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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
Twitter locks IT Minister out of his account, he slams violation of Rules
June 26, 2021 2:56 am
Sources in the IT Ministry said Prasad had been denied access to his account between 7.50 am and 8.50 am on Friday.
'Gross violation': Ravi Shankar Prasad after Twitter temporarily denies access to his account
June 25, 2021 8:49 pm
Relations between the government and Twitter have become strained over multiple instances in the past months.
Don't lecture India on freedom of speech, democracy: Ravi Shankar Prasad to social media firms
June 19, 2021 9:48 pm
The new IT rules are aimed at regulating content on social media firms and making likes of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Twitter more accountable to legal requests for swift removal of posts and sharing of details on the originators of messages.
Ravi Shankar Prasad turns up heat on Twitter: it is defiant, chooses not to follow rules
June 17, 2021 1:47 am
The Minister warned that “if any foreign entity believes that they can portray itself as the flag bearer of free speech in India to excuse itself from complying with the laws of the land, such attempts are misplaced”.
Explained: What the loss of safe harbour means for Twitter
June 21, 2021 11:56 am
In a series of tweets on Wednesday, the Minister for Law & Justice, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad flogged Twitter for having “deliberately chosen the path of non-compliance”.
Ravi Shankar Prasad: ‘Govt not in favour of breaking WhatsApp’s encryption, users have full right to it’
May 29, 2021 10:55 am
“On WhatsApp, I would like to clarify. The ordinary user of WhatsApp has nothing to fear. They will continue using WhatsApp as they have been using. What we are seeking is very limited,” Prasad told The Indian Express in an interview.
‘Our commitment to privacy is unimpeachable. Are they permitting free speech by not obeying Constitution?’: Ravi Shankar Prasad
May 29, 2021 7:42 am
In an exclusive interview with The Indian Express, Union Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad shares details of consultations that happened on rules, the need to access some “limited” data and castigates intermediaries for their “double standards”.
New rules designed to prevent misuse of social media; WhatsApp users have nothing to fear: Prasad
May 27, 2021 12:54 pm
IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad the entire objective is to find out who started the message that led to commissioning of specific crimes mentioned in the Rules.
MVA govt running on ‘extortion’, lost moral authority to govern, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
March 24, 2021 5:28 am
Citing former Mumbai Police commissioner Param Bir Singh’s allegations against state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said it was the “first time in the country’s history” that a police commissioner had levelled a corruption charge against a sitting Home Minister.
Maha Vikas Aghadi a ‘vasooli’ govt; lost moral authority to govern says BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad
March 24, 2021 1:31 am
Prasad said during a press conference here that it was the “first time in the country’s history” that a police commissioner had levelled a corruption charge against a sitting Home Minister.
