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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to announce new roles for senior former Union Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad and Prakash Javadekar, ANI reported quoting sources. The two leaders may be appointed as the BJP's National General Secretary or Vice President, say reports.
They will also be given important duties for the upcoming assembly elections in poll-bound states. According to reports, BJP President JP Nadda convened a meeting of National Secretaries on Sunday at the BJP headquarters in the national capital, to discuss the strategy for assembly polls.
Last week, 43 leaders took the oath of office in the first reshuffle and expansion of the Union Cabinet since Prime Minister Narendra Modi was re-elected for a second term in May 2019. Ravi Shankar Prasad and Prakash Javadekar were among the 12 Union Ministers who resigned from their positions ahead of the Union Cabinet expansion.

BJP top brass to have roles for Ravi Shankar Prasad, Javedekar in poll-bound states

BJP&nbsp;to assign top posts to ex-Union Ministers&nbsp;Ravi Shankar Prasad, Javedekar, give important duties&nbsp;in poll-bound states

BJP&nbsp;to assign top posts to ex-Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad &amp; Prakash Javadekar
They may be appointed as&nbsp;BJP's&nbsp;National General Secretary or Vice President
Ahead of assembly polls, they will also be given important duties by Nadda
BJP&nbsp;chief JP Nadda&nbsp;met National General Secretaries to chalk out poll strategy
Last week, 43 leaders took office in a reshuffle of PM Modi's&nbsp;Cabinet
Ravi Shankar Prasad and Prakash Javadekar&nbsp;resigned ahead of the reshuffle

Former Union Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad and Prakash Javadekar could be promoted to senior posts within the BJP soon. The two leaders had resigned ahead of the cabinet expansion on July 7.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to announce new roles for senior former Union Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad and Prakash Javadekar, ANI reported quoting sources. The two leaders may be appointed as the BJP's National General Secretary or Vice President, say reports.
They will also be given important duties for the upcoming assembly elections in poll-bound states. According to reports, BJP President JP Nadda convened a meeting of National Secretaries on Sunday at the BJP headquarters in the national capital, to discuss the strategy for assembly polls.
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Last week, 43 leaders took the oath of office in the first reshuffle and expansion of the Union Cabinet since Prime Minister Narendra Modi was re-elected for a second term in May 2019. Ravi Shankar Prasad and Prakash Javadekar were among the 12 Union Ministers who resigned from their positions ahead of the Union Cabinet expansion.

Major changes in PM Modi's cabinet as senior ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad, Prakash Javadekar and Harsh Vardhan resign. 

Major changes in PM Modi's cabinet as Ravi Shankar Prasad, Prakash Javadekar resign

Major changes in PM Modi's cabinet as senior ministers Ravi&nbsp;Shankar&nbsp;Prasad, Prakash&nbsp;Javadekar and Harsh Vardhan resign.&nbsp;
Ravi&nbsp;Shankar&nbsp;held the Ministry of Law and Justice, Ministry of Communications and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. Prakash&nbsp;Javadekar&nbsp;was incharge of Forest Ministry, Information and Broadcasting Ministry and Heavy Industries Ministry.
Apart from Health Ministry, Harsh Vardhan&nbsp;headed Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences. All three held the cabinet rank.&nbsp;
Other cabinet rank ministers who resigned are Chemical and Fertilisers Minister DV Sadanand&nbsp;Gowda, Education Minister&nbsp;Ramesh&nbsp;Pokhriyal&nbsp;Nishank. Thawarchand&nbsp;Gehlot resigned as Social Justice Minister earlier in the week after being appointed as Karnataka&nbsp;Governor.&nbsp;
Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Babul&nbsp;Supriyo, Dhotre&nbsp;Sanjay&nbsp;Shamrao, Rattan Lal&nbsp;Kataria, Pratap&nbsp;Sarangi&nbsp;and Debashree&nbsp;Chaudhri have aslo&nbsp;resigned from the council of ministers. Resignations of all 12 ministers have been accepted by PResident&nbsp;Ram Nath&nbsp;Kovind

