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Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Admitted To AIIMS

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday January 14, 2019

Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi on Monday.

Law Minister Claims Congress's Rafale Opposition To Promote "Competitor"

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday January 7, 2019

Describing the charge of Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his party over the Rafale deal as "completely false", Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday said that it was based on complete "commercial interests" and to "promote" the competitor.

Aadhaar To Be Linked With Driving Licence Soon: Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

CarAndBike Team | Sunday January 6, 2019

The government could soon make linking your driving licence with your Aadhar as mandatory. Union Law and Justice and Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravishankar Prasad shared the news recently at the 106th Indian Science Congress earlier this week in Phagwara, Punjab. Speaking at the event, Prasad said, -We are going to make another...

Time To Set Up All-India Judicial Services, Says Law Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 2, 2019

More than 5,000 positions of judicial officers in district and subordinate courts are lying vacant, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said today in the Lok Sabha as he emphasised on the need for setting up all-India judicial services.

2 Bureaucrats Lied About Jayalalithaa Health, Alleges Tamil Nadu Minister

Tamil Nadu News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Debanish Achom | Tuesday January 1, 2019

The law minister of Tamil Nadu has alleged that two senior bureaucrats lied about former chief minister J Jayalalithaa's health condition during her 75-day treatment in Chennai's Apollo Hospitals in 2016. "Amma would have been alive had she been given proper treatment during her 75-day-hospitalisation," Tamil Nadu Law Minister CV Shanmugam told rep...

Cabinet Clears Public Offer Plans Of 7 State-Run Companies

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Friday December 28, 2018

Giving details of the 7 PSU companies, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the companies will raise funds via initial public offer (IPO) or follow-on public offer (FPO) routes.

3 Indians To Spend 7 Days In Space In Rs 10,000 Crore Gaganyaan Plan: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Pallava Bagla, Edited by Debanish Achom | Friday December 28, 2018

Three Indian astronauts will be sent to space for up to seven days by 2022, as part of India's ambitious Gaganyaan project by ISRO, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad announced this evening. The Union cabinet has approved a budget of Rs 10,000 crore for the programme. ISRO's Gaganyaan will help India become the fourth nation to independently send hum...

Centre Strengthens Child Abuse Law To Include Death For Aggravated Assault

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday December 28, 2018

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said that the cabinet has approved amendments to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, further strengthening the law to safeguard minors in the country.

Triple Talaq About Woman Empowerment, Not Politics: Ravi Shankar Prasad

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 27, 2018

Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Thursday said the Triple Talaq bill, which seeks imprisonment for Muslim men accused of instant divorce, is not about politics but empowerment and justice for women, as the Lok Sabha began a discussion on the contentious legislation.

Triple Talaq Bill Passed In Lok Sabha After Congress, AIADMK Walk Out

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday December 28, 2018

The revised bill to make instant Triple Talaq - a practice among Muslim men to instantly divorce their wives by uttering "Talaq" thrice -- a punishable offence was passed in the Lok Sabha on Thurday after five-hour debate and a walkout by the Congress and the AIADMK. Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the bill should not be seen through the "pri...

Triple Talaq Bill Will Ensure Gender Equality, Says Law Minister

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday December 18, 2018

Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday sought to justify the ordinance on triple talaq and said the Bill that would replace it would ensure gender equality and the fundamental right of non-discrimination to married Muslim women.

All Campaigns Against Rafale Deal Must End Now: Ravi Shankar Prasad

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 14, 2018

The entire Rafale deal was completely fair, transparent and honest, said Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

Ravi Shankar Prasad Backs All-India Exam To Recruit Lower Court Judges

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 27, 2018

Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday pitched for a national-level entrance test for "talent infusion" into the subordinate judiciary.

Sarkar Movie Row: Movie Makers Reportedly Agree To Drop Scenes

India News | Edited by Aditi Ghosh | Friday November 9, 2018

Movie Sarkar, a political thriller starring actor Vijay, swept the box office and minted over Rs. 100 crores within two days of its opening. But the movie has run into trouble over some scenes that allegedly attacked late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's welfare schemes.Tamil Nadu law minister CV Shanmugam on Thursday compared superstar Vijay's film...

"Not Less Than A Terrorist": Tamil Nadu Minister On Film 'Sarkar'

Tamil Nadu News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Thursday November 8, 2018

Tamil Nadu law minister CV Shanmugam on Thursday said superstar Vijay's film 'Sarkar' is like a "terrorist". Condemning the film, Mr Shanmugam said, "Through this movie, an attempt has been made to instigate violence in society. It is not less than a terrorist instigating people for violence."