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  TMC MP Jawhar Sircar resigns, quits politics amid protest against Kolkata doctor rape-murder case

  September 08, 2024 13:11 IST

  Meanwhile, it is pertinent to mention that the West Bengal Assembly passed an anti-rape Bill on September 3 that seeks capital punishment for rape convicts if their actions result in the victim's death or leave her in a vegetative state.

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  TMC nominates former Prasar Bharti CEO Jawhar Sircar for Rajya Sabha by-election

  India | July 24, 2021 15:50 IST

  Reacting to his nomination, Sircar said that he was a bureaucrat and not a political person but would work for the development of the people and raise the issues concerning the masses in Parliament.  

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  Prasar Bharati trying to increase online presence: CEO

  India | December 27, 2014 6:37 IST

  Kolkata: India's public service broadcaster Prasar Bharati (PB) is seeking to widen its reach globally through the internet and is conducting an experiment in this regard, its CEO Jawhar Sircar said here on Friday.Sircar was

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  DD India to reach 120 million households abroad

  India | August 24, 2014 14:19 IST

  Kolkata: A revamped Doordarshan India will make its international appearance in a couple of months and reach 120 million households abroad."It (DD India) will make its global appearance within a few months ... Everything is

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  DD's Modi interview: Prasar again writes to I&B Ministry

  Politics | May 11, 2014 15:40 IST

  New Delhi: Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati has again sought an assurance from the Information and Broadcasting Ministry that its reccommendations would not be ignored if an inquiry is held into the controversial editing of Doordarshan's