Major changes in PM Modi's cabinet as senior ministers Ravi&nbsp;Shankar&nbsp;Prasad, Prakash&nbsp;Javadekar and Harsh Vardhan resign.&nbsp;
Ravi&nbsp;Shankar&nbsp;held the Ministry of Law and Justice, Ministry of Communications and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. Prakash&nbsp;Javadekar&nbsp;was incharge of Forest Ministry, Information and Broadcasting Ministry and Heavy Industries Ministry.
Apart from Health Ministry, Harsh Vardhan&nbsp;headed Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences. All three held the cabinet rank.&nbsp;
Other cabinet rank ministers who resigned are Chemical and Fertilisers Minister DV Sadanand&nbsp;Gowda, Education Minister&nbsp;Ramesh&nbsp;Pokhriyal&nbsp;Nishank. Thawarchand&nbsp;Gehlot resigned as Social Justice Minister earlier in the week after being appointed as Karnataka&nbsp;Governor.&nbsp;
Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Babul&nbsp;Supriyo, Dhotre&nbsp;Sanjay&nbsp;Shamrao, Rattan Lal&nbsp;Kataria, Pratap&nbsp;Sarangi&nbsp;and Debashree&nbsp;Chaudhri have aslo&nbsp;resigned from the council of ministers. Resignations of all 12 ministers have been accepted by PResident&nbsp;Ram Nath&nbsp;Kovind

Total of 12 ministers have resigned from council of ministers

Major changes in PM Modi's cabinet as senior ministers Ravi&nbsp;Shankar&nbsp;Prasad, Prakash&nbsp;Javadekar and Harsh Vardhan resign.&nbsp;
Ravi&nbsp;Shankar&nbsp;held the Ministry of Law and Justice, Ministry of Communications and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. Prakash&nbsp;Javadekar&nbsp;was incharge of Forest Ministry, Information and Broadcasting Ministry and Heavy Industries Ministry.
Apart from Health Ministry, Harsh Vardhan&nbsp;headed Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences. All three held the cabinet rank.&nbsp;
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Other cabinet rank ministers who resigned are Chemical and Fertilisers Minister DV Sadanand&nbsp;Gowda, Education Minister&nbsp;Ramesh&nbsp;Pokhriyal&nbsp;Nishank. Thawarchand&nbsp;Gehlot resigned as Social Justice Minister earlier in the week after being appointed as Karnataka&nbsp;Governor.&nbsp;
Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Babul&nbsp;Supriyo, Dhotre&nbsp;Sanjay&nbsp;Shamrao, Rattan Lal&nbsp;Kataria, Pratap&nbsp;Sarangi&nbsp;and Debashree&nbsp;Chaudhri have also&nbsp;resigned from the council of ministers. Resignations of all 12 ministers have been accepted by President&nbsp;Ram Nath&nbsp;Kovind.
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Terming it a big step towards transparency, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday lauded major social media platforms such as Google, Facebook and Instagram for publishing their first compliance report on voluntary removal of offensive posts as per new IT rules.
Under the new IT rules, large digital platforms that have over 5 million users are required to publish periodic compliance reports every month, mentioning the details of complaints received and action taken thereon.
The publishing of compliance reports by Google, Facebook and Instagram is bound to turn up the heat on Twitter, which has been engaged in a tussle with the Indian government over the new social media rules.
The government has confronted Twitter for deliberate defiance and failure to comply with the country's new IT rules, and not appointing the requisite officers, leading to it losing the 'safe harbour' immunity.
Facebook on Friday said it "actioned" over 30 million content pieces across 10 violation categories during May 15-June 15 in India.

New IT rules: Prasad praise Google, Facebook for first compliance report

Facebook on Friday said it "actioned" over 30 million content pieces across 10 violation categories during May 15-June 15 in India.

Facebook on Friday said it "actioned" over 30 million content pieces across 10 violation categories during May 15-June 15 in India.

Terming it a big step towards transparency, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday lauded major social media platforms such as Google, Facebook and Instagram for publishing their first compliance report on voluntary removal of offensive posts as per new IT rules.
Under the new IT rules, large digital platforms that have over 5 million users are required to publish periodic compliance reports every month, mentioning the details of complaints received and action taken thereon.
The publishing of compliance reports by Google, Facebook and Instagram is bound to turn up the heat on Twitter, which has been engaged in a tussle with the Indian government over the new social media rules.
The government has confronted Twitter for deliberate defiance and failure to comply with the country's new IT rules, and not appointing the requisite officers, leading to it losing the 'safe harbour' immunity.
Facebook on Friday said it "actioned" over 30 million content pieces across 10 violation categories during May 15-June 15 in India.

