019 3:47 PM

Huawei, the world’s biggest maker of such gear, is at the centre of a geopolitical tug-of-war between China and the United States. (Photo: File | AP)

China warns India of 'reverse sanctions' if Huawei is blocked: sources

Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told parliament that six proposals have been received for 5G trials, including from Huawei.

07 Aug 2019 12:34 PM

The Lok Sabha on Monday passed a bill to amend the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956 to increase the number of Judges in the Supreme Court from present 30 to 33 excluding the Chief Justice of India (CJI). (Photo: File)

Lok Sabha passes bill to increase number of judges in SC

The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2019 was passed after a reply by Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

06 Aug 2019 8:45 AM

After getting a nod in Lok Sabha, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tabled the contentious triple talaq bill for consideration and passage in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Law ensures justice for India’s Muslim women

In India, the passing of the law by the BJP, otherwise seen as anti-minorities due to its Hindutva orientation, may be seen as discriminatory.

01 Aug 2019 12:00 AM

The Bill that proposes to protect the rights of married Muslim women by prohibiting the practice of divorce by pronouncing talaq by their husbands has been passed by the Lok Sabha. (Photo: ANI)

‘YSRCP will vote against Triple Talaq bill,’ says Vijay Sai Reddy

NDA ally JD(U) staged a walk out from the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday soon after the debate on the Triple Talaq Bill began.

30 Jul 2019 3:41 PM

(Photo: ANI)ust before walking out, JD(U) leader and member of the Rajya Sabha Bashishtha Narain Singh said, 'Hum iss ka bahishkar karte hain.' (Photo: ANI)

JD(U), AIADMK walks out of RS in Triple Talaq debate, odds now in favour of BJP

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad earlier introduced the contentious Triple Talaq bill saying it was a matter of ‘equality’.

30 Jul 2019 3:10 PM

'Triple talaq is about justice, dignity of women,' says Ravi Shankar Prasad

Prasad also said that the practice of triple talaq is continuing despite Supreme Court banning the same through its judgement.

30 Jul 2019 1:16 PM

Moving The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2019, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that after the BJP-led government came to power 'we have repealed 1,428 old and archaic Acts'. (Photo: File)

Lok Sabha passes bill to scrap 58 archaic laws

Participating in the discussion, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said that efforts of the government were laudable.

29 Jul 2019 8:45 PM

Union Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad added that the government will make efforts to make the country one of world's largest centre of data analysis. (Photo: ANI)

India will never compromise its data sovereignty: Ravi Shankar Prasad

He also touched upon the subject of 5G ecosystem and said his vision of India includes the creation of Indian patents in 5G technology.

28 Jul 2019 9:59 AM

Replying to the debate on the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 in Lok Sabha, the law minister questioned the opposition to up to three year jail term for the husband who gives instant triple talaq. (Photo: File)

Despite SC order, triple talaq practice continued, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

The opposition said that present laws are sufficient.

25 Jul 2019 6:46 PM

As Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad was reading out from news clippings grounds on which women have been given instant triple talaq, Birla asked him not to read from clippings. (Photo: File)

Speaker Om Birla asks Law Minister not to read from newspaper clippings

The law minister then used the term 'media reports' to refer to the cases of instant triple talaq or talaq-e-biddat.

25 Jul 2019 4:34 PM

Moving the bill for consideration, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the legislation was a must for gender equality and justice as despite an August 2017 Supreme Court verdict striking down the practice of instant triple talaq, women are being divorced by 'talaq-e-biddat'. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

‘It is for gender justice’: Govt defends triple talaq bill

A fresh bill was introduced by the new government in June during the ongoing Parliament session.

25 Jul 2019 1:39 PM

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