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Who Was Tech Shankar, Maoist Leader And IED Expert Killed In Security Op
- Wednesday November 19, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Security forces this week killed one of the most sought-after Maoist operatives in the country: Meturi Jokha Rao, better known within the organisation as Tech Shankar, in the dense forests of Maredumilli in Andhra Pradesh.
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IED Expert Tech Shankar Among 7 Maoists Killed In Andhra, Day After Madvi Hidma
- Wednesday November 19, 2025
- India News | Reported by Ashish Kumar Pandey
Seven more Maoists, including key IED expert Tech Shankar, were killed on Wednesday in an encounter in Andhra Pradesh's Alluri Sitharama Raju district, a day after top Maoist leader Madvi Hidma was gunned down in an exchange of fire
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www.ndtv.com
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RBI Contemplating Pilot Launch of Digital Currency in Near Future: Deputy Governor T Rabi Shankar
- Friday July 23, 2021
- Press Trust of India
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is working on a phased implementation strategy for its own digital currency and is in the process of launching it in wholesale and retail segments soon, RBI Deputy Governor T Rabi Sankar said.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Twitter Should Be Accountable To Indian Laws: Ravi Shankar Prasad
- Thursday July 1, 2021
- India News | Asian News International
Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said tech companies like Twitter should be accountable to India's Constitution and laws and that they should not be governed by American laws while operating in Indian territory.
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www.ndtv.com
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Twitter India Head Manish Maheshwari Named in Police Complaint Over Distorted Map Issue
- Tuesday June 29, 2021
- Reuters
A Hindu group has filed a complaint with police against Twitter's India head for showing regions outside a map of India on its website, kickstarting an investigation in a fresh headache for the US tech firm.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Twitter Slammed by IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad for Not Complying With New Digital Rules
- Wednesday June 16, 2021
- Reuters
IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that Twitter had deliberately defied and failed to comply with the country's new IT rules, that became effective in late May.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Indian-Origin Chemist Among Tech 'Nobel' Prize Winners For Revolutionary DNA Technique
- Wednesday May 19, 2021
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
Cambridge University chemists Shankar Balasubramanian and David Klenerman were on Tuesday declared the winners of the 2020 Millennium Technology Prize for their development of revolutionary sequencing techniques.
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www.ndtv.com
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OTT Platforms Should Be Held ‘Responsible and Accountable’ for Content: IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
- Friday March 26, 2021
- Reuters
India's technology minister said video streaming services have to be "responsible and accountable" for their shows and movies, defending rules introduced last month that regulate such content.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple Suppliers, Samsung Apply for Government’s PLI Scheme
- Saturday August 1, 2020
- Reuters
Apple’s Taiwan contract manufacturers Foxconn, Wistron, and Pegatron have applied for $6.65 billion scheme to boost local smartphone manufacturing, tech minister said on Saturday.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Aarogya Setu Coronavirus Contact Tracing App Raises Privacy Concerns in India
- Friday May 8, 2020
- Associated Press
On Wednesday, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union IT Minister, said the app was “robust” in terms of privacy protection and data security. The government also said no data or security breach had been identified with the app after concerns about potential security issues were raised by tech experts.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple Supplier to Buy Nokia’s Chennai Plant, Will Invest $279 Million
- Monday November 25, 2019
- Reuters
Salcomp, a supplier to US tech group Apple, is to invest Rs. 2,000 crores in India to make mobile chargers and other smartphone components from March 2020.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Government Tells Tech Firms to Protect User Privacy, Prevent Abuse
- Friday September 20, 2019
- Reuters
Information and Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said he wanted Indians to have access to more technology platforms but said this should not undermine user privacy.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Union Minister Tells Tech Firms To Protect User Privacy, Prevent Abuse
- Thursday September 19, 2019
- India News | Reuters
Technology firms must protect user privacy and prevent abuse of their platforms, Information and Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday, speaking as the government draws up a data privacy law and seeks to push companies to store more data locally.
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www.ndtv.com
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Government, Whatsapp Officials Meet Over Tracing Of Fake News: Source
- Friday December 7, 2018
- India News | Reuters
Tech ministry officials met with senior WhatsApp executives this week to ask the Facebook Inc unit to start tracing the origins of misinformation spread through its messaging platform, a senior government official said today. WhatsApp has been working to curb the circulation of what technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad termed "sinister" content ...
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www.ndtv.com
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Open To Pilot Of Google, Microsoft, New Tech Projects: Ravi Shankar Prasad
- Wednesday January 6, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad is open to allowing experiments by Google, Microsoft and others to address digital challenges of future.