India has been ranked on the 10th spot in Global Cyber&nbsp;Security Index (GCI) by United Nation's International Telecommunication Union.
This is a sharp improvement from the index&rsquo;s earlier edition released in 2018, when it ranked India on the 47th spot.&nbsp;In the Asia-Pacific region, India secured the 4th spot.
The GCI is a trusted reference that measures the commitment of countries to cybersecurity at a global level.
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India ranks 10th in UN's Global Cyber Security Index

India's rank in&nbsp;UN's&nbsp;Global&nbsp;Cyber&nbsp;Security Index jumps to 10th in 2020 from 47th in 2018

India has been ranked on the 10th spot in Global Cyber&nbsp;Security Index (GCI) by United Nation's International Telecommunication Union.
This is a sharp improvement from the index&rsquo;s earlier edition released in 2018, when it ranked India on the 47th spot.&nbsp;In the Asia-Pacific region, India secured the 4th spot.
The GCI is a trusted reference that measures the commitment of countries to cybersecurity at a global level.

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<li>India ranked 47th in UN's&nbsp;Global Cyber&nbsp;Security Index in 2018</li>
<li>In the Asia-Pacific region, India secured the 4th spot</li>
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India has been ranked on the 10th spot in Global Cyber&nbsp;Security Index (GCI) by United Nation's International Telecommunication Union.
This is a sharp improvement from the index&rsquo;s earlier edition released in 2018, when it ranked India on the 47th spot.&nbsp;In the Asia-Pacific region, India secured the 4th spot.
The GCI is a trusted reference that measures the commitment of countries to cybersecurity at a global level.
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Chief Justice of India N V Ramana has written to Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad seeking steps to resolve poor digital connectivity in rural, tribal and hilly areas, saying this is "adversely impacting the pace of justice delivery".
In his letter to Prasad&nbsp;written on June 8&nbsp;Justice Ramana also referred to the "digital divide" and said "a whole generation of lawyers is being pushed out of the system" due to technological inequality.
Speaking about the letter during a book release, the Chief Justice said he has requested the minister to initiate steps on priority to bridge the digital divide and evolve a mechanism to help advocates who have lost their livelihood due to the Covid pandemic and who are in dire need of financial assistance.
Justice Ramana&nbsp;has also sought 'fronline&nbsp;worker' status for&nbsp;legal professionals and associated functionaries and vaccinate them on priority.&nbsp;

Chief Justice asks Centre to take steps to resolve poor digital connectivity in rural areas

Chief Justice of India N V Ramana has written to Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad seeking steps to resolve poor digital connectivity in rural, tribal and hilly areas.&nbsp;

Chief Justice of India N V Ramana has written to Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad seeking steps to resolve poor digital connectivity in rural, tribal and hilly areas, saying this is "adversely impacting the pace of justice delivery".
In his letter to Prasad&nbsp;written on June 8&nbsp;Justice Ramana also referred to the "digital divide" and said "a whole generation of lawyers is being pushed out of the system" due to technological inequality.
Speaking about the letter during a book release, the Chief Justice said he has requested the minister to initiate steps on priority to bridge the digital divide and evolve a mechanism to help advocates who have lost their livelihood due to the Covid pandemic and who are in dire need of financial assistance.
Justice Ramana&nbsp;has also sought 'frontline&nbsp;worker' status for&nbsp;legal professionals and associated functionaries and vaccination for them on priority.&nbsp;

'The digital divide is adversely impacting the pace of justice delivery,' Justice Ramana&nbsp;wrote in his letter

After Union Minister Ravi&nbsp;Shankar&nbsp;Prasad&nbsp;complained that Twitter had locked him out of his account because of a copyright violation complaint against him, Congress leader Shashi&nbsp;Tharoor&nbsp;too says he was locked out of his account.&nbsp;
Replying to the minister's tweet, Tharoor&nbsp;shared that his account was locked&nbsp;because the tweeted&nbsp;video included the copyrighted BoneyM song 'Rasputin'. He added that his account has been restored after due process.&nbsp;
He later tweeted that his account has been locked for a second time as he had retweeted&nbsp;his original tweet to explain the situation.&nbsp;
Tharoor,&nbsp;who is the&nbsp;Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, also said that the panel will be seeking an explanation from Twitter India about the actions against his and&nbsp;Ravi&nbsp;Shankar&nbsp;Prasad's&nbsp;accounts.&nbsp;

