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TopicRavi Shankar Prasad

Topic: Ravi Shankar Prasad

In exchange of letters, govt seeks Congress support to pass bills on women empowerment

For women empowerment, govt seeks Congress support on bills like instant triple talaq and nikah halala, besides reservation.

WhatsApp starts new feature to battle fake news

The new WhatsApp feature will help determine if the message is written by a friend or relative or the origion is unknown. 

Sushma Swaraj isn’t alone. In Modi’s cabinet, appearing secular is risky business  

PM and his BJP colleagues maintain silence whenever union ministers come under attack from right-wing Twitter trolls. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi continues to enjoy...

Ravi Shankar Prasad rejects Congress’ allegation of politicising surgical strikes

Prasad accuses Congress of questioning the commitment and courage of the armed forces and lowering its morale.

Everyone in the Narendra Modi government speaks, just not about their own ministries

Finance minister Jaitley writes on legal affairs, law minister Prasad speaks on defence matters, and defence minister Sitharaman holds forth on finance affairs.

Modi govt claims ‘record’ judicial appointments. Numbers tell another story

The Supreme Court now has 24 judges while its sanctioned strength is 31. In 2014, when the Modi government came to power, the SC had 28 judges.

Law ministry not a post office, law minister tells judiciary on Justice Joseph elevation

Ravi Shankar Prasad says Centre has role to “flag view” and will do it, trusts judges to sort out their differences.

Ravi Shankar Prasad’s weapon of choice against opposition is a copy of the Constitution

Be it at TV debates or seminars, the law minister often quotes from a copy of the original manuscript of the Constitution to support his government’s stance.

Justice Joseph’s elevation to top court: What’s next for the Supreme Court collegium

Collegium to meet soon to decide on three more names, but it could find itself in a quandary given the uncertainty over the Modi government’s move.

Plugged-In: Govt snubs Supreme Court, and a bilateral stroll for Modi & Xi

Plugged-In from ThePrint is a feature that sifts through the mountain of content and explains the big headlines and commentary from across media — briefly, intelligently. A one-stop quick-read put together by the best minds in the business for the news junkie on the go.

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Trump tariff forces India to shed illusion. Stop conflating status with power

India’s future lies in pragmatism. Protectionism must be phased out gradually, not in disruptive shocks.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.