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Saturday, March 28, 2026
TopicDevendra Fadnavis

Topic: Devendra Fadnavis

The ‘godman’ shocker: No one will be spared, Fadnavis says; details Ashok Kharat’s ‘rape spree’, wealth

Maharashtra CM briefed assembly Tuesday on the probe so far, revealing godman allegedly raped several women after drugging them, and has bought land all over the state.

‘Third Mumbai’ a step closer to reality. Maharashtra clears land policy for ‘next business capital’

After original Mumbai & Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra govt now envisions a 'Third Mumbai', a pet project of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

Maharashtra Budget: Fadnavis hands farmers another loan waiver even as 6 lakh await benefits of 1st one

Other key promises in the budget include AI- and other technology-enabled services for farmers and continuation of the Ladki Bahin Yojana, which will have the same outlay. 

6 yrs after writing ‘Budgets Made Easy’, Fadnavis delivers his 1st, dedicating it to late deputy Pawar

His very first budget laid strong emphasis on capital expenditure & infrastructure development, his goal of making Maharashtra a five-trillion dollar economy by 2047, and ensuring fiscal discipline.

Rs 47,000 cr push for Mumbai infra as MMRDA tables first surplus budget in nearly a decade

With focus on big-ticket infra projects including Metro rail and tunnels, the MMRDA budget also laid emphasis on decongestion under ‘Mumbai 3.0’ vision.

BJP cements rural grip in Maharashtra in zilla parishad & panchayat polls, allies not far behind

BJP emerges as the single largest party in Maharashtra's rural polls, but analysts see strong performances by Shinde Sena and NCP as a warning for BJP's plans to go solo in 2029.

Sharad Pawar back in game as NCP merger talks turn into bout between Baramati patriarch & Fadnavis

By criticising Union Budget, raising concerns over India-US trade deal, Sharad Pawar asserted that despite prior talks of an NCP merger, he remains firm in his opposition to NDA.

‘A good friend, a great leader of the masses’—Fadnavis pays tribute to his deputy Ajit Pawar

Three days of state mourning in Maharashtra. Fadnavis and Shinde headed to Baramati to meet the Pawar family.

Dhurandhar Devendra, indispensable Shinde & dejected Pawar—Mahayuti’s equation post-civic poll results

Mumbai: After dominating the municipal council polls across the state, the Mahayuti and, especially, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) further strengthened its presence in urban...

‘Why marker pens in BMC polls?’ Voters, opposition complain ‘indelible’ ink getting erased, CM responds

Poll body releases statement saying that it is wrong to erase ink & confuse voters. Fadnavis, meanwhile, says some people were preparing to blame something for the poll results.

On Camera

Chiraiya shows marital rape is structural—it is embedded in India’s legal framework

Chiraiya, streaming on JioHostar, confronts consent within marriage. It stars Divya Dutta, Siddharth Shaw and Prasanna Bisht.

Drug regulator calls on Indian pharma to move beyond generics, address dependence on bulk imports

Advice comes at a time when India accounts for a 5th of global generic drug supply & 40% of generics used in US. However, this strength in finished formulations relies on imported ingredients.

1st batch of 2,000 India-made Israeli Negev LMGs delivered to Army; 4,000 more to be delivered this year

The Indian Army is set to get another 4,000 of these LMGs as part of a contract signed in August 2024 to replace the 5.56x45mm INSAS LMG.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.