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TopicHImachal Pradesh elections

Topic: HImachal Pradesh elections

BJP keeps track of abusive words used by Congress against Modi. So far, its 18 pages long

Bharat Agrawal -
From food, clothes to house rent—BJP workers have returned from Gujarat with different expert takes on the state.

Ahead of Himachal polls, Modi to flag off 4th Vande Bharat Express at Una

Moushumi Das Gupta -
The train will take 5 hours, 15 minutes to cover the distance against the nearly 7 hours taken by the Shatabdi now.

‘Chhoti Kashi’ — why Modi & Himachal CM spoke of big pilgrimage plans for Mandi

Unnati Sharma -
During a visit to Mandi Monday, PM Modi said he was blessed to be in 'Chhoti Kashi', after having been to Kashi Vishwanath earlier this month.

Sympathy for Virbhadra widow, inflation caused bypoll defeat: Himachal BJP chief Suresh Kashyap

Shanker Arnimesh -
BJP is worried in Himachal Pradesh because it is the only party-ruled state where it failed to win a single seat in 30 October bypolls. A review of its poll performance is now under way.

Modi’s going to have a much tougher 2018 than anyone’s expecting

Milan Vaishnav -
The triumph in the polls should not distract attention from the intriguing subtext that the ruling party is vulnerable.

Prem Kumar Dhumal and other major upsets in the Himachal Pradesh election results

Subrata Panda -
The BJP's chief ministerial candidate wasn't the only major upset in the Himachal Pradesh poll results. Here's a list of the biggest upsets.

For Himachal photo-finish winners, voters are ‘god’

Chitleen K Sethi -
Kasauli BJP candidate Rajeev Saizal won by 24 votes in 2012 assembly polls; the state has seen close contests in 2003 and 2007 as well.

Age no bar for contesting elections in Himachal Pradesh

Chitleen K Sethi -
The state has many elderly politicians who have won back-to-back elections for decades, and still remain their party’s best bet to retain their seat.

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Opinion

Boong director has a spine of steel. Her BAFTA speech exposed Manipur’s truth to the world

Shobhaa De -
Salim Khan’s doctor had no right to speak to media with the family's permission. A few doctors in Mumbai act like major celebrities themselves and love the attention.

What a viral monkey, an IKEA plush toy, and a US Supreme Court ruling reveal about tariffs

Life in Delhi isn’t easy for Northeast Indians. Racism is always round the corner

Economy

FY23 chosen as new base for India’s GDP as it was 1st ‘normal economic year’ in a while—MoSPI secy

Udit Bubna -
FY 2022-23 was the first normal economic year in recent years, said Saurabh Garg, Secretary of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, in an interview with ThePrint.

Defence

IAF’s Tejas fleet undergoes ‘maintenance check’, decision on airframe yet to be taken

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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