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www.ndtv.com
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Who Was Tech Shankar, Maoist Leader And IED Expert Killed In Security Op
- Wednesday November 19, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Security forces this week killed one of the most sought-after Maoist operatives in the country: Meturi Jokha Rao, better known within the organisation as Tech Shankar, in the dense forests of Maredumilli in Andhra Pradesh.
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www.ndtv.com
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IED Expert Tech Shankar Among 7 Maoists Killed In Andhra, Day After Madvi Hidma
- Wednesday November 19, 2025
- India News | Reported by Ashish Kumar Pandey
Seven more Maoists, including key IED expert Tech Shankar, were killed on Wednesday in an encounter in Andhra Pradesh's Alluri Sitharama Raju district, a day after top Maoist leader Madvi Hidma was gunned down in an exchange of fire
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www.ndtv.com
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RBI Contemplating Pilot Launch of Digital Currency in Near Future: Deputy Governor T Rabi Shankar
- Friday July 23, 2021
- Press Trust of India
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is working on a phased implementation strategy for its own digital currency and is in the process of launching it in wholesale and retail segments soon, RBI Deputy Governor T Rabi Sankar said.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Twitter Should Be Accountable To Indian Laws: Ravi Shankar Prasad
- Thursday July 1, 2021
- India News | Asian News International
Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said tech companies like Twitter should be accountable to India's Constitution and laws and that they should not be governed by American laws while operating in Indian territory.
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www.ndtv.com
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Twitter India Head Manish Maheshwari Named in Police Complaint Over Distorted Map Issue
- Tuesday June 29, 2021
- Reuters
A Hindu group has filed a complaint with police against Twitter's India head for showing regions outside a map of India on its website, kickstarting an investigation in a fresh headache for the US tech firm.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Twitter Slammed by IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad for Not Complying With New Digital Rules
- Wednesday June 16, 2021
- Reuters
IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that Twitter had deliberately defied and failed to comply with the country's new IT rules, that became effective in late May.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Indian-Origin Chemist Among Tech 'Nobel' Prize Winners For Revolutionary DNA Technique
- Wednesday May 19, 2021
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
Cambridge University chemists Shankar Balasubramanian and David Klenerman were on Tuesday declared the winners of the 2020 Millennium Technology Prize for their development of revolutionary sequencing techniques.
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www.ndtv.com
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OTT Platforms Should Be Held ‘Responsible and Accountable’ for Content: IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
- Friday March 26, 2021
- Reuters
India's technology minister said video streaming services have to be "responsible and accountable" for their shows and movies, defending rules introduced last month that regulate such content.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple Suppliers, Samsung Apply for Government’s PLI Scheme
- Saturday August 1, 2020
- Reuters
Apple’s Taiwan contract manufacturers Foxconn, Wistron, and Pegatron have applied for $6.65 billion scheme to boost local smartphone manufacturing, tech minister said on Saturday.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Aarogya Setu Coronavirus Contact Tracing App Raises Privacy Concerns in India
- Friday May 8, 2020
- Associated Press
On Wednesday, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union IT Minister, said the app was “robust” in terms of privacy protection and data security. The government also said no data or security breach had been identified with the app after concerns about potential security issues were raised by tech experts.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple Supplier to Buy Nokia’s Chennai Plant, Will Invest $279 Million
- Monday November 25, 2019
- Reuters
Salcomp, a supplier to US tech group Apple, is to invest Rs. 2,000 crores in India to make mobile chargers and other smartphone components from March 2020.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Government Tells Tech Firms to Protect User Privacy, Prevent Abuse
- Friday September 20, 2019
- Reuters
Information and Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said he wanted Indians to have access to more technology platforms but said this should not undermine user privacy.
-
www.gadgets360.com
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Union Minister Tells Tech Firms To Protect User Privacy, Prevent Abuse
- Thursday September 19, 2019
- India News | Reuters
Technology firms must protect user privacy and prevent abuse of their platforms, Information and Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday, speaking as the government draws up a data privacy law and seeks to push companies to store more data locally.
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www.ndtv.com
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Government, Whatsapp Officials Meet Over Tracing Of Fake News: Source
- Friday December 7, 2018
- India News | Reuters
Tech ministry officials met with senior WhatsApp executives this week to ask the Facebook Inc unit to start tracing the origins of misinformation spread through its messaging platform, a senior government official said today. WhatsApp has been working to curb the circulation of what technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad termed "sinister" content ...
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www.ndtv.com
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Open To Pilot Of Google, Microsoft, New Tech Projects: Ravi Shankar Prasad
- Wednesday January 6, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad is open to allowing experiments by Google, Microsoft and others to address digital challenges of future.
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www.ndtv.com