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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
Chinese apps banned, government calls homegrown ones to rise to challenge
July 05, 2020 7:26 am
As part of the Digital India AatmaNirbhar Bharat Innovate Challenge, the Central government has identified sub-categories for developers to build apps.
IT Min postpones meet with officials of 59 banned Chinese apps ‘until further notice’
July 04, 2020 12:49 am
One of the reasons for postponing the meeting, an official said, is to allow time to all the apps to come up with an explanation for the charges leveled against them.
Chinese apps ban was 'digital strike': Ravi Shankar Prasad
July 02, 2020 1:22 pm
The government had on Monday announced an interim ban on 59 apps with Chinese links, citing “emergent threats” to the country’s sovereignty and national security.
Ravi Shankar Prasad: ‘Dependence on foreign apps which have agenda must stop’
July 02, 2020 5:44 am
Prasad also requested Nasscom president Debjani Ghosh and Infosys’ non-executive chairman Nandan Nilekani, who were present at the conference, to encourage startups and individuals which made such apps.
RS Prasad targets Cong: They can’t control polity through court
May 31, 2020 12:33 am
Mehta has been facing criticism for his remarks during a hearing in a case on the plight of migrants, taken up by Congress leader Kapil Sibal, among others.
Need to guard against those trying to weaken country’s morale: Ravi Shankar Prasad
May 30, 2020 6:06 am
Speaking about what the lockdown has achieved, Prasad cited India’s low death rate due to Covid-19.
Centre, states doing their best; open to suggestions: Ravi Shankar Prasad
May 27, 2020 8:35 pm
Ravi Shankar Prasad said the government's efforts in controlling the pandemic were visible in the results. “The results, India in comparison to the world as far as the death toll is concerned, speaks aloud on our initiatives.”
Ravi Shankar Prasad hits out at Rahul Gandhi, says Congress-ruled states imposed lockdown first
May 27, 2020 3:08 pm
Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday had said the aim and purpose of the nationwide lockdown has “failed” and asked the Centre to spell out its strategy now to contain the spread of coronavirus.
Delhi Confidential: Battling Queries
May 08, 2020 1:21 pm
Prasad tried to explain that there is prohibition in Bihar, and that liquor outlets cannot thus be opened in the state, but the callers insisted that the order came from Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself, and that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar could not ignore it.
Rahul Gandhi calls Aarogya Setu a 'sophisticated surveillance system'; RS Prasad hits back
May 02, 2020 10:24 pm
Hitting back, Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the app was a "powerful companion which protects people and has a robust data security architecture."
