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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
Bimla Prasad prayer meet on January 7
January 02, 2021 1:11 pm
Bimla Prasad, 90, a volunteer in the JP Movement, was the wife of senior BJP leader Thakur Prasad, who along with Kailash Pati Mishra, was a founding member of the party in Bihar. She passed away in Patna on December 25.
Ravi Shankar Prasad's mother dies in Patna
December 25, 2020 3:58 pm
Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, who is also the local MP, shared the news on his Twitter handle, recalling the departed soul as "a deeply pious lady and woman of great conviction" who had been, to him, a source of inspiration.
RS Prasad on J&K DDC polls: 'BJP got more votes than NC, PDP, Congress together... message clear'
December 24, 2020 7:56 am
Calling it a win for democracy, Ravi Shankar Prasad said the number of votes that the BJP gathered was more than the combined votes of the National Conference, PDP and Congress.
From telecom spectrum auction to sugar export subsidy: Here are key Cabinet announcements
December 16, 2020 5:46 pm
Telecom Spectrum Auction: Spectrum in 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz and 2500 MHz frequency bands would be auctioned for a validity period of 20 years.
India aims to surpass China in mobile manufacturing: Ravi Shankar Prasad
December 14, 2020 12:33 pm
"We wanted India to become the second largest mobile manufacturer in the world. Now I am pushing India to surpass China. That's my goal and I am very clearly defining it," Ravi Shankar Prasad said at the annual general meeting of industry chamber FICCI.
‘Ultimately, democracy is about persuasion, dialogue, reaching out’: Ravi Shankar Prasad
December 12, 2020 3:35 pm
Ravi Shankar Prasad Interview: Democracy is ultimately dialogue. Democracy is ultimately persuasion. Democracy is ultimately reaching out. The Prime Minister very beautifully put it yesterday (Thursday) in a different context—kuchh kahiye, kuchh suniye (speak and listen).
Day after Amitabh Kant remark, Prasad says India ‘proud of democracy’
December 10, 2020 2:00 am
Amitabh Kant had remarked on Tuesday that tough reforms were being hindered because India is “too much of a democracy”.
Cabinet approves setting up of public WiFi networks under 'PM-WANI'
December 10, 2020 4:12 am
The Public Wi-Fi Access Network Interface will be known as PM-WANI, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said.
Ravi Shankar Prasad flags Agusta details, asks why Congress is silent
November 18, 2020 6:44 am
Reading from the report in The Indian Express, Ravi Shankar Prasad flagged how Saxena said that Ratul Puri, Kamal Nath's nephew, had “instructed” him “not to give any document information/statement linking his father or his uncle in any matter.”
Whenever you think of kickback in def deal, think of Cong leaders: BJP
November 17, 2020 5:47 pm
"No defence deal without a loot, no defence deal without a kickback and no defence deal without some Congress leaders becoming beneficiary of it has been the go-to policy of Congress leaders," the BJP leader said at a press conference.
