Daily Current Affairs 2026, Date wise Current Affairs | Current Affairs in English and Hindi

Get the Daily and Latest Current Affairs 2026 on our website. These current affairs are Updated by our specialists and are relevant for all competitive tests UPSC, SSC, IAS, Railway-RRB, UPPSC, and Other State Government and Central Jobs/Exams.

Senior Journalist and former Rajya Sabha MP Chandan Mitra passes away

Category : Obituaries
Published on: September 03 2021 Share on facebook

· Former Rajya Sabha MP and senior journalist Chandan Mitra has passed away.

· He was the Editor and Managing Director of The Pioneer newspaper in New Delhi.

· Mitra was nominated as a member of the Rajya Sabha from August 2003 to 2009.

· In June 2010, Mitra was elected to another term in the Rajya Sabha by BJP from Madhya Pradesh.

· His term ended in 2016. In July 2018, he resigned from the BJP and joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC).

Important facts:

About Rajya Sabha

v Seats: 245 (233 Elected + 12 Nominated)

v Chairperson: M. Venkaiah Naidu

v Secretary General: Dr. Parasaram Pattabhi Kesava Ramacharyulu, IAS; since 1 September 2021

v Founder: Constituent Assembly of India

v Founded: 3 April 1952

Recent Post's

Digital India BHASHINI Division signed an MoU with Survey of India on 20 January 2026 to digitise and standardise geographical names using AI technology.
Read More....
Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan released the book “Chalice of Ambrosia: Ram Janmabhoomi – Challenge and Response” in New Delhi.
Read More....
India sent 7.5 tonnes of life-saving cancer medicines to Afghanistan as part of healthcare cooperation.
Read More....
Tata Communications appointed Ganesh Lakshminarayanan as its Managing Director and CEO-Designate.
Read More....
Bharat Rang Mahotsav 2026, the world’s largest theatre festival, is being held across 40 locations in India featuring 277 productions including Indian and international plays in 228 languages.
Read More....
The film Sinners became the first movie to receive 16 Oscar nominations.
Read More....
Timothée Chalamet became the youngest actor to receive three Best Actor Oscar nominations.
Read More....
Telangana secured a ₹5,000 crore AI data centre investment at WEF 2026.
Read More....
The United States officially completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization.
Read More....
Odisha imposed a complete ban on gutkha, pan masala and all tobacco products from February 1, 2026.
Read More....

डिजिटल इंडिया भाषिणी डिवीजन ने 20 जनवरी 2026 को सर्वे ऑफ इंडिया के साथ भौगोलिक नामों के डिजिटलीकरण हेतु समझौता किया।
Read More...
उपराष्ट्रपति सी. पी. राधाकृष्णन ने नई दिल्ली में “चैलिस ऑफ एम्ब्रोसिया: राम जन्मभूमि – चैलेंज एंड रिस्पॉन्स” पुस्तक का विमोचन किया।
Read More...
भारत ने स्वास्थ्य सहयोग के तहत अफगानिस्तान को 7.5 टन जीवनरक्षक कैंसर दवाइयाँ भेजीं।
Read More...
टाटा कम्युनिकेशंस ने गणेश लक्ष्मीनारायणन को अपना MD और CEO नियुक्त किया।
Read More...
भारत रंग महोत्सव 2026, विश्व का सबसे बड़ा रंगमंच महोत्सव, भारत के 40 स्थानों पर आयोजित किया जा रहा है, जिसमें 228 भाषाओं में 277 भारतीय और अंतरराष्ट्रीय नाट्य प्रस्तुतियाँ शामिल हैं।
Read More...
फिल्म सिनर्स 16 ऑस्कर नामांकन पाने वाली पहली फिल्म बनी।
Read More...
टिमोथी चालमेट तीन बार बेस्ट एक्टर ऑस्कर नामांकन पाने वाले सबसे युवा अभिनेता बने।
Read More...
तेलंगाना ने WEF 2026 में ₹5,000 करोड़ के AI डेटा सेंटर निवेश को हासिल किया।
Read More...
अमेरिका ने आधिकारिक रूप से विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन (WHO) से बाहर निकलने की प्रक्रिया पूरी कर ली।
Read More...
ओडिशा सरकार ने 1 फरवरी 2026 से गुटखा, पान मसाला और सभी तंबाकू उत्पादों पर पूर्ण प्रतिबंध लगा दिया।
Read More...