After Ravi Shankar Prasad, Shashi Tharoor says he was locked out of his Twitter account

After Union Minister Ravi&nbsp;Shankar&nbsp;Prasad&nbsp;complained that Twitter had locked him out of his account because of a copyright violation complaint against him, Congress leader Shashi&nbsp;Tharoor&nbsp;too says he was locked out of his account.&nbsp;
Replying to the minister's tweet, Tharoor&nbsp;shared that his account was locked&nbsp;because the tweeted&nbsp;video included the copyrighted BoneyM song 'Rasputin'. He added that his account has been restored after due process.&nbsp;
He later tweeted that his account has been locked for a second time as he had retweeted&nbsp;his original tweet to explain the situation.&nbsp;
Tharoor,&nbsp;who is the&nbsp;Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, also said that the panel will be seeking an explanation from Twitter India about the actions against his and&nbsp;Ravi&nbsp;Shankar&nbsp;Prasad's&nbsp;accounts.&nbsp;

Amid the ongoing tussle between Twitter and PM Modi led BJP government at the centre, Union IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said that social media giant had denied him access to his account for almost an hour over complaints of violation of copyright laws. The minister said Twitter claimed he had violated copyright law by posting clips of himself from television debates. The microblogging site subsequently allowed him to access the account, Prasad added.
Prasasd took to indigenous social messaging app Koo to share his &lsquo;peculiar&rsquo; experience. He further said &lsquo;Twitter's actions were in gross violation of the IT rules 2021 as they failed to provide him any prior notice before denying him access to his account.

Twitter temporarily denies IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad access to his account

Twitter denies Ravi&nbsp;Shankar&nbsp;Prasad&nbsp;access to his account for 1 hour
Microblogging&nbsp;site said Union IT minister&nbsp;violated copyright law&nbsp;
Twitter flagged clips ov TV debates posted by Prasad&nbsp;on his account
Prasad&nbsp;shared peculiar experience on Koo, said new IT rules violated
Prasad&nbsp;was eventually allowed to regain access to his account
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Amid the ongoing tussle between Twitter and PM Modi led BJP government at the centre, Union IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said that social media giant had denied him access to his account for almost an hour over complaints of violation of copyright laws. The minister said Twitter claimed he had violated copyright law by posting clips of himself from television debates. The microblogging site subsequently allowed him to access the account, Prasad added.
Prasasd took to indigenous social messaging app Koo to share his &lsquo;peculiar&rsquo; experience. He further said &lsquo;Twitter's actions were in gross violation of the IT rules 2021 as they failed to provide him any prior notice before denying him access to his account.

The government announced liberalisation of guidelines for&nbsp;BPOs, a&nbsp;move would position India as a strong global destination for voice BPOs. The new rules&nbsp;would allow companies, say an airlines with a voice based centre in India, to now serve global and domestic customers with common telecom resources, something that required dedicated, separate infrastructure previously.The restrictions on data interconnectivity between any BPO centre of same company, a group company or any unrelated company has been done away with, opening up prospects and allowing better resource management for BPOs.
The norms have also been substantially eased for remote call centre agents in any location, to connect with customers using any technology including broadband over wirelines and wireless.
&ldquo;In order to encourage our BPO industry, OSP guidelines that were liberalised in November 2020 have been simplified even further, offering greater ease of business and regulatory clarity," Prime Minister Modi tweeted.&ldquo;This will further reduce compliance burden and help our tech industry," he said.The guideline is revolutionary in nature that'll make India a very favourable destination for expansion of voice-related BPO centres, stated Minister for Communications RS Prasad

BPO norms eased as the govt renews push towards global outsourcing hub

The government announced liberalisation of guidelines for&nbsp;BPOs, a&nbsp;move would position India as a strong global destination for voice call outsourcing. Tag Ravi Shankar&nbsp;Prasad, Nasscom&nbsp;Communications Ministry&nbsp;

