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TN shocker! Minister makes 300 pregnant women wait for a photo-op
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Salem (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 4 (ANI): In a shocking incident, at least 300 pregnant women were allegedly made to wait for more than two hours in Tamil Nadu's Salem by the state's social justice minister Saroja for a photo-opportunity.
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Centre will take decision on Rohatgi's desire to quit: Ravi Shankar P
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said the government has accepted Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi's letter, wherein he has expressed his unavailability to continue in office for a second term.
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Oppn should trust EVMs: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 23 (ANI): Slamming the Congress Party for walking out from the Rajya Sabha, Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) don't make or break fortunes, but voters do and opposition should trust the judiciary
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Turkey summons German ambassador over minister's cancelled meeting
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], March 3 (ANI): Turkey's Foreign Ministry has summoned the German Ambassador, Martin Erdmann, over the cancellation of a Thursday meeting between Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag and Turkish citizens in Germany, Anadolu news agency reported citing a ministry source.
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Turkey urges U.S. Attorney General Sessions to extradite Gulen
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Feb. 23 (ANI): Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag on Thursday called on the newly installed U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to extradite cleric Fetullah Gulen, whom Ankara blames for the last year's failed coup attempt.
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Nation giving appropriate reply to opposition criticism, says Prasad
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 29 (ANI): With the opposition now questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi's move asking the BJP MPs and MLAs to submit details of their bank account transactions post demonetisation, Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday said the nation i
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Ravi Shankar Prasad slams Oppn, says nation supporting demonetization
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Nov. 28 (ANI): Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday charged the opposition with obstructing the smooth functioning of the Parliament and said the protest called by them holds no significance as the entire nation is supporting the government's de
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Govt. "respectfully" disagrees with CJI, says cleared 120 appoin
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov.26 (ANI): Stating he "respectfully" disagrees with Chief Justice of India T.S. Thakur, Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said the government has so far appointed 120 High Court judges, adding this is the second highest number of a
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MCSL objects to Justice Minister's statement on Muslim community
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov. 20 (ANI): The Muslim Council of Sri Lanka (MCSL) has objected to the statement made by Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe in Parliament regarding the Muslim community.
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Why can't there be bipartisan support on demonetisation: Centre
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 19(ANI): Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday questioned the opposition's intention over demonetisation, asking them why they can't provide bipartisan support to Centre's decision to demonetise currency notes of Rs. 500 and Rs.
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Govt. to provide more sports facilities to encourage players with disabili
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 30 (ANI): Social Justice Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot on Sunday said that the government will establish five National Level Disability Sports Centres in separate zones in the country to promote sports among the differently-abled (Divyangjan).
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Prasad questions the Congress on Zakir Naik NGO deal
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 10 (ANI): Law and Justice Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday questioned the Congress on the NGO run by the Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) of the controversial Islamic speaker Zakir Naik. He asked how the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation received a sum of Rs. 50 lakh
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