Chandan Mitra

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday condoled the death of senior TMC leader and eminent journalist Chandan Mitra, saying that the two-time Rajya Sabha MP will be remembered for his contributions to journalism and politics.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was anguished by the death of Mr Mitra and offered his condolences to his family and admirers.

Chandan Mitra, former Rajya Sabha member and journalist, who had been unwell for some time, died last night. He was 65.

The BJP's remarkable score in West Bengal, a long-time Left bastion-turned-Trinamool fortress, was among the big stories of the national election as votes were counted on Thursday. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress is ahead in more seats, 23 of the 42 seats in the state, but the BJP is close with 17 seats. The Congress is leading ...

Chandan Mitra, who recently quit the BJP and joined Trinamool Congress has said the face of the united opposition against the BJP in the 2019 parliamentary elections, "has to come from a regional party." Mr Mitra was speaking at the panel discussion moderated by NDTV at the launch of Kapil Sibal's book "Shades of Truth - A Journey Derailed" on Frid...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will not address students at St Stephen's College on August 1. The college has cited protocol issues as the reason behind asking her to cancel her planned address to the students of the top Delhi University college.

Editor-politician Chandan Mitra, who quit the BJP last week and joined Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress - a party he had once blamed for letting loose a "reign of terror" in Bengal , told NDTV that he made the choice to work for the "betterment" of the state.

Several new faces joined Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress today at her annual mega rally in Kolkata, but none bigger than two-time Rajya Sabha lawmaker and former BJP leader Chandan Mitra.

When West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee holds her annual mega rally this Saturday to mark Martyr's Day - to commemorate the 1993 Kolkata firing, outside Victoria House in the heart of Kolkata, a homecoming of sorts could be on the cards.

In one sense though, the apex court has said nothing new. It has only reiterated the existing norm that an elected government is the principal authority in a state administration. The confusion arises because Delhi is a state and yet not a state.

The kind of opposition unity displayed in Uttar Pradesh's Kairana seat that led to the BJP's defeat in the bypolls is a "serious setback", said senior party leader Chandan Mitra.

The BJP acted in accordance with constitutional propriety and quit office when it failed to gather the required numbers. Whether it attempted horse-trading is a matter of conjecture and, in any case, the Congress-JD(S) combine too pulled out all stops to hold its MLAs captive and even procure some more.

No rape can be condoned, regardless of the ideological colour of the perpetrators. However, if the BJP can be even tangentially dragged into the controversy, the outcry is louder than in other cases.

An iconoclastic frenzy has gripped parts of India in the last one week in the aftermath of the BJP's stunning victory in Tripura.

If Rahul Gandhi sticks to his newly-discovered identity he would, in a sense, be taking the Congress back to its pre-Nehru avatar.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday condoled the death of senior TMC leader and eminent journalist Chandan Mitra, saying that the two-time Rajya Sabha MP will be remembered for his contributions to journalism and politics.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was anguished by the death of Mr Mitra and offered his condolences to his family and admirers.

Chandan Mitra, former Rajya Sabha member and journalist, who had been unwell for some time, died last night. He was 65.

The BJP's remarkable score in West Bengal, a long-time Left bastion-turned-Trinamool fortress, was among the big stories of the national election as votes were counted on Thursday. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress is ahead in more seats, 23 of the 42 seats in the state, but the BJP is close with 17 seats. The Congress is leading ...

Chandan Mitra, who recently quit the BJP and joined Trinamool Congress has said the face of the united opposition against the BJP in the 2019 parliamentary elections, "has to come from a regional party." Mr Mitra was speaking at the panel discussion moderated by NDTV at the launch of Kapil Sibal's book "Shades of Truth - A Journey Derailed" on Frid...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will not address students at St Stephen's College on August 1. The college has cited protocol issues as the reason behind asking her to cancel her planned address to the students of the top Delhi University college.

Editor-politician Chandan Mitra, who quit the BJP last week and joined Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress - a party he had once blamed for letting loose a "reign of terror" in Bengal , told NDTV that he made the choice to work for the "betterment" of the state.

Several new faces joined Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress today at her annual mega rally in Kolkata, but none bigger than two-time Rajya Sabha lawmaker and former BJP leader Chandan Mitra.

When West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee holds her annual mega rally this Saturday to mark Martyr's Day - to commemorate the 1993 Kolkata firing, outside Victoria House in the heart of Kolkata, a homecoming of sorts could be on the cards.

In one sense though, the apex court has said nothing new. It has only reiterated the existing norm that an elected government is the principal authority in a state administration. The confusion arises because Delhi is a state and yet not a state.

The kind of opposition unity displayed in Uttar Pradesh's Kairana seat that led to the BJP's defeat in the bypolls is a "serious setback", said senior party leader Chandan Mitra.

The BJP acted in accordance with constitutional propriety and quit office when it failed to gather the required numbers. Whether it attempted horse-trading is a matter of conjecture and, in any case, the Congress-JD(S) combine too pulled out all stops to hold its MLAs captive and even procure some more.

No rape can be condoned, regardless of the ideological colour of the perpetrators. However, if the BJP can be even tangentially dragged into the controversy, the outcry is louder than in other cases.

An iconoclastic frenzy has gripped parts of India in the last one week in the aftermath of the BJP's stunning victory in Tripura.

If Rahul Gandhi sticks to his newly-discovered identity he would, in a sense, be taking the Congress back to its pre-Nehru avatar.