The government announced liberalisation of guidelines for&nbsp;BPOs, a&nbsp;move would position India as a strong global destination for voice BPOs. The new rules&nbsp;would allow companies, say an airlines with a voice based centre in India, to now serve global and domestic customers with common telecom resources, something that required dedicated, separate infrastructure previously. The restrictions on data interconnectivity between any BPO centre of same company, a group company or any unrelated company has been done away with, opening up prospects and allowing better resource management for BPOs.
The norms have also been substantially eased for remote call centre agents in any location, to connect with customers using any technology including broadband over wirelines and wireless.
&ldquo;In order to encourage our BPO industry, OSP guidelines that were liberalised in November 2020 have been simplified even further, offering greater ease of business and regulatory clarity," Prime Minister Modi tweeted.&ldquo;This will further reduce compliance burden and help our tech industry," he said. The guideline is revolutionary in nature that'll make India a very favourable destination for expansion of voice-related BPO centres, stated Minister for Communications RS Prasad

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has an advice for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who has been consistently attacking the Modi government on its Covid vaccination policy. The minister on Monday appealed to the Congress MP to get himself vaccinated against Covid-19. 
"The country doesn't know if Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has yet vaccinated himself or not. If you (Rahul Gandhi) haven't got the Covid-19 vaccine yet, my humble appeal is that please get yourself vaccinated," Ravi Shankar Prasad said in Bihar's Patna, according to news agency ANI.
Last week, Congress said that party chief Sonia Gandhi has taken both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine and that Rahul Gandhi could not take the jab as he contracted the coronavirus disease in May. A senior party functionary had told PTI that Rahul Gandhi was scheduled to take the vaccine on May 16, but he tested positive for the coronavirus disease a day before.

'Take Covid vaccine': Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad's jab at Rahul Gandhi

"The country doesn't know if Rahul&nbsp;Gandhi has taken Covid&nbsp;vaccine or not?": Ravi Shankar&nbsp;Prasad's&nbsp;jab at Rahul Gandhi

'Take Covid vaccine': Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad's jab at Rahul

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has an advice for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who has been consistently attacking the Modi government on its Covid vaccination policy. The minister on Monday appealed to the Congress MP to get himself vaccinated against Covid-19.
Last week, Congress said that party chief Sonia Gandhi has taken both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine and that Rahul Gandhi could not take the jab as he contracted the coronavirus disease in May. A senior party functionary had told PTI that Rahul Gandhi was scheduled to take the vaccine on May 16, but he tested positive for the coronavirus disease a day before.
Byte: Ravi&nbsp;Shankar&nbsp;Prasad

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has an advice for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who has been consistently attacking the Modi government on its Covid vaccination policy. The minister on Monday appealed to the Congress MP to get himself vaccinated against Covid-19. 
"The country doesn't know if Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has yet vaccinated himself or not. If you (Rahul Gandhi) haven't got the Covid-19 vaccine yet, my humble appeal is that please get yourself vaccinated," Ravi Shankar Prasad said in Bihar's Patna, according to news agency ANI.
Last week, Congress said that party chief Sonia Gandhi has taken both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine and that Rahul Gandhi could not take the jab as he contracted the coronavirus disease in May. A senior party functionary had told PTI that Rahul Gandhi was scheduled to take the vaccine on May 16, but he tested positive for the coronavirus disease a day before.

With Twitter losing its status as an intermediary platform in India, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday categorically stated that if companies have to do business in India, then they have to obey the country&rsquo;s Constitution and rules.
Prasad gave the example of violence at US Capitol, saying the Twitter account of then US President Donald Trump was blocked, adding that, however, during farmers' strike in India, Red Fort was raided by terrorist supporters showing naked swords, injuring policemen and pushing them in a ditch...then no action was taken and the comments were termed as freedom of speech.
"If Capitol Hill is US' pride, Red Fort is India's where the Prime Minister hoists the Tricolour. You (Twitter) show parts of Ladakh as China's part. It takes a fortnight for us (Centre) to pursue you to remove it. This isn't fair. As a democracy, India is equally entitled to safeguard its digital sovereignty." 
In an exclsuive interview to ANI, Prasad said that India has a vibrant democracy and the central government welcomes criticism but 'non-compliance of law under the garb of freedom of speech and democracy is not acceptable'.
"Today there are 100 crores users of Twitter in India. I am happy. Let them earn money. Allow users to criticize us. Most welcome. But when these profit-making companies start lecturing us on democracy...."
"I would like to ask a question- India is a democracy because it's elections are fair. We won Assam and lost Bengal recently. We have I dependent judiciary that keeps us asking questions like in case of Covid. We are following. Media asks tough questions from a senior minister. That's what freedom of speech and democracy is about. These issues are important. But under garb of these you think you won't comply then it's a misplaced argument." 
The Union Minister accused Twitter of "deliberately choosing the path of non-compliance."
Prasad said, "When Indian companies do business or pharma companies go to manufacture in the US, do they follow American laws or not? If you have to do business here, you're welcome to criticise PM and all of us..but one has to obey India's Constitution and rules."
Twitter lost its status as an intermediary platform in India for allegedly not fully complying with the new IT rules. Under the new IT rules, social media platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter are more accountable to legal requests for swift removal of posts and sharing details on the originators of messages.

