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Meenal Thakur

ARTICLES BY MEENAL THAKUR

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took charge of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government on 26 May 2014. Photo: Reuters

Three years of Modi government: Here’s a report card

5 min read . 13 Jun 2018

The government is improving competitiveness through various interventions like tax policy, fiscal policy, infrastructure and skilled manpower, said Ramesh Abhishek, secretary, DIPP. Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Budget 2018: We need to skill 500 million people, says Ramesh Abhishek

2 min read . 07 Feb 2018

In the last three years, Narendra Modi said, the Padma award selection process has been made online, which has led to transparency and anybody can now nominate people for the honours. Photo: PTI

Mann ki Baat: Padma award selection process transformed, says Narendra Modi

1 min read . 28 Jan 2018

Samajwadi Party national president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav. Photo: Remanshu Singh/Mint

SP working to regain lost ground in UP before 2019 LS polls: Akhilesh Yadav

2 min read . 03 Jan 2018

Samajwadi Party (SP) national president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav. Photo: Remanshu Singh/Mint

It is the regional parties that will stop the BJP: Akhilesh Yadav

7 min read . 03 Jan 2018

Jai Ram Thakur’s swearing in was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah, BJP veteran L. K. Advani and a host of union ministers. Photo: PTI

Jai Ram Thakur sworn in as chief minister of Himachal Pradesh

2 min read . 28 Dec 2017

Former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal and other leaders with Jai Ram Thakur after he was chosen as BJP’s legislature party leader at a meeting in Shimla on Sunday. Photo: PTI

BJP appoints Jai Ram Thakur as new chief minister of Himachal Pradesh

2 min read . 25 Dec 2017

The last date for filing nominations for the Rajya Sabha elections is 5 January. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

EC announces elections to five Rajya Sabha seats

1 min read . 23 Dec 2017

Leader of opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad (left) and other Congress leaders in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Photo: PTI

Storm in Rajya Sabha over Modi’s Manmohan remark abates

2 min read . 20 Dec 2017

The BJP won 44 seats with a vote share of 48.8% while the Congress party was reduced to 21 seats and a vote share reduced to 41.7%. Photo: PTI

BJP sweeps Himachal Pradesh poll, but its CM nominee suffers shock defeat

2 min read . 19 Dec 2017

BJP president Amit Shah shows the victory sign after casting his vote during the second phase of assembly elections at Naranpura in Ahmedabad on Thursday. Photo: PTI

Exit polls project a BJP win in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh

3 min read . 17 Dec 2017

The winter session of Parliament will be held from 15 December to 5 January. The 21-day-long session will have 14 sittings of both houses of Parliament. Photo: Vipin Kumar/HT

NDA holds all-party meet on eve of Parliament’s winter session

3 min read . 15 Dec 2017

Samajwadi Party’s Akhilesh Yadav during a press conference at Kanpur Status Club, in Lucknow, on Monday. Photo: Hindustan Times

SP, BSP to use Uttar Pradesh municipal elections to test public mood

3 min read . 16 Nov 2017

BJP supporters at Kangra in Himachal Pradesh. Kangra holds 15 assembly seats and is instrumental in determining who rules the state. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Himachal elections: Prem Kumar Dhumal gives BJP the edge over Congress

6 min read . 09 Nov 2017

Himachal Pradesh BJP unit chief Satpal Singh Satti. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Modi magic will help BJP get 50-plus seats, says Himachal unit chief Satpal Singh Satti

3 min read . 06 Nov 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India has participated in about 50 out of 71 UN peacekeeping operations undertaken so far. File photo: HT

Mann Ki Baat: Modi says khadi is playing important role in India’s transformation

1 min read . 29 Oct 2017

Narendra Modi says democracy in political parties is a subject that people in the country must know about. Photo: Bloomberg

Narendra Modi wants healthy media debate on democracy within political parties

1 min read . 28 Oct 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held out the promise of a consumer protection law and said GST would eventually lead to lower prices, benefiting the poor and the middle class. Photo: Reuters

BJP-Congress spat on GST escalates in run-up to Himachal, Gujarat elections

2 min read . 27 Oct 2017

Former Union minister Sukh Ram’s son Anil Sharma (right) with BJP leader Jai Ram during a party procession in Mandi. Sharma is one the new faces to get BJP ticket for the Himachal Pradesh elections. Photo: PTI

Himachal elections: BJP candidate list includes 14 first-timers among 21 new faces

2 min read . 27 Oct 2017

The Election Commission had come under severe criticism from opposition parties over delay in announcement of Gujarat election dates. Graphic: Mint

Gujarat Elections 2017: Polling on 9 and 14 December, results on 18 December

3 min read . 25 Oct 2017