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Sunetra Choudhury

Sunetra Choudhury

Sunetra Choudhury is the National Political Editor of the Hindustan Times. With over two decades of experience in print and television, she has authored Black Warrant (Roli,2019), Behind Bars: Prison Tales of India’s Most Famous (Roli,2017) and Braking News (Hachette, 2010). Sunetra is the recipient of the Red Ink award in journalism in 2016 and Mary Morgan Hewett award in 2018.

Articles by Sunetra Choudhury

Is a BJP MP from Andhra behind rebellion in TMC?

While chief minister Suvendu Adhikari and Union minister Bhupendra Yadav are officially in charge of this entire operation, businessman politician Ramesh is the one who’s made most of the calls.

Updated on Jun 13, 2026 04:42 IST

'Can't treat me like a dustbin': Kalyan Banerjee's outburst on Mamata's nephew

‘Choose between me and Abhishek’: Kalyan Banerjee exposes TMC’s growing fault lines.

Updated on Jun 12, 2026 02:50 IST

Mahua backs Abhishek amid nepotism jibes: ‘He has paid his dues’

TMC's Mahua Moitra defends Abhishek Banerjee, says nepotism claim overlooks his 12-year political work.

Updated on Jun 11, 2026 13:09 IST

Letter would be out if they had 20: Mahua Moitra challenges claim by TMC rebels

Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra has dismissed claims that the rebel camp has the support of 20 MPs.

Updated on Jun 11, 2026 03:43 IST

‘No future for TMC in Assam; West Bengal mandate made me quit’: Sushmita Dev

New Delhi, Jun 10 (ANI): TMC MP Susmita Dev speaks to the media on her resignation from the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) Party, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (ANI Video Grab)

Updated on Jun 11, 2026 04:02 IST

Amid TMC's internal crisis, Mahua Moitra calls party exodus a ‘cleansing’

Amid party exodus, Mahua Moitra says she is never going to leave Mamata Banerjee and TMC.

Updated on Jun 10, 2026 16:59 IST

‘I have respect for Suvendu, rebels should have quit like him’: Mahua Moitra

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra (PTI FILE PHOTO)

Updated on Jun 10, 2026 11:51 IST

A page from arch rival’s playbook in Cong’s peaceful change of guard

Siddaramaiah (right) with DK Shivakumar in Bengaluru on Thursday. (ANI)

Updated on May 29, 2026 04:15 IST

Sidda ‘pushed’ to step aside amid Congress huddle in Delhi, weighing options

Siddaramaiah, too, denied reports that discussions had taken place on changing the CM.

Updated on May 27, 2026 02:25 IST

Sidda's RS move likely, Shivakumar may still not be CM: What next in Karnataka?

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, left, and his deputy D K Shivakumar have reached Delhi amid leadership change buzz.

Updated on May 26, 2026 12:41 IST

Karnataka buzz grows as CM Siddaramaiah, DK Shivakumar reach Delhi

The leadership crisis has dogged the Congress government for months now.

Updated on May 26, 2026 01:00 IST

Report cards for ministries at meet with PM; includes best, worst performers

All ministries were also told to cancel any international summits.

Updated on May 23, 2026 05:08 IST

Split tenure plan was shot down in Kerala CM talks

VD Satheesan is a key Congress leader in Kerala who served as the Leader of Opposition in Kerala's legislative assembly during Communist Party of India's (Marxist) rule.

Updated on May 16, 2026 02:09 IST

How Rahul Gandhi’s ‘secret meeting’ halted Vijay’s Congress entry in 2009

C Joseph Vijay with then NSUI president Hibi Eden, national secretary Gopinath Palaniyappan, and national general secretaries Ashok Basoya and Ragini Nayak. (Ragini Nayak/X)

Updated on May 9, 2026 01:46 IST

Inside BJP’s ground game in Bengal: Booths, bastis and ‘high-rise’ outreach

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers celebrate party’s victory in West Bengal assembly polls, in Amritsar on Thursday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)

Updated on May 5, 2026 05:28 IST

Congress weighed dumping DMK before Tamil Nadu polls

TVK chief and Tiruchirappalli East constituency candidate Vijay. (PTI)

Updated on May 4, 2026 23:08 IST

BJP’s ground game in West Bengal covered booths, bastis and high-rises

BJP workers and supporters in Kolkata celebrate the party’s success in the Bengal assembly elections on Monday. (AFP)

Updated on May 5, 2026 01:51 IST

Did TVK make Congress a pre-poll offer? Blame-game begins

No one saw TVK coming in at pole position, but internal surveys indicated that Vijay would get a sizable chunk of the votes. (PTI)

Updated on May 4, 2026 10:04 IST

Shocking… not surprising: What led to exit of Raghav Chadha, 6 other AAP MPs

Chadha, while addressing a presser in the national capital, formalised a split that had been building for weeks. (PTI file)

Updated on Apr 25, 2026 07:19 IST

‘Proportional representation of states won’t change after LS expansion': Rijiju

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju addressed concerns over delimitation ahead of special session of Parliament on Thursdsay.

Updated on Apr 16, 2026 04:25 IST

Centre’s changes to the women’s quota bill to serve as blueprint for states

PM Modi announced that a special three-day sitting of Parliament from April 16 to 18 will fast-track the implementation of the bill.

Updated on Apr 8, 2026 02:33 IST

NCERT controversy exposes gaps in text-book approval process

The row suggests gaps in the functioning of the 19-member apex National Syllabus and Teaching-Learning Material Committee (NSTC), which is expected to sign-off on the new books. (Photo for representation)

Updated on Mar 14, 2026 02:55 IST

Book controversy reveals gaps in NCERT process

Book controversy reveals gaps in NCERT process

Updated on Mar 13, 2026 23:26 IST

Essential Commodities Act invoked to prioritise LPG production for domestic use

The ministry on Monday night notified the Natural Gas (Supply Regulation) Order, 2026, invoking the Essential Commodities Act (ESMA) of 1955 — giving the directive overriding authority over all existing gas sale agreements and commercial arrangements.

Updated on Mar 11, 2026 03:31 IST

Centre plans design changes in Char Dham road stretch

HT reported last year that the Uttarakhand forest department has approved forest diversion for an 8.70-km stretch. (HT File)

Updated on Mar 10, 2026 01:00 IST

Central govt officials pause work to recite 1-hour ‘Seva Sankalp’ pledge

Sushil Kumar Singh, IRSME, Chairman with IRS, Deputy Chairman Nilabhra Dasgupta, and other officials read out Seva Sankalp Resolution, in Kandla on Monday.

Updated on Mar 3, 2026 06:25 IST

Govt officials leaking sensitive info may face Official Secrets Act action

The note has raised eyebrows in bureaucratic circles because of its departure from the original December,1998 version, which was more of an advisory and didn’t have any reference to OSA

Updated on Feb 19, 2026 03:06 IST

After Naravane book row, govt weighs 20-yr publishing curb on ex-officials

Prime Minister Narendra Modi signs a document at Seva Teerth, the newly inaugurated Prime Minister's Office.

Updated on Feb 14, 2026 06:35 IST

6 stanzas of Vande Mataram a must before national anthem | What new rules state

Vande Mataram new rules: Written by Bengali literary icon Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in Sanskritised Bengali in the 1870s, Vande Mataram was first adopted by the freedom movement to praise the motherland.

Updated on Feb 11, 2026 06:57 IST

Sunetra Choudhury picks her favourite reads of 2025

Abhishek Choudhary’s Believer’s Dilemma (Picador India)

Updated on Dec 26, 2025 12:09 IST

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