Ravi Shakar Prasad: If Twitter wants to do business in India, they must obey the law

With Twitter losing its status as an intermediary platform in India, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday categorically stated that if companies have to do business in India, then they have to obey the country&rsquo;s Constitution and rules.
Prasad gave the example of violence at US Capitol, saying the Twitter account of then US President Donald Trump was blocked, adding that, however, during farmers' strike in India, Red Fort was raided by terrorist supporters showing naked swords, injuring policemen and pushing them in a ditch...then no action was taken and the comments were termed as freedom of speech.
"If Capitol Hill is US' pride, Red Fort is India's where the Prime Minister hoists the Tricolour. You (Twitter) show parts of Ladakh as China's part. It takes a fortnight for us (Centre) to pursue you to remove it. This isn't fair. As a democracy, India is equally entitled to safeguard its digital sovereignty."
In an exclsuive interview to ANI, Prasad said that India has a vibrant democracy and the central government welcomes criticism but 'non-compliance of law under the garb of freedom of speech and democracy is not acceptable'.
"Today there are 100 crores users of Twitter in India. I am happy. Let them earn money. Allow users to criticize us. Most welcome. But when these profit-making companies start lecturing us on democracy...."
"I would like to ask a question- India is a democracy because it's elections are fair. We won Assam and lost Bengal recently. We have I dependent judiciary that keeps us asking questions like in case of Covid. We are following. Media asks tough questions from a senior minister. That's what freedom of speech and democracy is about. These issues are important. But under garb of these you think you won't comply then it's a misplaced argument."
The Union Minister accused Twitter of "deliberately choosing the path of non-compliance."
Prasad said, "When Indian companies do business or pharma companies go to manufacture in the US, do they follow American laws or not? If you have to do business here, you're welcome to criticise PM and all of us..but one has to obey India's Constitution and rules."
Twitter lost its status as an intermediary platform in India for allegedly not fully complying with the new IT rules. Under the new IT rules, social media platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter are more accountable to legal requests for swift removal of posts and sharing details on the originators of messages.

(VO) With Twitter losing its status as an intermediary platform in India, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday categorically stated that if companies have to do business in India, then they have to obey the country&rsquo;s Constitution and rules.
(VO) Prasad gave the example of violence at US Capitol, saying the Twitter account of then US President Donald Trump was blocked, however, during farmers' strike in India, Red Fort was raided by terrorist supporters showing naked swords, injuring policemen and pushing them in a ditch...but no action was taken and the comments were termed as freedom of speech.
"If Capitol Hill is US' pride, Red Fort is India's where the Prime Minister hoists the Tricolour. You (Twitter) show parts of Ladakh as China's part. It takes a fortnight for us (Centre) to pursue you to remove it. This isn't fair. As a democracy, India is equally entitled to safeguard its digital sovereignty."
(VO) In an exclsuive interview to ANI, Prasad said that India has a vibrant democracy and the central government welcomes criticism but 'non-compliance of law under the garb of freedom of speech and democracy is not acceptable'.
"Today there are 100 crores users of Twitter in India. I am happy. Let them earn money. Allow users to criticize us. Most welcome. But when these profit-making companies start lecturing us on democracy...."
"I would like to ask a question- India is a democracy because it's elections are fair. We won Assam and lost Bengal recently. We have I dependent judiciary that keeps us asking questions like in case of Covid. We are following. Media asks tough questions from a senior minister. That's what freedom of speech and democracy is about. These issues are important. But under garb of these you think you won't comply then it's a misplaced argument."
(VO) The Union Minister accused Twitter of "deliberately choosing the path of non-compliance."
Prasad said, "When Indian companies do business or pharma companies go to manufacture in the US, do they follow American laws or not? If you have to do business here, you're welcome to criticise PM and all of us..but one has to obey India's Constitution and rules."
(VO) Twitter lost its status as an intermediary platform in India for allegedly not fully complying with the new IT rules. Under the new IT rules, social media platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter are more accountable to legal requests for swift removal of posts and sharing details on the originators of messages.

