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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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Devendra Fadnavis likely to expand his Council of Ministers

Politics | Nov 10, 2015, 05:59 PM IST

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is likely to expand his Council of Ministers before the Winter Session of the state legislature, scheduled from December 7 in Nagpur."There are 12 vacancies at present in the

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Ambedkar's London house event: Opposition irked at not being invited

Politics | Nov 10, 2015, 11:40 AM IST

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is set to embark on a three-day visit to London with the prime minister to formally open a memorial to Dr BR Ambedkar there even as opposition parties targeted

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Involvement in Sheena case probe cost Maria his post: Devendra Fadnavis

Politics | Nov 01, 2015, 08:45 AM IST

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today made it clear that former Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria's personal involvement in the probe of Sheena Bora murder case didn't go down well with the government.Maria's transfer,

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Maharashtra to top country in conviction rate: Fadnavis

Politics | Oct 31, 2015, 11:36 AM IST

Mumbai: Maharashtra has registered a phenomenal increase in crime conviction rate after BJP-led government came to power and the state is likely to emerge as India's leader on this front next year, Chief Minister Devendra

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Maharashtra: Uddhav Thackeray rejects Sena minister Eknath Shinde's resignation

Politics | Oct 30, 2015, 05:47 PM IST

New Delhi: The strained relationship between Maharashtra coalition partners Bhartiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena has reached to a very fragile stage with Sena Minister Eknath Shinde publicly announcing his resignation from the cabinet.Shinde, in-charge

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Devendra Fadnavis takes swipe at Shiv Sena, says lessons on nationalism not needed

Politics | Oct 29, 2015, 08:04 AM IST

Thane (Maharashtra): In an apparent swipe at Shiv Sena, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said the BJP leaders and workers do not need lessons on nationalism as they had been brought up with RSS

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Sena-BJP ties hit rock bottom as Devendra Fadnavis completes one year

Politics | Oct 28, 2015, 05:46 PM IST

Mumbai: Even as the Devendra Fadnavis government completes a year in office this week, the partnership between BJP and its oldest ideological ally Shiv Sena is at an all-time low, raising a question mark over

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Despite being in power it is not our govt, rues Shiv Sena

Politics | Oct 27, 2015, 04:19 PM IST

Mumbai: In what could further widen the chasm between allies Shiv Sena and BJP, Sena leader Sanjay Raut rued that though his party is in power, the government is not theirs and they are not

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MCA donates Rs.1 crore for drought relief

Cricket | Oct 25, 2015, 10:45 PM IST

Mumbai: The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Sunday handed over Rs.1 crore to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for drought relief.Mumbai batsmen Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane handed over the cheque to Fadnavis on behalf

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Maha: Row over CM relief fund used for dance troupe's Bangkok visit

Politics | Oct 24, 2015, 03:32 PM IST

New Delhi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has come under intense attack for purportedly granting Rs. 8 lakh from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund for a government employees dance troupe's visit to Thailand.The revelation was

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PM Modi greets Swayamsevaks on RSS's 90th foundation day

Politics | Oct 22, 2015, 05:42 PM IST

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi complimented the work of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) today on its 90th foundation day."My greetings to all Swayamsevaks as the RSS completes 90 years in service of the

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Sena-BJP govt will run for 5 years, Fadnavis tells Aap Ki Adalat

Politics | Oct 18, 2015, 07:21 AM IST

New Delhi, October 17: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has ruled out the possibility of alliance partner Shiv Sena walking out of his government in the near future."I am 100 per cent sure. I don't

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No threat to BJP-Shiv Sena alliance in Maharashtra: CM Fadnavis

Politics | Oct 16, 2015, 10:47 AM IST

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said he plans to carry out expansion of the state cabinet after Bihar assembly polls, sending a strong message that there was 'no threat' to his year-old government

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Maharashtra govt in favour of ban on dance bars: CM Devendra Fadnavis

Politics | Oct 15, 2015, 06:31 PM IST

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said the state government would press its demand in the Supreme Court for continuing a ban on dance performances at bars and other places.His reaction came in the

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CM Devendra Fadnavis has failed to understand Maharashtra, says Shiv Sena

Politics | Oct 13, 2015, 08:12 PM IST

Mumbai: Shiv Sena on Tuesday hit out at chief minister Devendra Fadnavis saying he has failed to understand Maharashtra and his statement and his support to former Pakistan minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri has insulted the

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Can't let state turn into banana republic: CM Devendra Fadnavis to Shiv Sena

Politics | Oct 12, 2015, 11:55 PM IST

Mumbai: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday disapproved of Shiv Sena's protests against the launch of former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri's book here saying the issue has brought disrepute to the state."We

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CM Fadnavis warns against 'anti-India propaganda' during book launch

Politics | Oct 12, 2015, 03:28 PM IST

Mumbai: In the aftermath of the ink attack on Sudheendra Kulkarni, who is organising the book launch of former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today assured maximum security for

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PM Modi lays foundation stone of JNPT's Rs 7,900 cr 4th terminal

Politics | Oct 11, 2015, 07:48 PM IST

Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today laid the foundation stone of an ambitious project which will more than double the capacity of the country's largest container port JNPT in next two years.Modi laid the foundation

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Need to spread awareness about mental health: Deepika Padukone

Bollywood | Oct 11, 2015, 06:35 PM IST

Mumbai :  Actress Deepika Padukone has raised the importance of spreading awareness about mental health at the launch of her NGO here.Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday launched Deepika's NGO "Live Love Laugh", which will

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Mumbai: Woman thrashed by lady cops; CM Devendra Fadnavis says guilty 'won't be spared'

India | Sep 28, 2015, 08:46 PM IST

Mumbai: A woman was beaten up by some women constables at the famous Lalbaugcha Raja Ganesh pandal in Mumbai in an incident whose video went viral on social media prompting Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis

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