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Devendra Fadnavis

Devendra Fadnavis

DOB: 22 July 1970

Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis is the current Chief Minister of Maharashtra. A member of Bharatiya Janata Party and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Fadnavis holds the honour of being the second youngest Chief Minister of Maharashtra after Sharad Pawar. In the past, he has also been recognised as the youngest municipal corporator of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation at the age of 21. He was the second youngest mayor elected in India, when he served as the Mayor of Nagpur at the age of 27, in 1997. He is also the only person to be re-elected as the Mayor in Council in Maharashtra. He has been an MLA representing Nagpur, since, 1999. A lawyer by profession, Fadnavis holds law degree from Nagpur Law College. He also has a Post Graduate Degree in Business Management and a diploma in Project Management from DSE, Berlin. His wife, Amruta Ranade is a branch manager in Axis Bank.

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PM Modi has succeeded in isolating Pakistan globally: Devendra Fadnavis

Politics | Oct 26, 2016, 08:08 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has successfully isolated Pakistan globally in the aftermath of Uri attack, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said today.

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BJP keen to ally with Shiv Sena for Council, Corporation polls: CM Fadnavis

Politics | Oct 25, 2016, 05:12 PM IST

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has sought to downplay the rift between the BJP and Shiv Sena, saying his party is ‘keen on’ joining hands with its junior partner for the upcoming Municipal Council and Corporation polls across the state.

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‘If we can talk to Hurriyat and Naxals, why not MNS?’ Fadnavis defends ADHM ‘deal’

Politics | Oct 25, 2016, 01:44 PM IST

With the opposition parties in Maharashtra continuing to target Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for ‘brokering a deal’ between the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and the makers of ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’, the BJP leader today defended the government’

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'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' release: 12 MNS workers sent to judicial custody after arrest

Politics | Oct 19, 2016, 10:43 PM IST

Police on Wednesday arrested twelve MNS workers when they barged into Metro Cinema to threaten the owners against the screening of Karan Johar's upcoming film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.

File pic of Devendra Fadnavis and Uddhav Thackeray.

BMC polls: BJP retorts to Shiv Sena's dare to snap alliance

Politics | Oct 13, 2016, 08:43 AM IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday took a dig at its junior ally Shiv Sena for challenging it to ‘strike off’ their alliance ahead of the crucial Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls.

LIGO, Maharashtra, gravitational waves

Observatory to study gravitational waves to come up in Maharashtra

India | Oct 05, 2016, 11:41 PM IST

In efforts to study the cosmic gravitational waves, Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday announced the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) which will come up in Hingoli district. The LIGO — part of

Oracle CEO Safra Catz shakes hands with Devendra Fadnavis

Tech giant Oracle picks Maharashtra for Smart City digital initiative

Sep 21, 2016, 01:24 PM IST

Tech giant Oracle Corp has announced that it is collaborating on a smart city initiative with the Maharashtra government. The announcement was made on the sidelines of the ongoing Oracle OpenWorld conference here.

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Maharashtra CM’s wife Amruta Fadnavis all set to walk the ramp at New York Fashion Week

India | Sep 07, 2016, 10:46 AM IST

Amruta Fadnavis, wife of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, will be walking the ramp for a Pune-based fashion design institute at the New York Fashion Week.

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When superstar of millennium Amitabh Bachchan picked up a broom

Bollywood | Sep 03, 2016, 06:30 PM IST

To acknowledge the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, megastar Amitabh Bachchan picked a broom and led the way in the mission to clean up the area around Mumbai's JJ Hospital. The incident took place on Saturday. "At

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Govt mulls invoking terror charges against Zakir Naik, ban his Islamic Research Foundation

India | Aug 27, 2016, 08:13 AM IST

A Mumbai Police report indicting controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik for alleged provocative speeches and involvement in unlawful activities has been forwarded to the Centre.

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Dream to make Maharashtra drought-free in five years: Aamir Khan

India | Aug 16, 2016, 09:10 AM IST

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has said that he was working towards solving the problem of water crisis in Maharashtra and in the next five years he will make sure that the state is declared drought-free.

Devendra Fadnavis presents a Ganesha idol to Russian PM

Devendra Fadnavis gifts Lord Ganesha idol to Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev

World | Jul 11, 2016, 11:13 PM IST

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is on an official visit to Russia, today presented a Ganesha idol to Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev during the ongoing International Industrial Exhibition ‘Innoprom’ in Ekaterinburg. A

Devendra Fadnavis and Pankaja Munde

Devendra Fadnavis asks ‘defiant’ Pankaja Munde to attend water summit in Singapore

Politics | Jul 10, 2016, 06:58 PM IST

A day after losing water conservation portfolio in Cabinet reshuffle, Maharashtra Minister Pankaja Munde expressed her displeasure on Twitter, forcing Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis placating his colleague by asking her to attend an international w

Maha CM Devendra Fadnavis

Maha Cabinet: Fadnavis inducts 11 new ministers including 2 from Shiv Sena

Politics | Jul 08, 2016, 12:09 PM IST

Mumbai: Two Shiv Sena MLAs have joined the Devendra Fadnavis government in Maharashtra, after today's cabinet expansion, putting to rest the speculation whether the Uddhav Thackeray-led party would be part of the exercise in the

Devendra Fadnavis and Zakir Naik

Maharashtra government orders probe into Zakir Naik's public documents

Politics | Jul 07, 2016, 07:49 PM IST

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today directed Mumbai Police to launch a probe into controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik's public documents.

Fadnavis with Udhav

Maharashtra: CM Devendra Fadnavis and Udhav Thackeray plant 'tree of friendship'

Politics | Jul 02, 2016, 02:16 PM IST

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv Sena supremo Udhav Thackeray today jointly planted a tree while participating in a mega-plantation drive.

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Maharashtra Cabinet expansion likely in July first week

Politics | Jun 25, 2016, 08:11 PM IST

Although Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had earlier hinted that the state Cabinet would be expanded this week, sources in the BJP now say that it is mostly likely to take place in the first week of July.

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Maharashtra becomes the first state to grant minority status to Jews

India | Jun 22, 2016, 10:18 AM IST

Mumbai: Maharashtra has become the first state to accord minority status to Jews. The state cabinet meet , chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Tuesday approved the proposal ending a decade long demand by

Eknath Khadse

Eknath Khadse will emerge clean from probe, claims Devendra Fadnavis

Politics | Jun 18, 2016, 04:38 PM IST

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is confident that former Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse, who had to resign in the wake of serious allegations levelled against him, will emerge clean after the probe is completed.

Eknath Khadse resigns

Eknath Khadse's resignation accepted by CM, retired HC judge to probe allegations

Politics | Jun 04, 2016, 10:10 PM IST

Maharashtra Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse, who is in the eye of a storm over allegations of corruption, has resigned from the post, sources said.

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