With Twitter losing its status as an intermediary platform in India, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday categorically stated that if companies have to do business in India, then they have to obey the country&rsquo;s Constitution and rules.
Prasad gave the example of violence at US Capitol, saying the Twitter account of then US President Donald Trump was blocked, adding that, however, during farmers' strike in India, Red Fort was raided by terrorist supporters showing naked swords, injuring policemen and pushing them in a ditch...then no action was taken and the comments were termed as freedom of speech.
"If Capitol Hill is US' pride, Red Fort is India's where the Prime Minister hoists the Tricolour. You (Twitter) show parts of Ladakh as China's part. It takes a fortnight for us (Centre) to pursue you to remove it. This isn't fair. As a democracy, India is equally entitled to safeguard its digital sovereignty."
In an exclsuive interview to ANI, Prasad said that India has a vibrant democracy and the central government welcomes criticism but 'non-compliance of law under the garb of freedom of speech and democracy is not acceptable'.
"Today there are 100 crores users of Twitter in India. I am happy. Let them earn money. Allow users to criticize us. Most welcome. But when these profit-making companies start lecturing us on democracy...."
"I would like to ask a question- India is a democracy because it's elections are fair. We won Assam and lost Bengal recently. We have I dependent judiciary that keeps us asking questions like in case of Covid. We are following. Media asks tough questions from a senior minister. That's what freedom of speech and democracy is about. These issues are important. But under garb of these you think you won't comply then it's a misplaced argument."
The Union Minister accused Twitter of "deliberately choosing the path of non-compliance."
Prasad said, "When Indian companies do business or pharma companies go to manufacture in the US, do they follow American laws or not? If you have to do business here, you're welcome to criticise PM and all of us..but one has to obey India's Constitution and rules."
Twitter lost its status as an intermediary platform in India for allegedly not fully complying with the new IT rules. Under the new IT rules, social media platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter are more accountable to legal requests for swift removal of posts and sharing details on the originators of messages.

IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said Twitter failed to comply with intermediary guidelines and has "deliberately" chosen the path of non-compliance despite being granted multiple opportunities.
Lashing out at the micro-blogging platform over non-compliance, Prasad said that it is "astounding" that Twitter that portrays itself as the flag bearer of free speech, chooses the path of deliberate defiance when it comes to the Intermediary Guidelines.
The government has said that Twitter has lost its legal cover for failing to comply with the IT rules.
Pointing out to the Ghaziabad assault video instance, the minister said Twitter chooses a policy of flagging manipulated media, only when it suits, "its likes and dislikes".
The minister said that what happened in Uttar Pradesh was illustrative of Twitter's "arbitrariness" in fighting fake news.
Ghaziabad Police has named Twitter in an FIR filed in the matter.

IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad lashes out at Twitter over non-compliance of IT rules

IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said Twitter failed to comply with intermediary guidelines and has "deliberately" chosen the path of non-compliance

Twitter deliberately chose path on non-compliance with IT rules: Ravi Shankar Prasad

IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said Twitter failed to comply with intermediary guidelines and has "deliberately" chosen the path of non-compliance despite being granted multiple opportunities.
Lashing out at the micro-blogging platform over non-compliance, Prasad said that it is "astounding" that Twitter that portrays itself as the flag bearer of free speech, chooses the path of deliberate defiance when it comes to the Intermediary Guidelines.
The government has said that Twitter has lost its legal cover for failing to comply with the IT rules.
Pointing out to the Ghaziabad assault video instance, the minister said Twitter chooses a policy of flagging manipulated media, only when it suits, "its likes and dislikes".
The minister said that what happened in Uttar Pradesh was illustrative of Twitter's "arbitrariness" in fighting fake news.
Ghaziabad Police has named Twitter in an FIR filed in the matter.

Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the West Bengal government over its stand against the Centre's One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme and directed it to implement the scheme immediately "without any excuses"
Union Minister and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said only 3 states, Delhi, West Bengal and Assam have not adopted the scheme. He further added that Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal should answer why the scheme has not been implemented in the national capital.
Meanwhile, the apex court also reserved its order on the case relating to problems faced by migrants during the lockdown and on registration process of unorganised workers to help them avail the welfare benefits given under various government schemes.

