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Ravi Shankar Prasad
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- Born 30 August 1954
- Age 70
- Birth Place Patna, Bihar, India
- Profession Lawyer
- Political Party Bharatiya Janata Party
- In Office Union Cabinet Minister, Government Of India 26 May 2014 - 7 July 2021, Union Minister Of State, Government Of India 1 September 2001 - 29 January 2003, Member Of Parliament, Rajya Sabha 3 April 2000 - 30 May 2019
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Ravi Shankar Prasad BIOGRAPHY
Last Updated : 30 Jan 2025
Senior BJP leader and a former Union Minister of Law and Justice, Communications, and Electronics and Information Technology, Ravi Shankar Prasad has held key positions under the Modi government's two terms.
Within the BJP, Prasad has held several positions including the president of the Bihar un...
Ravi Shankar Prasad PERSONAL LIFE
| Spouse | Maya Shankar |
| Education | Patna University (BA, MA, LLB) |
POSITIONS HELD BY Ravi Shankar Prasad
| Position | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Member of Rajya Sabha | N/A |
| Minister of Law and Justice of India | 26 May 2014 - 9 November 2014 |
| Member of the 17th Lok Sabha | N/A |
RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD NEWS
Larger question is if some abusing social media to defame India, promote secessionism: Prasad
March 19, 2021 1:52 am
Prasad said that it was a “larger question” to be considered whether “some people abuse social media internationally to defame India, to promote secessionism”.
Any attempt to create 'imperialism of internet' by few companies unacceptable: Ravi Shankar Prasad
March 18, 2021 3:04 pm
Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said climate activist Disha Ravi's case is under judicial consideration, but the House should consider whether some people should be allowed to "abuse social media" to "defame" India internationally.
Govt considering electoral roll-Aadhaar card link to curb duplication, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
March 18, 2021 11:53 am
The minister said that the proposal would require amendments to existing laws and is “under the consideration of the government.”
Day after Batla conviction, BJP tears into Cong, Mamata: 'Pure vote-bank politics over 12 yrs'
March 10, 2021 3:57 am
Addressing the media, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, “After about a hundred witnesses and electronic evidence, they have found truth... Khan was a serial terrorist and killer... caught only in 2018 – once the Narendra Modi government came in.”
Internet imperialism by select few is unacceptable: Ravi Shankar Prasad
March 08, 2021 5:48 am
Prasad, however, said that the new rules are in the form of an architecture that the intermediaries should themselves follow rather than the government mandating it through law.
Those giving gyan must have courage to verify themselves; law against social media abuse: Ravi Shankar Prasad
March 08, 2021 7:58 am
In an exclusive interview with The Indian Express, Prasad for the first time talks about the need to introduce the new guidelines, the case for regulation of big tech companies and what would happen if social media intermediaries do not follow the government laid norms in future.
GoM’s good news plan: Colour-code journalists, ‘neutralise’ the negative
March 06, 2021 7:54 am
The Indian Express reached out to Prasad, Irani, Javadekar and Thakur but they were unavailable for comment.
Prasad says govt for Judicial Service, with reservation for SC/ST, OBCs
February 28, 2021 7:34 am
“We also wish to give proper reservation to SC, ST, OBC so that the inclusive character of the judiciary may also come about. I am very keenly pushing it,” he said.
Comments against judges a disturbing new trend: Ravi Shankar Prasad
February 27, 2021 10:30 pm
Prasad was addressing a function here organised to mark the inauguration of a new building of the Patna High Court by Chief Justice of India S A Bobde, in presence of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, among others.
Privacy vs curbs: New IT Rules reflect global trend but sweeping blacklist puts law and order at centre
February 26, 2021 5:53 pm
These rules come even as a Joint Parliamentary Committee is in the final stages of discussion of a privacy Bill that covers aspects such as the role of social media intermediaries and the reach of Big Tech companies, and the privacy accorded to the users on such platforms.
