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There Were Always Challenges, But We Did Not Run Away From Them. We Fearlessly Faced Each And Every One Of Them

When he took over as Maharashtra chief minister in October 2014, the highest post DEVENDRA FADNAVIS, 49, had held till then was that of Nagpur mayor. But the four-time BJP MLA and former party president has proved equal to the task despite multiple challenges, such as the widespread agrarian distress in the state, the Maratha agitation, the Dalit uprising and the constant sniping by alliance partner Shiv Sena. However, keeping the BJP-Sena alliance intact for the Lok Sabha earned a rich dividend—41 of the state’s 48 parliamentary seats. Fadnavis and the alliance are now frontrunners in the assembly poll due in October. In an exclusive interview to Group Editorial Director RAJ CHENGAPPA and Senior Associate Editor KIRAN D. TARE in Mumbai, Fadnavis spoke on a range of issues. Excerpts:

Jagan's Long March

The YSRC Chief’s spectacular triumph may generate overwhelming expectations

Amit Shah - The New Mr. Tough

India’s internal security landscape is set for a radical shift under the new Union home minister

Ranbir Kapoor On What It Took To Play Bollywood's Bad Boy

Ranbir Kapoor on what it took to play Bollywood’s bad boy, a hero of his childhood, and a living character you could not take liberties with.

Her Change Of Art

With another film in the theatres, Parvathy T.K. is fighting stereotypes by playing atypical roles.

Redefining Beauty

Beauty guru Bobbi Brown shares insider tips on beauty, makeup and the hottest trends for this season.

Who Will Be The Chosen One?

On June 17, while the newly elected members of the 17th Lok Sabha were being administered the oath of office, MP and Republican Party of India chief Ramdas Athawale asked where Congress president Rahul Gandhi was. The mocking question caused much hilarity all round, not counting the Congress MPs present in the house in their vanishingly small numbers.

Reaching For The Stars

A lag in research has hampered the global ranking of Indian universities. This year, our ranking gives significant weightage to research-related attributes.

How To Swipe Right

While converting big spends on your card to EMIs, always look at total costs to get the best deal.

Open The Flood Gates

Experts fear KCR’s grand Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme may be a white elephant.

Can They Jumpstart The Economy?

The prime minister and his team need to act quickly and decisively to put the tottering economy back on track. The job, however, is riddled with challenges.

Hip-Hop's Fatal Flaw

With gully rap becoming increasingly commercialised, will Indian rappers forsake the struggle of the disenfranchised for fancy cars and lives of luxury?

Wired For Excellence

Updated syllabuses and experiential learning at this technology institute produce well-rounded, industry-ready graduates.

Wanted! A Learning Revolution

The draft national education policy has radical reforms on its agenda. But it will need clear-cut action to succeed.

A Tale Of Missteps

Mamata Banerjee's handling of the doctors’ strike betrays her anxiety in the aftermath of electoral reverses at the hands of the BJP.

J&K - Rights In Limbo

The Centre’s push to rescind Articles 370 and 35A has lent the political uncertainty in J&K a new edge.

'Neither Country Will Get Everything It Wants—we Will Have To Make Trade-offs'

On his visit to New Delhi on June 26, US Secretary of State MIKE POMPEO engaged in intensive discussions with his Indian counterpart, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. They spoke about sorting out contentious issues bedevilling the relationship between the two countries, apart from furthering areas where their interests converge. Pompeo spoke exclusively to Group Editorial Director (Publishing) RAJ CHENGAPPA on what he saw as the big takeaways of the visit:

Boom To Doom

The Gulf is no longer an El Dorado for the average Malayali. What does their return mean for the state and society?

Bigger The Better

Fadnavis’s last budget focuses on irrigation, the lower middle class and national pride

Fear And Addiction In Kashmir

Desperate to kick his heroin addiction, 25-year-old grocer Zaman Ahmad (name changed) from Karnah, close to the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district, regularly makes the arduous 170-km journey to a deaddiction centre in Srinagar.

Reinvent Or Perish

Rahul has claimed the moral high ground by playing true to his stated position that change must flow from the top. But can the Congress survive his bid to re-engineer its DNA?

Taking On The Cow Vigilantes

The first state to enact a law to tackle ‘cow-protection’ violence.

Troubled Waters

Bertil Lintner has been a keen observer of the Southeast Asian political landscape for many years.

Panic Stations

Just before midnight on February 22, the Jammu & Kashmir police, assisted by army and paramilitary forces, conducted multiple raids and arrested over 200 separatists.

The EWS Quota Fault Lines

The RJD hopes to sharpen the old caste divide, the BJP balances on a double-edged sword and Nitish looks closely at his coalition of social extremes.

Naked Knights of Hinduism

Every three years, a Kumbh churns out from our geography, our cultural core.

weaving a new history

a 36,000-strong town, with its eleventh century monuments and a fine tradition of weaving gossamer fabric, gets a facelift.

breaking traditions

the term crossover probably paints a picture of a vehicle with high ground clearance, suv-like shape and compact dimensions. what if someone replaced the suv shell with that of a sedan?

Chhota Lalu

The bypoll results prove that Tejashwi Yadav has grown into his role as the RJD’s stand-in chief

Queering Lorca

Inveteran dramatist Mahesh Dattani’s latest directorial venture, Maati, Drama School Mum bai students enact an adaptation of Federico García Lorca’s 1934 play, Yerma.