Implement one nation one ration card without excuse: SC to Bengal

Implement one nation one ration card without excuse: Centre to Bengal

Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the West Bengal government over its stand against the Centre's One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme and directed it to implement the scheme immediately "without any excuses"
Union Minister and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said only 3 states, Delhi, West Bengal and Assam have not adopted the scheme. He further added that Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal should answer why the scheme has not been implemented in the national capital.
Meanwhile, the apex court also reserved its order on the case relating to problems faced by migrants during the lockdown and on registration process of unorganised workers to help them avail the welfare benefits given under various government schemes.

Omar Abdullah takes a swipe at Law minister over Article 370

Omar Abdullah takes a dig at Ravi&nbsp;Shankar&nbsp;Prasad&nbsp;on Article 370, says don't presume what the courts will decide

Omar Abdullah takes a dig at Law minister over Art 370
Omar: urge you not to presume what the SC will decide
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Ravi Shankar Prasad&nbsp;said&nbsp;special status will not be restored

National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah took a dig at Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday over his remarks that Article 370 of the Constitution will not be restored, and urged him not to presume what the Supreme Court judges would decide on the matter. In a tweet, Omar wrote, that he doesn't expect him to restore anything, but unless he is suggesting the Supreme Court has surrendered its independence and takes dictation from the govt, he shouldn't presume to know what the judges will decide. Ravi Shankar Prasad, on Saturday said the special status of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 will not be restored.

President, PM pay last respects to Ram Vilas Paswan 

President Kovind and PM Modi paid their last respects to Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan's mortal remains at his residence on Friday. They were joined by Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Giriraj Singh and BJP National President JP Nadda.
The flags at Rashtrapati Bhavan and Parliament flew at half-mast for the late LJP patron who passed away at the age of 74 at a Delhi hospital on Thursday, recovering after a heart surgery.
Paswan will be accorded a state funeral, home ministry officials said. The cremation will take place on Saturday in Patna.

President, PM pay last respects to Ram Vilas&nbsp;Paswan&nbsp; Flags at Rashtrapati&nbsp;Bhavan, Parliament at half-mast The LJP&nbsp;patron died on Thursday at the age of 74&nbsp; Ram Vilas&nbsp;Paswan&nbsp;will be accorded a state funeral

President Kovind and PM Modi paid their last respects to Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan's mortal remains at his residence on Friday. They were joined by Defence Minister Rajnath&nbsp;Singh, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad&nbsp;and BJP National President JP Nadda. Opposition leaders Rahul&nbsp;Gandhi and Sharad&nbsp;Pawar&nbsp;also paid tribute to the LJP&nbsp;chief.&nbsp;
The flags at Rashtrapati Bhavan and Parliament flew at half-mast for the late LJP patron who passed away at the age of 74 at a Delhi hospital on Thursday, recovering after a heart surgery.
Paswan will be accorded a state funeral, home ministry officials said. The cremation will take place on Saturday in Patna.

Opposition to meet President amid parliament boycott over farm bills

Opposition parties will meet President Ram Nath Kovind at 5 pm on Wednesday amid the ongoing row over contentious farm bills. Only five opposition leaders will be allowed to meet the President, reports said. On Tuesday, opposition leaders boycotted parliament in protest over the three bills related to the agriculture sector and suspension of eight MPs over chaos and "unruly behaviour" in the Rajya Sabha. Meanwhile, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said suspension of the MPs will be revoked only if they apologise.

Opposition To Meet President Amid Parliament Boycott

Opposition parties will meet President Kovind
Opposition&nbsp;boycotting parliament over farm bill row
8 protesting MPs&nbsp;suspended&nbsp;
Ravi Shankar Prasad: MPs&nbsp;must apologise
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Opposition parties will meet President Ram Nath Kovind at 5 pm on Wednesday amid the ongoing row over contentious farm bills. Only five opposition leaders will be allowed to meet the President, reports said. On Tuesday, opposition leaders boycotted parliament in protest over the three bills related to the agriculture sector and suspension of eight MPs over chaos and "unruly behaviour" in the Rajya Sabha. Meanwhile, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said suspension of the MPs will be revoked only if they apologise.

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