Ravi Shankar Prasad

In an aim to empower and digitally connect with the common man in rural areas,the Narendra Modi Government will soon be launching Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) call centres in villages across the country, said the Union Minister for…

New Delhi, March 23: The government on Wednesday announced that it will help build 2.95 crore houses in India's rural areas and for this a financial assistance of up to Rs.1.30 lakh will be provided to each homeless family. Communications…

New Delhi, March 22: Communications and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Tuesday that the government is taking BPOs to small towns to create job opportunities in rural areas of India. "We are taking BPOs…

Union Minister for Telecom and Information Technology, Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday dedicated 1000th WI-FI hot spot to the nation with the operationaliation of WI-FI facility at Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine. Speaking on the occasion, he…

New Delhi, Feb 9: The BJP on Monday welcomed the decision of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) against discriminatory pricing of data content, saying it will give a strong impetus to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream of a…

Agartala, Jan 14: India's third international internet gateway, after Mumbai and Chennai, would be operational in Agartala within a month, BSNL chief general manager (North-East one circle) K.K.Saxena said here on Thursday. Union…

At least one thing is sure. Call drops don't just affect the common man. Even ministers are victims of the sudden disconnect or silence at other end of the mobile connection. During campaigning in Bihar, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of…

New Delhi, Oct 16: Parliamentary sovereignty has received a setback, said Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad here on Friday after the Supreme Court struck down the NJAC and restored the collegium system for appointment of judges.…

Union Communications and Information Technology Minister of India, Ravi Shankar Prasad, has announced that state-owned BSNL will increase the minimum broadband Internet speed from 512 Kbps to 2 Mbps. While Mr. Prasad claims that BSNL has…

Bhuabaneswar, Aug 28: Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad called Odisha Chief Minister and BJD Chief Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday over MP Balabhadra Majhi’s complaint against his ministry. Prasad informed the Chief Minister that the…